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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 at the Sibalom Natural Park (SNP) in Sibalom town, Antique province. SNP Protected Area deputy superintendent Joery Oczon said they discovered the Rafflesia speciosa bloom within the SNP in Mt. Porras in Barangay Imparayan, Sibalom last week. "The world's largest flower blooming season is during the months of February to March that is why there were flower blooms that were found," Oczon said on Wednesday. He said tourists wanting to see the Rafflesia speciosa may visit the SNP to ....
NATURAL PARK.The Sibalom Natural Park (SNP) in the Municipality of Sibalom, Antique. SNP Protected Area Superintendent Anthony Evangelio said on Friday (March 4, 2022) the park is open to visitors starting March 1, 2022.(Photo courtesy of Park Superintendent Anthony Evangelio) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Tourists are now allowed to visit the Sibalom Natural Park (SNP) situated about 12 kilometers away from the town proper of the municipality of Sibalom. SNP Protected Area superintendent Anthony Evangelio, in an interview on Friday, said several activities were restricted following its declaration as a natural park through Republic Act 11038 in 2018. The natural park, now teeming with endangered and endemic plants and animal species, is located at the 6,778.44 hectares area in Mt. Porras in Barangay Imparayan. It was opened as a tourist attraction starting March 1, 2022. "Tourists would be able to see the world's largest flower Rafflesia, which is now blooming at the SNP, ....
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The world’s biggest flower Rafflesia Speciosa is in bloom in the municipality of Sibalom, Antique but in rare form. Engr. Jonathan de Gracia, general manager of the Sibalom Water District and an environmental enthusiast, received a picture of two blooming flowers o ....