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GIGANTIC BLOOM. A Rafflesia speciosa blooms at the Sibalom Natural Park (SNP) in Barangay Imparayan, Sibalom town, Antique province in this photo taken on Feb 10, 2023. Joery Oczon, SNP Deputy Protected Area superintendent, said on Wednesday (Feb. 22) that February to March is the blooming season for the flower.(Photo courtesy of Sibalom Natural Park) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Rafflesia speciosa, one of the types of the Rafflesia species, the world's largest flower, is again in bloom...

KNOWLEDGE TOUR. Participants of a training-workshop on community-based ecotourism development sponsored by the United Nations Development Program-Biodiversity Finance Initiative, in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, at Sibalom Natural Park in Antique. Held May 25 to June 3, 2022, the training equipped stakeholders with concepts on community-based ecotourism as the park has opened as a tourism destination in March. (Photo courtesy of SNP) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA...