Christmas in Cotabato City

FEEL THE CHRISTMAS IN COTABATO.

In the celebration of our sister and brother in Christian for Chrismas,

This 2018, the city government of Cotabato City launched the "Maliwanag ang pasko sa Cotabato" in the late afternoon of November 29 at Old City Hall. Its design was very pleasing and attractive lights that make your visit more fun.

This practices is being practice by our brother in their christian belief and being respected by our brotherhood in Muslim Religion. As sign of respect moro people in cotabato also participating in Christmas events for the good and enjoyful of the city.

Feel the facinated in the city with decorative and unique christmas light and lanterns hanged in the streets of city.
And take a picture in Christmas tunnel with your best pose.

In the other side this year is one of the blessing for all cotabataños as competing all over the world in terms of good governance, talents and business aspect of the region.

Cotabato City is now a very improving and seeing a good governance in the help of their Honorable Mayor Cynthia Sayyadi Guiani.

This christmas tunnel is Located at the Old City Hall of Cotabato City facing the Cotabato Plaza.
Come and join the christmas celebration in Cotabato.

INAUL FESTIVAL 2018 in Maguindanao

Inaul Festival 2018 is known as a longest and biggest festival in Maguindanao. It represents the cultural heritage of Maguindanaon People all over the world. Inaul Festival is a former Sagayan Festival in late 2013 and converted to Inaul Festival because Maguindanao is one of the top best producers in INAUL.

What is INAUL?

Inaul is refers to a very special design malong of Maguindanaon Tribe used for their cultural events. In late years ago, Inaul is being used by DATU and BAI in the place.

INAUL FESTIVAL 2018

“A Fabric of Peace: Weaving diversity, Connecting Boundaries”

Every year, Inaul festival is held in Buluan, Maguindanao (Provincial Capitol) in the month of February in an exact date of 5-14 that was 10 days. A very long festival in Maguindanao and one of the major festivals in the Province. Like other festivals in the country, Inaul has different major and minor activities which different municipalities should cooperate with the competitions.

SOME ACTIVITIES and COMPETITIONS that i`ve captured during my stay in Buluan, Maguindanao.

KAPAGINAUL COMPETITION

is a competition of making INAUL in different designs and colors. Inaul is done 1 week or less than 1 week of a starting period. Its participant must have a pair both women and must a residence of Maguidanao. This competition shows that Inaul is one of the best attraction of maguidanao in terms of Culture and Herritage.

SAGAYAN COMPETITION

Sagayan is a traditional rituals of Maguindanon`s, they believe that sagayan can cure the sick of  person. Sometimes sagayan can be perform in KALILANG (weeding) of Maguindanaon. Most of Sagayan Player is at the age of 13-17 years old. Only gongs and tambol used as instruments of Sagayan.

TRADE EXPO

Trade expo is showing the cultures, finest foods and products in Maguindanao from different municipalities. This includes the production of slipper using waterlily, the banana plantation of buluan, maguindanao delecacies like putri mandi, tipas, plil and the famous pastil in Dulawan and other products.

GALA NIGHT

This was awesome night for the people who is loved wants to know the different culture in ARMM. Gala night is headed by the Department of Tourism – Autonomous region In Muslim Mindanao secretary Bai Ayesha Mangudadatu Dilangalen. Each part of ARMM gives a presentations for their herritage and culture on their places. The performers is from Maguindanao, Tawi Tawi, Sulu and some part of ARMM Region.

CULTURAL DRAMA COMPETITION

One of the best nights of Inaul Festival is the Cultural drama Competition, Competitors are from different municipalities of Maguindanao. Cultural Drama Competions shows not only the culture of the place but it shows also the legend of the different municipalities. For me, i`m from Maguindanao and not yet know the different culture and history of every municipalities but with this competition your imagination is being upgraded for the competitors of Cultural Drama.

ALUGAN SA MAGUINDANAO COMPETITION

ALUGAN is a maguindanao term, which means DISHES. This competition shows the cooking talents of Maguindanaon peoples. They used a maguindanao dishes and all of ingredients should have a “PALAPA”. Palapa is a mixed ground coconut and Chili. This was held I the trade expo with a special guest. Yes! A chef from Manila, one the most successful chef, Mr. Romnick Sarmienta as one of the judge of the said competition. Aside from Romnnick, the son of the former Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte visit the said completion, yes it is BASTE DUTERTE.  

KAGKUYA SA AWANG

Kagkuya sa awang, in English tem BOAT RACE. The competition was held in the small fish boulevard of the place, where the fisherman can catch a different fish from the river. I enjoy this event a because of the players I`ve met before.

BOAT RACE

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jo8uYWU3u8

PALAMATA NU MAGUINDANAO

One of the highlight of festival is the search for the next Palamata Nu Maguidanao 2018 with the 14 candidates from different municipalities. They showed what they`ve got in ramp modeling and question and answer portion. This beauty pageant was hosted by the Miss World 2013 Ms. Megan young and a Host of the Morning show from General Santos City. Beautiful faces and bodies can be seen and you can also identified the truest beauty of Maguindanaon women.

PALAMATA NU MAGUINDANAO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZJbUAu_CWU

OTHER ACTIVITIES

A night with EX BATTALION

MOTOCROSS

KULAY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Performed by different bands from the country like Callalily, Rocksteddy, 6cyclemind and some other bands. Foam party and fireworks display were also a highlight of the night.

As the festival end, we are so glad that we witnessed the culture of Maguindanao. Although im from Maguindanao but I don’t know yet the different culture by municipalities. A long week is over for the stay in Buluan.

See next time around on INAUL FESTIVAL 2019!

Asik Asik Falls (Alamada, North Cotabato) MUST VISIT in MINDANAO

ASIK ASIK FALLS
is located at Upper Dado, Alamada North Cotabato, Philippines. Asik Asik falls is famous for its "CURTAIN LIKE" spring falls. The waters are came out from rocky walls. The best destination for summer for its very cold water from  falls.

As our graduation is fast approaching, naiisipan naming mag travel with my fellow ABM Society graduating class in the famous falls in Alamada North Cotabato.

We travel around 6am from MSU-Maguindanao to Alamada. That was a very exciting and very memorable travel with my co society in university because that was our last bonding 😫.

My BS-ABM FAMILY

Ito yung gusto ko sa travel na to is yung tipong nasa daan ka palang makakapag papicture kana sa magagandang tanawin ng nature. And I love nature, sila yung lakas ko pag nasa travel ako. 😍

For almost 4hours narating na namin ang entrance ng Asik Asik Falls. Nagbayad kami ng 25 pesos na entrance fee at 30 pesos sa parking area since meron kaming multi cab na sinakyan.

10 minutes rest before hikking. 

After we paid, we are begins to hike for 30-40 minutes pababa sa Falls. And one thing na gusto ko sa hikking na to is unlimited selfie na pang instagram talaga. 😍

And finally naabot na namin ang falls na sinasabi nila.

For the first time ive encoutered this kind of falls. It is unique because you wont see any river or water above the falls. Yes! There is no river above the falls, for the first time i saw im confused that were does the water came from.

And i recently discovered that there is a spring inside the rocks but cannot see. Duon pala nang gagaling ang tubig 😂😂😂

Ive provide my youtube link para you can watch my travel vlog. Hope you subscribe and like the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6BEkH1yqiI&t=46s

Asik asik falls is very attractive fas ive ever seen in my whole life travel. Maliban sa falls na ang dami dami agaw attraction din for me ang dahon na nakaplibot sa falls na parang kurtina at kapag malayuan para syang painting.

HOW TO GET THERE📋

FROM COTABATO CITY
➡️ Ride a van bound to LIBUNGAN North Cotabato at A2Z Terminal. Fare is 30 pesos.
➡️From Libungan ride a skylab or habal habal bound to Alamada. Fair is not less than 200 pesos per person. It takes a long 40km according to my Google Map.

➡️Entrance fee is 25 pesos ONLY!

And prepare for 30 minutes hike bound to the falls. Prepare your self for 1500 steps down to the falls. Highly reccommend that you must rent a TUNGKOD for your assistance in Up and Downs Stairs.

THINGS TO BRING 📝

➡️ Swimming Attire. 👙
➡️Camera and Go Pro 📷
➡️Foods 🥞
➡️Mineral Water.

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Tapian DOS Maguindanao

Hi guys. It me your Dheiy Yuan Tv and welcome to my blog site. Today's article i want to share my experience visiting tourist destination in my own province.

I want to share this to enhance and improve the tourism of our dearest province. As we all know that Maguindanao is one of the most critical place said in television.

I'm just sharing the perfect photos and instagram post to be uploaded on your accounts.

TAPIAN Datu Odin Sinsuat Maguindanao is one of the best destination and most trending PASYALAN of BARKADAS, Couples and Families. You can gave a lot time for your love here and enjoy the beautiful view of sea. Its view is relaxing.

A very pleasing place is being developed by the officer of Datu Odin Sinsuat Municipality. The view is very attractive and you can clip for your weeding prenup video and pictures.

How to get there?
From Awang Airport
Sumakay ka ng jeep papuntang SPDA
From SPDA sumakay ka ng motor bound to TAPIAN. Prepared 200 pesos for fair.
Ganun lang kasimple mga kapatid.

Tomas Roales y Requeña (Statue at Amaya Beach Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat Maguindanao)

Tomas Roales y Requeña a Spanish Army Sergeant who was sent here in the Philippines in 1859. His first assignment was with the Spanish military garrison in Jolo, Sulu. There he married a native Joloana and had a child. Unfortunately, both his wife and his son died during a cholera outbreak in Jolo.

After losing them, he asked to be transferred to the garrison in the Spanish naval port of Parang, Cotabato. He then started buying pieces if land in what are now known Making and Laandasan from the municipality of Parang, Maguindanao.

When the Spanish fleet was defeated in 1898 at the Battle of Manila Bay which effectively ended the Spanish Rule in the Philippines, he retired from military service; but because of his properties, he chose to stay in the Philippines.

In 1908, he had his first-degree nephews (sons of his brother Juan Roales: Antonio, Manuel, Juan and Tomas) with him working on his farm; and in 1914, three more of his nephews arrived from Spain. He visited his relatives in Spain in the year 1936, but came back to the Philippines sick. He died in April 28, 1936 and was buried at the Catholic Cemetery of Cotabato.

Señor Tomas Roales y Requeña stayed in the Philippines even after the conclusion of the Hispano-American was at the end of the nineteenth century where they chose to contribute to the development of Cotabato in the fields of agriculture and business.

Photo by: Dheiy yuan(exploredheiy.blogspot.com)Dheiy Clicks
This image was taken at Amaya Beach Kusiong, Maguindanao. (Photo by: Dheiy Yuan)

Because of his great contribution to the socio-economic development of the area, his nephews built a statue in Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao in his memory.
-Aisha Tawan

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