Author: Remo Aguilar
Cotabato City’s only manual metalware-making community of artisans
I’ve seen too many gongs (and tried to play it a few times) that I take it as something “ordinary” for Mindanaon traveler like me. It never occurred to me though how such beautifully crafted brassware was created. I bet most of you didn’t bothered to ask, if ever you saw one. Have you seen a gong …...
Guinakit Fluvial Parade in Cotabato City
Guinakit Fluvial Parade is a re enactment of Shariff Kabunsuan‘s (an Arab- Malay missionary from Johore, Indonesia) arrival in Mindanao some 500 years ago in a Guinakit (convoy of bancas) along the banks of Masla Pulangi now Rio Grande de Mindanao. The arrival of Shariff Kabunsuan started the spread of Islam in the...
Do tell my mother I’m in Cotabato City!
“Tell her too, I’m glad I did!” It’s not my first time in Cotabato City. But my last stay in this place wasn’t to give me a good glimpse of this city. Since then, my perception of Cotabato was all dependent and shaped by what media is sensationalizing about this place. Sadly though, it’s these...
First Malambuon Festival MTB Challenge (Mountain Biking)
I was just tagged in facebook about this event. To join, please contact the numbers given in the flyer/poster!...
Saranggani: My Sex Tour Tres adventure starts here!
In the SEx Tour (short for SoCCSarSKGen Experience Tour) tradition, our adventure started off with a healthy, mouthwatering breakfast at Cressings. The long travel to Maitum is rewarded by one delicious breakfast meal right there at Cresildas Food Place. I’ve been to Cressings three times already and bought some of their healthy...
