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Batanes / Itbayat Island

The town of Itbayat is located on the island's west coast. Apart from extensive garlic production, Itbayat also has a relatively large pineapple harvest in June and July. They also have many more coconut trees here than on other Batan islands. Consequently, one has a better chance here to sample the coconut crab, a delicacy that, unfortunately, may be eaten into extinction in the Batanes.

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The trial marks the first time that a government-funded clinical trial is being conducted for a herbal product using human subjects by a multi-agency team.