Region in Mindanao · 5 provinces and cities
A lake of 361.124 hectares at about 1,000 metres, ringed by hills and rainforest in the Alah Valley near Surallah. Tilapia grow in floating cages across the water, and egrets, herons, kingfishers and Philippine cockatoos live around the shores. The …
The festival of the whole province, named after t'nalak, a cloth the T'boli weave from abaca fibre. T'boli women called dreamweavers make it, and they say the patterns come to them in dreams sent by Fu Dalu, the goddess of abaca. The festival marks what the B'laan, the …
Photo: Constantine Agustin · Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
The tallest mountain in the country, 3,143 metres above sea level, and this city is one of the well known places to start the climb. One trail leaves from Lake Agco in Barangay Ilomavis, and two more run to Santa …
South Cotabato's provincial capital is home to Koronadal Cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral serving the city. Koronadal became the province's capital after Christian settlers moved into the Koronadal Valley during the resettlement programs of the 1930s to 1950s, on land …
The town festival of Isulan, held on 30 August for the day the town was founded. It doubles as a harvest thanksgiving: most people here farm rice, corn and vegetables, and the African palm, whose woven kalakat board is known across Mindanao. The dancing comes in two parts. …
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An ecological preservation park 15 km (9.3 mi) off the central business district on the north-east side of city in Barangay Conel. Klaja Karsts Land derived its name from “Kalaha” ("frying pot") as it looked like one due to the …
An active volcano in the highlands of T'Boli, with a lake in its crater called Lake Holon. It stands 30 kilometres west of General Santos and 44 kilometres south of Koronadal. The mountain was once called Parker, after an American …
A waterfall in the eastern part of the city, at Sitio Lapaan in Barangay Perez. Its water comes from mountain springs on Mount Apo, and it is one of the sources for the Metro Kidapawan Water District, the main water …
Four coves of coral reef closed to fishing, on the coast of Kiamba. Only one of the coves, Tuka 2, is open to the public.
Two Spanish gun towers and a rubble wall 38 metres a side, on a hill behind the municipal hall of Pikit, facing the National Highway. The Spanish built the fort in 1893 as they pushed into what remained of the …
A durian farm that also consists of a recreational center and restaurant. It also sells durian ice cream, pies and other sweets.
A plaza beside the town hall that serves as a central gathering point for the community. Various activities, such as sports, can be done here.
Good place to eat balut with family. The ambiance is good. A 5-minute drive from city proper.
Lawned city park on Sarangani Bay with beachside cabanas & a number of trees for shade.
In the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, it is the first formal museum in the city. It showcases the memorabilia of General Paulino Santos and the first settlers of the city who flocked to the area now known as General …
An active volcano, approximately 5.7 km from Acmonan, Tupi, South Cotabato. Adjacent volcanic edifices are Landayao, Tampad, and Albulhek to the west of the volcano, and Magolo to the north. There is a well-preserved 320-m-wide crater at the volcano's summit. …
The third largest lake in Mindanao, after Lake Lanao and Lake Mainit, with a surface area of 61.34 square kilometres. It lies low, an average of 4.5 metres above sea level, and is made of marshy basins fed by the …
The cave where the Maitum jars were found: earthenware burial jars shaped like people, with full or partial faces. A National Museum team dug here in 1991 and again in 2008. The team leader, Eusebio Dizon, said jars of this …
A 2-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Polomolok guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the hours …
A 3-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's General Santos guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the …
A 2.5 hectare sanctuary where egrets and herons nest. The city holds the Sultan Kudarat Bird Festival there, and the eighth one ran on 10 and 11 May 2024.
A waterfall with no river above it: the water comes out of crevices in a cliff 60 metres high, and the source is thought to be an underground river. Ferns and moss cover most of the rock. The pool at …
A sight at Cannery Rd., Brgy. Cannery Site, Polomolok.
800-foot high mountain peak accessed by trails with panoramas of General Santos City.
A town of colonial roads and well-preserved ancestral houses that the National Commission for Culture and the Arts counts as a heritage town. It lies east of Sarangani Bay and north of the Celebes Sea, and it is the most …
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