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If you think you've already known almost everything there is to know about the Cagayan Valley Region, well think again for this week's installment disproves just that!Here we venture to unearth more of Cagayan Region's well-kept secrets. Discover the culture, discover the people, discover the region!
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1. Buguey as the Crab Capital of the Philippines (CAGAYAN)
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Buguey is mainly known as a fishing municipality in Cagayan and prides itself of being the Crab Capital of the Philippines. About an hour’s drive from the regional capital, Buguey, one of this provinces scenic coastal as well as oldest towns, has been dubbed the “Crab Capital of the North” because of its abundant and delectable produce of said crustaceans in its brackish water lagoons.
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The municipality is set to construct its “Crab Hotel” in its efforts to further boost the town’s tourism potential as well as to fortify its being dubbed as the crab capital of the north.To be constructed through P32-million loan from the Land Bank, said hotel will become a major attraction of the El Presidente Beach Resort, probably the only local-government-run beach resort in the country. The project intends to feature in the hotel the various recipes featuring crab as the prime ingredient. Among these dishes is the crab sandwich which is probably the first of its kind in the country.
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The town, lying long the convergence waters of the South China Sea, Pacific Ocean and the Cagayan River, boasts of other marine resources like seaweeds, oysters, and various fish species. It’s eastern side is part of the northern Sierra Madre ranges where springs and waterfalls are found. In addition to the hotel, the town also institutionalized a Crab Festival by conducting it annually featuring the different sizes and kinds of crabs present in the town and the various kinds of delicacies derived from them.
2. Fossilized Flower Production (QUIRINO)
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The fossilized flower making industry in Quirino Province was a product of the initiative of the provincial government to create livelihood for its citizens and to create a product that would represent the province.
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At first look, fossilized flowers look like dried flowers, but they are in fact not made of flowers but of alibangbang leaves that have been dried, bleached and dyed. Fossilized flowers use fibrous leaves such as guyabano, guava, avocado and alugbati (Basella alba) leaves to form each petal. These are all abundant in Quirino province.
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Today, the industry is one of the biggest source of livelihood in Quirino, particularly in the town of Cabarroguis where fossilized flowers have been identified as as part of the Department of Trade and Industry’s One Town One Product (OTOP) campaign. Now, the flowers are a main source of income in the municipality of Cabarroguis, which supplies decor shops in Manila and abroad.
3. Largest Butaka in the World (ISABELA)
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Few of us know that Isabela is the place where one can find the biggest “butaka” in the world.
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“Butaka” means a chair with long arm rest more commonly known as a rocking chair. In Ilagan, Isabela one can find the biggest “butaka” and it was awarded by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest arm chair in the world, it measures 11.6 feet high, 20.8 feet long, and 9.8 feet wide. This pride of Isabela weighs 2,368 kilos and was constructed by 25 local workers in 29 days.
Surprised? Enlightened? or downright Outraged? Comment below and share your thoughts!
Sources
http://www.buguey.ph/component/content/article/12-news-archive/11-crab-hotel-to-rise-in-cagayan-coast-town
http://www.pinasmuna.com/2013/05/fossilized-flower-production-in-quirino.html
http://www.choosephilippines.com/do/history-and-culture/924/worlds-largest-butaka/
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