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  2. Indigenous materials in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Abacá - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Philippine ceramics - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Pangasinan - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Pangasinan 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 28.67 2009 22.27 2012 20.37 2015 22.77 2018 12.91 2021 13.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority This section is missing information about economic indicators (e.g. per capita income, unemployment, etc. Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (October 2021) The province's ...

  6. Indigenous peoples of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Arts in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Overview. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the cultural agency of the Philippine government, has categorized Filipino arts as traditional and non-traditional. Each category has sub-categories. Traditional arts: [ 1] Ethnomedicine – including the arts of hilot and the arts of the albularyo and babaylans [ 3] Folk architecture ...

  8. Buntal hat - Wikipedia

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    Buntal hat. The buntal hat is a traditional straw hat from the Philippines woven from fibers extracted from the petioles of buri palm leaves. It is traditionally worn by farmers working in the fields and was a major export of the Philippines in the first half of the 20th century. It can also be paired with semi-formal barong tagalog as well as ...

  9. Betel nut chewing - Wikipedia

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    The practice of betel nut chewing originates from Southeast Asia where the plant ingredients are native. The oldest evidence of betel nut chewing is found in a burial pit in the Duyong Cave site of the Philippines, an area where areca palms were native, dated to around 4,630±250 BP.