Sunday, March 30, 2008

Surgery


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 31, 2008) – Dr. Samuel Evans of Reach International Healthcare and Training Program, Inc. performs a tophead cyst surgical operation during a medical mission Sunday, March 30, at barangay Kiambing, in collaboration with the Vice Governor's Office and volunteers. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Free medicines


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 31, 2008) - Five year-old Gerlie Naniong, with her father, receives free medicines from a barangay health volunteer during a medical mission Sunday, March 30, at barangay Kiambing. This event is a collaboration of Vice Governor Steve Solon with Smart Communications, Inc., Dadiangas Maharlika Eagles Club, General Santos Twinstar Jaycees, Dr. R. Cagape medical team and the couple doctors Madrid and municipal government of Maitum. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Mayor and Vice Gov.


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 31, 2008) - Vice Governor Steve Solon (center) helps out Mayor Elsie Perrett (right) in planting mangrove seedlings as Engr. Arnulfo Palma of Smart Communications, Inc. looks on during the mangrove reforestation Sunday, March 30, at barangay Kiambing. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Mangrove planting


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 31, 2008) - Mayor Elsie Perrett (3rd from left) with Engr. Arnulfo Palma (right) of Smart Communications, Inc., Dr. Samuel Evans (2nd from left) of Reach International Healthcare and Training Program Inc., and Rey Burgos (extreme left) of General Santos Twinstar Jaycees plant mangrove trees Sunday, March 30, at barangay Kiambing. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Mangrove planters


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 31, 2008) – The staff of Vice Governor's Office and Smart Communications, Inc. personnel in a photo opportunity after the mangrove reforestation activity Sunday, March 30, at barangay Kiambing. This event is a collaboration of the Vice Governor's Office, Smart Communications, Inc. and General Santos Twinstar Jaycees. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Footbridge


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 31, 2008) – Vice Governor Steve Solon walks thru a footbridge Sunday, March 30, on his way to join residents and officials in planting mangrove seedlings at barangay Kiambing to help protect and preserve the coastal environment near the mouth of Pangi River. The activity is part of the vice governor's partnership with Smart Communications, Inc. for mangrove reforestation and medical missions around the province. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Datu Damfel Banwe


MALUNGON, Sarangani (March 27, 2008) – Wearing the traditional Blaan attire, boxing hero Manny Pacquiao becomes Datu Damfel Banwe' which means "a man to unite the people from distant places towards peace and prosperity." (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Conferment rites


MALUNGON, Sarangani (March 27, 2008) – Blaan tribal elders confer WBC super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao the rank of datu in Malungon Wednesday, March 26, at the municipal gymnasium. Partly hidden at left is Mayor Reynaldo Constantino. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

IPs confer Pacquiao rank of Datu

MALUNGON, Sarangani (March 27, 2008) – Elders of the indigenous people (IP) conferred world boxing champ Manny Pacquiao the rank of datu (tribal leader) as he returned home Wednesday (March 26) to a rousing welcome ceremony in Malungon where he chairs the municipal tourism council.

Pacquiao's title of Datu Damfel Banwe' means "a man with the power to unite the people from all places towards peace and prosperity".

The WBC super featherweight champion arrived at General Santos City airport in the morning.

Pacquiao was joined by South Cotabato Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio and General Santos City Mayor Pedro Acharon, Jr. in a motorcade and press conference.

Shortly after, Malungon municipal officials in a motorcade led Pacquiao to the town where he received a hero's welcome at the jam-packed municipal gym.

"Ipinakita nya ang kahalagahan na walang imposible kapag tayo ay may pangarap at inspirasyon," Governor Migs Dominguez said in a welcome message.

Mayor Reynaldo Constantino said he had scheduled Pacquiao's grand welcome in Malungon even before the boxing champ's latest victory against Mexican Juan Manual Marquez.

Malungon is the only landlocked municipality in Sarangani. On its hinterlands are villages of indigenous peoples such as the Tagakaolos and the Blaans.

The province's School of Living Tradition (SLT) project has made the Blaans and the Tagakaolos preserve their heritage of tribal dress weaving and beads making which is also their source of income.

Pacquiao's conferment as datu is in accordance with the Indigenous People's Rights Act (IPRA) or R.A. 8371, recognizing Pacquiao's respect among the country's IPs.

Late last year, Pacquiao joined Environment Secretary Lito Atienza in a reforestation drive in Sarangani's capital town Alabel to protect a watershed there. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Employees' benefits


ALABEL, Sarangani (March 27, 2008) – Governor Migs Dominguez signs the collective negotiating agreement (CNA) Wednesday, March 26, with Sarangani Provincial Employees Union (SPEU) president Ramon Villa (center, seated) with provincial administrator Fredo Basino (right) and SPEU officers as witnesses. The governor urges employees to be more efficient in their jobs in exchange of additional benefits they will receive. (Photo by Bobby Saya-ang/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Manny Pacquiao


MALUNGON, Sarangani (March 26, 2008) - WBC super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao speaks to supporters Wednesday, March 26, during a victory party. The boxing champ, who is also the town's tourism council chair, owns a cockfighting farm in the municipality which is becoming a tourist destination. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Local ofiicials with Pacquiao


MALUNGON, Sarangani (March 26, 2008) - WBC super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao sings the national anthem with local officials Wednesday, March 26, during a grand welcome. With Pacquiao are (from left) Board Member Rolando Octavio, Vice Governor Steve Solon, Governor Migs Dominguez and Mayor Reynaldo Constantino. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Grand Welcome for Pacquiao


MALUNGON, Sarangani (March 26, 2008) - WBC super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao sits on stage with local officials Wednesday, March 26, during a grand welcome and victory party hosted by the municipal government of Malungon. With Pacquiao (from left) are Board Member Rolando Octavio, Vice Governor Steve Solon, Governor Migs Dominguez, Mayor Reynaldo Constantino and Vice Mayor Ben Guilley. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Gov. Migs with Pacquiao


MALUNGON, Sarangani (March 26, 2008) – Governor Migs Dominguez looks on as WBC super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao autographs a boxing glove Wednesday, March 26, after his conferment with the tribal title of Datu Damfel Banwe' which means "a man to unite the people from distant places towards peace and prosperity." (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Jet ski patrol


GLAN, Sarangani (March 25, 2008) – Glan Mayor Enrique "Yoyong" Yap Jr. patrols the municipal waters along the beachfront off Gumasa village in his jet ski, a Sea-Doo GTX Limited. The powdery white sand beaches of Gumasa are favorite destinations during holidays and summer. The municipality hosts the annual Sarangani Bay Festival in May, an event that marks the enjoyment, protection and conservation of Sarangani Bay's rich biodiversity. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Monday, March 24, 2008

Fishing ground


KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 24, 2008) – A fisherman paddles to his fishing ground off Kiamba town where Celebes Sea is a vast and rich source of food for his family. (Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFO CENTER)

Busagan Falls


MALUNGON, Sarangani (March 24, 2008) - For summer backpackers, a challenging dirt bike ride to the interior mountains can be rewarding reaching up to the Busagan Falls in Sitio Sabangan, Barangay J.P. Laurel in Malungon, the only landlocked municipality in Sarangani province. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Graduation picture


GLAN, Sarangani (March 24, 2008) – Big brother takes a picture of Roberto Evangelista Jr. as he graduates pre-school Sunday. He wants to be a pilot someday. (Photo by Jun Ramos/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Graduation day


GLAN, Sarangani (March 24, 2008) – The season of graduation and commencement exercises begin on Easter Sunday, March 23, for these pre-schoolers who are "Celebrating little achievements, pursuing big dreams" and looking forward to a long summer vacation after their two-year preparatory. (Photo by Jun Ramos/ SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Procession in Gumasa


GLAN, Sarangani (March 24, 2008) - Gumasa residents join a "prusisyon" (procession) on Saturday, March 22, along the beach, an old town practice in barangay Gumasa. Christian settlement was first sought in 1914 by a wave of Christians from Carcar, Cebu to Glan, the province's oldest municipality. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Waterfalls of Lomuyon


KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 18, 2008) – Tourists take a dip at the lagoon carved by the waterfalls of Lomuyon. Other than the waterfalls found around Kiamba, other destinations this summer are the town's beaches and dive spots. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Snorkeling


KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 18, 2008) – A guide demonstrates snorkeling to tourists at Tuka Marine Park. The pristine waters make visitors enjoy this snorkeling haven's vast coral gardens located in coves near the town proper. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Mosqueda Beachfront Resort


KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 22, 2008) – Serenity and exclusivity makes the Mosqueda Beachfront Resort in barangay Lomuyon both a tourist destination and a hideaway. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Pacquiao farm


MALUNGON, Sarangani (March 18, 2008) – An arc created by Davao sculptor Kublai Millan stands at the gate of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao's cock farm in barangay Banahaw, Malungon which is becoming a tourist spot. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Cockfight


MALUNGON, Sarangani (March 18, 2008) - A sculpture of a group men huddling in a cockfight stands as the centerpiece in the cock farm of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao in barangay Banahaw, Malungon located in the outskirts of General Santos City. Davao artist Kublai Millan created the centerpiece at the farm which is becoming a tourist destination in the area. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Monday, March 17, 2008

Lenten rush


MAASIM, Sarangani (March 18, 2008) – Sarangani locals and tourists rush from General Santos City to their provincial vacation sites in the western coast of Sarangani for the long weekend of the Lenten season. Air-conditioned vans commonly ply Sarangani's towns but a heavy volume of passengers in times like these bring out any means of transportation. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Pawikan mating


KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 17, 2008) – A couple of Olive Ridley marine turtles (pawikan) mate at the municipal waters of Kiamba just in front of the Tuka Marine Park which is declared as marine sanctuary. (Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFORMATION CENTER)

Peace covenant


KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 17, 2008) – Mayor Rommel Tomas Falgui (center) signs the Peace Covenant with other sectors during the Kapapadsabute (peace dialogue) held at barangay Datu Dani. Standing beside him is George Young, program director of Kalinaw Sarangani Unit. The Peace Covenant is the result of the intercultural dialogue for peace Saturday (Mar. 15) attended by Moro, Christian and Indigenous people. (Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFORMATION CENTER)

Intercultural dialogue


KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 17, 2008) – Vice Governor Steve Solon gives a message during the Kapapadsabute - an intercultural dialogue for peace attended by various sectors ranging from the Moro, Christian and Indigenous people - at barangay Datu Dani, Kiamba Saturday (Mar. 15). (Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFORMATION CENTER)

Malong


MALAPATAN, Sarangani (March 16, 2008) – Women in Malapatan town keep their traditional arts alive with a malong-weaving project under their Rural Improvement Club. They prepare threads to weave and produce malong like the ones they are wearing. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Fresh catch


KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 16, 2008) – Fishermen show their fresh catch from Celebes Sea. Motorists would usually drop by to buy fresh fish along the highways of Sarangani's western coast. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Weaving


MALAPATAN, Sarangani (March 15, 2008) – A Blaan woman starts a weaving process (tabih). A dileh (knife), galana (dye) made up of yellow, green, violet and red, and a wooden stick (los) are used to treat the dried leaves of buli or romblon leaves. The traditional tabih, one of the three vanishing arts of weaving among the indigenous people, has been preserved in Sarangani through the School of Living Tradition project of Governor Migs Dominguez. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Romblon harvest


MALAPATAN, Sarangani (March 15, 2008) – A Blaan woman harvests romblon leaves (buli) in Upper Lasang where a School of Living Tradition for mat weaving was established by the provincial government. Romblon is found on many islands in the Western Pacific and grows in abundance by the seashore. A sustainable resource, the sword shaped leaves are harvested leaving the plant to grow new leaves for future use. Once dried, the leaves are traditionally woven into sleeping mats, market bags and other useful items. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Lamlunay: Nurturing a culture of business and tradition


Russtum G. Pelima


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 14, 2008) – The place was once a battleground deserted by Tboli villagers, their displaced families settling elsewhere in the lowlands driven by armed conflicts in the 70s.

But barangay Upo has not withered hope.

After a long time, the Tbolis decided to resettle, protect their forest, save their future and tradition, built their own business.

What they're sowing for nature has been bringing good fortune to barangay Upo's doorsteps.

The Lamlunay Research and Learning Center (LRLC) built at the foot of a forest gained recognition as one of the 19 finalists at the national Gawad Galing Pook last year.

In March 11, a team from United Nations World Food Program (WFP) conducted a project visit in Lamlunay for the Ylang-ylang and banana food-for-work program.

The Upo Valley Multi-purpose Cooperative (UVAMULCO) takes care of the community farmers' businesses. Started to operate in 2000 and now with 300 farmer members, UVAMULCO buys abaca, banana, coffee and corn from the farmers. It has enabled them easy market. This small barangay can produce 30 tons of bananas in a week.

LRLC now nurses 15,000 hills of rubber trees for free distribution to the farmers.

The center sits on land donated by the Kusin family to the barangay. It intends to showcase how its 97-hectare forest must be protected through reforestation.

Lamlunay is a coined Tboli term which means paradise-lam (into) and lunay (a tree), thus, "into the forest."

Among the indigenous peoples like the Tbolis, forest is a paradise, with all its natural beauty, serenity, and bounty.

At the heart of Lamlunay's mountain is a waterfalls. Basilio Kusin recounted to me how it got its name.

Once, a Tboli named Lumabag lived here. Being alone, he fed from fruit trees and hunting wild animals in the forest. Trying to catch a frog one day, Lumabag fell into the wild water and died there. From then on, the people called the waterfalls Ficong Lumabag (Lumabag Falls).

Just before lunch, young Tboli girls in colorful tribal dress performed a Tboli traditional dance.

Basilio and I seated under the canopies so he could continue telling me his stories-the origin of a nearby brook called Banlagil, and how the lunay tree in the midst of the forest has provided light to the village people-while playing the duwagay, a Tboli violin.


"You know," he whispered as he noticed my attention was caught by his instrument. "A Tboli plays the duwagay to court a girl. Soon, the girl would come out and flee from her mother's house to look where the tune comes from." (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/RGP)

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Diving lessons



MAASIM, Sarangani (March 14, 2008) – A dive instructor teaches a student basic diving techniques at the Lemlunay Diving Resort in Tinoto, an all-year round diving site in Sarangani Bay. Sarangani Bay is one of the top diving spots in the country. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Classroom visit


ALABEL, Sarangani (March 13, 2008) – Pupils at Tagaytay Primary School in the hinterland village of Ihan, Barangay Datal Anggas interact with Vice Governor Steve Solon during a visit Tuesday (Mar. 12). (Photo by Bobby Saya-ang/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Graduation speaker


ALABEL, Sarangani (March 13, 2008) – Vice Governor Steve Solon speaks before graduates of the police civil disturbance management course Wednesday (Mar. 12), praising the policemen for putting their lives on the line to protect the constituency. (Photo by Warlito Tanedo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Civil disturbance management


ALABEL, Sarangani (March 13, 2008) – The first graduates of a civil disturbance management (CDM) course in the province receive their certificates from Vice Governor Steve Solon (center) and Sr. Supt. Danilo Peralta (extreme left), provincial director, after a three-day training Wednesday (Mar. 12) at the Capitol grounds. The 41-person CDM team was organized as Sarangani continues to post the lowest crime volume in the region. (Photo by Warlito Tanedo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

UN official lauds Sarangani town's food program

MAITUM, Sarangani (March 13, 2008) – United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Country Director Guarnieri Valerie has commended the local government and community joint efforts in the implementation of food-for-work program.

During the site visit and validation at the Lamlunay Research and Learning Center (LRLC) in Barangay Upo Tuesday (Mar. 11), Valerie said the community models Mindanao in its Food for Education, Food for Work, Food for Hope and Food for Peace.

"It sounds that in here you embrace many of these principles," Valerie said.

"One of the reasons why we wanted to see your area is because the sort of the things you were doing in Sarangani and here in this municipality is exactly the sort of things that the World Food Program is trying to support in Mindanao."

Upo was driven by conflict between government and secessionist rebels in the 70s.

LRLC opened with an 11-hectare land donated by a Tboli family to the barangay and started to operate in 2000 with the local government beginning to conduct inter-agency trainings and seminars.

The center runs on a tripartite management of the municipal and provincial government, the barangay, and the community and serves to protect its 97-hectare forested area.

Lamlunay is a native coinage of lam (into) and lunay (tree), thus "into the forest." Lamlunay connotes a paradise among the Tbolis.

The center now nurses 15,000 rubber seedlings to be distributed to community farmers for free.

In return, Upo Valley Multi-purpose Cooperative (UVAMULCO) buys farmers' products in the area such as abaca, coffee and banana.

UVAMULCO has 300 coop members who farm their own lands. Among the barangay's eight sitios, Antam produces the biggest, with eight tons of banana per week.

Valerie lauds in particular the participation of women in the implementation of the Ylang-ylang and banana projects, and the barangay community in maintaining peace and order.

LRLC was one of the 19 national finalists for the Gawad Galing Pook 2007.

"This is our perfect example of a cultural minority that is able to succeed not because of government, but really because the community bonded together and decided that they wanted to move on forward," Governor Migs Dominguez said.

The UN team also visited the Gawad Kalinga eco-village in Barangay Mabay in Maitum; the skills training and weaving project of rebel returnees in Sitio Ihan, Barangay Datal Anggas in Alabel; and the School of Living Tradition in Lamlifew, Malungon. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/RGP)

Tboli violin


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 12, 2008) – Basilio Kusin plays a Duwagay, a Tboli violin made of lunay tree and a copper coil used as string. A Tboli male plays the Duwagay in courtship. (Photo by SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/CAS)

Mango


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 14, 2008) – A caretaker inspects mango seedlings at the Lamlunay Research and Learning Center (LRLC) in barangay Upo, a finalist in the recent Gawad Galing Pook national awards on outstanding local governance programs. LRLC in Maitum is a 108-hectare facility that maintains nurseries of fruit trees and other crops and distributes seedlings to barangays. LRLC demo farms use sloping agricultural land technology. Diversified farming systems are also maintained in the center. Through LRLC, a brainchild of the late Mayor George Yabes, the average family income in barangay Upo has continuously increased. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

UN World Food Program


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 12, 2008) – Governor Migs Dominguez welcomes residents and guests from the United Nations World Food Program led by Country Director Guarnieri Valerie (2nd from right) on Tuesday (Mar. 11) at Lamlunay Research and Learning Center, a finalist in the recent Gawad Galing Pook national awards. It is one of Sarangani's outstanding local governance programs on farm learning that helped increase the average family income in the barangay. (Photo by SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/CAS)

Governor's briefing


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 12, 2008) – Governor Migs Dominguez gives a background of Lamlunay Research and Learning Center in barangay Upo Tuesday (Mar. 11) as Country Director Guarnieri Valerie (2nd from right) of the United Nations World Food Program listens and later lauded local government-community joint efforts in the implementation of its food-for-work program. Upo was a former battleground of secessionist rebels and government troops driving away Tboli communities in the 70s. (Photo by SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/CAS)

Barangay report


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 12, 2008) – Governor Migs Dominguez asks questions to Upo barangay captain Sebastian Paralejas Tuesday (Mar. 11) during a project validation of the United Nations World Food Program. (Photo by SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/CAS)

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Tsinelas campaign



MAITUM, Sarangani (March 11, 2008) - School children display their new tsinelas (slippers), part of the 800 pairs of slippers distributed Tuesday (Mar. 11) by the staff of top-rating weekly primetime program Rated K in its "tsinelas campaign" for elementary kids coming from remote villages who have to walk five to 10 kilometers going to school. (Photo by Afren de Guzman/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)

Monday, March 10, 2008

Town hall meeting


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 10, 2008) – Governor Migs Dominguez takes time to talk with town officials, employees and teachers at the flag ceremony Monday (March 10) at Maitum Municipal Hall. The governor, known for his hands-on and quick delivery of public services, also urged teachers to implement effective and better quality of education. (Photo by Afren de Guzman/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Learning system fund


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 10, 2008) – Teachers and town official show a dummy check of P250,000 for the Alternative Learning System which provides basic education to out-of-school youth. Governor Migs Dominguez delivered the fund Monday (Mar. 10) for the community learning center project co-funded by the United States Assistance for International Development (USAID) with its service provider, Education Quality Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills 2 (EQUALLS2). (Photo by Afren de Guzman/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Computers delivery


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 10, 2008) – Malalag National High Shool principal Florlie Mallare (left) and Mayor Elsie Perrett receive from Governor Migs Dominguez two computer sets Monday (Mar. 10). The governor also delivered two computers sets for Maguling National High School. (Photo by Afren de Guzman/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Intermission number


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 10, 2008) – School children appear to play-dance in the middle of a ricefield, but they are actually performing an "intermission number" to entertain guests at the groundbreaking rites Monday (Mar. 10) of the new barangay hall of Pangi. (Photo by Afren de Guzman/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)

Barangay hall groundbreaking


MAITUM, Sarangani (March 10, 2008) – Town officials and Governor Migs Dominguez (center) carry out the groundbreaking ceremony Monday (Mar. 10) of the new barangay site for Pangi, a predominantly Ilocano village (population 1,219) with vast rice-producing area. (Photo by Afren de Guzman/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)