The Regional Development Updates (RDU) is the regular quarterly publication of RDC XII and NEDA XII containing development updates, news, reports and other relevant information on various activities of the Council, Local Government Units, Regional Line Agencies, State Universities and Colleges and Private Sector in the region.

1. The Official Publication of Regional Development Council XII
Volume 12, Issue No. 4: October - December 2014

2. Editor-in-Chief
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The Official Publication of the Regional Development Council XII
Contents
Obo Manobo Tribal Leader from
SOCCSKSARGEN Region Wins
National Awards in the 2014
Search for Outstanding Volunteers
RDC XII Sectoral Committees
Review CY 2016 AIP
Project Monitoring during the 4th
Quarter of CY 2014
RDC XII Facilitates Broader
Understanding of the ASEAN
Economic Integration by 2015
About the Cover
Vol. 12, Issue No. 4: October - December 2014
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Sarangani Celebrates 12th
Munato
Festival
3
4
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12
6
DOLE XII Converges Industries
through 1st
ITC Congress
11
On our cover are pictures of the projects
monitored by the Regional Project
Monitoring Committee’s monitoring team
in the region during the 4th
Quarter of
Calendar Year 2014.

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Obo Manobo Tribal Leader from
SOCCSKSARGEN Region Wins National
Award in the 2014 Search for Outstanding
Volunteers
by Lalaine M. Sajelan, NEDA XII-FAD
Obo Manobo . . . page 4
D
atu Lamberto A. Delfin, an Obo Manobo tribal leader of Kidapawan City and SOCCSKSARGEN’s nominee won
the national award for adult category of the Search for Outstanding Volunteer (SOV) 2014. He won the national
award together with Dr. Manuel P. Vallejo of the Davao Region, besting 21 others from the different regions of
the country.
RD Arturo G. Valero, Chairperson
of the Regional Search Committee-
SOV 2014, announced Datu Delfin’s
win of the National Outstanding
Volunteer Award (NOVA) after
receiving a letter from the Philippine
National Volunteer Service
Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA),
Manila, dated 27 November 2014.
The NOVA is conferred to
an individual or organization for
outstanding volunteer service that
has made a significant contribution
to uplifting the lives of people and
communities served.
Datu Delfin is the current
Chairman of the Mindanao
Indigenous Peoples Conference for
Peace and Development (MIPCPD)
in Kidapawan City. He was nominated
by Mr. Januario S. Espejo, Jr., Private
Sector Representative to Regional
Development Council (RDC) XII.
The national awardee is also
known as the “peacekeeper for
progress and prosperity” by the
Manobo community and development
workers. He is actively involved in
the conduct of medical outreach
activities, training/education against
drug, senior citizen care, advocacy
on various concerns through
radio broadcast, and information/
dissemination on the effects of
violence.
Datu Delfin was one of
the founders of the Mindanao
Highlanders Associations Inc.
(MINDAHILA) created in 1976 and
Tribal Communities Association
of the Philippines (TRICAP) in
1986 whose advocacy was for the
recognition, protection and promotion
of the rights of the Indigenous
Peoples. MINDAHILA was cited for
its contribution to the pacification
Datu Lamberto A. Delfin, Chairman of
the Mindanao Indigenous Conference
for Peace and Development, won
the Individual-Adult Category of
the National Outstanding Volunteer
Award 2014.
RDC XII Acting Chairperson Arturo G.
Valero award Datu Lamberto A. Delfin
a Plaque of Recognition during the
48th RDC XII Meeting on November
27, 2014 in Koronal City.
and reconciliation of the highlanders
in improving the quality of life of the
cultural communities in Mindanao.
Being an active member of the
Cotabato Tribal Consultative Council
(CTCC), Datu Delfin was chosen
to sit in the Scholarship Selection
Panel of the Mount Apo Foundation,
Inc (MAFI) which granted the CTCC
sixty (60) tertiary scholars per year.
His membership with MAFI also
caused the establishment of day
care centers, hanging bridges, and
toilet facilities in every barangay with

4. Obo Manobo . . . from page 3
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IP communities within the ten (10)
kilometer radius of the foot hills of
Mt. Apo which is the the ancestral
domain of the Obo-Manobo Tribe.
As a national awardee, Datu
Delfin received a trophy in the
awarding ceremony held on 10
December 2014 at the Speaker
Feliciano Belmonte Hall, House of
Representatives of the Philippines,
Constitution Hills, Quezon City.
With him during the awarding
ceremony were his loved ones and
the representative of NEDA XII, ARD
Noel E. Quiratman.
Datu Delfin and other regional
winners in the organization category,
the UTODCO and United Transport
Operators and Drivers Cooperative
(UTODCO), Koronadal City, and
the General Santos City-Small and
Medium Enterprise Council, Inc.
(GSC-SMEDCI), General Santos
City also received recognition for
volunteerism during the RDC XII
Meeting on 3 December 2014 at FB
Hotel, Koronadal City.
In the past, SOCCSKSARGEN
Region produced five SOV national
winners in the Individual-adult
category that included Conchita
Mistral, Bai Fatima Sinsuat, Bro.
Crispin Betita, FMS, Yusoph
Mohammad, and Col. Celestino F.
Desamito, Jr.
RDC XII Sectoral Committees
Review CY 2016 AIP
T
he four (4) sectoral committees of Regional Development Council
(RDC) XII simultaneously conducted a review of the validated CY
2016 Annual Investment Programs (AIP) of the regional line agencies
(RLAs), state universities and colleges (SUCs), and other instrumentalities
of the National Government, such as government-owned and controlled
corporations (GOCCs), in Region XII. The review was conducted on
November 4, 2014 at Cinco Niñas, General Santos Drive, Koronadal City.
Led by RDC XII Acting
Chairperson Arturo G. Valero, the
activity was graced by Cong. Jose
Tejada of the 3rd
District of Cotabato
Province. Joining the review were
officials and representatives of the
RLAs, LGUs, SUCs and private
sector representatives (PSRs).
The simultaneous review aims
to ensure the consistency of the
validated CY 2016 AIP with the
key results area and programs
of the Aquino Administration and
the inclusive growth and poverty
reduction strategies enunciated in
the Updated Regional Development
Plan (RDP), 2014-2016. The
activity also serves as a venue for
consultation among stakeholders,
particularly the local government
units (LGUs) and the civil society
organizations (CSOs), in firming up
the CY 2016 AIPs of the RLAs and
SUCs.
During his welcome message,
RDC XII Acting Chairperson Valero
pointed out the improving economic
performance of the region as
indicated by its sustained GRDP
growth from 5.3% in 2011 to 8.0% in
2012 and to 8.4% in 2013 and that
Region XII was the only region whose
GRDP registered an increasing
growth rate over the years. The
region’s GRDP growth was also
one of the highest in the country for
the period; in fact, it exceeded the
country’s GDP of 3.6% in 2011, 6.8%
RDC XII Secretary Noel E. Quiratman during the simultaneous review of the
validated CY 2016 AIP of the RLAs, SUCs, and other instrumentalities of the
National Government on November 4, 2014 in Koronadal City.
by Gwyneth Grace B. Collado, NEDA XII-DRD

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in 2012 and 7.2% in 2013.
Acting Chairperson Valero urged
all present to push for projects in CY
2016 that are relevant in sustaining
inclusive economic growth and
poverty reduction in the region. He
also called upon LGUs to propose
projects for inclusion in the 2016
AIP of Region XII which they could
not adequately fund but have strong
potentials of contribution to the
region’s growth and development.
Ms. Sandra J. Alido of the
RDC XII Secretariat presented the
macroeconomy targets for CY 2016
to guide the participants in identifying
priority PPAs. Ms. Phlorita A. Ridao,
also of the RDC XII Secretariat,
presented the mechanics of the
sectoral committee review and
encouraged the agencies and SUCs
to breakdown the cost and location
of each PPA, i.e. by province,
congressional district, city and
municipality, so that the local chief
executives, congresspersons and the
private sector could easily identify
projects that they could support.
Sectoral targets were likewise
presented during the break out
session for guidance of the members
of each Committee.
The review of each Committee
was led by the following, namely:
Regional Social Development
Committee (RSDC)-PSR Richlie
Lyndon L. Magtulis, Chairperson,
and DepEd XII RD Allan Farnazo,
Vice-Chairperson; Infrastructure and
Utilities Development Committee
(Infracom)—PSR Alfredo Bronx
Hebrona, Jr, Chairperson; Macro-
economy Development Administration
and Finance Committee
(MEDAFC)—RD Arturo G. Valero,
Vice-Chairperson; and Economic
Development Committee (EDC)—Dr.
Elizabeth Malacad, of CARRDEC.
A total of 26 agencies, 7
government owned and controlled
corporations (GOCCs) and four
(4) SUCs presented their AIPs for
CY 2016 broken down as follows:
EDC XII -eight (8) agencies, two
(2) GOCCs; MEDAFC– seven (7)
agencies; RSDC–ten (10) agencies,
two (2) GOCCs and four (4) SUCs;
and Infracom–eight (8) agencies and
three (3) GOCCs. The total initial
indicative amount of validated AIP for
CY 2016 is PhP 52.41 billion.
The MEDAFC had already
endorsed the AIP of the 7 agencies
on November 4, 2014 during the
sectoral review cum 4th Quarter
Regular Meeting of the Committee.
The AIPs that need enhancement/
revision will be presented again for
review during the 4th Quarter Regular
Meeting of the Committees scheduled
within November 2014 prior to their
endorsement to the RDC XII Full
Council which will convene on 03
December 2014.
Acting RDC XII Chairperson Arturo G. Valero urged the participants to push for projects in CY 2016 that are relevant
in sustaining inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction in the region during the Simultaneous Review of the
validated CY 2016 Annual Investment Programs on November 4, 2014 in Koronadal City.

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Project
Monitoring
during the
4th Quarter
of CY 2014
Road upgrading (gravel to concrete)
along Awang-Upi-Lebak-Kalamansig-
Palimbang-Sarangani Road, Km
2041+446-Km 2045+057.
Construction of 31 housing units under
the Gawad Kalinga Housing Project
in Maitum, Sarangani Province.
Oct. 16, 2014 Construction of Level II Water System Brgys. Upper Labas
and Upper Kiwanan,
Midsayap, Cotabato
Province
Oct. 21, 2014 Upgrading (gravel to concrete) along
Awang-Upi-Lebak-Kalamansig-
Palimbang-Sarangani Road, Km
2002+000 to Km 2004+786, with
exceptions
Palimbang, Sultan
Kudarat
Oct. 21, 2014 Upgrading (gravel to concrete) along
Awang-Upi-Lebak-Kalamansig-
Palimbang-Sarangani Road, Km
2007+299 to Km 2008+736, with
exception
Palimbang, Sultan
Kudarat
Oct. 21, 2014 Upgrading (gravel to concrete) along
Awang-Upi-Lebak-Kalamansig-
Palimbang-Sarangani Road, Km
2041+446 – Km 2045+057
Palimbang, Sultan
Kudarat
Oct. 22, 2014 Construction of 31 Housing Units under
the Gawad Kalinga Housing Project
Barangay Mabay,
Maitum, Sarangani
Oct. 22, 2014 Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) of Jct.
National Highway (Sarangani-Sultan
Kudarat Coastal Road to Pangui-Wali-
New La Union Road), Km 1765+100 to
Km 1768+810
Maitum, Sarangani
Oct. 23, 2014 Construction of the Bagacay Bridge
along Demoloc-Little Baguio-Alabel
Road
Alabel, Sarangani
Oct. 23, 2014 Upgrading of the Demoloc-Little Baguio-
Alabel Road, Km 1666 + 580 –Km
1667+800
Alabel, Sarangani
Oct. 23, 2014 Upgrading of the Demoloc-Little
Baguio-Alabel Road, Km1661 + 173
–Km 1666+580
Alabel, Sarangani
Oct. 23, 2014 Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) along
General Santos City Circumferential
Road (Western Section – Airport to
Fishport), Km1673+000 to
Km1676+290
Gen. Santos City
Oct. 24, 2014 Completion of Silway Bridge Phase II
Along GSC Circumferential Road
(Northern Section), Km 1653+531 to
Km 1653+711
Brgy. Silway, Gen.
Santos City
Oct. 24, 2014 Construction of Silway Bridge, Phase I
Along GSC Circumferential Road
(Northern Section), Km1653+531 to
Km1653+711
Brgy. Silway, Gen.
Santos City
Date of Visit Name of Project Location

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Actual Slippage
DILG XII / Municipal
Government of
Midsayap
Grassroots Participatory
Budgeting (GPB) - DILG
PhP 3,150,000.00 31.91% 68.09% (-) On-going
DPWH Sultan
Kudarat 2
nd
DEO
CY 2014 Regular Infra PhP 50,000,000.00 93.01% 6.99% (-) On-going
DPWH Sultan
Kudarat 2nd
DEO
CY 2014 Regular Infra PhP 35,175,000.00 67.00% 33% (-) On-going
DPWH Sultan
Kudarat 2nd
DEO
CY 2014 Regular Infra PhP 6,521,000.0 95.55% 4.45% (-) On-going
DSWD XII/LGU
Maitum
CY 2013 GPB/BUB PhP 3,362,250.00 100% - Completed
DPWH Regional
Office XII
CY 2014 DPWH Regular
Infra Program
PhP 74,810,000.00 75% 8.0% (-) On-going
DPWH Regional
Office XII
DPWH Regular Program
Savings
PhP 15,570,881.70 - - Suspended
DPWH Sarangani
District Engineering
Office
DPWH GAA CY 2014 PhP 47,330,000 97.10% 2.90% (-) On-going
DPWH Regional
Office XII
CY 2013 Current
Appropriations/RA 10352
(Fund 101)
PhP 115,000,000.00 97.20% 2.80% (-) On-going
DPWH Regional
Office XII
CY2014 DPWH Regular
Infrastructure Program
PhP 100,000,000.00 - - Suspended
DPWH Regional
Office XII
CY 2013 DPWH Regular
Infra
PhP 110,000,000.00 - - Suspended
DPWH Regional
Office XII
CY 2013 DPWH Regular
Infra
PhP70,000,000.00 95.00% 5% (-) On-going
Implementation
Status
Implementing
Agency
Source of Fund Cost in PhP
Physical
Accomplishments

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PROJECT MONITORING DURING THE 4TH QUARTER CY 2014
Upgrading of the Demoloc-Little
Baguio-Alabel Road in Alabel,
Sarangani.
Construction of classrooms in schools
experiencing acute classroom
shortage, such as the Lake Sebu
National High School.
Road Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete)
along Junction National Highway
(Makilala-Allah Valley Road) to Baras
Bird Sanctuary (Rajah Muda-New
Passi Section), Tacurong City, Sultan
Kudarat.
Oct. 27, 2014 Construction of Datal Lawa PSCG
Bridge (Km 0011+850) along the
Surallah-Lake Sebu-Maitum Road
Sitio Data Lawa,
Lake Sebu, South
Cotabato
Oct. 27, 2014 Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) of
Circumferential Road leading to
Surallah-Lake Sebu-Maitum Junction
Purok Rosas-Seloton-Seven Falls-Lake
Lahit, Lake Sebu: Km 1749+685.50-
1751+500.00 with exception
Lake Sebu, South
Cotabato
Oct. 28, 2014 Construction of Balo PSCG Bridge
(Km1770+480) along the Surallah-Lake
Sebu-Maitum Road
Lake Sebu, South
Cotabato
Oct. 28, 2014 Construction of Kolonbong PSCG
Bridge (Km 0006 + 830) along the
Surallah-Lake Sebu-Maitum Road
Lake Sebu, South
Cotabato
Oct. 28, 2014 Construction of Classrooms in Areas
Experiencing Acute Classroom
Shortage – Lake Sebu National High
School
Lake Sebu, South
Cotabato
Oct. 28, 2014 Construction of Classrooms in Areas
Experiencing Acute Classroom
Shortage – Lake Soluton Integrated
High School
Lake Sebu, South
Cotabato
Oct. 28, 2014 Construction of Lemfenek PSCG
Bridge (Km 0002+140) along the
Surallah-Lake Sebu-Maitum Road
Lake Sebu, South
Cotabato
Oct. 28, 2014 Opening/Widening/ Gravelling of
Surallah-Lake Sebu-Maitum Road, Km
1772 +856 to Km 11 + 850
Lake Sebu,South
Cotabato
Oct. 28, 2014 Upgrading (gravel to concrete),
Surallah-Lake Sebu-Maitum Road,
Km1765 +260.50 to Km1765 + 828.50
Lake Sebu,South
Cotabato
Oct. 28, 2014 Construction of Classrooms in Areas
Experiencing Acute Classroom
Shortage - Talisay Integrated High
School
Lake Sebu, South
Cotabato
Oct. 30, 2014 Rehabilitation (Asphalt to Concrete)
and Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete)
along Junction National Highway
(Makilala-Allah Valley Road) to Baras
Bird Sanctuary, Km 1680+215.30 to
Km 1682+900 with exceptions
Barangay Baras,
Tacurong City,
Sultan Kudarat
Date of Visit Name of Project Location

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Actual Slippage
DPWH South
Cotabato 1st
District
Engineering Office
CY2013 DPWH Regular
Infrastructure Program
PhP 40,000,000.00 92.48% 7.52% (-) On-going
DPWH Regional
Office XII
CY 2014 DPWH
Infrastructure Program
PhP 85,563,780.00 46.80% 16.40% (-) On-going
DPWH South
Cotabato1st
District
Engineering Office
CY2013 DPWH Regular
Infrastructure Program
PhP 30,000,000.00 98.00% 2.0% (-) On-going
DPWH South
Cotabato1st
District
Engineering Office
CY2013 DPWH Regular
Infrastructure Program
PhP 30,000,000.00 - - Suspended
DPWH South
Cotabato 1st
District
Engineering Office
CY 2014 Basic
Educational Facilities
Fund (BEFF)
PhP 1,959,802.39 39.23% 8.18% (-) On-going
DPWH South
Cotabato 1st
District
Engineering Office
CY 2014 Basic
Educational Facilities
Fund (BEFF)
PhP 1,142,329.12 63.75% 16.34% (+) On-going
DPWH South
Cotabato1st
District
Engineering Office
CY2013 DPWH Regular
Infrastructure Program
PhP 21,000,000.00 97.50% 2.50% (-) On-going
DPWH South
Cotabato 1st
District
Engineering Office
CY2013 DPWH Regular
Infrastructure Program
PhP 37,301,000.00 98.00% 2.00% (-) On-going
DPWH South
Cotabato 1st
District
Engineering Office
CY2013 DPWH Regular
Infrastructure Program
PhP 11,828,000.00 94.25% 5.75% (-) On-going
DPWH South
Cotabato 1st
District
Engineering Office
CY 2014 Basic
Educational Facilities
Fund (BEFF)
PhP 1,970,417.57 46.80% 0.61% (-) On-going
DPWH Regional
Office XII
CY 2013 DPWH Regular
Infra Structure Program
PhP 50,000,000.00 97.00% 3.00% (-) On-going
Cost in PhP
Physical
Accomplishments
Implementation
Status
Implementing
Agency
Source of Fund
PROJECT MONITORING DURING THE 4TH QUARTER CY 2014

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Project Monitoring
for the 4th Quarter
of CY 2014 Oct. 30, 2014 Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) along
Junction National Highway (Makilala-
Allah Valley Road) to Baras Bird
Sanctuary (Rajah Muda-New Passi
Section), Tacurong City, Sultan
Kudarat Km1682+900 to
Km1683+461.244; Km1684+61.240 to
Km1685+215.425 & Km1685+215.425
to Km1685+625 with exceptions;
Km1682+902.078 to Km1682+914.053
& Km1683 +461.244 to
Km1684+061.240
Tacurong City,
Sultan Kudarat
Date of Visit Name of Project Location
RDC XII Facilitates
Broader Understanding
of the ASEAN Economic
Integration by 2015
by Helen L. Vestal, NEDA XII-DRD
T
he Regional Development
Council (RDC) XII is pushing
for broader understanding
of the ASEAN Economic Integration
(AEI) which will be in full swing
starting CY 2015.
Upon the invitation of the
Council through its Economic
Development Committee, Assistant
Secretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo
of the Department of Trade and
Industry, gave a briefing on the
ASEAN Economic Integration
by 2015: Accomplishments and
Current and Future Undertakings of
the Philippines. He discussed in
detail the following: a) Trade Policy
of the Philippines vis-à-vis that of
other ASEAN member-countries; b)
Adoption of 4C for ASEAN Economic
Community as Philippine Game
Plan; c) Collaborative activities
implemented at the local level as the
Philippines key to success; and d)
Implementation of Philippine Market
Access Initiatives.
In his briefing, which was
conducted during the Council’s
48th Regular Meeting, he provided
perspectives on possible initiatives
and responses the region may
take relative to AEI. One of the
agreements of RDC XII is to pursue
an Industry-Academe Summit in
CY 2015 to draw commitments
and support to ensure the matching
and forecasting skills/manpower
requirement, and alignment of
school curriculum with the regional
development thrusts, particularly the
promotion of priority industry clusters
of the region.
Prior to the AEI briefing, RDC XII
Acting Chairperson Arturo G. Valero
administered the oath of office of
Director Galay M. Makalinggan of
the National Commission on Muslim
Filipinos (NCMF) who was approved
as a Special Non-Voting Member of
RDC XII until June 2016. Plaques
of Recognition were also awarded
to: a) RD Alikhan B. Marohombsar,
who recently retired from government
service, for his invaluable
contribution to RDC XII and local
and regional development; b)
Region XII Local Government Units
(LGUs) that were included in the CY
2014 Philippine Top 50 Cities and
Municipalities Competitiveness Index;
Assistant Secretary Ceferino S.
Rodolfo of the Department of Trade
and Industry received his Certificate
of Appreciation from Acting RDC XII
Chairperson Arturo G. Valero.

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DOLE XII Converges
Industries Through 1st
ITC Congress
T
he Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE)
Region XII led the 1st
Industry
Tripartite Council (ITC) Congress
with over 405 industry partners as
participants on December 9, 2014 in
General Santos City.
Philippine Association of Local
Service Contractors (PALSCON)
President Arturo Guerrero delivered
a message to the participants. He
emphasized that local service
providers must now provide solutions
to tackle labor market challenges
through different strategies.
“As we prepare for ASEAN
2015, we have to be open minded
and focus on strategies to be more
competitive. We have to facilitate
transitions, support transformation
and cooperate with the government,“
Guerrero said.
by Kathleen Zabate Turnos, DOLE XII
DOLE 12 RD Ofelia B. Domingo (2nd
from right) with PALSCON President
Arturo Guerrero and Industry partners
during the 1st Industry Tripartite
Council (ITC) Congress.
Actual Slippage
DPWH Regional
Office XII
CY 2013 Regular
Infrastructure Program
PhP 43,500,000.00 52.45% 17.54% (-) On-going
Cost in PhP
Physical
Accomplishments
Implementation
Status
Implementing
Agency
Source of Fund
The 1st
ITC Congress focused
on promoting innovations and
productivity in the ITC Ecosystem
towards ASEAN integration. It was
initiated by DOLE XII Regional
Director Ofelia B. Domingo to create
an ecosystem to strengthen industry
councils and help skilled workers to
become more competitive.
The signing of the Memorandum
of Agreement (MOA) on DOLE
Integrated Livelihood and Emergency
Employment (DILEEP) monitoring
with universities and colleges and
the Recognition Day for outstanding
local companies and the DOLE XII
employees were also held during
the Congress in celebration of the
national agency’s 81st
anniversary.
c) Region XII Nominees to the 2014
Search for Outstanding Volunteers;
and d) Col. Celestino F. Desamito,
Jr., for initiating the conduct of
the SOCCSKSARGEN Good
Governance Summit and providing
the volunteerism development
strategy through the conduct of the
Regional Green Leadership Camp.
The Council also passed a total
of 43 resolutions during the meeting
which included, among others, the
endorsement of the Mindanao Spatial
Strategy/Development Framework
(MSS/DF), 2015-2045, the CY
2016 Annual Investment Program
and requests for funding support for
priority infrastructure projects for the
SOCCSKSARGEN Region.

12. T
he province of Sarangani
celebrated the 12th Munato
Festival at the Provincial
Capitol on November 27-29, 2014
to commemorate its 22nd founding
anniversary. The MunaTo Festival is
coined from two Blaan words “Munah To”
which means “First People”.
The festival was celebrated under
a new concept, the Munato Yesterland
Theme Park, which allows students,
cultural enthusiasts, and the general
public to learn and appreciate the history
and culture of the province. The concept
showcased the following 12 attractions:
1. Cave of the Ancient, a light and
sound show about the anthropomorphic
jars found in the caves of Maitum,
Sarangani;
2. Tribal Village, showcasing
the Tboli, Blaan, and Tagakaolo tribes’
music, dances, chants and stories;
3. Sarangani Wildlife Museum,
showing the preserved animal species
found in Sarangani;
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4. Looms & Beads, an extensive,
elaborate exhibit that features traditional
arts and crafts in Mabal Tabih, Saul
(bead works), other artifacts, and
heirloom designs and fabrics from the
indigenous tribes of Sarangani;
5. MunaTo Fotoloco, a sculpture
of Mindanao artist Kublai Millan found at
the Sarangani Capitol depicting the first
people;
6. Sarangani Street Arts, a 3D
street art of the different Sarangani
tourist destinations;
7. Glan 100, a tribute to the first
settlers of Glan;
8. Sarangani Historical Lane, a
tribute to all the leaders that have served
Sarangani Province since its creation in
1992;
9. Moro Cottages, a showcase
of different tribes and Moro themed
cottages with an hourly cultural dance
show about the traditional practices of
marriage, childbirth, among others;
10. Fabli Guni & Farmers Market,
the biggest gathering of Sarangani
produce and products which include
organic vegetables, fruits, Sarangani
upland rice varieties, ornamental plants,
and potteries; Sarangani’s processed
foods, aquaculture harvests, handicraft,
furniture, and fashion; and Halal foods;
11. MunaTo Arcade, offer food and
novelty items;
12. MunaTo Center Stage, at the
center grounds of Sarangani Capitol,
where free shows and activities, such
as parade and mascot appearances,
tribal sports and boxing competitions,
magic shows, concerts and the “Pearl of
Sarangani“ pageant, are held.
Republic Act 7228, an act creating
the Province of Sarangani was approved
on March 16, 1992, segregating the
Municipalities of Alabel, Glan, Maasin,
Maitum, Malapatan, Malungon, and
Kiamba from the Province of South
Cotabato.
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by Apollo Y. Manlawe, NEDA XII-DRD