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A giant sampaloc (Tamarindus indica or tamarind tree) once grew in the garden of a selfish, stingy old woman. One day, an old man begged for some tamarind fruit as a cure for his ailing grandson. Instead of helping him, the old woman set her ferocious dogs upon him to drive him away. The old man was badly hurt.
Poverty incidence of Lingayen 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 24.00 2009 18.32 2012 9.40 2015 10.61 2018 8.58 2021 15.65 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Agriculture, livestock and fishing are the major industries of the town. Major crops include rice, corn, tomato, mongo, watermelon, and vegetables. Livestock rising are predominant in the southern barangays where vast, long stretch of pasture ...
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is indigenous to tropical Africa and naturalized in Asia. [6] The genus Tamarindus is monotypic , meaning that it contains only this species.
Poverty incidence of Sampaloc 5 10 15 20 2006 18.70 2009 11.94 2012 15.17 2015 11.37 2018 12.56 2021 13.64 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Government Local government Main article: Sangguniang Bayan Municipal Mayor: Noel Angelo T. Devanadera Municipal Vice Mayor: Kenneth Nantes. Councilors Andrew Anareta Teresita Vileno Mayleen Dayo Ric Dejelo Miriam Dayo Karl Tores Noel Casareo Jan ...
Pithecellobium dulce, commonly known as Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, monkeypod tree or camachile, [4] [5] is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. [3]
The river tamarind tree is small and grows up to 7–18 metres, its bark is grey and cracked. Its branches have no thorns, each branch has 6–8 pairs of leaf stalks that bear 11–23 pairs of leaflets, each leaflet is 8–17 mm long with a pale green surface and whitish underneath. [6] [2] Its inflorescence is a cream-coloured puff with many ...
Balesin Island is a tropical island and barangay off the eastern coast of Luzon in the Philippines. It is administered as part of the municipality of Polillo of Quezon province. [ 1 ]
The Maulawin Spring Protected Landscape is a protected landscape area of forested hills and several rivers and streams located in the province of Quezon on southern Luzon island in the Philippines. It was originally created in 1939 to protect the watershed in the municipality of Guinayangan known as the Maulawin Spring Watershed Forest Reserve ...