I LOVE TAMPAKAN
Tampakan is one of the municipality in South Cotabato, it has 14 barangays (Poblacion, Albagan, Buto, Danlag, Kipalbig, Lambayong, Liberty, Lampitak, Maltana, Palo, Pula Bato, San Isidro, Santa Cruz, Tablu) and amazingly sharing unity and diversity through their culture and tradition.
Tampakan was derived from the word "TAMFAKEN", a native language of B'laan which means spring, for the place has plenty of it.
Municipality of Tampakan is rich in different crops such like LUBI, MAIS AT PALAY.
LUM'ALAY FESTIVAL
This is a commemoration of the municipality of Tampakan’s Foundation Anniversary. This festival is a celebration of good harvest of lubi (coconut), mais (corn) and palay (rice) which falls every 3rd Friday of January. The activities include street dancing, a culinary arts competition and ball games among others.
Municipality of Tampakan, the festivity was celebrated during the 3rd week of June, which is 'The Tamfaken Lum'alay Festival'. The celebration were lined up with different activities and programs.
The programs and activities include; civic parade, agri-trade and display of locally produced good foods and beverages and jobs fair, sports, and field demonstration computations, and the search for Mutya ng Tampakan.
The farmers also enjoyed the different traditional and outdoor games such a Padpad Mais, Kudkud Lubi, Dish garden contest. Among others prepared by the office of the Municipality of Agriculture. During the event, where various products were also in exhibit at the town gymnasium.
Some farmers become happier as they received various agricultural items from the Department of Agriculture DA.
The good Mayor Leonardo V. Escobillo, expressed great thanks for the presence of the officials and the people of Tampakan. And the Mayor also invited the general public to visit and see Tampakan festivity.
Tampakan is blessed with agricultural and mineral resources such as corn, banana, pineapple, gold and copper, forest products and fiber, wood crafts, bamboo and rattan.With Tampakan bid deposit of mineral resources, no wonder many foreign investors are interested on it. (Caresma, 2013)
Municipality of Tampakan, the festivity was celebrated during the 3rd week of June, which is 'The Tamfaken Lum'alay Festival'. The celebration were lined up with different activities and programs.
The programs and activities include; civic parade, agri-trade and display of locally produced good foods and beverages and jobs fair, sports, and field demonstration computations, and the search for Mutya ng Tampakan.
The farmers also enjoyed the different traditional and outdoor games such a Padpad Mais, Kudkud Lubi, Dish garden contest. Among others prepared by the office of the Municipality of Agriculture. During the event, where various products were also in exhibit at the town gymnasium.
Some farmers become happier as they received various agricultural items from the Department of Agriculture DA.
The good Mayor Leonardo V. Escobillo, expressed great thanks for the presence of the officials and the people of Tampakan. And the Mayor also invited the general public to visit and see Tampakan festivity.
Tampakan is blessed with agricultural and mineral resources such as corn, banana, pineapple, gold and copper, forest products and fiber, wood crafts, bamboo and rattan.With Tampakan bid deposit of mineral resources, no wonder many foreign investors are interested on it. (Caresma, 2013)
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