Friday, May 27, 2011

Lemuhen Performing Arts


KIAMBA, Sarangani (May 27, 2011) – Members of Lemuhen Performing Arts, a Tboli tribal dance group of Kiamba, pose for a souvenir photo with Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon after their performances during the culmination program of 70th foundation anniversary of barangay Lomuyon and 9th Kun K’ Daw Lomuyon, Tboli for “Araw ng Lomuyon”. (Bon-Bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Barangay Anniversary


KIAMBA, Sarangani (May 27, 2011) – Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon delivers his closing remarks and congratulates the participants for the street dance competition during the 70th Foundation Anniversary and 9th Kun K’ Daw Lomuyon, a Tboli phrase which means “Araw ng Lomuyon” Wednesday, May 25, under the leadership of Barangay Captain Steve Mosqueda. (Bon-Bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Araw ng Lomuyon


KIAMBA, Sarangani (May 27, 2011) – Governor Migs Dominguez gives his congratulatory message to the residents of barangay Lomuyon as they celebrate their 70th Foundation Anniversary and 9th Kun K’ Daw Lomuyon, Tboli for “Araw ng Lomuyon” Wednesday, May 25. (Bon-Bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Haggai for Peace Project


MAASIM, Sarangani (May 27, 2011) – Haggai for Peace Project Solon project manager Jonathan Sinfuego gives his message to the participants of Haggai at Kyumad, barangay Amsipit Thursday, May 26. Haggai for Peace Project is under the office of Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon and an integral part of Kalinaw program which aims to sustain peace and development of the community through values formation and advocacy on culture of peace. (Bon-Bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Courtesy call


ALABEL, Sarangani (May 27, 2011) – Januarius Rivas (2nd from left), Philippine Consul General to Darwin, Australia, pays a courtesy call to Governor Migs Dominguez at the Capitol Wednesday, May 25. (Romina Rabina/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Bayanihan


MALUNGON, Sarangani (May 27, 2011) – Residents of Panamin village of barangay Tamban help hand-in-hand for a bayanihan in building the literacy and day care center donated by an American missionary in time for the opening of classes this June. (Bon-Bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Barangay school site


MALUNGON, Sarangani (May 27, 2011) – Tamban Barangay Captain Virgilio Asgapo (left) points to Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon (right) the barangay school site for a day care center of Panamin village and the mountainous landscape surrounding it Wednesday, May 25. (Bon-Bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

FEATURE STORY -- IML Ecopark: Sarangani’s all-adventure resort







By Russtum G. Pelima, Ma Ed

MAASIM, Sarangani (May 25, 2011) – The province’s newest resort this year rising at a peak in Lumasal village is IML (shortened Irineo Miguel Lopez) Ecopark in an old hacienda now owned by former Mayor Aniceto Lopez, Jr. and family.

“I remember as government troops were running after the rebels that day in August 2008, I was busy planting bananas here,” Haydee Lopez said. The former first lady has purchased the old Hacienda Ong for her banana plantation while being assured of her husband’s consent despite the odds.

Her husband, the visionary town leader, sees where the municipality is heading. The fact is he was able to instill an excellent leadership among his constituents for simply being a peace advocate.

“What is Maasim yesterday?” Lopez said. “Now we even invested on our own not to take the risk, but to enjoy old age at the resort,” he gushed.

“This resort will give new meaning to guns and bullets,” the couple had to say.

At the resort, the Lopezes planned to construct 25 rooms from P1,500 air-conditioned rooms to economy rooms and a dormitory. These rooms will soon be named with different ammunitions accordingly, thereby renaming bullets of death into cozy and convenient rooms to relax and be private.

The resort sits in a 100-meter altitude. It started admitting guests since April 9 but will have its grand opening at the town’s Kestebeng Festival and the national shoot fest competition next month.

Last weekend (May 21-22), the resort opened the zip line to the public. At the end of the promo day, it accommodated 120 riders -- for free.

IML Ecopark is an all-adventure destination, recreation, and a place for vacation. Seated at the 33-hectare banana plantation is a shooting range at the right, a 580-meter long zip line overlooking two swimming pools, one for adults, the other one for midget, a garden, playground, a conference room and private cottages at the left.

There is a restaurant, a display center and a park that can accommodate 25 vehicles. A bigger conference hall will also be constructed at the back portion for 300 business guests. The parking lot has five open cottages offering a view of the national highway that strips off the vast coconuts and the seashores.

All these are overlooking the Sarangani Bay. Iniong playground, named after the family’s youngest son, Irineo Miguel, gives a wide view of the two pools. Up there, one can feel and see the sea-breeze busying all day combing the leaves of a vast coconut trees below.

The 580-meter zip line crosses the twin pool below, the patterned coconut trees and a pond the Lopezes planned to develop soon for boating and fishing.

“I was nervous at first but before reaching the finish line, I’d already recovered and enjoyed the thrill,” Shina Marie Batiancila said in excitement. Shina is Miss Malapatan 2009 and had her life’s first zip line ride here.

A view of the zip line from the resort gives a fascinating sight of Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape as a background.

For walk-in guests, it costs P50 entrance fee to enjoy the exhilarating view and a swim-all-day at the pool.

Farther about 200 meters from the beach are artificial reefs. Maintenance staff Mansor Masdok named the reefs as Lobo, Supo, Lunay, Taluk, Katubao, and Kulafu reefs.

“For a real diving experience instead, you go to Lemlunay Dive Resort,” Lopez said. “All we do here is to compliment our business partner in this side of Sarangani coastline,” the former mayor said.

IML Ecopark, with Lemlunay Dive Resort and South Point Divers, are Maasim’s tourist destinations. Maasim as part of the Maasim-Kiamba-Maitum Industrial Triangle (MAKIMA-IT) is turning to be the province’s investment capital.

With polishing and tiling at the pool and the cottages and concreting of the private road yet to be done, the family has already invested P20 million for the resort.

At present, there are already 6 aircon rooms good for three persons at P1,500 per room and two P1,000/room good for two.

All-Filipino cuisine is offered at the restaurant -- from quickly served short orders to main menu of sautéed and garnished beef, pork and chicken recipes to desserts and drinks.

The restaurant features its Chicken Aloha, a unique chicken adobo bathed in sweet chili sauce and oyster sauce garnished with spring onions and sliced pineapples.

But IML Ecopark’s operations manager Bernard Salveron, chef Ariel Perreño and supervisor Arnel Alforque were one in saying their beef, pork, or seafoods sotanghon guisado were still the most requested menu at P150 good for 4 persons.

IML Ecopark has one of the best shooting ranges in the country. Actually, the idea to build a resort started from the father-and-son’s shooting hobby. This is why the former father of Maasim wanted to call it “Otoy’s firing range”, an allusion of his namesake and son, former Board Member Aniceto Lopez III.

Two Gov. Migs’ steel challenge competitions have already been held at the firing range. IML has 80, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400 and 1,500 meter shooting ranges at the back of a hill.

“Yol”, as the former mayor is known among Maasimians, bragged the range to have such shooting distance excellent for sniping practice and a natural huge buffer that can even handle explosion tests. No wonder Otoy makes an expert rifle marksman.

For her part, Haydee, the resort’s brain and beauty and labor (she being the engineer, the landscaper, the lady mason and the architect of it all) was simply looking for trucking exit of banana products but found a far better idea. But that’s over a year and a half ago.

“I made it my motto in life not to wait for tomorrow what you can do today,” Haydee mused. “I can’t wait. The idea is there and I have to grab it,” she added.

“That’s me,” the lady insisted, “while his (Yol) is, ‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness.’ He knows what he meant. Our staff at the resort calls him the ‘overall general manager’ because he would come very early in the morning and check if everything is clean.” the mother of three said.

The couple’s daughter, Carol Maricon Kay, put her own motto: “Quality education takes time,” as she still struggles for school in General Santos City.



IML Ecopark (contact number 09489757710) is 20 kilometers from Maasim Poblacion which is 45 kilometers from General Santos City. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Monday, May 23, 2011

Unveiling of building marker


MALAPATAN, Sarangani (May 23, 2011) – You Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP) Partylist Rep. Carol Jayne Lopez (right) and Mayor Alfonso Singcoy unveil the building marker of newly opened birthing home at barangay Lun Padidu as Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon looks on during the building inauguration Friday, May 20. YACAP funded the construction of the birthing home. (Ritchie Tongo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Unveiling of GSIS kiosk


ALABEL, Sarangani (May 23, 2011) – Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon (4th from left) and GSIS manager Maria Cecilia Vega(right) unveil the newly installed GSIS kiosk intended for members of GSIS especially Capitol employees who can now easily check their account status without going to the GSIS offices in General Santos City. (Ritchie Tongo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Signing of MOA


ALABEL, Sarangani (May 23, 2011) – Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon signs the Memorandum of Agreement between the Government Service Insurance System represented by GSIS manager Maria Cecilia Vega (right) for the new GSIS Kiosk installed in the 2nd floor of the Capitol building Friday, May 20, as Governor’s Office Chief of Staff Pio Velasco looks on. (Ritchie Tongo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Message of support


MALAPATAN, Sarangani (May 23, 2011) – Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon delivers his message of support and congratulates the people of barangay Lun Padidu for their newly opened birthing home from Rep. Carol Jayne Lopez of You Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP) Partylist organization during the building inauguration Friday, May 20. (Ritchie Tongo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

GSIS manager


ALABEL, Sarangani (May 23, 2011) – Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon listens to Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) manager Maria Cecilia Vega (left) as she discusses the features of the new GSIS kiosk installed at the Capitol lobby on May 20. Looking on are Provincial Administrator’s Office Assistant Department Head Sittiehawa Marohomsalic (center) and Governor’s Office Chief of Staff Pio Velasco (left). (Ritchie Tongo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

GSIS installs kiosk at Capitol


ALABEL, Sarangani (May 23, 2011) – Engr. Salen Valdeviezo of Provincial Engineering Office together with Capitol employees try the GSIS kiosk installed at the Capitol lobby Friday, May 20. (Ritchie Tongo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 ends with a blast

GUMASA, Sarangani (May 23, 2011) – This year’s Sarangani Bay Festival closed with an all-night party and a colorful “splash in the sky” fireworks display as guests filled Coco Beach on its Saturday night culmination.

The Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 is the 6th festival since 2006, held each May. Sarangani’s charter anniversary as a province is May 19. The culmination night featured local bands from Sarangani and General Santos City with the guest band Rocksteddy from Manila. The concert was followed by a party by the bay with DJ and Beat Lab Academy from Davao City.

At 12 midnight a crowd of over 5,000 at the party zone and the shores joined the countdown for the fireworks display.

Gumasa cove has three adjacent resorts of the Adarnas - White Haven, Rosal and Coco beach - usually co-hosting the yearly event with about two-kilometer stretch of powdery white sand. Other tourist-ready resorts here are Davak, Yoshikawa, Brod Louie Resort and Spa and Isla Jardin del Mar.

“I would like to thank Governor Migs Dominguez and Vice Governor Steve (Chiongbian-Solon), for without them, there can be no Sarangani Bay Festival,” Mayor Victor James Yap, Sr. said as the night began.

Meanwhile, championship games were played during the day. Ultimate Frisbee in White Haven Resort was played between Davao City’s Mulatto and Davao Disk Squad. DDS beat their city-mates by two points (15-13).

Organizer Ken Aldrin Paradela said ultimate Frisbee is an honest, gentleman’s game with no physical contacts among players. This year, eight teams competed for a trophy of the champion

Skimboard competition played at Rosal was champed by Jemar Flora, Julius Atol and Mark Tinunki for second and third respectively.

Bombo Radyo’s bancarera was won by Tata Macagcalat “White Dragon” from Maasim against 29 other contenders with 00:03:02. Beach volleyball was played between the University of Mindanao team from Tagum, Davao against Mindanao State University- General Santos City.

Kiamba’s Dragons pep squad has won against two municipal team opponents, Alabel’s Kala and Maasim’s Green Pines at the cheer dance by the bay competition in Rosal Beach.

Event organizers and the Sarangani Tourism and Investment Promotion Center (STIPC) will conduct a post-activity evaluation immediately after the three-day festival. (Russtum G. Pelima/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Beach sports, bay bodies highlight Sarangani Bay Festival

GUMASA, Sarangani (May 23, 2011) – Seven teams competed in this year’s 15-kilometer swim relay from Tinoto Point in Maasim town to Tango in Glan, making the swim-across-the-bay the most challenging competition of the festival.

Koronadal City’s Sea Lions team with top swimmer Bonifacio Pagunsan made it to the finish line at 3:41:42 time as champion. The Philippine Army’s Tinoto Pirates got the second prize (3:53:28) while Gensan Torpedoes bagged the third place (4:05:19). Sea Lions took home the P50,000 grand prize.

Lumba bugsay (boat race), a 4-kilometer boat paddling competition started in Kapatan to Tango. Brothers Wenard and Ronald Insik, both fishermen from Kapatan, bagged the first place. Lumba bugsay is a yearly Sarangani Bay Festival event organized by SPECTRUM (Sarangani Province Empowerment and Community Transformation Forum).

Beach sports such as volleyball, football and Frisbee played among teams from Davao, General Santos, Koronadal and Sarangani province were held in Coco Beach.

Gumasa’s white sands made fine sculptures for artists who joined the sand sculpture competition in Rosal Beach with the contest’s recurrent theme, “Protection and Conservation of the Bay”.

Entry from Maasim sculpting into sand the protection and preservation of endangered marine life such as marine turtles, dolphins and a mermaid won against nine other entries. Entries from Glan Poblacion and Kiamba won second and third respectively.

The bay bodies competition in the evening got the biggest crowd drawing about ten thousand spectators in Coco Beach. Paired by highest points, Luis Reyna III from Davao City and Kristine Jagus of Alabel, won the bay bodies and bikini competition.

The Bay Fair in Coco Beach showcased food and souvenir items for tourists at the Sarangani Bay Festival 2011. (Russtum G. Pelima/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Sarangani Bay Festival blast


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 22, 2011) - The Sarangani Bay Festival beach
party explodes at midnight with a blast in the sky as thousands party
in the white sand beach of Gumasa Sunday, May 22, after three days of
sports and festivities. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Bancarera awarding


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) - Board Member Virgilio Clark Tobias
is joined by Bombo Radyo Gensan manager Roldan Caliosan in awarding
the cash prize money of P15,000 to Tata Macagcalat as the champion for
this year’s Bancarera 2011 Sarangani Bay Festival edition during the
festival ‘s culmination Saturday, May 21, at Coco Beach in Gumasa.
(Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

My ball


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) – A player from team UM Tagum
attempts to save the ball in a championship match of beach volleyball
Saturday, May 21, during the culmination of Sarangani Bay Festival
2011 celebration in Coco Beach Gumasa. The more experienced team UM
from Tagum City defeated the Gensan MSU team. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI
INFORMATION OFFICE)

Bombo Radyo Area Manager for Mindanao


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) - Bombo Radyo Area Manager for
Mindanao Ricky Collado gives his closing remarks after the awarding of
winners of Bancarera 2011 Sarangani Bay Festival edition of Bombo
Radyo as it highlights the culmination of Sarangani Bayfest 2011
celebration Saturday, May 21, in Gumasa. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI
INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sarangani Bayfest 2011 bancarera champion


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) - Bancarerista Tata Macagcalat rides
past a Coast Guard patrol vessel as he leads other 29 boat racers in a
motorized boat racing competition dubbed as Bancarera Sarangani Bay
Festival edition as one of the highlights of the Sarangani Bayfest
culmination Saturday, May 21, in Gumasa. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI
INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sarangani Bayfest bancarera finalists


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) - Finalists for this year’s motorized
boat race dubbed as Bancarera organized by Bombo Radyo Gensan race to
the finish line as one of the highlights of Sarangani Bay Festival
culmination Saturday, May 21, at Coco Beach in Gumasa. (Cocoy
Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

The Bancarera 2nd and third


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) - Bancarerista Federico Canoy (boat
number 28) got the 2nd place and Arcinio Barit (boat number 36) got
the 3rd place as they lead other 27 boat racers in a motorized boat
racing competition dubbed as Bancarera Sarangani Bay Festival edition
as one of the highlights of the Sarangani Bayfest culmination
Saturday, May 21, in Gumasa. (Ritchie Tongo/SARANGANI INFORMATION
OFFICE)

Beach volleyball


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) – University of Mindanao team from
Tagum, Davao receives the ball against Mindanao State University-
General Santos City team at the beach volleyball competition Friday,
May 20, at Coco Beach during the second day of the 2011 Sarangani Bay
Festival. (Russell Delvo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Frisbee competition


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) – Frisbee competition is held at the
White Haven Resort during the second day (May 20) of the 2011
Sarangani Bay Festival. (Russell Delvo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Bay Bodies 2011 winners


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) – Luis Reyna III from Davao City and
Kristine Jagus of Alabel and other winners of the Bay Bodies
competition pose with their trophies at the awarding ceremony Friday
night, May 20. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Fire dancers


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) – Heating up the night for the bay
bodies competition Friday, May 20, fire dancers illuminate the stage
in an amazing performance. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION
OFFICE)

Sand sculpture competition winner


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 21, 2011) – Entry from Maasim sculpting into
sand the protection and preservation of endangered marine life such as
marine turtles, dolphins and a mermaid won against nine other entries
in the sand sculpture competition Friday, May 20, at the white sand
beach of Rosal. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Friday, May 20, 2011

Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 opens with Pacman, provincial officials

GUMASA, Sarangani (May 20, 2011) – With thousands of spectators and
guests, this year’s Sarangani Bay Festival finally opened Thursday
with provincial, municipal officials and a surprise arrival of
Sarangani Congressman and world boxing champ Emmanuel “Pacman”
Pacquiao.

Governor Migs Dominguez often calls Congressman Pacquiao, the first
title holder of eight weight divisions, as the provincial tourism
“secret weapon”.

Governor Dominguez, with provincial and municipal officials, formally
opened the 6th Sarangani Bay Festival cheering the crowd at the
750-meter coastline of Isla Jardin del Mar Thursday morning (May 19)
followed by the raising of the flag of the province’s seven
municipalities.

“It’s gotten bigger and bigger each year!” Vice Governor Steve
Chiongbian Solon said at the opening ceremony.
At 5:00 o’clock in the morning, fun runners joined a 3- and
5-kilometer sprint from Gumasa highway to Isla Jardin. The activity
dubbed as “Sarangani Run: A Run for Sarangani Bay” has raised a
P10,000 fund.

In 2009, the provincial tourism office recorded 17,500 guests of the
festival whereas in 2007, there was only less than one-third of that
number.

“Let us help each other in promoting our beloved province like I do,”
Congressman Pacquiao said.

“Wherever I go I always promote our province, Sarangani, and I’m doing
all my best to promote our province and help our fellow Sarangans,”
Pacquiao said.

Guest and movie actor Paolo Contis who visited the province with
Pacquiao said he will help his friend promote Sarangani back in
Manila.

The Sarangani Tourism and Investment Promotion Center (STIPC) placed
expected guests and tourists who would like to experience the biggest
beach party in Mindanao at 30,000, doubling the number last year.
The opening program included the launching of the Provincial
Tuberculosis Program Board.

The program, through local ordinances, sees a renewed call for action
to control TB through multi-sectoral approach.

A best-dish culinary competition was participated in by different
municipal entries featuring their towns’ favorite delicacies.
Malapatan won with its grilled tanguigue with coconut milk and buko.
Isla Jardin del Mar is one of the fast-growing resorts in Glan along
with its neighboring resorts in Gumasa cove, a seven-kilometer stretch
of powdery white sand beaches.

The three-day “Summer is On!” festival is composed of beach and water
sports activities such as beach volleyball, beach football,
skimboarding, jetsking, Frisbee, sand sculpture, lumba bugsay, bay
fair, party by the bay, fireworks display and concert by the bay this
year with recording band Rocksteddy.

The second day of the festival features its 15-kilometer
swim-across-the-bay, a swim relay competition from Tinoto Point in
Maasim town to Tango beach in Glan and bay bodies competition at Coco
Beach in the evening.

The last day of the event will be the awarding ceremony and concert by
the bay in the evening with fireworks display. (Russtum G.
Pelima/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Baywatch


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 20, 2011) – A Red Cross personnel is on watch as beachgoers enjoy the sunset in Gumasa. Sarangani province is celebrating its 6th Sarangani Bay Festival from May 19 to Saturday, May 21. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Gov. Migs in Gumasa


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 20, 2011) - Governor Migs Dominguez answers a call as he joins other government officials in celebrating the 6th Sarangani Bay Festival Thursday, May 19, in Gumasa. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Mayor Yap and Gov. Migs brief Cong. Pacquiao


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 20, 2011) - Mayor Tata Yap and Governor Migs Dominguez brief Congressman Manny Pacquiao as they tour Gumasa beach with guests and visitors of Sarangani Bay Festival celebration Thursday, May 19. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Provincial and Municipal officials with visitors


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 20, 2011) - Governor Migs Dominguez, Mayor Tata Yap, Congressman Manny Pacquiao, and Mayor Alfonso Singcoy are joined by film actor Paulo Contis and Jojo Villano, assistant Secretary General of the League of Provinces of the Philippines, during the Sarangani Bay Festival celebration in Gumasa. The festival kicked off Thursday and culminates on Saturday, May 21. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

1st prize winner in Sarangani Bay Festival culinary contest (Grilled tanguigue with Sambel)



GUMASA, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) - Local chefs from Malapatan prepare the grilled tanguigue with sambel that won 1st prize at the Best Dish Culinary Competition Thursday, May 19, at the opening program of the Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 in Isla Jardin del Mar. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

2nd prize winner in Sarangani Bay Festival culinary contest (Bangsi at Faku Lamnaw)



GUMASA, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) - Perlita Ampodia from Maitum readies her ingredients for Bangsi at Faku Lamnaw recipe that won 2nd prize at the Best Dish Culinary Competition Thursday, May 19, as part of the opening program of Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 in Isla Jardin del Mar. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

3rd prize winner in Sarangani Bay Festival culinary Contest (Shrimps and crabs in coconut milk with Buko)



GUMASA, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) - Shrimps and crabs in coconut milk with buko, prepared by women from barangay poblacion, Glan, the town delicacy, won 3rd prize during the Best Dish Culinary Competition as part of the Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 opening program Thursday, May 19, at Isla Jardin Del Mar. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 Fun Run participants


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) – Participants pose at the starting line of the Fun Run “Sarangan Run: Run for Sarangani Bay”, a fund-raising activity at the opening day of the 2011 Sarangani Bay Festival Thursday, May 19. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 free hot meal


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) – A runner takes his free hot meal from Conrado and Ladislawa Alcantara Foundation, Inc. after the Fun Run in Gumasa Highway at the opening day of the 2011 Sarangani Bay Festival Thursday, May 19. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 5-k Fun Run


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) – April Rose Diaz from Alabel reaches the finish line first at the 5-kilometer Fun Run from Gumasa highway to Isla Jardin del Mar as part of the opening program for the 2011 Sarangani Bay Festival Thursday, May 19. The “Sarangan Run: Run for Sarangani Bay” pooled P10,000 as a fund raising activity. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 3-k Fun Run


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) – Ronald Dagaang from General Santos City makes his best sprint to win the 3-kilometer Fun Run from Gumasa highway to Isla Jardin del Mar as part of the opening program for the 2011 Sarangani Bay Festival Thursday, May 19. The “Sarangan Run: Run for Sarangani Bay” pooled P10,000 as a fund raising activity. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sarangan Run: Run for Sarangani Bay


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) – Runners make their best start at 5:00 o’clock in the morning for the Fun Run “Sarangan Run: Run for Sarangani Bay”, a fund-raising activity at the opening day of the 2011 Sarangani Bay Festival Thursday, May 19. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Provincial TB Program Board oath-taking


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) – Governor Migs Dominguez swears into office members of the Sarangani Province Tuberculosis Program Board at the opening program of the 2011 Sarangani Bay Festival at Isla Jardin del Mar Thursday, May 19. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sarangani Bay Festival 2011 formal opening


GUMASA, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) – Governor Migs Dominguez (right), with Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon, declares the formal opening of the 2011 Sarangani Bay Festival Thursday, May 19, at Isla Jardin del Mar in Gumasa, Glan with thousands of guests and participants for the day’s activities. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

73rd Infantry Battalion dental service

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Duck walk


MAASIM, Sarangani (May 19, 2011) – A kid from barangay Daliao enjoys the “Duck Walk” game as part of their child friendly space program and while waiting for their relatives availing of the services during a medical mission Tuesday, May 17. (Ritchie Tongo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)