A kuliglig is a vehicle

Vehicle

A vehicle is a device that is designed or used to transport people or cargo. Most often vehicles are manufactured, such as bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats, and aircraft....

 composed of a two-wheeled trailer

Trailer (vehicle)

A trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. Commonly, the term trailer refers to such vehicles used for transport of goods and materials....

 pulled by a two wheeled tractor

Two-wheel tractor

Two-wheel tractor or walking tractor are generic terms understood in the USA and in parts of Europe to represent a single-axle tractor, which is a tractor with one axle, self-powered and self-propelled, which can pull and power various farm implements such as a trailer, cultivator or harrow, a...

 similar to a rotary tiller. It is powered by multi-purpose diesel or gasoline

Gasoline

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 engine

Engine

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, commonly used in the provinces of the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. The kuliglig traces its etymology

Etymology

Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...

 from the Filipino

Filipino language

This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...

 term kuliglig, meaning "cricket

Cricket (insect)

Crickets, family Gryllidae , are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers, and more closely related to katydids or bush crickets . They have somewhat flattened bodies and long antennae. There are about 900 species of crickets...

" which was adopted by one manufacturer as a brand.

Common uses

• A Carabao
  Carabao
  The carabao or Bubalus bubalis carabanesis is a subspecies of the domesticated water buffalo found in the Philippines, Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and various parts of Southeast Asia...
  
   replacement. It is a more handy tool for farming.
• When connected to a trailer, it can be used for the transportation of people or farm goods.
• When connected to a water pump, it can be used for irrigating
  Irrigation
  Irrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall...
  
   rice and vegetable fields; at times it is also used for fish pond operations.
• When connected to a grindstone
  Grindstone
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  , it can be used for sharpening blades, sanding and steel brushing.
• On some occasions or festivals, it is used as a float during parades.
• It is sometimes used for races
  Racing
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  .

Vehicle registration

According to the Land Transportation Office

Land Transportation Office (Philippines)

The Philippines' Land Transportation Office , abbreviated as LTO, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for optimizing the land transportation service and facilities and to effectively implement the various transportation...

, the kuliglig owner is not required to register his vehicle since it has no serial number and has purposes other than simple transportation.