LUBI-LUBI FESTIVAL of Sarangani, Davao del Sur

LUBI-LUBI FESTIVAL

The Festival

Sarangani’s oldest town, Glan, pays tribute to its primary produce, the coconut, in the celebration of the Lubi-Lubi Festival. Also called the Lubi-lubi sa Glan, the event is a dance festival that is held on the 8th of October, in Mindanao. Costumes of different colors made for parts of coconuts are worn by the participants in the street dancing competition, parades, and other street merrymaking events.

Held in honor of Santa Catalina de Alexandria, Lubi-lubi celebrates the abundance of coconut in the province, thus emphasizing the many uses of this wonderful palm tree. This once in year affair in Glan, one of seven towns of Sarangani, which is located at the southern part of the island of Mindanao, proves only that there is more to the coconut trees that just copra.

The Scoop

The Spectacular Sarangani

Sarangani is one tourist destination of world class beaches and fishing grounds. In Glan, terrain is characterized by flatlands, rolling hills, and mountains. It is bounded on the east by Davao del Sur, north by Malapatan town, west by the South China Sea, and south by Sarangani bay.

During summer, tourists flock at the area  particularly in Gumasa, Baliton, and Margus. About 2,400 species of marine animals can be found in the bay. Common are yellowfin tuna, shipjack, and mackerel. Popular tourist spot is the Cultural Kalon-barak Skyline. Approximately 750 feet above sea level, it is comparable to Tagaytay City in Cavite where one can have a good view of Mount Apo and Mount Matutum, Sarangani Bay, and Davao Gulf. This habitat of the Sarangani tarsiers has a cold climate.Here, a historical village can be found serving as museum where people can learn early system and practices of the indigenous people.

The Natural Gumasa Beach is also in the town of Glan known for its long stretch of powdery white sand. The Pinol Cave in Maitum is where one can find jars of human faces and figures. The Tampat Shrine is where a legendary Muslim missionary in the 15th century finds his resting ground. Muslims of Mindanao bring stones to the grave as their offerings. Built in early 1900s, ancestral houses in the municipality of Glan bear stunning collections of antiques and oriental decors. High balconies, canopies, concrete stepboards leading to wide wooden staircases leave the guests in awe.

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