The capital of Sarangani is the commercial
and services center. People from neighboring towns frequently
visit the place to savor its delectable food products produced
by Sarangani Aqua Resources, Inc. (SARI) and Sarangani Agricultural
Company, Inc. (SACI).
The Sarangani Alson’s Aqua Technologies, Inc., the
province’s only exporter of fresh and processed aquaculture
fishery products, is also found in Alabel. It is the biggest
producer of prime Bangus exported to Filipino communities
in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
The Lubi-lubi Festival every November
25 translates Glan’s potentials for macro coco-industry
and agri-eco tourism.
The oldest town in Southern and Central Mindanao.
Glan also breeds Canadian Sergeant Fish, with its fingerlings
imported from Taiwan. Cultured in buoyed cages, this delicious
fish is being exported to Hong Kong’s finest restaurants.
Consistently awarded as Sarangani’s
cleanest and greenest town, Kiamba is one of the food baskets
of the province. Its well-milled whole grain rice is popular
all over Sarangani and even in neighboring provinces.
The place has rich natural resources that offer local residents
vast opportunities for livelihood.
Agriculture, fishing, and lumber are viable business ventures,
but so is tourism with its fine white beaches and diving
grounds.
This town is developed as a micro-industrial
center for its rich deposits of marble, limestone, and other
mineral rocks.
Maasim is a historical town - the burial place of an Arab
missionary of long ago. Exotic coral reefs are abundant
in the town’s coastline, particularly in Tinoto Cove
and Tampat Point. These spots are favorite destinations
for divers.
Maitum is a place of mystery; it is
here where the archeological find, unparalleled in Southeast
Asia, was unearthed.
The annual Binuyugan Festival is celebrated in May. Maitum
is also a food basket famous for its rice and dried fish.
For nature lovers, Maitum offers an unspoiled rainforest.
It is known for its well-enforced solid waste disposal system,
which has been sustained by its residents through the years.
The place is ideal for coco-based estate
and eco-villages for its expansive coconut farms and scenic
shoreline.
Coastal villages lined with fishing grounds also serve as
anchorage for big fishing boats. This town is also known
for shipbuilding industry.
Sarangani’s only landlocked town
is the leader in high-value commercial crops and top producer
of sugarcane in the province.
It is one of DOLE Philippines’ major sources of banana
and pineapple. Malungon also produces asparagus. Its 18-hole
Golf Course and Country Club at Sitio Pulatana, Malandag
provides fast service for visitors breaking free from the
city life’s drudgery.
