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KORONADAL CITY -- All roads here lead to the South Cotabato Sports Complex for the closing ceremonies of the successful Koronadal City International Folklore Festival which ends tonight.City Mayor Peter Miguel said Saranggani Rep. Manny Pacquiao has confirmed his attendance during the closing program this evening.Miguel explained that Pacquiao was chosen to be the event culminating program guest of honor and speaker because the Saranggani solon, also known as Pambansang Kamao is known not only in the Philippines and Asia but around the world.

KORONADAL CITY - An education official in Central Mindanao region has urged all public school students to witness the on going Koronadal CityInternational Folklore Festival here because the event is highly educational. Speaking over DXOM-AM Radyo Bida, Dr.

SOUTH UPI, Maguindanao – Traditionally,
when Teduray-Lambangian celebrates feast day, it will not be complete without
horse fighting.

Gone are the days when male horses fight it out,
violently, to earn the right to take on the female horse. Gone are the days
when violence accompanies traditional celebrations.

KORONADAL CITY - The Department of Toursim (DOT-12) on Thursday night sponsored a dinner evening and gala night for Piyesta Kolondatal participants to the Koronadal City International Folklore Festival which turned out to be like TV's Show Time. The dinner turned into a dance show as foreign and local participants took turns on center stage to introduce dance steps, according to Nelly Dillera, DOT-12 regional director.

KORONADAL CITY - Stricter security has been imposed in and around Koronadal City as the International Folklore Festival entered its third day, police said. We ask the public to cooperate with the law enforcers in maintaining peace and order in the city while we enjoy the festival, Supt. Nestor Salcedo, Koronadal City police cheif.

KORONADAL CITY - Residents here and in South Cotabato have been feted with world class cultural presentation as the Council of International Organization forFolklore and Folkarts (CIOFF)-Koronadal International Folklore Festival 2015 started Monday.A street dancing parade signaled the start of the international event featuring local and international cultural groups.Participants fromJapan, Sri Lanka, Poland, Turkey, Slovenia, Russia, Chinese Taipei and Indonesia, in their traditional and cultural dress wowed the crowd as they marched along major city streets.Several groups from Philippines

KORONADAL CITY - Russian delegates to the Council forInternational Folklore and Folk Arts show what they've got during the street dancing parade of the Koronadal City's International Folklore Festival on August 10-19, 2015.Thousands of onlookers and viewers could only say wow, ohh, and beautiful as delegates to the festival, including Mexico, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, among others join the opening ceremonies.

TIMANAN, South Upi, Maguindanao - Colorful and rich Teduray-Lambangian culture and tradition was highlighted during the Entingayen Festival organized by Our Lady of Salvation Parish as it celebrates 34th patronal fiesta on Aug. 16: the Lumao National High School here.Traditional dress, colorful decors, traditional music and rendition take center stage as the festival was held over the weekend in Lumao National High School (LNHS) grounds in Sitio Guila-Guila,Barangay Kuya, South Upi. Entingayen” in Teduray roughly means everything God
has createdand in air, in land and in water.

COTABATO CITY – The tribal groups in
Muslim Mindanao can be identified through the food they prepare and offer to
guests, so the saying goes.

This is what is happening in an eat all you can” event
inside the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) compound here as the
Cultural Village highlights seven tribal groupings.

KORONADAL CITY -- Participants from nine foreign countries to the Council ofInternational Folklore and Folk Arts (CIOFF) International Folklore Festival 2015will show off their rich culture in a city-wide parade that will signal the start of international event today.The foreign delegates that are already in town are Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Mexico. They are to join the parade this afternoon, according to Koronadal City Mayor Peter Miguel.Miguel told DXOM Radyo Bida that an opening program will start at 3 p.m.at theSouth Cotabato Sports Complex.