Philippines Ecosystems

No, tangkong is not a shrub. The plant in question (Ipomoea aquatica) numbers among the vine members of such woody-tissued plants as bushes, lianas, shrubs and trees. It translates as "swamp cabbage" and "water spinach" when rendered from Cebuano to English.

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The Banaue Rice Terraces are not a type of plateau. They are man-made terraces carved into the mountainsides by the indigenous people of the Philippines. Plateaus are flat, elevated landforms with steep sides, while rice terraces are stepped agricultural fields.

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The Philippines has ongoing territorial disputes over Scarborough Shoal, Spratly Islands, and Sabah. These territories are claimed by other countries, including China and Malaysia.

The farthest island of the Philippines is Y'Ami Island, an uninhabited island located in the country's northernmost frontier.

The Manunggul Jar is located in the Philippines and is from the Palawan region, which is considered part of Luzon. It is housed in the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila, which is on Luzon island.

Some common means of livelihood in Mindanao, Philippines include agriculture (such as farming of rice, corn, and fruits), fishing, trading (especially in traditional markets and barter trade), and skilled craftsmanship (like weaving and metalwork). Additionally, industries such as mining and tourism also contribute to the economy in certain regions of Mindanao.

Ang Banaue Rice Terraces ay matatagpuan sa Banaue, Ifugao sa Northern Luzon, Pilipinas. Ito ay isa sa mga pinakamalaking gawang-taniman ng bigas na likas na gawa ng mga Ifugao.

The oldest known island in the Philippines is believed to be Palawan, which is known for its ancient rock formations and diverse wildlife. Some of the oldest remnants of human activity in the country have been found on this island, dating back thousands of years.

The five oldest islands in the Philippines are Palawan, Mindoro, Luzon, Samar, and Leyte. These islands are part of the Philippine archipelago that is geologically considered as some of the oldest landmasses in the country.

Many different trees are found in the Philippines. They include:

Acacia Abuhin (Acacia holosericea)

Achuete (Bixa orellana)

Adelfa (Nerium oleander)

African Tulip (Spathodea campanulata)

Alcaparras (Capparis spinosa)

Alibangbang (Bauhinia malabarica)

Amapola (Hibiscus mutabilis)

Amherstia (Amherstia nobilis)

Anang-Baluga (Diospyros malayana)

Antsoan-Dilau (Senna spectabilis)

Aroma (Acacia farnesiana)

Asiatic Sau/Silktree (Albizia julibrissin)

Atemoya (Annona atemoya)

Ates (Annona squamosa)

Australian Anahau (Livistona australis)

Avocado (Persea americana)

Balatbat-Bilog (Licuala grandis)

Balimbing (Averrhoa carambola)

Bambu Hitam (Gigantochloa atroviolacea)

Bayabas (Psidium guajava)

Bayabas-Kitid (Psidium cujavillus)

Big-Leafed Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)

Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii)

Bo Tree (Ficus religiosa)

Brandis Bamboo (Dendrocalamus brandisii)

Brazilian Firetree (Schizolobium parahybum)

Breadfruit - see rimas

Brownea (Brownea grandiceps)

Brown Salwood (Acacia aulacocarpa)

Buddha Bamboo (Bambusa tuldoides)

Burma Kanomoi (Diospyros ehretioides)

Burmann Cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni)

Butong (Dendrocalamus asper)

Caballero (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Calabash (Crescentia cujete)

Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora)

Canalete (Cordia gerascanthus)

Cana-Fistula (Cassia fistula)

Champaca (Michelia champaca)

Cherimoya (Annona cherimolia)

Chico/Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)

Chinese Anahau (Livistona chinensis)

Chinese Bamboo (Bambusa dolichoclada)

Chinese Rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis)

Chittagong Balok (Milletia atropurpurea)

Consuelda (Euphorbia tirucalli)

Cutchtree (Acacia catechu)

Dapdap-Palong (Erythrina crista-galli)

Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

Divi-Divi (Caesalpinia coriaria)

Dudoang-Bulate (Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus)

Earpod (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)

Earpod Wattle/Auri (Acacia auriculiformis)

Fiddled Fig (Ficus pandurata)

Fireball (Calliandra haematocephala)

Firetree (Delonix regia)

Fishrod Bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea)

Floranjilla (Solanum wrightii)

Fringon (Bauhinia monandra)

Fringon-Morado (Bauhinia purpurea)

Gamboge-Tree (Garcinia morella)

Gatasan-Layugan (Garcinia polyantha)

Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus)

Giant Ipil-Ipil (Leucaena pulverulenta)

Granada (Punica granatum)

Graygum (Eucalyptus tereticornis)

Greenwattle (Acacia decurrens)

Guama (Inga laurina)

Gumamela (Hibiscus rosasinensis)

Gumamela De Arana (Hibiscus schizopetalus)

Guyabano (Annona muricata)

Handapara (Dillenia indica)

Hogplum (Spondias mombin)

Hojacruz (Crescentia alata)

Holarrhena (Hoarrhena antidysenterica)

Honshu-Chiku (Bambusa multiplex)

Huampit (Clausena lansium)

Hybrid-Quinine (Cinchona hybrida)

India Bamboo (Bambusa bambos)

India Lanutan (Polyalthia longifolia)

India Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)

India Rubber (Ficus elastica)

Ipil-Ipil (Leucaena leucocephala)

Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)

Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia)

Jackfruit - see nangka

Japanese Alder (Alnus maritima)

Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril)

Java Almon (Canarium Indicum)

Java Tanglin (Adenanthera microsperma)

Kabiki (Mimusops elengi)

Kahel (Citrus aurantium)

Kalachuche (Plumeria acuminata)

Kalachucheng-Pula (Plumeria rubra)

Kalachucheng-Puti (Plumeria alba)

Kalamunding (Citrus Microcarpa)

Kamachile (Pithecellobium dulce)

Kamansi - see rimas

Kamias (Averrhoa bilimbi)

Kanela (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)

Kapok (Ceiba pentandra)

Kasui/Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)

Katurai (Sesbania grandiflora)

Kauayan-Kiling (Bambusa vulgaris)

Kauayan-Tinik (Bambusa blumeana)

Kauayan-Tsina (Bambusa multiplex)

Kayali (Gigantochloa atter)

Kayam (Inocarpus fagifer)

Kuhl Abiki (Pinanga kuhlii)

Kusibeng (Sapindus saponarea)

Langil (Albizia lebbek)

Lemon-Scented Gum (Eucalyptus maculata)

Limon-Cito (Triphasia trifolia)

Logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum)

Loleba (Bambusa atra)

Loudon Banaba (Lagerstroemia loudoni)

Lukban (Citrus grandis)

Lumbang (Aleurites moluccana)

Machiku (Dendrocalamus latiflorus)

Madagascar Pandan (Pandanus utilis)

Madagascar Plum (Flacourtia jangomas)

Madake (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

Madre-Cacao (Gliricida sepium)

Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani)

Makopa (Syzygium samarangense)

Malabar Narra (Pterocarpus marsupium)

Malakaturai (Senna multijuga)

Malapascuas (Euphorbia cotinifolia)

Malarayap-Intsik (Atalantia citrioides)

Malatanglin (Adenanthera pavonina)

Malayan-Abiki (Pinanga malaiana)

Malayan Myrtle (Lagerstroemia floribunda)

Maluko (Pisonia grandis)

Mamon (Annona glabra)

Mangium (Acacia mangium)

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana)

Manzanitas (Ziziphus mauritiana)

Marcgrav Sweetsop (Annona marcgravii)

Melina (Gmelina arborea)

Melindres (Lagerstroemia indica)

Mexican Gumtree (Cochlospermum regium)

Mezquite (Prosopis juliflora)

Moluccan Sau (Paraserianthes falcataria)

Money Jak (Artocarpus rigidus)

Mottled-Leaf Dapdap (Erythrina variegata)

Mulberry (Morus macroura)

Nam-Nam (Cynometra cauliflora)

Nangka/Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Naranjita (Citrus nobilis)

Narrow-Leafed Saraca (Saraca taipengensis)

Neem (Azadirachta indica)

Niog (Cocos nucifera)

Oldham Bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii)

Oliva (Cycas revoluta)

Palo-Santo (Triplaris cumingiana)

Panama Rubber (Castilla elastica)

Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

Papuang-Gilai (Polycias ornata)

Papuang-Laparan (Polycias guilfoylei)

Para Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis)

Pascuas (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

Perpon-Pula (Acalypha wilkesiana)

Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

Peruvian-Bell (Thevetia peruviana)

Peruvian Parasol (Cavanillesia hylogeiton)

Pigeon-Berry (Duranta erecta)

Pinkball (Calliandra portoricensis)

Pinkshower (Cassia javanica)

Pointed Star-Apple (Chrysophyllum oliviforme)

Polynesian Ivory-Palm (Coelococcus amicarum)

Portugese Cypress (Cupressus lusitanica)

Pukinggang-Kahoi (Clitoria racemosa)

Purple-Red Fireball (Calliandra calothyrsus)

Quassia (Quassia amara)

Quinine (Cinchona calisaya)

Raintree/Acacia (Samanea saman)

Red-Bark Quinine (Cinchona succirubra)

Rimas/Kamansi/Breadfruit (Artocarpus communis)

River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)

Sampaloc (Tamarindus indica)

Sandalwood (Santalum album)

San Francisco (Codiaeum variegatum)

Saraca (Saraca declinata)

Sawai (Manilkara kauki)

Sibukau (Caesalpinia sappan)

Sineguelas (Spondias purpurea)

Solid Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus)

Southern Mahogany (Eucalyptus botryoides)

Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata)

Spineless India Bamboo (Bambusa tulda)

Spiny American Bamboo (Guadua angustifolia)

Spotted Iron Gum (Eucalyptus maculata)

Star-Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito)

Stemmed Durian (Durio testudinarum)

Strychnine-Tree (Strychnos nux-vomica)

Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora)

Swamp-Mahogany (Eucalyptus robusta)

Taiwan Bamboo (Bambusa dolichomerithalla)

Taiwan Useful Bamboo (Bambusa utilis)

Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera)

Tambis (Syzygium aqueum)

Tampui (Syzygium jambos)

Tangalo (Actinorhytis calapparia)

Tasmanian Bluegum (Eucalyptus globulus)

Teak (Tectona grandis)

Thailand Bamboo (Thyrsostachys siamensis)

Thailand Gamboge-Tree (Garcinia hanburyi)

Thailand Shower (Senna siamea)

Tiger/Spotted Bamboo (Bambusa maculata)

Toyokan (Cleidion megistrophyllum)

Traveler's/Traveller's Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis)

True Star-Anise (Illicium verum)

Trumpet Tree (Cecropia peltata)

Tsa (Camellia sinensis)

Tsampakang-Puti (Michelia x alba)

Tsempedak (Artocarpus interger)

Tsiampaka (Elmerillia tsiampacca)

Tuba (Croton tiglium)

Viapple (Spondias cytherea)

Waya (Dendrocalamus membranaceus)

Yambu (Syzygium malaccense)

Yellow-Bark Quinine (Cinchona ledgeriana)

Yellow-Brunsfelsia (Brunsfelsia americana)

Yellow-Elder (Tecoma stans)

Yellow Shower (Senna fruticosa)

Zapote (Diospyros digyna)

Zigzag-Rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo)

The Philippine archipelago is one of the countries of Southeast Asia. It is officially known as the Republic of the Philippines. The term archipelago refers to how the country consists of 7, 107 islands.

Archipelago: A group of island scattered close together

The Philippines are rich in natural resources, which is leading to rapid development, meaning a huge ecological impact on the environment. The Philippines have started following the Ecological Footprint to help reduce their consumption of resources, and it has begun looking at ways to develop the Laguna Lake to help restore balance to the country.

Agrarian reform in the Philippines is governed by Republic Act No. 6657, also known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL). This law aims to promote social justice and industrialization through the equitable distribution of agricultural lands to farmer-beneficiaries. It covers land acquisition and distribution, support services for agrarian reform beneficiaries, and the establishment of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) to implement these provisions.

Ang teoryang realismo ay naniniwala na ang mga bagay ay mayroong pisikal na kasalukuyan at hindi lamang likas na konsepto. Halimbawa ng teoryang realismo ay ang mga pag-aaral sa agham at matematika na nagbibigay-diin sa katotohanan at obhetibong realidad ng mga bagay. Isa pang halimbawa ay ang pagtingin sa politika kung saan pinaniniwalaan na ang mga bansa ay mayroong sariling interes at layunin na dapat mapangalagaan.

Ang Luzon, Visayas, at Mindanao ay tinatawag na mga pangunahing isla sa Pilipinas. Ito ang mga pangunahing rehiyon ng bansa na binubuo ng Luzon sa hilaga, Visayas sa gitnang bahagi, at Mindanao sa timog. Ang mga ito ay may sariling kultura, tradisyon, at wika.

In Luzon, creation is often attributed to a god named Bathala who created the world, animals, and humans out of clay. In Visayas, creation stories vary among different indigenous groups, but common themes include the belief in a supreme being who created the world and everything in it. In Mindanao, there are stories that attribute creation to deities such as Magbabaya or Kabunian who shaped the earth and created everything in it. These stories reflect the rich diversity of cultural beliefs and traditions in the Philippines.

Mindoro is the fifth largest island in the Philippines, located in the western part of the archipelago. It is known for its diverse ecosystems, including mountains, forests, and beaches, attracting tourists and nature lovers.

Entrepreneurship is highly regarded in the Philippines, with many people aspiring to start and run their own businesses. The government has programs to support and promote entrepreneurship, and there is a growing startup ecosystem in major cities like Manila. However, challenges such as access to funding and bureaucratic red tape can hinder entrepreneurial growth.

The Philippine islands were formed through a combination of tectonic plate movements, volcanic activity, and the accumulation of sediment over millions of years. The islands are located in a seismically active region due to interactions between the Eurasian Plate, Pacific Plate, Philippine Sea Plate, and several other smaller plates. Volcanic eruptions and underwater volcanic arcs have also played a significant role in shaping the geography of the Philippines.

The islands east of the Philippines are part of the Philippine archipelago and include locations such as Palau, Taiwan, and the Mariana Islands. These islands are situated in the Pacific Ocean and are known for their diverse cultures, beautiful landscapes, and unique ecosystems.

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