HANGUANA Malayana is a good source of fiber for various products such as gifts and housewares, textile, high grade paper, wall décor and other artworks and furniture, among others.

The town of Santa Teresita in Cagayan province abounds with this plant locally known as Bakong. In the 1950s, the town was formerly Buguey town’s Barrio Namunit, a historical place that was believed to be the landing site in 1557 by the Spanish conquistadores led by Juan De Salcedo.

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