[ manilastandardtoday.com ] March 1, 2008
BUTUAN CITY—The Philippines’ oldest tree has become an official tourist destination after the tourism department and local officials opened a tourist center near it in Magallanes, Agusan del Norte.
Officials inaugurated the center last week near the 500-year-old Bitaog tree, and it is expected to accommodate 200 visitors daily in the village of Caloc-an.
The tree was declared the Philippine Centennial Tree in June 1998 after a local historian, Florante More, nominated it as the country’s oldest tree.> > > [ full story ]
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