▁gift ▁to ▁someone ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁place ." ▁ ▁It ▁could ▁also ▁mean ▁" home coming ▁gift " ▁or ▁any ▁present ▁which ▁sign ifies ▁appreci ation ▁to ▁the ▁services ▁rendered ▁by ▁the ▁recip ient . ▁ ▁The ▁pas al ub ong ▁usually ▁consists ▁of ▁native ▁del ica cies ▁or ▁ind igen ous ▁things ▁from ▁the ▁region ▁or ▁country ▁where ▁the ▁travel er ▁came ▁from . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁vac ation er ▁coming ▁back ▁from ▁Neg ros ▁might ▁bring ▁home ▁some ▁pi aya ▁to ▁his ▁family , ▁while ▁someone ▁coming ▁home ▁from ▁Hawai i ▁might ▁bring ▁mac ad am ia ▁n uts . ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁time ▁the ▁person ▁is ▁away ▁is ▁incon sequ ential . ▁A ▁pas al ub ong ▁can ▁be ▁given ▁coming ▁home ▁from ▁work ▁each ▁day ▁to ▁returning ▁to ▁one ' s ▁h omet own ▁after ▁dec ades ▁of ▁being ▁in ▁another ▁country . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁significance ▁ ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁giving ▁a ▁pas al ub ong ▁is ▁of ▁great ▁cultural ▁importance ▁for ▁Filip inos ▁as ▁it ▁strength ens ▁the ▁bond ▁with ▁the ▁immediate ▁family , ▁relatives , ▁and ▁friends . ▁In ▁r ar er ▁instances , ▁it ▁can ▁even ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁for ge ▁stronger ▁relationships ▁with ▁someone ▁you ▁may ▁not ▁know ▁that ▁well , ▁as ▁with ▁someone ▁you ▁may ▁be ▁meeting ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁gesture ▁of ▁hand ing ▁out ▁pas al ub ong ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁glad ness ▁at ▁re unit ing ▁with ▁one ' s ▁loved ▁ones ▁and