Tengang Daga (Auricularia Polytricha) or Cloud Ear Fungus is an edible jelly fungus often used in Asian Cooking. Tengang daga is also known as black fungus, wood ear fungus or tree ear fungus. Tengang daga is usually sold dried and needs to be soaked in water before use (about 15 to 20 minutes). While almost tasteless, it is prized for its slightly crunchy texture (crunchiness persists even with a long cooking process) and potential medicinal properties, including its newly discovered anti-coagulant properties.
I have found these fresh fungus clustering on a branch which have grown naturally under a malunggay tree (moringa oleifera) in our garden. 
Several varieties of edible mushrooms such as paddy straw (volvariella volvacea), oyster (pleurotus ostreaatus), milky (calocybe indica) and ganoderma mushrooms are grown in some parts of the Philippines. Mushroom growing is a viable agri-business that generates income and provides livelihood in the urban and rural areas.
Filipino farmers are being assisted by the Bureau of Plant and Industry through training in mushroom culture and production and distribution of spawns and cultures.
An e-course on Straw Mushroom Growing is also offered free by the Agricultural Training Institute.
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