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TAGUM CITY TAKES THE CROWN AS THE PALM CITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
The launching of Tagum City's Palm Tree Planting Project along the National Highway and other major throughfores within the City has catched the attention and appreciation of the Tagumeños and those who passby Tagum. Looking at the fast growing and healthy plants is not just invigorating but also adding aesthetic value to the environment . Indeed, it has become a talk of the mouth that tagum takes the crown as the Palm City in the Philippines.
Record from the CENRO office revels that latest inventory of planted palms halve already reached close to 5,000 trees of vaious species. As expected, this number will still increase, as the City continues propagating and planting more and more palm trees in line with its Urban Greening Program.
| SUMMARY OF PLANTED PALMS AS OF JUNE 30, 2007 |
Kinds of Palms |
Total Palms Planted |
Area Planted by Species |
1. Royal |
1,668 |
Nat'l Highways/Circum road - Mankilam/ Epark/ |
2. Red Palm |
705 |
Bus stop alleys,National Highway |
3. Bunga Palm |
995 |
Center Island, Nat'l. Highway/Mag. East,Brgy.road/ |
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Center Island -DRH road/Rotary Park/Bermudez Plains/ |
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Greenland Subd. /La Filipina High School |
4. Zeifritzee |
219 |
Center Island, Nat'l Highway Rotary Park
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5. Mc Arthur |
148 |
Center Island CapitolAve.,/ Epark/ Freedom Park
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6. King Palm |
234 |
Purok Agan/Infront Epark/Freedom Park/ Rotary Park |
7. Foxtail |
607 |
Suaybaguio Dist.,Mag., North/ Mirafuentes/ Infront Motorpool/ |
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Energy Park/ Fredom Park/Rotary park/ Public Market/ |
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Old Christ the King Cathedral/ Tagum City Nat'l.High Sch. |
8. Madagascar |
208 |
Energy Park/La Filipina Cemetery/Pilot Elem.School
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9. Velvet |
37 |
Energy Park/Infront Jollibee,National Highway |
10. Lequala |
69 |
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86 |
Energy Park |
| Grand Total |
4,976 |
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