Shell Nat’l Art Contest winner joins NAM Visual Arts Exhibit

CITY OF KORONADAL — This one is for the record fpr South Cotabato. A 20-year old second year B.S. Archjtecture student of Notre Dame of Marbel University here landed top 10 in the Shell National Art Contest held last year in Metro Manila. And what is more outstanding is that his 18” x 22’” water […]

– Visual Artists launches exhibit at KCC Mall

  CITY OF KORONADAL — Some 23 works of art of visual artists are on display at the Visual Arts Exhibit at the Activity Center of KCC Mall of Marbel which will run from February 16 – 26,  this city. Senior Tourism Operations Oafficer Argie Ryan Asaria led the ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday afternoon (February 16) […]

ACTM launches Kemnahe Lingon II Songwriting Contest

With the launching of the Kemnahe Lingon Season II Songwriting Contest in celebration of the National Arts Month (NAM) 2024, a workshop will be conducted spearheaded by the Arts, Culture, Tourism and Museum (ACTM) Unit. Senior Tourism Operations Officer Argie Ryan Asaria, ACTM Unit chief disclosed that 2 representatives each from the lone city and […]

February is Nat’l Arts Month

South Cotabato has lined up series of activities this February in celebration of the National Arts Month with this year’s theme “Ani ng Sining, Bayang Malikhain” spearheaded by the Arts, Culture, Tourism and Museum Unit (ACTMU). Senior Tourism Operations Officer Argie Ryan Asaria, ACTMU chief disclosed that the activities lined up will be participated by […]

– Drama Competition to highlight SouthCot’s Nat’l Arts Month celebration

  A Drama Festival Competition will be launch this February in celebration of the National Arts Month spearheaded by the Apat sa Taglamig (AST) Theater Productions.   The contest is open to all public secondary school-based theater groups in the province with the competition dates scheduled on February 3,10, 17 and 24.   As per […]

– South Cotabato Community Museum to re-open, undergo facelifting

CITY OF KORONADAL — The South Cotabato Community Museum (SCCM) [s currently undergoing renovation and will re-open on February 29 at the South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Center, this city. February is celebrated annually every month of February as National Arts Month (NAM) spearheaded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). This […]

2 Million visitors trooped to South Cotabato in ‘23

The year 2023 is another milestone for the tourism industry in South Cotabato as 2,059,625 visitors trooped the province’s lone city and 10 towns, the Arts, Culture, Tourism and Museum Unit (ACTMU) reported. Topping the list is the municipality of Lake Sebu with 952,527 composed of  843,643 Same Day Visitors and 109,064 Guest Nights. The […]

Dance Sector prepares for Province-wide Folk Dance Workshop

The Dance Sector under the South Cotabato Culture & Arts Council (SCCAC) is now preparing for the Province-wide Folk Dance Workshop scheduled on February 17 – 18, 2024 at the Municipal Gymnasium, Polomolok. Helen Grace Guadalupe, Dance Sector President disclosed that the objectives of the workshop are to promote and develop appreciation of Philippine Folk […]

9 LGUs undergo Cultiral Mapping training in ‘23

Nine (9) towns in South Cotabato underwent training on Cultural Mapping Training, a program under the Arts and Culture section of the Arts, Culture, Tourism andMuseum Unit (ACTMU). ACTMU disclosed that for Lake Sebu, Surallah and T”boli, their respective Cultural Mappng Book was already submitted to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). […]

Accredited Establishments now totaled 51 in South Cotabato

Accomodation Establishments (AEs) located in South Cotabato now totaled 51 according to the Arts, Culture, Tourism and Museum Unit (ACTMU). Ron Joar Suelo, ACTMU Focal Person on Site Accreditation disclosed that 4 new AEs joined the list of AEs as of December2023 acredited by the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 12. ACTMU, Suelo pointed out, […]