Matibugo River

Makilala, Cotabato

Matibugo River runs through Buena Vida, an upland Brgy. in the Municipality of Makilala, North Cotabato. The source of the river is located up in the virgin forests of the ancestral domain. It is a sacred place for the Bagobo Tagabawa wherein Bagobo hunters come to rest.

Matibugo River News

  • Bantay Bukid

    Matibugo River runs through Buenavida, an upland Brgy. in the Municipality of Makilala, North Cotabato. The source of the river is located up in the virgin forests of the ancestral domain. It is a sacred place for the Bagobo-Tagabawa wherein Bagobo hunters come to rest. Before the area was recognized as part of their ancestral domain, no one felt responsible for protecting it. But after it was approved, the local tribal communities took up forest protection as priority. They linked with the local government, the DENR and the Philippine National Police to coordinate the protection of the fores ...

  • Bantay Bukid

    Bantay Bukid

    Matibugo River runs through Buenavida, an upland Brgy. in the Municipality of Makilala, North Cotabato. The source of the river is located up in the virgin forests of the ancestral domain. It is a sacred place for the Bagobo-Tagabawa wherein Bagobo hunters come to rest. Before the area was recognized as part of their ancestral domain, no one felt responsible for protecting it. But after it was approved, the local tribal communities took up forest protection as priority. They linked with the local government, the DENR and the Philippine National Police to coordinate the protection of the fores ...