6. Traditional clothing accessories
The Philippines is famous for many fabric handicrafts, which can work well if you want the people your giving pasalubong to, to add a touch of Pinoy heritage on their outfit. From different parts of the country, you can get woven products and traditional handicrafts. You can buy the sandals of Laguna (Liliw / Nagcarlan), shoes from Marikina, or handmade slippers from Cebu. Better yet, look for wooden clogs (bakya) that already have modern designs so they can pair them with their clothing ensemble.
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A little south of Luzon, the Bicol region is best known for its abaca products. You can get bags made from this material as pasalubong.
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From Zamboanga, you can find colorful fabric that can be used as clothing accessories like malongs and batiks.
5. Local delicacies from different provinces
The Philippines has many local delicacies that you can bring to your home country or bring to your family and friends when you visit them abroad. With our love for food, it is most likely that Filipinos living outside of the country miss them.
Different provinces offer different delicacies of varying flavors. For instance, Ilocos has chichacorn, which is salty, while Bicol has pili tart, which is sweet. Cebu is popular for its dried mangoes aside from the lechon while Bohol is known for its peanut kisses. Davao is famous for its durian, but that might be difficult to bring abroad so durian candy is your next best option.
4. Sand and shell collections
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There are many beaches surrounding the Philippines so it is quite easy to find souvenirs made with sand or shells or both. The white powdery sand on beaches are sometimes collected and put in tiny bottles to bring home a small part of the summer paradise that you’ve visited. At times, shells are also used for this and placed in larger bottles.
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With a dash of creativity, shells can be crafted into fashionable faux jewelry. This is a good pasalubong for your female loved ones.
3. Paintings
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Instead of buying postcards that will show your family and friends what you saw in the Philippines, why not get them something bigger that they can hang on the walls of their homes? A painting might be a good pasalubong especially to your loved ones who are into this art. You can get one that isn’t framed yet so that it will be easier to transport.
You can just buy a frame when you get back home from your Philippine trip.
2. Miniature of something
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You can buy miniature of something that represents the Philippines as possible. You can get a mini jeepney, mini kalesa, mini vinta, or mini versions of Philippines landmarks. These as pasalubongs can be used as quick decors as a reminder of traveling to the Philippines.
1. Chocnut
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Chocnut has Pinoy written all over it. It’s a small bar of sweets that almost all of us is familiar with. It is a sweet mixture of peanuts, milk, sugar, and cocoa powder. When you bite into it, it gives a nostalgic feeling of being a kid again, aside from its sugary almost peanut buttery taste.
As far as I remember, eating chocnut is a tough feat. The challenge is not to break the bar into crumbles since it easily does so. However, it is also not easy to swallow a whole small bar because there’s a chance of choking on it.
So, you have to be careful while devouring chocnut.
When traveling abroad, buying imported chocolate like M&M’s, Toblerone, Snickers, Cadbury, and others is the usual pasalubong you bring when you get back. But if you’re coming from the Philippines and traveling outside the country, chocnut is almost on the same page as these treats.
Flying back home from your trip in the Philippines? Keep the things on this list in mind. You might find them handy any time soon.
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10 Popular Pasalubong Ideas from the Philippines
