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BULUAN, Maguindanao-- Organizers are expecting representatives of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to grace the February 13-14 culmination of the provincial Sagayan Festival, optimistic their presence will bolster the cordiality between them and local executives from the 36 municipalities of Maguindanao.The yearly Sagayan Festival, pioneered by the provincial government in 2011, highlights the customs and traditions of the Maguindanaons, particularly those complementing co-existence among locales and non-Maguindanaon settlers.The term Maguindanao means people of the flooded plains,” which

COTABATO CITY - The Department of Tourism 12 today announced that this city was second in terms of most number of domestic and foreigntourist arrivals in 2014 inthe region's five cities. Data released by the DOT-12 showed Gen. Santos City registered the highest number of arrivals from January to December 2014 with271,051 visitors followed byCotabato City withtotal of 38,596
tourists recorded. Koronadal City came in third with 35,757

COTABATO CITY - Activities for theweek-long Sagayan Festival open today in Buluan, Maguindanao with the theme Diversify Cultures...Equal Opportunities...One Maguindanao. Speaking over DXMS Radyo Bida, Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu said the Sagayan Festival aims primarily to bring the people of Maguindanao together as the provincial government pursues peace and development.A parade around town signal the start of the week-long celebration followed by a brief program, opening of trade exhibits, drum and lyre competition. At night, a special program for Moro people.

ILOILO CITY -Inside the overcrowded grandstand, Elma Arboleras was eagerly
waiting for Tribu Talakudong to arrive for its field demonstration at the fifth
and last performance area in downtown Iloilo City. It was January 25 — the
highlight of the Dinagyang Festival. It was past one o’clock in the afternoon
and the sky was threatening a heavy downpour. She was worried that after nearly
four hours of brisk dancing in four other areas around the city, the kids would
be exhausted coming in to the last station.

KORONADAL CITY - To give the people of South Central Mindanao an opportunityto showcase their God-given talents, the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) will be conducting an audition in Koronadal City. Grey Doctolero, Xtreme dancers, manager and mentor, said among those who are qualified for the try-out are local talents, aged 5 to 15 years old for the Junior Division and 16 years old and above for the Senior Division.

KIDAPAWAN
CITY – The North Cotabato delegation to this year’s Sinulog
Festival in Cebu City failed to win a single award in its first try but the
experience was worth the efforts, officials said today.

Nilo
Estorbo, Department of Education coordinator and chief of mission of Alamada
National High School, said they failed in the competition but as sportsmanship
dictates, competing with the country’s best street dancing groups was already a
victory of sort.

KORONADAL CITY - Two city mayors in the SOCCSKSARGEN region will be awarded as 'Iloilo Dinagyang Warriors' during the Dinagyang 2015 celebration later this month, the Iloilo City information office said.Mayor Peter Miguel of Koronadal and Mayor Lina Montilla of Tacurong City will receive the awardin a ceremony at the Freedom Grandstand on January 25, while their festival tribes will perform their native dances during the ceremony, Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog.Mabilog said MayorsMontilla and Miguel will also be guests of honor during the Dinagyang Festival 2015 in Iloilo City to hig

TACURONG CITY - The Tacurong City government is sending last year'schampion in Talakudong Festival to participate in this year's Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. Tribu
Manubiaw will showcase the spectacle of Talakudong Festival in one of Iloilo’s
most celebrated tourist attractions—the Dinagyang Festival.

Join the fun, lingaw ang Kidapawan

TULUNAN, North
Cotabato – Family, friends, fans and practically all Cotabatenios pray, and
praying hard, that Mary Jean Lastimosa could bring home the 2015 Miss Universe crown.

In her
hometown in Barangay Sibsib, Tulunan, North Cotabato, town mates pray and vowed
to hold rosary prayers so the country’s bet in the world’s prestigious beauty
pageant could make it.

A gay
beautician who personally know MJ,” Ms. Lastimosa’s nickname here, said
confidently that she can make Filipinos happy by January 25 in Doral, Miami,
Florida.