JUNE 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS & FESTIVALS

CALENDAR OF MAJOR EVENTS & FESTIVALS

REGION XII

JUNE 2013

20^th day of June – 23^rd day of July – YAMAN GENSAN CELEBRATION

@ General Santos City

“Devoted to the celebration of the business month in General Santos City, the undertaking is now popularly known as the Yaman Gensan Celebration. At center stage during the period are business conferences and meetings, trade fairs, and exhibits. This is not only intended to showcase the different products of Gensan and Mindanao as whole and to give support to SMES, but also, and most importantly, to develop and enhance the culture of entrepreneurship among the people. In line with this, the celebration is culminated by honoring the city’s most outstanding entrepreneurship through the annual Yaman Awards.”

-Business Fair-

12-25 – ARAW NG KUTABATO

@ Cotabato City

“In celebration of the city’s charter anniversary, is full of merriment ranging from drum & bugle corps competition, sports competition, fun run, civic military parade, trade fair, cultural activities and the selection of Mutya ng Kutabato.”

For more information:

Mr. Benjamin N. Abarca

Supervising TOO

City Tourism Office

People’s Palace

Cotabato City

(064) 421-7803

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Opening of Araw ng Cotabato 2013

  

17-21 – TAMFAKEN LUM’ALAY FESTIVAL

@ Tampakan, South Cotabato

“This festival is originally conceived as a celebration of good harvest of the Municipality’s main agricultural products namely Lubi (coconut), Mais (corn) and palay (rice) as highlights of the Municipal Foundation Anniversary. Today, it also depicts the IP’s traditional practice expressing respect to spirits through offerings, hence the word LUMad ALAY. Street dancing, culinary arts competition, ballgames are among the center piece of celebration.”

For more information:

Mr. Cesar Sulit, Jr.

Sr. Tourism Officer/ Head

ACTS Office
Koronadal, South Cotabato

(083) 228-3447

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21 – PAKARADYAN FESTIVAL

@ Malapatan, Sarangani Province

“Food and delicacy preparation both in special and ordinary days has been part of the rich Muslim culture. Pakaradyan festival showcases one of the most famous Muslim delicacies called Tinagtag,

 also known as rice crispies.

For more information:

Sarangani Tourism & Investment Promotion

Office of the Governor

Sarangani Province

(083) 508-2195

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