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North Cotabato celebrates 111th founding anniversary, opens Kalivungan festival

Published Aug 26, 2025 09:23 pm
MENDOZA (Ivy Tejano)
MENDOZA (Ivy Tejano)
KIDAPAWAN CITY – North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza on Tuesday, Aug. 26, opened the province’s 111th founding anniversary and Kalivungan Festival 2025 at the Provincial Capitol in Barangay Amas, Kidapawan City.
With the theme “Cotabato @ 111: Malasakit at Serbisyong Totoo. Diwang Kalivungan, Diwang Cotabato,” Mendoza highlighted the province’s agriculture, tourism, and governance progress, calling them key drivers of local economic growth, in a speech.
The opening program featured the Kalivungan Drum and Lyre Corps Competition, where the municipality of Carmen emerged as champion, bagging a trophy, P100,000 cash prize, and special awards for Best in Musicality and Mother Majorette.
The municipality of Aleosan was second and earned P80,000, while Magpet placed third and pocketed P50,000. Other participants — Libongan, Makilala, Pigcawayan, and Midsayap — received P30,000.
A thanksgiving Mass was held at The Basket Pavilion led by Cardinal Orlando Quevedo and Archbishop Angelito Lampon.
Lampon emphasized that true holiness stems from compassion and sincerity and reminded the faithful: “We should serve not to please men but to please God.”
Mendoza thanked the people for their support and credited their prayers and solidarity for the province’s achievements.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., in a message read by DA-12 Regional Director Roberto Perales, praised Cotabato’s resilience and innovation, citing recent milestones such as the first harvest festival under the Cotabato Rice Revolution Program in Makilala.
Laurel highlighted government investments in infrastructure, including a P35.99-million mango processing facility in Midsayap town and a P107.5-million farm-to-market road in Magpet town.
“These achievements remind us that shared efforts bring us closer to our mission of building a Masaganang Bagong Pilipinas,” Laurel said, underscoring the province’s role in strengthening the country’s agricultural backbone.
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Commissioner Nancy Catamco said the anniversary reaffirmed the province’s commitment to compassion and genuine service.
“Diwang Kalivungan, Diwang Cotabato reminds us of who we are — a people bound by unity, courage, and compassion,” Catamco said.
The week-long Kalivungan Festival that ends Sept. 1 features cultural showcases, trade fairs, agricultural exhibits, and other community-centered events highlighting Cotabato’s progress and collective spirit.

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