LUNCH IN MAGUINDANAO Not What I Expected - Is it safe in this part of Mindanao Philippines

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02 Apr 2021

MAGUINDANAO The sheer utterance of the name of this province in the Bangsamoro autonomous region of southern Mindanao leads to all kinds of pre-judgements and supposals I am not trying to downplay the situation in Maguindanao with my title it is just a truthful description of what I did a few days ago Maguindanao is not a place where tourists especially foreigners can just show up You should have contacts and connections You should liaise with locals before coming I know the risk that I took I measured it and I took it This kind of travel is not for everyone Some will call me brave others will call me stupid I am neither I am only daot But the road through Maguindanao the Lebak-Upi-Cotabato City road is the main way in and out of the two Sultan Kudarat coastal towns and is the only fully concreted one I was cleared to take it and so I took the opportunity for a rare glimpse into one of the Philippines most misunderstood provinces I started where I left off in Lebak by going to the world-class Katunggan Coastal Eco Park a 237 hectare mangrove park separating the beaches and ocean from the fishponds behind them Of course I d think about fishponds Then I went on to Maguindanao specifically the Municipality of Upi Nuro a town that surprised me it was not the stereotypical Maguindanao I d heard of And the food was of course fantastic as it is in this part of Mindanao Delicious beef sinina and we won t mention the papaitan Before leaving though I couldn t miss a visit to the Grand Mosque in Cotabato City I just wish I had more time to explore and understand the province fully but my trip provided a great introduction I will be back NB Please respect the people of these provinces in your comments Respect the Islamic faith in your comments Do not make sarcastic comments about someone kidnapping me It is not funny and will be deleted Don t be Daot MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE Get it here - https shop spreadshirt com kumanderdaot Follow me on FACEBOOK - https www facebook com kumanderD Daily updates on INSTAGRAM - https www instagram com kumanderdaot If you want to EMAIL ME - anselmpb googlemail com Support me on PATREON - as little as 5 a month helps me create better content https www patreon com kumanderdaot LIKE MY MUSIC Get a free one month trial of Epidemic Sound This helps me out too https www epidemicsound com referral h8cbkx WANT TO SAVE ON INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER I've been using TransferWise for years It is absolutely the best option for quick and cheap remittances https transferwise com invite u anselmp 00 00 Intro 01 14 Lebak 01 35 Lebak Katunggan Eco Park 05 55 Lebak Coast 08 28 The Road to Maguindanao 10 04 Entering Maguindanao 11 12 Upi Nuro 12 50 Maguindanaoan Lunch 16 28 Leaving Upi for Cotabato City 18 45 Cotabato City - Going to the Grand Mosque