Tag: Cotabato
Arakan, Cotabato | Retracing the Outdoor Fun and Good Friends in Matigol Falls
I swore not to go back to Matigol Falls after that climbing ordeal I had during my first hike here. But, I’m here, we’re here and scaling it again. If only to photograph the entirety of this humungous beauty and get be united with trekking buddies for over a decade!
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...
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...
