The Bountiful Province of Zamboanga del Sur - The God's Great Gift Given to Man!

Hello there again steemit friends!

Today I’ll share to you some of my experience and adventures in my birthplace. By the way, some photos that I’m gonna be sharing were taken 3 years ago and you will notice that I’m a bit leaner in the pictures compared today.

Before we start, below is a picture of my favorite tourist spot in our province, the Alindahaw Resort Zipline in Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur.

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So I was born in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It is a province located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region, northwest of the great island Mindanao in the beautiful country Philippines. It is a place of total ethnic diversity where Subanen people (or river folks), Muslims, Christians, etc. lived in peace. Although the Philippines is known to have different official dialects for every provinces, Zamboanga del sur does not have one, but majority of the people speaks Cebuano or Visayan.

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Life there is very simple, especially if you are living in the mountains of Tambulig – a municipality located on the northeast part of Zamboanga del Sur. The name Tambulig is an amalgamation of “tambul” which locally means a drum and “ilig” who was a pioneering Subano hunter of the place. Legends say that Ilig mysteriously disappeared with his drum; however the sounds of his drum could still be heard in the night during full moon. He was believed to be the protector of the woods and early settlers would then say that they heard the “drum of ilig” or “tambul ni ilig” in native tongue. The phrase was then condensed to Tambulig. Below is a photo of local Subanen people.

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Tambulig has been known for its agricultural productivity. Most people there are reliant to farming and their primary harvest comes from their rice fields.

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The people of Tambulig are also hospitable and are happy people. And because of its small area, most people there are my friends. One of the places that the town is proud of: is the cold spring in the mountains of barangay Calolot. The entrance fee there is only 10 pesos or $0.20. You can also enjoy the river beside it. Below is a picture of me and my friends enjoying the cold waters of Calolot, Tambulig.

Below are other pictures of me and my friends in the mountains of Tambulig at house of my friend’s grandmother. Again this was taken 3 years ago and as far I as I can remember, we are did only visit this place to gather some coconut water for our Christmas party.

Before I end my post, below is a song called Zamboanga March or the Zamboanga del Sur hymn. It will give you an overview on how much we are proud of our province. I hope you enjoy listening to it.

Thanks for taking the time reading this post! I hope you enjoy reading my blog and you may also read Exploring the Land of Promise Mindanao and watch the video of Kyle Jennermann in his adventure in Iligan City.

I hope you follow along with my adventures! Follow me @asbonclz for more interesting posts. Thank you again and God bless everyone!