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The native Filipino products, like in wooden or rattan furniture and handicrafts, woven abaca or pinacloth, and other handmade or carved toy or trinket one usually finds in rural areas was made from indigenous raw materials. [4] Natural fibers from rattan, bamboo, nipa leaves, abaca and pina are commonly used for weaving. [5]
Musa troglodytàrum textòria Blanco [ 1] Abacá ( Spanish) ( / ɑːbəˈkɑː / ah-bə-KAH; Filipino: Abaka [ɐbɐˈka] ), Musa textilis, is a species of banana endemic to the Philippines. The plant grows to 13–22 feet (4.0–6.7 m), and averages about 12 feet (3.7 m). The plant, also known as Manila hemp, has great economic importance ...
As of 2015, the company stated it owned the following brands with net annual sales of more than $1 billion: [ 1] Always menstrual hygiene products [ 2] Ariel laundry detergent. Bounty paper towels, sold in the United States and Canada. Charmin bathroom tissue and moist towelettes [ 3] Crest toothpaste [ 4] Dawn dishwashing.
Banig. A baníg ( pronounced [bɐˈnɪɡ] buh-NIG) is a traditional handwoven mat of the Philippines predominantly used as a sleeping mat or a floor mat. Depending on the region of the Philippines, the mat is made of buri[ 1] ( palm ), pandanus or reed leaves. The leaves are dried, usually dyed, then cut into strips and woven into mats, which ...
Strongylodon macrobotrys, commonly known as the jade vine, emerald vine, [ 2] or turquoise jade vine, [ 3] is a leguminous vine endemic to the Philippines. It is a popular ornamental plant known for its cascading clusters of vibrant turquoise or greenish-blue claw-shaped flowers. Cultivating jade vine requires a tropical environment, making it ...
The Philippines has 110 enthnolinguistic groups comprising the Philippines' indigenous peoples; as of 2010, these groups numbered at around 14–17 million persons. [ 2] Austronesians make up the overwhelming majority, while full or partial Negritos scattered throughout the archipelago. The highland Austronesians and Negrito have co-existed ...
Pithecellobium dulce is a tree that reaches a height of about 10 to 15 m (33 to 49 ft). Its trunk is spiny and up to nine meters in girth (9.4 feet thick DBH) and its leaves are bipinnate. Each pinna has a single pair of ovate-oblong leaflets that are about 2 to 4 cm (0.79 to 1.57 in) long. The flowers are greenish-white, fragrant, sessile and ...
Traditional pot-making in certain areas of the Philippines would use clay found near the Sibalom River. Molding the clay required the use of wooden paddles, and the clay had to be kept away from sunlight. [1] Native Filipinos created pottery since 3500 years ago. [1] They used these ceramic jars to hold the deceased. [2]