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I’m playing on the carbonated drink Royal Tru Orange and its boast about having
“pulp bits” to support its name.
Earlier this month, I began to write about fruits and the holiday season, then somehow
got into the mystery of Sagada oranges being very much in demand in Baguio and
Manila, Quiapo and Divisoria included. Through the years, though, strong doubts
have emerged about how truly Sagada they were. During the holidays, I actually
discovered oranges with stickers that read “Sagada” but were from China.
The Sagada Genuine Guide Association (SAGGAS) said that the Spaniards brought the Sunkist and
Hamlin varieties in the 1900s, while the Ponkan variety was introduced by the Koreans in the same
decade. Orange picking season lasts from November-February, the coolest months of the year.
The “Sagada Orange” is a variety developed by the Department of Agriculture. The first seedlings were
propagated in the province of Kalinga but it became more popular in Sagada. It is colored orange with
green patches.
22JUN2005