Lake Sebu : T’bolis Ancestral Domain
Lake Sebu is a 2nd class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 54,142 people in 11,158 households.
Lake Sebu is also the name of a natural lake in the municipality (at coordinates 06° 12.927N (DMS), 124° 42.090E (DMS)) within the Alah Valley region. The Philippine government has recognized it as one of the country’s most important watersheds. Lake Sebu is one of the many bodies of water supplying important irrigation to the provinces of Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato. The villages around the lake have been turned into an independent municipality called Lake Sebu after being a former village of Surallah.
The lake’s shores and the surrounding rainforest are home to the indigenous T’bolis, Tirurays, Ubos and Manobos. One of the major tribes, the T’bolis are known for their weaving skills and brassware production as well as fishing skills. The rest of the population are made of Ilonggos, Bicolanos and Ilocanos.
hi melo!
i read your about page and boy to i envy you. kasi pinangarap ko din to be a travel photographer sana. ang sarap kasing isipin na nagta-trabaho ka ang touring at the same time.
well anyways, ingats sa mga byahe mo. shoot more good pictures for us. ^_-
@ iRonnie - Thanks for the kind words… Kakapagod din bro… pero tama ka masarap but meron din risks.. Places like tawi-tawi.. If they saw a media person even you dont write politics… medyo masama tingin sayo… Oh well but generally astig pa rin mag travel… Thanks and sure thing i have 120 cd’s with more than a couple of thousand of photos to post…
It looks beautiful. i’ve never been to Cebu but Im a quarter Visayan and my father says my family is from there. Maybe I’ll get to visit the province Im from one day.
@ trench - thanks for the visit, actually Lake Sebu is not in CEbu// It is part of South Cotabato in Mindanao…
Hello,
i already visit Lake sebu last jan 10,2008. and guess what? and ganda kasi the palce really cool , fresh lahat , mula sa hangin hanggang sa pag kaain , sarap ng tilapai na luto sa sari saring luto. keep up!!! i do hope marami pa makapunta dyan mga tourist para ma tikman yun food. best talaga! hope to go back there earlly next year.
see ya… god bless!!