Yes, this is real. Plus, the vegetable also gets its own celebratory month.
“Pangasinan Rep. Gina de Venecia has filed House Bill 2072 or ‘An Act Declaring Malunggay (Moringa) as the National Vegetable of the Philippines and the Month of November of Every Year as the National Malunggay Month’ was approved on third and final reading on Monday, Mar 10,” reports Lira Dalangin-Fernandez on InterAksyon.com.
The report quoted the bill’s explanatory note, which said, “Known as miracle vegetable or nature’s medicine cabinet by scientists and health care workers from around the world, malunggay is loaded with vitamins and minerals that can be an effective remedy against many kinds of ailments.”
So, what’s next? Tocino as the national processed meat? (We’re joking.)
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