North Cotabato Kalivungan Festival successful – Mayor Sarah Duterte guest speaker

Mayor Sarah Duterte speech during the 104th Founding Anniversary of North Cotabato

By: Becky D. de Asis

Kidapawan City – The long week celebration of Kalivungan Festival of North Cotabato province ended a very successful celebration were attended a thousand tourists coming from different various municipalities and nearby provinces.

The said Kalivungan Festival, a maenuvu word which means “gathering” highlighting cultural presentation, ethnic dances, rituals, native music and games in connection the unique cultures and tradition  and it was adopted as the festivity title celebration for the yearly founding anniversary celebration of North Cotabato province.

During the 104th Founding Anniversary of the province earlier (September 01, 2018) Governor Emmylou “Lala” Talino – Mendoza said,” this is an  another milestone of the province for serving the people for a true and honest governance by giving them a good services in order to uplift the living condition of the people here”, said the governor.

The lady governor also said that she is very happy  because Mayor Sarah Duterte together with Senator Cynthia A. Villar and  Gov. Imee Marcos are also graced the said occasion in order to witnessed the prestigious Calivungan Festival of North Cotabato.

Mayor Sarah Duterte  guest speaker said, “Nalipay jud ko ug dako na giimbitahan ko ni Governor Lala Taliño nga mo guest sa founding anniversary dire; unity and solidarity and una nako na wish dire, kay mao na and hugpong nato sa kalamboan sa atong probinsya, improvement ug peace ang sunod kay kinahangalan nato ug kalinaw para makab-ot nato ang success”, said Mayor Sarah Duterte.

Meanwhile, Senator Cynthia Villar also said, she is surprised that Cotabateños are very hospitable, abundant and progressive province maybe this is because the good governance of Governor Taliño to give a good living condition of the people here”, Villar said during her speech at Grand Stand, Amas, Kidapawan provincial Capitol  last Saturday.

Therefore,  Gov.Imee Marcos also added, “this is my 3rd time to attend this grand celebration of North Cotabato” I witnessed the hospitality of the people here, abundance and creativity are clearly adopted including their unique culture and traditions”, said Marcos.

Governor Emmylou Taliño - Mendoza said, Serbisyong Totoo sa ating probinsya will serve a better life in terms of development and social activities.

The festival filled with exciting dance contests like; Bollywood dance by IPHO employees together with Carmeneous in Carmen Municipality of their ethnic and historical dance while   President Roxas municipality of their  abundance and ethnic dance and other dance entries coming from different municipalities that gives the celebration lively and successful.(By Becky D. de Asis)