MAITUM BANGSI FESTIVAL 2011

Maitum celebrates the 4^th Bangsi Festival last January 27 – 28, 2011. The celebration honors the fisher folk who capture bangsi (flying fish) for livelihood. Bangsi is a “marinated flying fish.”

Bangsi Festival ought to give more significance to its ONE TOWN, ONE PRODUCT (OTOP) for a purpose of promotion in boosting the confidence of its fisher folk aspiring for higher revenues as well as its tourism, diverse culture and economy.

This year’s festival theme is “Masaganang Karagatan, Yaman ng Mamamayan.”

My trip to Maitum in covering the Bangsi Festival is one of a kind and magnificent.  The festival is truly worth coming even its quite far from Cotabato City to General Santos City to Maitum, Sarangani.

Majority of the people in Maitum are Ilocano. I have tasted an authentic Ilocano dishes served by ate Beth Palma Gil, it was delectable indeed. People of Maitum are very warm and hospitable.

So next time, you should not fail to watch and experience the grandeur of Maitum Bangsi Festival.

Sugba-sugba sa kadalanan right after the street dance compitition

.Grilled bangsi (flying fish).

Marinated Bangsi paired by salted egg and black rice. This is now my new favorite.