Posts Tagged "sarangani"

Gumasa White Sand Beach

SarBay Fest: Cap Your Summer with Loads of Fun

IT'S HERE. I can feel it's warmth. I can hear the waves murmuring as they crash against the powdery white sands of Gumasa. Sarangani Bay is calling. The biggest beach party in Mindanao is about to happen. Yes, SarBay Fest is here. Everyone is all agog about SarBay Fest 2013. Why ...

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Sowing the Seeds of Peace in Tuanadatu

WHEN MY mother learned that I was going to Tuanadatu she expressed her concern. “Isn’t it a dangerous place to go to?” she asked. “The military will be escorting us,” I reassured her as I was preparing my backpack. I completely understood my mother’s worry. It was only a few ...

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Ecotrek Participants at Basyawan Waterfall

2nd EcoTrek: Mountaineers sign Environment Manifesto

SINCE TEAM BUNDOL Mountaineers started the EcoTrek in 2011, we have always had in mind that our ultimate goal is the protection of the natural wealth. When we conducted the 2nd EcoTrek on November 27-28, 2012, our desire to take our actions a level higher has intensified. Similar to what we ...

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Team Bundol joins Garantisado Serbisyo in Datal Anggas

APRIL 13 was a big day for Baranggay Datal Anggas, the farthest barangay in my hometown, Alabel, Sarangani Province. No, not because it was Friday the 13th (blood was shed, though (there was a  mass circumcision courtesy of the municipal health office)) but because it was the 24th Foundation Anniversary ...

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taluya white sand beach

Feel the Heat of Summer at the Sarangani Bay Festival 2012

SUMMER WILL be sizzling hot again in Sarangani Province as we celebrate this year's Sarangani Bay Festival on May 18 and 19. The white sand beaches of Gumasa  in the municipality of Glan will again teem with beach lovers and adventure seekers as the local tourism council lay out outdoor activities ...

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munato festival 2011

Gearing Up for the MunaTo Festival 2011

FOR THE first time, I feel so excited for the MunaTo Festival. Not that the MunaTo Festival of Sarangani Province isn't exciting, it's that have always been out of town  during the festivities -- well, at least for the last three years. This year, I am excited. And I am ...

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glan lubi-lubi festival 2011

Colors of Glan’s Lubi-Lubi Festival

JUST BEFORE Sarangani Province celebrates the 9th MunaTo Festival. let me post some of my shots of the Lubi-Lubi Festival Street Dancing Comeptition held last October 8, 2011 at Glan Central Elementary School. The competition was won by Glan School of Arts and Trade, taking home a whopping Php 100,000 in ...

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The Road to Atnayan Falls: Alabel’s Hidden Gem-Part II

WHEN PEOPLE ask me what my town boasts, I would speak of its being the capital town of Sarangani Province where the magnificent provincial capitol building stands proud as the White House of the South and then I would slowly run out of words. But not anymore as I have ...

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Lord Baldy-Mort vs Harry Puncher

Why I Should Get to Know Pacquiao Better

EVERYBODY KNOWS the Pacman. You know his fight history. You know him as a classy fighter. You know her wife. Of course, her mother, too. You might even know his alleged affairs with sexy stars. That is how famous the man is that all these have become general knowledge. If you ...

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8th Munato Festival opens in Sarangani

THE PEOPLE of Sarangani gathered together this morning at the Capitol Park for the opening of the 8th Munato Festival, which drew a bigger crowd this year with the presence of Rep. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, who has just brought home his eighth championship belt in boxing. In his speech, Pacquiao showed ...

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