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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Pateros - The Philippines' Duck Egg Capital



Description
The foremost tourist attraction in Pateros is also its biggest and most famous industry - balut-making. Balut are duck eggs, and have been the source of a thriving industry in Pateros, which has been handed down from generation to generation. It presently accounts for about 23% of the total industry. Balut makers mostly come from Aguho.

Another attraction, and another industry, in Pateros is its popular Alfombra slippers. In fact, slipper manufacturing was one of the earliest and original skills of the people of Pateros. Today, the Alfombra slipper business ranks fourth in the registered industrial establishments of Pateros, with stores situated along the streets of M. Almeda and B. Morilla.

Geography
Pateros is approximately 13 km. southeast of Manila and north of the Pasig River. It is bounded by the following municipalities: Pasig in the northeast, Taguig in the south, Makati in the northwest, and the Pateros River in the west. It occupies a total land area of 10.4 sq. kilometers.

Population
The total population was 55,286 as of the 1995 census.

Political Subdivision
Taguig is composed of 10 Barangays under one Congressional District. It has been classified as a 4th Class Municipality.

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