Gumasa Beach in Glan, Sarangani Province

Gumasa Beach, located in the coastal town of Glan in Sarangani province, is a popular beach destination in this southern part of Mindanao. Accessible by land from General Santos City, Gumasa Beach is an ideal day trip destination for tourists visiting the Tuna Capital of the Philippines. The 60km provincial road offers a scenic two-hour drive through coconut plantations with a view of the Sarangani Bay at the background.

Bangsi Production in Maitum, Sarangani

On our way to the Maitum Pawikan Conservation and Protection Center, we passed through a coastal community in Barangay Old Poblacion where the main livelihood of its people is the production of sundried marinated flying fish, or locally called bangsi. Bangsi is in fact the One Town One Product (OTOP) of the whole town of Maitum.

A Bountiful Breakfast in Masaganang Maitum

We started day-2 of SoCCSkSarGen Experience Tour 4.0 (SEx Tour 4.0) with a healthy breakfast at Cresing's Food Products, our host in the town of Maitum in the province of Sarangani. We were served a salad of edible fern (pako) and tomatoes, three variants of organically grown rice (brown, red and black rice), and fried marinated flying fish or locally called bangsi.

SoCCSkSarGen Experience Tour 4.0 (September 1-5, 2012)

SoCCSkSarGen Experience Tour 4.0 (SEx Tour 4.0) officially starts today. Being the first Social Media SEx Tour, participating bloggers are expected to share photos and updates during the course of the tour utilizing the various social media applications available. Pinas Muna has selected Instagram as its primary channel to share photos online.

Countdown to Soccsksargen EXperience Tour 4.0

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It was such a great news when we received this message from Mr. Bariles of GenSan News Online Mag that we were chosen to become participants in the upcoming Soccsksargen EXperience Tour 4.0, or SEX Tour 4.0 in short.

"Get ready for the SEx Tour 4.0 for Bloggers, Ramil! I'd like to officially welcome you and Ed aboard!"

We are very excited as this will be our first time to visit the Philippine provinces of South Cotabato, Sarangani and Sultan Kudarat. These three provinces are part of the Soccsksargen Region which most Manileños often avoid because of the negative image that Mindanao has.