Popular Outdoor Places
Revisiting the Old Camiguin on a day tour
Perhaps one of the more typical tour of the province, Old Camiguin Tour is basically a quick peek into the island’s famed historical landmarks. Without question, I would recommend this tour for first timers in this island, right on their first day. Why? This tour gives you an idea how did this island came into existence-...
Camiguin Tour in (ten) so many ways possible!
If you’re a frequent traveller, a hiker, an outdoorsman or a weekend vacationer, Camiguin should be in your must- visit islands in the Philippines. With so many places to visit within – beaches, mountains, falls, hot and cold springs, Camiguin is a haven for outdoor guys like me. The laid back aura, friendly people, well...
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid: Grand Mosque of Cotabato City
Considered to be a masterpiece of islamic architecture, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid or the Grand Mosque now stands as a landmark in Cotabato City. Located at Barangay Kalangan II, it was named after the Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Bolkiah who donated a huge amount just so this architectural wonder and place of worship materializes in...
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...
