Nature · Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur
Sa-Wa River
A clear river pool about 7 feet deep in Sitio Tangkapa, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan.
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Heritage · Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur
Limpongo Teduray crafts
Also known as Limpongo Women and Youth Association.
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Heritage in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur
A Teduray village in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan where women make and sell rattan and bamboo goods.
Heritage
Traced to its sources since the guide was written.
Safety in Maguindanao del Sur
This is the area to arrange rather than improvise. Several municipalities carry standing advisories and a visible military presence, and clan disputes are a real and local phenomenon that outsiders read badly. Travel with a local contact who knows the specific town, coordinate with the LGU, and treat any plan that does not include those two steps as incomplete.
About this place
In Barangay Limpongo, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, the Teduray welcome visitors with a display of rattan and bamboo crafts. The women of the Limpongo Women and Youth Association keep up techniques handed down through generations, and the enterprise gives them both an income and a way of keeping their heritage going.
The Teduray live between Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. Their name is explained as coming from tew, meaning people, and duray, a tiny bamboo hook that stands for their skill at fishing. The provincial government also lists the Monom handbag, woven from onomen, as a Datu Hoffer handicraft.
What to do
Buy rattan and bamboo crafts from the weavers
The Limpongo Women and Youth Association displays and sells rattan and bamboo goods made with inherited techniques.
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Before you go
- The Tourism Promotions Board has picked communities in the province for community-based tourism; arrange a visit through the provincial tourism office.
- Ask before photographing people at work, and buy from the makers directly.
Where you’ll be
Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur
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Where to sleep in Maguindanao del Sur
No lodging here is named by a public source yet. Ask the area’s tourism office, or stay in its main town.
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