It is also popular in cutting the tender floral branch of the coconut tree to gather Tuba (local alcoholic beverage).
The sanggot is no more than 30 years old (I think), cast and dipped in used oil (subo)... see the black burnt oil trace on the initials and in the blunt part. The local term for the scabbard is called Tagub.
I have 2 of these in our home in Panay, I will ask who is on the initials when I get back home.
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