On Sunday, 14th February, 2016, CG Abdullah witnessed 5th SAGAYAN Festival Parade in Buluan, Maguindanao.
The SAGAYAN Festival, pioneered in 2010 by Gov. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu, is a yearly event in the province. The event aims to showcase the unique culture and traditions of ethnic Maguindanaons, and the investment and eco-tourism potentials of the province.
Maguindanao means “people of the perennially flooded plains,” or the Moro communities that dwell along the 220,000-hectare Liguasan delta in Central Mindanao.
The Sagayan is a centuries-old Maguindanaon war-and-courtship dance depicting the readiness of locales to defend their lands, their women and children, and Islam from all kinds of aggression.
Aside from the cultural and traditional events to be held from 1 to 14 February, 2016, the provincial government also embarked on various humanitarian outreach missions during the period.
Consulate General of Malaysia
Davao City
Philippines
14th February, 2016