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Carabaos are the traditional draft animals in the Philippines for paddy field rice cultivation and are commonly raised by smallholder farmers. They were also formerly widely used for the transport of goods throughout the islands. They are a source of carabao milk and carabeef, among other products.
Name Date Location Notes (commemoration/main attraction(s) Salubong at Ang Pasko ng Pangkabuhay (Feast of the Resurrection) March: Parañaque: Balayong Festival Beginning of March Palawan MAHAGUYOG Festival (Mais, Halaman, Gulay at Niyog) March (1st week), [46] (1–7) Santo Tomas, Batangas [44] [45]
The wildlife of the Philippines includes a significant number of endemic plant and animal species. The country's surrounding waters reportedly [1] have the highest level of marine biodiversity in the world. The Philippines is one of the seventeen megadiverse countries and is a global biodiversity hotspot. In 2013, 700 of the country's 52,177 ...
1009 [2] The Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Agusan del Sur, Philippines declared by President Fidel V. Ramos. The marshland acts like a sponge, as it is nestled in the midwaters of the Agusan River drainage basin. Within its lakes, several floating communities can be found.
Binomial name. Bubalus mindorensis. ( Heude, 1888) Range map in green. The tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo ( Bubalus mindorensis) is a small buffalo belonging to the family Bovidae. [ 3] It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, and is the only endemic Philippine bovine. It is believed, however, to have once also thrived on ...
Common name Scientific name (authority) Preferred habitat IUCN status Range Family Suidae: pigs: Palawan bearded pig: Sus ahoenobarbus Huet, 1888: Forest NT: Bornean bearded pig: Sus barbatus S. Müller, 1838: Wide range of habitats where occurring; Possibly extirpated VU: Visayan warty pig: Sus cebifrons Heude, 1888: Forest & grassland CR ...
Maya (bird) The term maya refers to a folk taxonomy often used in the Philippines to refer to a variety of small, commonly observed passerine birds, including a number of sparrows, finches and munias . This group includes Lonchura atricapilla, specifically referred to by the common name mayang pula ("red maya"), [1] which was recognized as the ...
Dinagyang. The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines, held annually on the fourth Sunday of January in honor of Santo Niño, the Holy Child. It is one of the largest festivals in the Philippines, drawing hundreds of thousands to over a million visitors every year. [ 1][ 2]