A bilingual story, in Bikol and in English, that celebrates the beauty of friendship between Bene and Yno and the mysterious world around them.
Journey with us into this enchanted place and experience Mount Isarog, which looms and blooms, majestically in the vast plains of Kabikolan.
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HOME OF BENE & YNO
Mount Isarog is an active stratovolcano located in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines, on the island of Luzon.
Home to a variety of life-forms and life-giving resources.
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Tabi, Apo: Into the World of Bene & Yno © Story by Trixie Adviento Odiamar, 2024 © Illustrations by Adrian Panadero, 2024 ISBN: 978-621-96867-6-1
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TAYABAK
Scientific Name: Strongylodon macrobotrys
Common Name: Jade Vine, Bayou, Emerald Creeper
BUGKON
Scientific Name: Batomys uragon
Common Name: Mount Isarog Hairy-Tailed Cloud Rat
RAFFLESIA
Scientific Name: Rafflesia baletei
Common Name: Stinking Corpse Lily
PILI NUT
Scientific Name: Canarium ovatum
Common Name: Pili (pronounced as “peeley”)
MOUNT ISAROG
Elevation: 1,966m / 6,450 ft
Type: Active Stratovolcano
Last Known Eruption: 3500 BCE
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Tayabak Sources:
Tayabak. StuartXchange. (n.d.). http://www.stuartxchange.org/Tayabak
Esquire Philippines. (2023, April 4). The endangered Tayabak was spotted in Masungi and the photos are stunning. Esquiremag.ph. https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/masungi-georeserve-endangered-jade-vine-tayabak-discovery-a00203-20230403?s=d0c1e96kogerp1f61tda1volr9
Bugkon Sources:
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Barcelona, J. F., M. A. O. Cajano, and A. S. Hadsall. 2006. Rafflesia baletei, another new Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) from the Philippines. Kew Bulletin 61: 231-237.
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Pili Nut Sources:
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Mount Isarog Sources:
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Proclamation No. 214. (2002, June 20). https://elibrary.bmb.gov.ph/elibrary/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PROC272.pdf
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