“Saro-an” Musical Concert held in honor of Asin’s Singer Saro Banares
CITY OF KORONADAL — Musicians in South Cotsbsto performed a 2-hour musical concert dubbed “Saro-an” Musical Concert over the weekend here at Famville to sing the hit compositions of homegrown singer/composer Cesar “Saro” Banares Jr., fallen member of the 1970’s Asin Folk Rock Band popularly known for its folk songs with political amessage. Spearheaded […]
ACTM presents Annual Cultural Development Plan
Tourism Operations Officer II Indira Cagaanan, Arts, Culture, Tourism & Museum (ACTM) Culture & Arts Coordinator, presents the Annual Cultural Development Plan to members of the South Cotabato Culture & Arts Council (SCCAC) during their 1st Quarter SCCAC meeting held recently at the Provincial Scion Grove Research and Demo Farm at Sitio Pedregosa, Banga, South […]
Surallah artist wins On-the-Spot Painting Contest
John Margell Bisnar Carmona of Surallah won the On-the-Spot Painting Contest held recently at the Mallengke of said town as psrt of the National Arts Month (NAM) ce;ebration that was sponsored by the Visual Artist Sector (VAS).headed by artist Danny Doce. As fiirst place winner, Carmona, received P5,000 cash incentive plus art materials solicited by […]
South Cotabato Family Rondalla wins Musikahan Festival
South Cotabato made waves again in the field of musical competition when its in-house rondalla, the South CotabatoFamily Rondalla won first prize in the rondalla category of the Musikahan Festival held recewntly in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. The 20-member rondalla under the baton of conductor Charles Dumdum, bested 7 other rondalla groups coming from […]
Visual Arts Sector to conduct On-the-Spot Painting contest
After the successful opening of the National Arts Month (NAM) 2023 celebration last February 3, the Visual Arts Sector (VAS) will conduct an On-the-Spot Painting Contest on Febriary 17 that will be hosted by Surallah LGU. Danny Doce, VAS head disclosed during the Culture & Arts Sectoral meeting that the artists/contestants will paint their […]
SPA students train on Theater Arts
Special Program for the Arts (SPA) students in South Cotabato have undergone series of training/workshop on Theater Arts as part of the National Arts Month (NAM) celebration 2023 with its theme “Ani ng Sining, Bunga ng Galing.” Under the tutelage of “Apat sa Taglamig” (AST) Stage Play Production, the SPA, onsisting of elementary and […]
Sunrise Garden Lake Resort is most visited AE in 2022
Sunrise Garden Lake Resort located in Lake Sebu is 2022 Most Visited Accomodation Establishment in South Cotabato. In a report submitted by the Arts, Culture, Tourism and Museum Unit (ACTMU), aside from Sunrise Garden Lake Resort, other AEs in Lake Sebu likewise made it o the Top Ten AEs patronized by tourists last year […]
February is National Arts Month
With its theme. “Ani ng Sining, Bungaa ng Galing,” the National Arts Month 2023 opened last February 3 in South Cotabato hosted by LGU Surallah. The ribbon-cutting ceremony at Lallengke, Surallah was draced by Vice-Governor Arthur Pingoy Jr., representing Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. and Surallah Mayor Pedro Matinong which featured the different paintings and other […]
-Falls is top tourist attraction in South Cotabato
Seven (7) Falls Resort located in Lake Sebu is South Cotabatp’s top tourist attraction for 2022, the Arts, Culture, Tourism and Museum Unit (ACTMI) reported The 7-Falls Resort boasts of its zipline as the main attraction which is dubbed as Southeast Asia’s tallest and longest zipline; tourists who have tried described it as “an experience […]
South Cotabato registers 2 million visitors in 2022
South Cotabato has surpassed its touridt srrivals record last 2021 when it posted 2.033,197 domestic and foreign visitors for the period January – December 2022, the Arts, Culture, Tourism and Museum Unit (ACTMU) reported Richie Matunding, ACTMU staff disclosed South Cotabato tourist arrivals increased by 53,78%, from 1,322,189 to the current total of 2,033, 197. […]
