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KALAMANSIG, Sultan Kudarat -- Tourism Regional Director Nelly Nita Dillera today lauded the people of this coastal town for its 1st Salagaan Festival, a festival celebrating the town's rich cultural heritage of Manobo, Tedudays and Maguindanaons.Dillera was guest of honor during the event that gathered the tri-people of Kalamansig and placed the town into regional and national tourism map of destinations.The regionaltourism chief said the event gave additional reason for tourists to visit and watch colorfulshows focusing on the town's rich cultural heritage of its inhabitants.

2017 Tnalak Festival Street dancing Competition WinnersandMadal Be'LanChampion- Koronadal Academy of Tampakan (P300,000)1st runner up- Tboli Elementary School (P250,000)2nd runner up- Lake Sebu National High School (P250,000) Kasadyahan sa KapataganChampion- San Miguel National High School, Norala (P300,000)1st Runner Up- Notre Dame of Sto Nino, Sto.

KORONADAL CITY - Senator Joseph Victor JV Ejercito, today's guest of honor and speaker during 51st South Cotabato's foundation anniversary and 18th Tnalak Festival, vowed to support for South Cotabato's plan to improve health services and conversion of an agricultural college into a state university.Speaking during the culmination program, Ejercito, chair of Senate Health Committee, vowed to provide additional health equipment and facilities.Ejercito, also vice chair of Senate Committee on Finance, said he will support and work for the conversion ofSurallah Agricultural College into South

KORONADAL CITY -- A lady from South Cotabato's town of Upi captured this year's crown for the much awaited Seach for Mutya ng South Cotabato in celebration of its foundation day and Tnalak festival Sunday night.Camille M. Folio, the 18-year old beauty from the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Basket of South Cotabato bested 14 other candidates in this year's competition held at South Cotabato Sports Complex gymnasium.

KIDAPAWAN CITY– Tribal chieftains and elders here felt being ‘discriminated’ after they learned that the regional hymn of the Department of Education (DepEd) allegedly ‘belittled’ their contributions in the development of Central Mindanao.Datu Camilo Icdang, deputy mayor for the indigenous peoples (IP) here, said the composer of the regional DepEd hymn failed to see how important the role of thelumadswas in making the region what it is today.For one, Icdang said, vast hectares of lots where schools were built were donated by the natives.

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KORONADAL CITY -- The country's third and fourth highest officials will be among the guests when South Cotabato celebrates T'nalak festival and foundation anniversary.South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance Fuentes confirmed to Radyo Bida Koronadal that Senate President Aquilino Koko Pimentel and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez will be the guests when the provincial celebration culminates later this month.At the opening day on July 13, Senator Juan Edgardo Sonny will be the special guest, Fuentes said.

COTABATO CITY -- Officials launched on Tuesday a monument honoring a 14thcentury Arab cleric who taught southerners Islamic peace activism present outcast Islamic militants are trying to destroy.The seaside landmark monument on where Arab preacher Karimul Makdum first set foot on Simunal, now an island town in Tawi-Tawi, was constructed using funds from the executive department of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).ARMM and provincial officials led the inauguration of the monument on Tuesday, an event capped off with the launching of P80 million worth of infrastructure projects

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