I. Alcala is a third class municipality in Cagayan province, Philippines with a population of 38,883. It has 25 barangays and a total land area of 18,720 hectares. Alcala is known for Saint Philomene Church and Alcala Milk Candy.
II. Pinakbet is a Filipino dish from northern Philippines made of mixed vegetables steamed in fish or shrimp sauce. Ingredients include bitter melon, eggplant, tomato, okra, string beans, chili peppers, and optionally root crops.
III. Intemtem or Tupig is a popular delicacy from Pangasinan made of glutinous rice and coconut wrapped in banana leaves. It
4. Lets try this. Group Activity
Alcala is a third class municipality in
the province of Cagayan, Philippines.
According to the 2015 census, it has a
population of 38,883 people.Alcala has 25
barangays and has a total land area of
18,720 hectares. It is located on a plateau
overlooking the winding Cagayan River . Its
original Ybanag inhabitants were from
Cabagan, Isabela, Tuguegarao and Tuao.
Alcala is home to the Saint Philomene
Church, regarded as the widest church in
the Cagayan Valley. Alcala Milk Candy is a
famous product of this municipality.
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5. Do it Yourself:
Pinakbet (also called pakbet or pinak
bet) is an indigenous Filipino dish from
the northern regions of the Philippines. Pinakbet
is made from mixed vegetables steamed in fish or
shrimp sauce. The word is the contracted form of
the Ilokano word pinakebbet, meaning "shrunk"
or "shriveled. The original
Ilocano pinakbet uses bagoong, or other fish
sauce, while further south, bagoong alamang is
used. The dish usually includes bitter
melon (ampalaya).Other vegetables used
include eggplant, tomato, okra,
string beans, chili peppers, parda, winged beans,
and others. Root crops and some beans
like camote, patani, kadios are also optionally
added.
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Intemtem or Tupig is a popular
native delicacy from Pangasinan which is
made out of ground glutinous rice and
coconuts strips wrapped in banana leaves
then cooked over charcoal. During the old
days this rice cake was served only during
Christmas and New Year. It was also
believed that it was given commonly to
carolers during Christmas like sweet treats
given on trick or treats in the West. Then in
the 1960s it started to become
commercially popular and the rest was
history. Now you see them everywhere
from the streets to the fresh markets and
specialty shops, new types of flavours have
been created like jackfruit, pandan,
strawberry, purple yam (ube) and guava to
name some.
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a. In the old days, the rice cake was
served during Christmas and New Year.
b. It became commercially popular in the
1960s.
c. Tupig was given to carolers.
d. Intemtem or tupig is a popular delicacy
from Pangasinan.
e. Now, tupig is everywhere and has
different flavors.
7. Kabang (Visayan for "Spotty") is a shepherd
mix Askal from Zamboanga City, Philippines, who became
internationally famous and was described as a "hero dog" when
she rescued two children from a potentially
fatal motorcycle crash.
Kabang, a two-year-old shepherd mix,
lost her snout and upper jaw and was left
with a gaping wound on her face after
reportedly jumping in front of a speeding motorcycle in
Zambonga last December 2011, saving the lives of her owners
daughter and niece who were on the path of the oncoming
motorcycle.
In October 2012, Kabang was brought to University of
California, Davis where she underwent procedures to remove two
upper teeth, reconstruct one eyelid, and eventually close her
facial wound with skin flaps.
Over $27,000 were raised by international donors for
Kabang's treatment and surgery at UC, Davis.
"She's as normal as she can be. She doesn't need any special
medication. So aside from the aesthetic, she's normal."
But he said Kabang is still traumatized. "Pag may dumaan na
motor, natatakot siya," Lim said.
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a. She (Kabang) is now normal
and needs no special
medication.
b. Kabang is shepherd mix
Askal from Zamboanga.
c. In October 2012, Kabang was
brought to animal hospital in
USA.
d. Kabang lost her snout and
upper jaw by saving children
from a speeding motorcycle.
e. Over $27, 000 were raised
for Kabangs treatment.