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Camiguin is the second-smallest province in the country in both population and land area after Batanes.[4] The provincial capital is Mambajao, which is also the province's largest municipality in both area and population. [5]
The province is famous for its sweet lanzones, to which its annual Lanzones Festival is dedicated, and its interior forest reserves, collectively known as the Mount Hibok-Hibok Protected Landscape, which has been declared by all Southeast Asian nations as an ASEAN Heritage Park. The province also boasts three National Cultural Treasures, namely, the Old Bonbon Church ruins in Catarman, the Sunken Cemetery of Catarman, and the Spanish-era watchtower in Guinsiliban. The three sites were declared for “possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic and/or scientific value which is highly significant and important to the country and nation.”
Additionally, the island province has numerous Important Cultural Treasures, such as the old Mambajao Fountain, Old Mambajao Municipal Building, the façade of the Santo Rosario Church in Sagay, and 14 heritage and ancestral houses. The sites were declared for “having exceptional cultural, artistic and historical significance to the Philippines.” All cultural treasures were declared by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. There have been moves to establish a dossier nomination for the province to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.[6]
Camiguin is an island present in the Philippines.
- Camiguin is the second-smallest province with a small population in the Philippines.
- This island was famous for sweet lanzones also known as langsat which is a species of tree that comes under the Mahogany family.
- This species is abundant in Southeast Asia.
- This island was first inhabited by the Manobo people.
- The island appears like a pearl-shaped island.
- The most dominant religion is Roman Catholic.
- They utilized specialized language to communicate with each other.
- These symbols or languages provided a sense of calm and presence that helped them survive through miseries.