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Annex 1. Visited Sago Palm Stands in Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines Sago Project II.3: Mapping Sago Habitats and Sago Suitable Sites Using Optical and Radar Image Analysis and Suitability Relationships Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City Annex 1 - Page 1 of 45 ANNEX 1. VISITED SAGO PALM STANDS IN VISAYAS AND MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
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Annex 1. Visited Sago Palm Stands in Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines Sago Project II.3: Mapping Sago Habitats and Sago Suitable Sites Using Optical and Radar Image Analysis and Suitability Relationships Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

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ANNEX 1. VISITED SAGO PALM STANDS IN

VISAYAS AND MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES

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A. Visited Sago Stands in Mindanao

1. Agusan del Norte

a. Butuan City

Butuan City has long been known to be abundant with Sago palm. Different barangays

were visited to confirm its presence and to conduct characterization of the environment where

Sago palm thrive together with Project II.2. The field surveys in Butuan City were conducted last

February 24 and March 24-25, 2012. The barangays in Butuan City found to have vast

presence of Sago palm are: Banza, Mahay, Baan, and Ambago. Mostly of Sago palm in these

areas are in rosette stage with few bole formation and fruit ripening stages. They are located in

flat areas and adjacent to rice fields and creeks.

Figure 1. Four of the vastest sago sites in Butuan City:

(A) Brgy. Banza, (B) Brgy. Mahay, (C) Brgy. Km.3 Baan, and (D) Brgy. Ambago.

C D

B A

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b. Santiago

Several sago clusters were observed at Barangay Tagbuyakan, Santiago in the province

of Agusan del Norte but only five sago clusters were surveyed because the area is infected with

schistosomiasis. Most of the Sago palms in this area are in rosette and bole formation stages

and are located in swampy area beside the national road and some are located at the foot of the

mountain. The substrates are mostly grasses and are submerged in water. The surveys in

Santiago were undertaken on May 27, 2012, July 20-24, 2012, and on June 12-19, 2013

(together with other municipalities).

Figure 2. Sago palms in Barangay Tagbuyacan in the Municipality of Santiago, Agusan del Norte

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c. Jabonga

There were 26 clusters of Sago palm surveyed in Barangay Magsaysay in the

municipality of Jabonga in Agusan del Norte. The surveys in Jabonga were undertaken on May

27, 2012, July 20-24, 2012, and on June 12-19, 2013 (together with other municipalities). During

the survey, Project II.2 also conducted structural measurements to six of the Sago stands in the

area. Most of the Sago palms in this area are in rosette and bole formation stages and are

located in swampy area. The substrates are mostly grasses and are submerged in water.

Figure 3. Sago palms in Barangay Magsaysay in the Municipality of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte.

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d. Kitcharao

Several barangays in the municipality of Kitcharao also has presence of Sago palm.

These barangays are: Canaway, Jaliobong, and San Roque. The Sago palms in this

municipality are mostly rosettes and are located adjacent to rice fields and water source are

available nearby (e.g. creeks, canals). The surveys in Kitcharao were undertaken on May 27,

2012, July 20-24, 2012, and on June 12-19, 2013 (together with other municipalities).

Figure 4. Sago palms in Barangay Magsaysay in the Municipality of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte.

2. Surigao del Norte

The survey in Surigao del Norte was made to confirm the satellite image-derived

possible Sago palm locations.

The team first made a courtesy visit to the Provincial Agriculturist, Mr. Gromyko A.

Geraldino and Ms. Ruby-Ann S. Lagahit. During the meeting, they informed the team that they

have no knowledge about the presence of Sago palms in the province. They pointed out that

only nipa and coconut are the dominant palm in their province.

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Just to validate the information gathered from the provincial agriculturist office and with

the hope that maybe there are Sago palms in this province (as obtained from the satellite image

analysis) but the people are only not familiar, the team proceeded on to visit the different

municipalities in the province, specifically those containing the detected possible locations.

Only those municipalities along the road were visited. The team passed through the

municipalities of Place, Gigaquit, Claver, Sison, Surigao City, Mainit, Bacuag and Taganaan. It

was observed that indeed nipa palm is very vast in the different municipalities of this province,

followed by coconut. Most of the detected possible locations of Sago palms were actually

coconut.

There are only three small Sago stands confirmed during this survey at this province.

They were found at Barangay Hinatigan in the municipality of Bacuag, in Barangay Pananay-an

in the municipality of Placer and in Barangay San Isidro in the municipality of Gigaquit. The

Sago palm stand in Brgy. Hinatigan is so small that it was no longer included in the statistics of

confirmed Sago palm stands.

Figure 5. Top-left: Picture with the Officer and Personnel of Surigao del Norte Agriculture Office; Top-right and bottom: Sago stands in the municipalities of Bacuag, Placer and Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte.

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Based on the interview with the owner, they just brought the Sago suckers from Butuan

City and planted it in their land here in Surigao del Norte. They planted it beside creeks and rice

fields. The visit to this province was conducted last July 23-29, 2012.

3. Surigao del Sur

a. Lianga

Sago palms were confirmed in Brgy. Liatimco, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. In this barangay,

Sago palm clusters were found to be the densest among all the visited Sago palm. One cluster

here has a density of 34 Sago at rosette stage per square meter.

Surveyed Sago palms in Lianga are only those located along the road. The substrate of

Sago areas are mostly grasses and are submerged in water. The survey in Lianga was

conducted within the period April 30 - May 13, 2012.

Figure 6. Sago palms in Brgy. Liatimco, Lianga, Surigao del Sur.

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b. Tagbina

The survey in Tagbina, Surigao del Sur was conducted within the period April 30 - May

13, 2012. During the survey, Sago palms in bole formation in Barangay Quezon in Tagbina

were busted by typhoon Sendong, however, rosettes are intact.

Similar to those in Lianga, Sago palms that were surveyed in Tagbina were only those

located near the road. Mixed rosette, bole formation and fruit ripening stages are found in the

area. The substrate are mostly grasses and wet.

Figure 7. Sago palms in Barangay Quezon, Tagbina, Surigao del Sur.

c. Bislig City

The survey in Bislig City was conducted last February 23, 2012. Sago palms

were found in Lake 77, a lake in Brgy. Mone. There were Sago palms stands located on shore

of the lake, some were found in the middle of the lake.

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Figure 8. Sago palm stands found in Lake 77, Brgy. Mone, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur.

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4. Agusan del Sur

a. Prosperidad

The field survey in Prosperidad started with a courtesy visit to the Provincial Planning

and Development Office (PPDO) of Agusan del Sur. The group was warmly received by Ms.

Cynthia Lumanpa, the Planning Officer IV of the said office. The group was then referred to

BAPAO and EIPADS Inc. in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, the two agencies can provide more

information regarding the locations of Sago palm in the province of Agusan del Sur. The said

visit was conducted last February 20, 2012.

Figure 9. Sago stands in Barangay San Jose, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.

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b. Talacogon and La Paz (in Agusan Marsh)

The surveys in Talacogon, La Paz and Rosario, Agusan del Sur was conducted from

February 20-24, 2012. The survey in the municipality of Talacogon started with a courtesy visit

to the municipal mayor where we met the Executive Secretary of the mayor (Figure 10). During

the visit, the group (consisting of Caraga State University and UP Diliman teams) was informed

that there are Sago palms in the different barangays of Talacogon such as: Desamparados,

Maharlika and Labnig. The team then proceeded to the different barangays together with the

local hire from the Municipal Agriculture Office. For Barangay Labnig, the visited Sago palm

stands are illustrated in Figure 11.

There was a confusion with regards to the confirmed Sago palm stands in Barangay

Maharlika and Desamparados. When the GPS coordinates of the stands were overlaid on the

satellite images and on maps, it was found that the stand are actually located in Brgy. Comota,

La Paz, Agusan del Sur. La Paz is a municipality just south of Talacogon. This is illustrated in

Figure 12.

From Talacogon municipality, the group travelled by boat through the Agusan River in

order to reach thevast Sago stands in the so-called "Brgy. Maharlika". Along the way, we

gathered information from local hires that the whole area of "Barangay Maharlika" including

other barangays located nearby the Agusan River is totally inundated during the wet season

making them the so called “floating barangays”. When this time comes, they become very

dependent on the Sago palm for food and use it as a material in making their houses float. They

access the Sago stands by boat.

Figure 10. Courtesy call with Talacogon municipal officials.

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Figure 11. The sago palm stands in Brgy. Labnig, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur (beside Unsayawon Elementary School).

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Figure 12. Map showing the route taken and places visited in the confirmation of Sago palm stands in Talacogon and La Paz, Agusan del Sur. For explanations, refer to the main text.

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Figure 13. The starting point ("A") in Talacogon municipality. From here, the survey teams reached the Sago forest by boat.

Figure 14. Some of the floating houses in Agusan River (point "B").

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Figure 15. Logs of Sago palm seen floating along Agusan River. The location where the photo was taken is

denoted as "C" in the map.

The very vast Sago palm stands that are actually located in Brgy. Comota, La Paz was

quite far. We were advised that the lady team members should not join in going to the Sago

stands because it would be very difficult for them. Hence the ladies were left in point D.

Figure 16. The lady members of the survey group (Meriam M. Santillan, Michelle V. Japitana, Richelle L. Francisco) while waiting at point "D".

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It took us (Jojene Santillan - the Project Leader, and Arnold Apduhan of Caraga State

University, together with local hires) almost one hour to reach the Sago forest (point "F") from

point "D" through a combination of boat ride (paddled) and walking underneath the shrubs and

trees of Agusan Marsh.

Figure 17. Some pictures of the path taken to reach the Sago forest. These pictures were taken at point "E".

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Figure 18. The entrance to the Sago forest in Brgy. Comota, La Paz, Agusan del Sur (point "F").

The team were not able to penetrate deep into the Sago forest because we got so very

tired, and we need to conserve our energy in order to get back. It took another hour to get back

to point D.

The sago stands in "Barangay Desamparados" is shown in Figure 19. When overlaid in

the map, the Sago stands were actually located in Brgy. Comota, La Paz, Agusan del Sur (point

G in the map).

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Figure 19. Top: Walkway to the Sago stands in "Barangay Desamparados"; Middle and bottom: Sago palm in

"Barangay Desamparados", Talacogon, Agusan del Sur. When overlaid in the map, the Sago stands were actually located in Brgy. Comota, La Paz, Agusan del Sur (point "G" on the map).

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c. Bunawan

From Talacogon, the group proceeded to Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. The first survey in

this municipally was conducted on February 22, 2012.

Along the way to the municipal hall of Bunawan, several clusters of Sago stands were

found and are situated nearby the national highway and residential areas. Upon the arrival in

the Bunawan Municipal Hall, the group immediately proceeded to the Municipal Planning and

Development Office and there the group was met by Engr. Joey H. Pascua, the Assistant

Municipal Planning Officer. After the meeting, the group was accompanied by Mr. Walter Lara

and Mr. Nick Medina, both from the Planning and Development Office of Bunawan, to visit the

office of Empowering Indigenous People of Agusan del Sur, Inc. (EIPADS, Inc.). The EIPADS

director, Mr. Zotero Estremos welcomed the group and he recommended that the the group

should visit the barangays of Bunawan who is known to contain vast areas of Sago palm. These

barangays are: Poblacion, Mambalili, and Nueva Era. However, when overlaid on the map, the

vast Sago stands are located within the barangays of Poblacion and San Teodoro only.

The way towards the Sago stands is not easy since no paved access road is available.

The team needed to ride a boat and pass through the muddy rice fields and peat lands in order

to reach the Sago stands in the area.

The Sago stands in Bunawan the second vastest Sago stands that the team were able

to locate(second to that in Comota, La Paz). All stages of Sago palm can be found in the area

such as rosette, bole formation, inflorescence, and fruit ripening. The substrates are mostly

grasses and very wet.

Follow-up surveys were conducted between April 28-May 13, 2012.

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Figure 20. Walkway to the Sago stands; Middle and bottom: Sago stands in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur.

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5. Misamis Oriental

The team conducted survey in this province last June 9, 2012 - June 23, 2012.

The team started the survey by visiting the Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental and

there the team met Mr. Danilo Maputol and Mrs. Venus Sena. They informed the team about the

possible locations of Sago palm in the province. This information is only based on their

knowledge as a local/resident because there are no available data compiled in their office

regarding Sago palm.

There are Sago stands that were observed in this province but only in small clusters.

These Sago palms are located in: Barangay Loguilo in the municipality of Alubijid, Barangay

Tabok and Manaol in the municipality of Lagonglong, Barangay Poblacion in the municipality of

El Salvador, Barangay Katipunan and Poblacion 1 in the municipality of Villanueva, and

Barangay Luz Banzon in the municipality of Jasaan. Mostly these Sago palms are located in flat

areas and within or beside a creek or rice fields.

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Figure 21. Sago stands in the different municipalities of the Province of Misamis Oriental: (A) Brgy. Loguilo, Alubijid, (B) Brgy. Tabok, Lagonglong, (C) Brgy. Poblacion, El Salvador, (D) Brgy. Katipunan, Villanueva, (E)

Brgy. Luz Banzon, Jasaan; (F) Buri palm in Brgy. Loguilo, Alubijid.

D

F

C

B

E

A

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7. Bukidnon

From Misamis Oriental, the group made a stopover at the Provincial Agriculturist Office

of Bukidnon. The team was received by Mrs. Merlie Muring who informed the group that base

on their data in the office, Sago palms are not thriving in their province since Bukidnon is a

mountainous and highly elevated area. To confirm this, Mrs. Muring referred the group to the

Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office. The team met For. Leonardo Buted and

he confirmed that there are no Sago palms in the Province of Bukidnon. To further confirm this

information, For. Buted referred the group to Mt. Kitanglad Protection Program office but the

same remark was heard from the personnel of the said office.

The group also went to Central Mindanao University and there they met Forester Alex

Olpenda and Dr. George Puno, both faculty member of the College of Forestry of the said

university. During the meeting, For. Olpenda and Dr. Puno informed the group that they found

no Sago palm in the Province of Bukidnon.

After all the inquiries and meetings conducted at the different offices at Bukidnon, the

team decided to proceed to the Province of Davao. Along the way and to the team’s surprise,

there was a very small stand of Sago along the road in Barangay Kipolot, Quezon, Bukidnon.

Upon the interview with the owner, the Sago sucker came from Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.

The owner planted the Sago at the middle of a small creek.

Figure 22. Small Sago stand in Barangay Kipolot, Quezon, Bukidnon.

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8. Davao Provinces

The team arrived in Davao City, Davao del Sur (from Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon)

last June 16, 2012. From the accommodation in Davao City, the team made their first survey at

the province in the municipality of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. There the team found Sago palm at

Barangay Tagabuli. A resident of Tagabuli also informed the team that there are also Sago

palms thriving in Barangay Tuban. Very few Sago palms in inflorescence stage were also found

in Brgy. Astorga, Sta. Cruz (not included in the statistics). Sago palm stands were also found in

Barangay Bunawan in Davao City. In these areas, Sago palms are called "natok".

Figure 23. Sago stands in Brgy. Tagabuli, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, near the national highway. (Photo taken in panoramic mode).

Figure 24. Sago palms in Barangay Astorga (left) and Barangay Zone I (right) in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur.

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There were also Sago palms found in Davao del Norte. They are located in Barangay La

Paz in the municipality of Carmen. The Sago palms in this area are located along the road and

are planted near to rice fields or beside a creek.

In Mati City, Davao Oriental, the residents living near Sago areas are trying to get rid of

the Sago palms because according to them it became the sanctuary of rats and snakes which

poses danger to their families. Sago palms in Mati were found in Barangays Badas, Tagawisan,

and Bilawan. The names of the barangays are based on the interviewed locals. But when the

locations of the stands were plotted on the map, they were located in Barangays of Sanghay

and Dahican (City Proper), Mati City.

In Banaybanay, Davao Oriental, Sago palms were found in Brgy. Punta Linao.

Figure 25. Sago palms in Barangay La Paz, Carmen, Davao del Norte

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Figure 26. Sago palms in Barangays Sanghay (A) and Dahican (B), Mati City, Davao Oriental.

There were also Sago palms found in Barangay Poblacion, Barangay Anitap, and

Barangay Magdug in the Municipality of Governor Generoso.

Figure 27. Sago clusters at Barangay Anitap, Gov. Generoso, Davao Oriental.

B

B A

B

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Figure 28. Sago palms in Brgy. Magdug, Gov. Generoso, Davao Oriental.

9. Compostela Valley

Sago palms in Compostela Valley are also located beside or within creeks. Some of

the Sago palms here are located at the back of the houses of the owner.

Figure 29. Sago palms in Barangay Anislagan, Maco, Compostela Valley.

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B. Visited Sago Stands in Visayas

1. Aklan

The survey in the province of Aklan was conducted last December 15-21, 2012. Upon

the arrival, the team made a courtesy call at the Provincial Agriculturist Office and met Mr.

William B. Castillo. The team inquired about the presence and location of Sago palm in the

province. According to Mr. Castillo, there are several Sago palms in the province of Aklan and

are mostly located in the municipalities of Libacao, Madalag, Malinao, Balite, Banga and

Altavas. After the meeting in the Provincial Agriculturist Office, the team was referred to the City

Environment and Natural Resources Office to meet For. Rene C. Reyes. The purpose of the

meeting with For. Reyes is to inquire if their office has an existing inventory or maps of the

actual locations of Sago palm in their area. According to For. Reyes, their office have no

existing inventory of Sago palm. After the meetings in the Provincial Capitol of Aklan, the team,

together with some local hires, proceeded to the different municipalities of Aklan to confirm the

detected possible locations of Sago palms.

During the survey, the team was amazed by the abundance of Sago palm clusters found

along the roadside while travelling to the different municipalities of the province. The team also

made short stopovers to the different municipal halls for courtesy calls.

Generally, Sago palms in the province of Aklan are situated in wet areas and mostly are

found near small creeks and low lying areas. Some Sago palms are also situated near rice

fields.

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Figure 30. Photos taken during the courtesy calls at the different municipalities in AklanTop: with Mr. William B. Castillo, the Provincial Agriculturist of Aklan; Middle: with the OIC-Municipal Agriculturist of Libacao; Bottom-left: with the Municipal Agriculturist of Altavas; Bottom-right: with the Municipal Agriculturist of

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Figure 31. Sago palms in Banga, Aklan.

Figure 32. Sago palms in Libacao, Aklan.

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Figure 33. Sago palms in Malinao, Aklan.

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Figure 34.Sago palms in Altavas, Aklan.

Figure 35. Sago palms in Balite, Aklan.

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2. Cebu

The fieldwork in Cebu was conducted last August 6-14, 2012. Courtesy visit to the

Provincial Agriculture Office was done last August 6, 2012. The team was welcomed by Mr.

Victor V. Geralde, the Provincial Agriculturist. During the visit, the team was informed that the

municipalities with presence of Sago palm are Argao, Carcar City and Alegria. The vastest

according to him can be found in the municipality of Argao. Aside from Carcar and Argao, there

are also various Sago palm clusters in other municipalities such as in Sibonga, Samboan, and

Alegria.

Sago stands in Sibonga were located in Barangay Bagacay. In Argao, Sago palms were

located in the barangays of Bulasa, Jampang, Langtad, Talaytay, Canbanua, Poblacion and

Tulic. In the city of Carcar, Sago palms were located in Barangay Liburon and Valladolid. In the

municipality of Samboan, Sago palms were located in Barangay Poblacion, Tangbo and

Dalahikan while Sago stands in Alegria were located in Barangay Montpeller and Guadalupe.

Generally, dry environment was observed in areas where Sago palms are located

especially in Argao. It was also observed that although Sago palms are located in relatively dry

area, there are visible available water supplies nearby. The Sago palms observed in Barangay

Montpeller and Guadalupe in Alegria were in highly elevated areas.

Figure 36. Sago palms in Barangay Bagacay, Sibonga, Cebu.

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Figure 37. Sago palms in Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu.

Figure 38. Sago palms in Barangay Talaytay, Argao, Cebu.

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Figure 39. Sago palms in Barangay Jampang, Argao, Cebu.

Figure 40.Sago palms in Barangay Canbanua, Argao, Cebu.

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Figure 41. Sago palms near the coast of Dalahikan, Samboan, Cebu.

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Figure 42. Sago palms in Barangay Guadalupe, Alegria, Cebu.

3. Leyte

The field surveys in Leyte province were conducted from September 30 to October 6,

2012.

A courtesy call to the Provincial Agriculture Office located in Tacloban City was done by

the team before proceeding to the survey proper. The team were able to talk to Mr. Rogelio O.

Portula, the Provincial Agriculturist. During the talk with Mr. Portula, he informed the team that

there are confirmed Sago palms in the municipalities of Palo, Santa Fe, Tanauan, Dulag, Jaro,

Alangalang, Carigara, and Burauen.

The first municipality that the team visited is the Municipality of Santa Fe. Mrs. Tersita C.

Lequin, the Agricultural Technician in the said office confirmed that there are Sago stands in the

Barangays of Poblacion and Pilit. The team visited the Sago palms in the area together with the

help of a local hire.

The team proceeded to the Municipality of Alangalang. Mr. Nestor G. Partoza, the OIC-

Municipal Agriculturist meet the group and identified the several barangays with positive

presence of Sago palm. These barangays are: San Diego, P. Barrantes, Calaasan, Bobonon,

Salvacion, Divisioria, Ekiran, and many others. The team visited the Sago palms in the area with

the assistance of some personnel in the said office.

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After visiting the municipality of Alangalang, the team went to the Municipality of Jaro.

Mr. Noel O. Bertis meet the group and he confirmed that there are several barangays in Jaro

with Sago palms. These barangays are: Macanip, Canhandugan, San Roque, Pange,

Malabago, Sta. Cruz, Taglawaan, Batog, Bi-as Zabala, and Pitogo. Some of these barangays

were visited by the team but other barangays were, according to our guide, not safe to be

visited by that time.

During this travel, the team were also able to visit the Sago palms in Palo, and Tanauan.

Figure 43. Some pictures during the courtesy visit to the different Municipal Agriculture Office of Leyte Province

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Figure 44. Sago palms in Sta. Fe, Leyte.

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Figure 45. Sago palms in Alangalang, Leyte.

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Figure 46. Sago palms in Jaro, Leyte.

Figure 47. Sago palms in Tanauan, Leyte.

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Figure 48. Sago palms in Palo, Leyte.

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4. Bohol

Bohol province is known to have rough topography with relatively dry soil, mostly

limestone. Although there are no written reports about the presence of Sago palm in the

province, the team was interested to determine if there are indeed Sago palms in the province

based on the satellite image analysis. The visit to Bohol was also decided to be done because

of the initial result of the suitability analysis where some portion of Bohol were detected as

“suitable” for Sago palm to grow.

The team started the survey in Bohol by visiting first the Provincial Agriculture Office

located at Tagbilaran City, Bohol. During the courtesy visit, the team presented the objective of

the project and the purpose of the said visit; which is to validate and visit possible Sago palm

locations in the province. Several personnel of the said office gladly welcomed the team and

generously shared their time during discussion but they pointed out that they have no

information about the presence of Sago palm in their province. But still the Bohol Provincial

Agriculture Office recommended the group to visit the different cities and municipalities of Bohol

in order to be sure. An endorsement letter addressed to the different city/municipal agriculturist

was also handed to the group.

The team visited several cities and municipalities of Bohol. With the help of personnel

from the agriculture office, local hire, and pictures of Sago palm (at different stages), several

inquiries from the local residents were made. During the five (5) days survey and visit to the

different cities/municipalities, only two (2) small Sago stands were found. The first stand was

seen last May 17, 2013 at the Municipality of Loay. It was located in Barangay Alegria Norte

along a small creek with visible water. The owner said the Sago palm was already there as long

as they remember. The main use of Sago palm to the owner is only for shingles which they use

for house roofing.

The second and last Sago stand the team saw was in Hinlayagan, Barangay Ilaud in the

Municipality of Trinidad last May 20, 2013. The Sago stand is located adjacent to a rice field

and according to the land owner, it was planted by his son but the land owner has no knowledge

where did his son obtain the sucker. He also informed the team that the Sago stand was

actually bigger than its present area, but because of rice field expansion, the Sago palms were

burned.

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Figure 49. Three pictures showing one of the two Sago palm stands found in Bohol. This stand was found in Barangay Alegria Norte, Loay, Bohol. This Sago palm thrives in a swamp.

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Figure 50. The remaining Sago palms in Barangay Hinlayagan Ilaud, Trinidad, Bohol.


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