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ZAMBONGA SIBUGAY
1. It’s a colorful place to be.
2. There’s a lot of culture and history to be learned.
3. It’s still an off-radar location filled with hidden gems.
4. Despite what the media says, it is completely safe.
Geographic Location:
- Region: IX ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
- Province: ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY
Capital: IPIL
Climate: Tropical Climate
Language/s Spoken: Cebuano, Chavacano, Subanon, Tausug,
English
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Moalboal Cave
It is a cave of Titai known for its human face. Carved into a stone
that can be found first. This picturesque historical glory, with many
others Zamboanga Shibugai is in a remote location size.
Snake sanctuary
It's a place on the island of Ortanga where visitors can Witness a
trained and controlled snake Tribal leader. There are about 8000
sea snakes of various shapes and sizes taken Directed by Neu Tiro.
SibugueyBay
Located in the southwestern part of Mindanao is one of the most
important or important Bay of Zamboanga Shibugai. It's the sea a
depression between the two capes, ideal for snorkeling, diving and
fishing Boating. This underwater attraction is a must-see Blessed
with the formation of some corals it acts naturally as a sanctuary
for fish.
Lokot-lokot
One of the most popular ones you can try is lokot-lokot, biscuit
rolls made with fried strands of rice flour batter. The sweet treat is
usually served during special occasions such as the “Hariraya” or
the feast of the Eid-il-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the fasting
month of Ramadan. You can also buy packaged products of lokot-
lokot to take home.
 Kurma
Kurma is a popular dish in the city. It is the local version of curry.
My helping of kurma had the best texture and just the right
amount of spice, probably caused by the careful braising of the
meat in coconut milk during the dish’s preparation.
Chicken Piyangyang
This another Tausug dish is a grilled chicken flavored with species
and served with coconut milk cooked with toasted coconut meat.
Fused this delicacy by using chicken strips and baked it using an
over cooked to top it with pastel a mixture of butter, flour, and
egg.
Ensalda Chamba
A dish made if ripe mango salted egg tomato, onion, bagoong ,
steamed eggplant , alamang and fish sauce.

Festival (kindly include date) Sibug – Sibug Festival

This is celebrated during the province’s foundation day on
February 26, with colorful Ethnic Street dancing with rituals
illustrating good harvest, wedding, and healing rituals. During the
festival, it endorses its number one product which is the oyster or
‘talaba’ in tagalog which has been known to be the biggest,
juiciest, and meatiest oysters in the country. In this two-week
celebration, in the town of Ipil, “Talaba Longest Grill” has been the
main attraction of the visitors and viewers. In this manner,
Zamboanga can promote their oysters to the world. Zamboanga
Sibugay recently achieved a world record for the World’s Longest
Talaba Grill with five to 12 inches-long oysters or talaba as the
main feature. Because of this, the province of Sibugay earned a
title as the Talaba Capital of the Philippines
Pasalamat Festival
Pasalamat Festival is one of the most colorful and grandest
celebrations in Pagadian City, dubbed as the “Little Hongkong of
the South.” The event is the annual cultural and religious festival
held on the 3rd Sunday of January, in honor of its patron Saint
Santo Niño. It is a dance ritual which remembers the Filipino
people’s recognition of Christianity, showcasing dances and rituals
of the people of Pagadian thanking God Almighty for all the
blessings they received, giving them hope despite life’s struggles
and complexities. It features vibrant display of bright colored
costumes and fluid movements of dancers moving to the rhythm
of drums and gongs, as they woo the judges with their excellent
performances. Thousands of spectators, locals and tourists went
out the streets to witness the event.
Kasikas Festival
It is an annual event honouring Sr. San Jose Mamumuo falls every
May 1, the patron of Ipil. The celebration or town fiesta is
highlighted with religious processions, choral competition, and
others. They also have parade or street dancing competition
 featuring the Lechon or Roasted Pig.
Kasadyaan Festival
This is being celebrated every December 15 to 19 in Diplahan,
Zamboanga Sibugay. The Kasadyaan grand celebration
commemorates the founding anniversary of the Municipality of
Diplahan. Highlights of the festival include street dancing, parade,
and Miss Diplahan.

Trivia and kwentong bayan: Did You know? Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga, is
a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region
of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a
population of 977,234 people. It is the fifth-most populous and
third-largest city by land area in the Philippines. It is the
commercial and industrial center of the Zamboanga Peninsula
Region.
Did you know? The province is known as the “Gateway to Western
Mindanao” through the Western Nautical Highway and has also
been called the “Bottled Sardines Capital of the Philippines.”
Zamboanga Sibugay is famous or known for natural attractions
such as white sand beaches, caves, and waterfalls. Zamboanga
Sibugay has 16 municipalities comprising 389 barangays.
Did you know? Zamboanga Sibugay is the third youngest province
in the Philippines. Founded on February 24, 2001, it’s the 79th
province created in the country, with territories carved out from
the third district of Zamboanga del Sur in 2001.

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