The Map

THE MAP

Mt matutum and the country side

MT matutum is located in polomolok south cotabato

 

The capital city

Koronadal city 

The capital of the south 

Koronadal, officially the City of Koronadal and popularly known as Marbel, is a 3rd class component city in the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of South Cotabato and regional center of SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII).^[5] According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 158,273.^[4]

Koronadal became a component city of South Cotabato by virtue of Republic Act 8803 dated October 8, 2000.^[6] In 2003 and 2005 the city was recognized as "Most Competitive City" in the small-city category, and in 2005 and 2006 as the most business friendly city in Mindanao.^[6] Koronadal also hosted several national activities such as the Palarong Pambansa in 1996 with General Santosand solo in 2007, Mindanao Business Forum, and National Schools Press Conference. On June 12, 2009, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo together with Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro celebrated the 111th Independence Day in the city, which marks a significant and historic event in the history of Koronadal.

Koronadal City is one of the cities in Mindanao whose citizens are Hiligaynon speakers. 90% of the city's population speaksHiligaynon, the other city is Tacurong ^[6]  

  

The t'boli culture

T'boli people

The Tboli are one of the indigenous peoples of South Cotabato in Southern Mindanao. From the body of ethnographic and linguistic literature on Mindanao they are variously known as Tboli, T'boli, Tböli, Tiboli, Tibole, Tagabili, Tagabeli, and Tagabulu. They term themselves Tboli or T'boli. Their whereabouts and identity are somewhat imprecise in the literature; some publications present the Tboli and the Tagabili as distinct peoples; some locate the Tbolis to the vicinity of the Lake Buluan in the Cotabato Basin or inAgusan del Norte. The Tbolis, then, reside on the mountain slopes on either side of the upper Alah Valley and the coastal area ofMaitum, Maasim and Kiamba. In former times, the Tbolis also inhabited the upper Alah Valley floor. After World War Two, i.e., since the arrival of settlers originating from other parts of the Philippines, they have been gradually pushed onto the mountain slopes. As of now, they are almost expelled from the fertile valley floor.

Like their immediate tribal neighbors, the Úbûs, Blàan, Blit, Tàú-Segél and, for those who have serious doubts in the hoax argumentation, the Tasaday, they have been variously termed hill tribes, pagans, animists, etc., as opposed to the indigenous Muslimpeoples or the Christian settlers. In political contexts, however, the term Lumad groups (derived from the Cebuano term for native people) has become popular as a generic term for the various indigenous peoples of Mindanao.

The t'nalak festival

The t'nalak festival

It is biggest festival celebration here in south cotabato

t'nalak is like the kadayawan of south cotabato

Learn ilonggo

 learn Hiligaynon/ilonggo!  

 Most people in south cotabato speak hiligaynon/illonggo here are some basic ilonggo words

Expressions

a-GAY! :  ouch!

AY! :  expression of surprise

AY, a-HAY! / AY A-hay! – expression of pity or dismay

AY, NA-no? :  literally, “huh, what happened?”; expression of surprise at the result of an unexpected or wrong decision

a-YOS! :  alright!

am-BOT? : I don’t know. (innocently)

am-BOT! :  I don’t know! (condescendingly)

ba-LA :  asserting or agreeing with something ; allegedly

da-SON? :  then? / next?

ga-LI^? :  really?

GID / GUID (pronounced GID):  indeed

ha-LA! :  oh! / hullo!

HAM-ot:  amused

HOY! : hey! (considered impolite; the polite way is to address a person by his name or nickname)

HU-o:  yes

HU-o ba-LA:  yes, really / allegedly, yes

HU-o GID:  yes, indeed

IN-di^ ba-LA:  allegedly, no

IN-di^ GID:  no, indeed;  never

ka-NA-mi^:  so nice

TA-pos! :  (it’s) the end! / i’m doomed!

TI^? :  so? / and then?

Ilonggo: Short QueriesWhat:   a-NO

Where:  di-IN

When:  SAN-o

Why:  NGA-a

How:  pa-Ano

How many:  pi-LA / pi-LA ka BI-log / a-NO ka DA-mo^

How much:  pi-La / tag-pi-LA

How long (length):  a-NO ka LA-ba^

Ilonggo: Short Responses

Yes: HU-o

No: IN-di^

Maybe: BA-si^

None: wa-LA^

There is: may A-ra^

I have: may A-ra^ KO

I don’t have: wa-LA^ KO

Ilonggo: Pronunciation

a – AH

e – EH

i – IH

o – O

u – OO

Vowels with the ^ symbol on top are pronounced with a sudden stop (due to character limitations, the ^ symbol is typed right after the vowel with a sudden-stop sound). For example:

la-YA^ – dry / dried

NA-mi^ – nice

KA-lo^ – hat / cap

*Tip: For a more convincing sounding Hiligaynon, the trick is to speak in the famous Negrense or Ilonggo melodious tone.

The longest zip line in the south!

The longest zip line in the south!

located in lake sebu south cotabato lake sebu is a natural lake located in the municipality of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato and within the Alah Valley region.^[1] The Philippine government has recognized it as one of the country's most important watersheds.^[2] Lake Sebu is one of the many bodies of water supplying important irrigation to the provinces of Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato.

The villages around the lake have been turned into an independent municipality called Lake Sebu after being a former village ofSurallah.