Lanao del Sur Tourism

The truck leaves on Tuesday In the highlands of Madamba, morning comes cool and slow. Mist lifts off the terraced slopes a little at a time, and the soil underfoot is dark, damp, and soft enough to take a footprint. The sound that carries furthest on a harvest day is…

On a slope nobody wanted in Barangay Abaga, Balindong, a planning officer turned innkeeper built the tourism page she could never write. Come up to Misty Cottage in the late afternoon and the fog will usually beat you there. It rises off Lake Lanao, climbs the slope, and moves through…

Behind 112.87% are mothers selling pater at the trailhead. Lanao del Sur welcomed 683,118 visitors in 2025 — told through the people who met them. If you have ever stood at the edge of Lake Lanao just before sunrise, you know the moment I am talking about. The mist sits…

In Lanao del Sur, a steep fall in poverty has many causes. One of them has a sound: planers, chisels, and the quiet trade of living heritage. In Tugaya, on the western shore of Lake Lanao, the workday at Lantong Pangcoga’s workshop moves down a line. One worker feeds raw…

Lake Lanao on 14 September 2026 Salika B. Maguindanao did not have to make the trip. She lives and works out of Iligan now, like a lot of Meranaw artisans do. But on Monday morning she travelled back to Lanao del Sur anyway, because her name was on a list…

Photo Credit: Mindanao Varsitarian If you tried getting a tricycle past six in the evening anywhere between the 00-kilometer marker and Dimaporo Gym this week, you already know what the 8th MSUSAA Unity Games look like on the ground. The campus is packed. You have contingents from Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, Maguindanao,…