Comments on: (updated)Has anyone ever seen a Dadiangas Tree?

By: Joan Howland Hoyumpa

Joan Howland Hoyumpa — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:23:14 +0000

WHOOPS !! This is Joan again. I just reread Prima’s note to you from 2009. I was thinking about the ALagao shrub. I’ll have to check out the Dadiangas shrub on my next visit home. Still enjoyed your blog.

By: Joan Howland Hoyumpa

Joan Howland Hoyumpa — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:04:01 +0000

Hi, Tash Hoyumpa, ND Lagao, class of 1954 is my husband. We’re now in Texas. He arived with his parents in Lagao about 1939 – 40 and I remember looking for that bush / shrub when we were home a few years ago. Finally did find it in front of the town hall. Hope it’s still there. I enjoyed reading your blog. Joan H..

By: harlem jude

harlem jude — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:32:17 +0000

hehee.. hindi pa talaga ako nakakita ng dadiangas shrub..hehe.. siguro i just saw it but didn’t recognized it.. curious ako jan after the play na sinalihan namin kung saan sumayaw lang naman kami nun..hehe,yung ginawa ang DADIANGAS: Kapangalandem sa Minukit (A reminiscence), The combined Ireneo High School and City High School this year lang kasabay ang celebration ng Kalilangan..ayun dahil nabanggit nga na madami daw Puno ng Dadiangas noon dito kaya nga ipinangalan sa punong yon ang lugar..haha,ngayon ko lang nalaman na yan pala ang dadiangas shrub..hehe..(–,), thanx sir avel.. manul kog dadiangas,ingna nalang gud..mag four years nako sa gensan karun pako kailag dadiangas! wahahaa..

By: Prima Hower

Prima Hower — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:47:08 +0000

Hey Avel,

Great article and photos of Dadiangas tree. It’s nostalgia time for those good old days in Dadiangas and Lagao.. Do you know that Lagao is named after a tree also? Alagao it is commonly called. Call my brother Tito. I think he has a tree in his yard. With names such as these, no wonder “the sons and daughters” like you and Orman, are sturdy citizens of our respective barrios. Your website is a veritable source of history and a site to a history buff like me. Keep up the good work! In Notre Dame …prima

By: updated Has anyone ever seen a Dadiangas Tree Bariles | Wood TV Stand

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By: anonymouse :)

anonymouse :) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:48:17 +0000

@Manoy Avel, iba man ang flower ng talongon dito sa url na ito: http://www.globalpinoy.com/pinoyhealth/ph_gamotpinoy/tandang-aso.htm

are you sure of your info source? kasi kung true ito, then dadiangas is not indigenous dito sa atin.

question: bakit hindi listed ang “dadiangas” as one of the local names ng talongon?

By: eduardo

eduardo — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:22:56 +0000

@bariles -

By: bariles

bariles — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:46:49 +0000

Originally Posted By vir lauzon
avel,

as per my former father’s account, Dadiangas came from the Bilaan word which is Diangan. He’s a former employee of NLSA, a gov’t agency headed by Gen, P. Santos. a street in BRGY. Lagao is named.

vir lauzons last blog post..NDD Batch ’73 joins Bowling Tourney

Hi vir! Diangan? Wow! Thanks for this tip. But what does Diangan mean?

By: vir lauzon

vir lauzon — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:31:55 +0000

avel, as per my former father's account, Dadiangas came from the Bilaan word which is Diangan. He's a former employee of NLSA, a gov't agency headed by Gen, P. Santos. a street in BRGY. Lagao is named. vir lauzons last blog post..NDD Batch '73 joins Bowling Tourney

By: archmykel

archmykel — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:52:59 +0000

Hi orms i agree with u that the city needs a “parks and playgrounds adminitration office”.

By: orman

orman — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:07:19 +0000

it's about time that the lgu create a PARK ADMINISTRATION OFFICE. sa america, big deal talaga yan. big department with big budget. ibig sabihin mahalaga talaga ang mga parke kasi yan ang PUSO ng bawat lugar. yun lang. ormans last blog post..My Christmas Countdown

By: blackmeat

blackmeat — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:27:13 +0000

Ngee! Kaw jud Sir.. pag sure ba? Ahehe! Talongon? Kaya pala wild eggplant.. Kay talong.. Ahehe!

By: Jasper

Jasper — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:55:37 +0000

Asus, Talongon ra man diay uy… hehehe Pero maski na, Dadiangas gud kini so dapat pahalagahan nato. I have searched and it says it is also called “Devil’s fig”…wooo. But on the lighter side, its fruit is actually edible!!;-) Thanks a lot Mr. Bariles Republic!

By: gensanite

gensanite — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:27:53 +0000

@gensanite –

nice update, TUNA MAN…

daghan pud diay siya variety… i ‘googled’ it just now…

By: gensanite

gensanite — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:09:37 +0000

@bariles –

na-liki ang akong ulo sa pag-google sa dadiangas… significant finds would give me general santos city, and the goat which ‘ANONYMOUSE’ mentioned…

general santos park (the one near rey’s store) can be used for the planting of dadiangas… heard from people of old that this is where GENERAL PAULINO SANTOS ‘landed’ back in the day… sayang din yung park… i remembered back then that it underwent a ‘facelift’, pero napabayaan din… last time i checked (february), it was ‘bare’ – no trees, the steel fences are gone, no bermuda/carabao grass – with ‘residents’ in it… i’m not really sure if they have a residential permit… hehehe…

puwede sana buhayin ang park ulit… i remembered din back in the day na people (public officials, and the city’s who’s who) go there during the city’s foundation anniversary to celebrate a thanksgiving mass… baka puwede rin siya gawan ng paraan nga city government…

p.s.

funny how a shrub can open our eyes to our city’s long-forgotten landmarks…

By: bariles

bariles — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:52:04 +0000

Originally Posted By orman
it's not a tree. it's a shrub.

Yeah, I wrote about that one. Di mo binasa whole post ano?

By: bariles

bariles — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:48:30 +0000

Originally Posted By jm_21052000
me ganito rin sa school namin! (NDDU)

Really, JM? Where exactly? Sa College campus? Lagao? You should tell your principal to put a marker on them.

By: bariles

bariles — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:47:19 +0000

Originally Posted By gensanite
very informative post, TUNA MAN!!!

great words from ‘RUE RAMAS’ and ‘ARCHMYKEL’… we can probably ask a government agency for assistance on how to propagate the plant… probably run an information campaign regarding the dadiangas shrub… we can probably have an activity during the city’s foundation anniversary/kalilangan festival, where ‘generals’ from all walks of life would plant dadiangas in his/her own yard – or as per ‘RUE RAMAS’ suggestion, we can use a spare land area where we can plant the dadiangas, or as per ‘ARCHMYKEL’ a park for this tree… we can have this planted in our schools as well… we can also probably tap DOST and maybe find out a better way to use dadiangas… it can probably be a food source just like ‘BLACKMEAT’ has commented, or ‘JINKY BORELA’s’ assumption of fuel source may be proven – given that it has similarities with jatropha…

there are a lot of possibilities… there’s probably a scientific name to this, TUNA MAN… i’m ‘googling’ on it… does somebody know the english name of ‘dadiangas’? calling our botanist generals…

all the best!!!

Hi gensanite! Maybe a small portion of the Gen.Santos Park across the city hall could be a good place for our Dadiangas trees. Parang rock garden or somethng.

Paging Orman and Rey Billena. Sa Heritage Village for the Kalilangan, why not exhibit some Dadiangas Trees?

Gensanite, there’s nothing in the internet on the meaning of Dadiangas or english name.

By: bariles

bariles — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:43:59 +0000

Originally Posted By sim-PAUL-guy
I’ve seen that tree too. But I like the other one, I dont know what kind of tree was that. The one beside the statue of Rizal, left side when your facing at the City Hall.

That tree is shrub-like in form but its about 12 feet high. I dont see it blooms, when I was regularly attending my frat meetings in the park.

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Hi sim-PAUL-guy! Will try to check that one out too. Thanks.

By: bariles

bariles — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:42:39 +0000

Originally Posted By bing
TO ARCHMYKEL,

WE HAVE DADIANGAS PARK BEFORE! I DONT KNOW NOW…IT WAS BESIDE
REYS STORE.

Bing, yeah I remember that park. Too bad and medyo napabayaan na ang place na yun. By the way, don’t write in CAPITALS lahat. Masakit sa tenga. Para kang sumisigaw tuloy.

By: orman

orman — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:44:58 +0000

it’s not a tree. it’s a shrub.

By: archmykel

archmykel — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:19:49 +0000

@bing - hi Bing, thanks for the info. I thought that was General Santos Park in front of Rey Store. Its Dadiangas Park pala. That is one place that is so poorly maintained. Historical pa naman yan being the identified site where Gen. Paulino Santos first landed.

By: anonymouse :)

anonymouse :) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:24:42 +0000

@Bing, baka you mean general santos park which is still IN FRONT of rey store. Ajejeje

By: jm_21052000

jm_21052000 — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:02:08 +0000

me ganito rin sa school namin! (NDDU)

By: gensanite

gensanite — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:10:21 +0000

very informative post, TUNA MAN!!!

great words from ‘RUE RAMAS’ and ‘ARCHMYKEL’… we can probably ask a government agency for assistance on how to propagate the plant… probably run an information campaign regarding the dadiangas shrub… we can probably have an activity during the city’s foundation anniversary/kalilangan festival, where ‘generals’ from all walks of life would plant dadiangas in his/her own yard – or as per ‘RUE RAMAS’ suggestion, we can use a spare land area where we can plant the dadiangas, or as per ‘ARCHMYKEL’ a park for this tree… we can have this planted in our schools as well… we can also probably tap DOST and maybe find out a better way to use dadiangas… it can probably be a food source just like ‘BLACKMEAT’ has commented, or ‘JINKY BORELA’s’ assumption of fuel source may be proven – given that it has similarities with jatropha…

there are a lot of possibilities… there’s probably a scientific name to this, TUNA MAN… i’m ‘googling’ on it… does somebody know the english name of ‘dadiangas’? calling our botanist generals…

all the best!!!

By: sim-PAUL-guy

sim-PAUL-guy — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:44:26 +0000

I've seen that tree too. But I like the other one, I dont know what kind of tree was that. The one beside the statue of Rizal, left side when your facing at the City Hall. That tree is shrub-like in form but its about 12 feet high. I dont see it blooms, when I was regularly attending my frat meetings in the park. sim-PAUL-guys last blog post..Firefox Add-ons to Enhance your Web Development

By: bing

bing — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:19:19 +0000

TO ARCHMYKEL,

WE HAVE DADIANGAS PARK BEFORE! I DONT KNOW NOW…IT WAS BESIDE
REYS STORE.

By: bing

bing — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:16:32 +0000

POOR GUY! KARON LANG NAKAKITA NG DADIANGAS TREE HAHAHA REGARDS! GOD BLESS VEL!

By: bariles

bariles — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:24:22 +0000

@miko – you’re very much welcome miko.