CULTURE
Koronadal City’s Hinugyaw Festival
Hinugyaw Festival starts the year of the Koronadaleños with festivities which celebrate the founding anniversary of the city. Arguably one of the busiest in South Cotabato, Koronadal City has been attracting numerous tourists both local and international through its activities strategically spread throughout the year.
The colourful celebration in the city pays tribute to the remembrance of the city’s beginnings. Clad in vibrant costumes, the street dancing competition lights up the streets of the cities and impedes traffic for a few hours. What separates the street dancing of Hinugyaw from those of other places is that the event is held in the afternoon before dusk so that the participants will not suffer from the heat of the sun. This initiative may not be highlighted enough but it is important to prioritize the welfare of the participants especially that most of them are students. Being also one of the highlights of the celebration, the street dancing is attended by a lot of people.
There are also other events which revolve around paying tributes to the pioneer settlers of the city. The city’s website bears the complete schedule of the events as well as where they will be held in the city.
Socio-Cultural Activities
The enumerated activities in Table 122 portray the culture that are preserved and traditionally observed in the city where people actively participate. These activities helped in fostering, especially the children, the spirit of nationalism, the values they shall continue to uphold wherever they maybe, and the like.
In the same manner, an Integrated Character Building Project was initiated in 2008 with the technical assistance of Notre Dame of Marbel University. From there, the eight (8) core values were identified and crafted upon. These are the values the City always want to instill among its people as development partners. These 8 values include the Love of God, Love of Country, Respectfulness, Integrity, Commitment, Discipline, Stewardship, and Competitiveness.
Inventory of Socio-Cultural Activities ( Fiestas, Religious, Festivals, Foundations, etc.)
Foundation Anniversaries and Patronal Fiestas
The regular socio-cultural activity which are routinely held are barangay and purok/sitio patronal fiestas and foundation anniversaries totaling to 716 activities annually
Foundation Anniversaries and Patronal Fiestas
Referred to in Table 124 is the Cultural heritage which covers historical sites, monuments, museum, libraries and artifacts. For the past 4 years, the five (5) historical sites remained unchanged. The libraries included those from public and private schools and the city government with one (1) public library. While the two (2) identified museum are NDMU museums and the provincial museum.
Inventory of Cultural Heritage (Sites, Monuments, Museums)
