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MAGUINDANAO --- The Maguindanao Inaul Festival ended with a surprise, something organizers and even the chief executive of the province, Gov.

KIDAPAWAN CITY –- It broke world record in 2017 and
this time, Kidapawan City attempted Monday to break another Guinness World
Record of largest Samba dance in one setting.

About 17,000 or 8,500 pairs of Samba dancers, led by
Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista, performed the largest Samba dance in another
attempt to break world record.

I am
confident we broke the record of current world record hodler, Evangalista told
reporters after the dance showdown along a three-kilometer stretch of the
national highway here.

MAGUINDANAO - Traders are optimistic the second Maguindanao provincial Inaul Festival will improve the foreign market value of a fabric the event highlights as a centuries-old icon of the Maguindanaon tribe.The inaul weaving industry, pioneered by ancient Moro sultanates, is being revived now by the provincial government through a yearly festival launched in 2017 and via other technical interventions to provide marginalized peasant families an alternative source of income.The second Inaul Festival started last Monday but its main cultural events, some to be witnessed by national and foreign

MAGUINDANAO --- Authorities have sealed all entry and exit routes in Buluan town to ensure the safety of the February 5-14 provincial Inaul Festival showcasing ethnic Maguindanaon culture and arts.Maguindanao Gov.

COTABATO CITY -- The Cotabato City government has proposed to
implement a project to paint the roof of the houses in PC Hill, Rosary Heights 1.

According to the Secretary of the Mayor,
Aniceto Boy Rasalan, the project about repainting of roofs can invite more
tourist to visit Cotabato City.

COTABATO CITY – Members of the ruling Duterte family will grace separate events meant to highlight the 2ndInaul Festival in Maguindanao next month, host officials confirmed today (Saturday).Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carprio, more known as Inday Sara, has confirmed attendance to lead the inaugural operation of the newly completed Negosyo Center building in Buluan, Maguindanao on Feb.

MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato -- Students from Saint Jude College of Science and Technology of Midsayap ruled the open category of Halad sa Sto.

COTABATO CITY – The Department of Tourism in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOT-ARMM) expects more tourists visiting the region this year.Secretary Ayesha Vanessa Hajar Dilangalen said various regional events scheduled in the coming months will have active participation from domestic and foreign visitors.Among the major festivities this year are the Inaul Festival in Maguindanao in February, which will include an international airsoft competition where foreign groups are invited Kariyala Festival in Wao, Lanao del Sur also in February and Bud Bongao Day in Tawi-Tawi in March.Secr

India's Manushi Chhillar emerged as this year's Miss World as the 20-year-old lady beat out the competition to take first prize at the coveted pageant.Television coverage of the event showed Chhillar was clearly surprised with by her win in a pageant held at Sanya, China.First runner up was Andrea Meza, of Mexico whilethird place was Stephanie Hill from England.Contestants from more than 100 countries take part in the Miss World beauty pageant.

MAGUINDANAO --- More than 700 bikers from across the country competed in the Maguindanao provincial mountain bike challenge (MBC) meant to prove that outsiders are safe in the province.The competition was held Sunday in Buluan, capital town of Maguindanao.Maguindanao has 36 towns whose residents are stakeholders to the current peace overture between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.The event was the symbolic start of the Nov.