Agal-Agal Festival: A Vibrant Celebration of Tawi-Tawi’s Culture
Marky Ramone Go
December 17, 2017
As I stood on the deck of
BRP Capones—a spanking new Japanese-made Parola-class patrol vessel of the
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)—where we hitched a ride going to Tawi-Tawi to cover the Agal-Agal Festival, I
quickly surveyed my surroundings. I saw the sacred mountain
of Bud Bongao lording it over a picturesque landscape and covered by the
morning mist. Yet, I was able to spot the silhouette of the town’s Mosque
and the outlines of a modest village with fishing boats and passenger ferries
that are starting to stir the day’s activities. And then it dawned on me,
I finally reached the southernmost province of the country. Tawi-Tawi, I have
arrived!
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| Agal-Agal Festival also celebrates the seaweed cultivation practice in the region |
