English: The century-old tree was planted by Inocencio Mendioro when he was a grade-three pupil in Carcarmay Elementary School, Bacnotan, La Union. It was planted during at the time of Rizal’s martyrdom in 1896. According to the carcarmay folks, the tree served as temporary camping headquarters during the Japanese Occupation when soldiers waged their mapping operations against transient’s guerrillas in the area. The villagers fondly call their tree the “Duog a kayo” (Ancient Tree) while the school children proudly describe it as “Payong ni Apo Dios” (Umbrella of God). It was proclaimed as one of the 13th Philippine Centennial Tree under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 98-25 on June 3, 1998. This Administrative Order is also proclaims these Centennial Tree as a protected tree.