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					Originally Posted by Battara
					
				 
				It is from the Visayan Islands in the middle of the Philippines.  Perhaps from Cebu (part of the Visayan Islands). 
			
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 Hi Battara,
The term talibung is not used in Cebu, but it is used in Leyte and Samar. I would put money on this piece having been made in Leyte or Samar. In Cebu, similar knives are called plamingko (like flamenco in Spanish).