Sta. Cruz Bares Pista sa Kinaiyahan 2012

Activities:

On April 27-29, 2012; the Municipality of Sta. Cruz will celebrate Pista sa Kinaiyahan, an annual event created to raise awareness on environmental conservation and protection and promote eco-adventure tourism through series of activities in coordination with the Department of Tourism and Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Provincial Government of Davao del Sur and many other partner-cooperators.

This year, Pista sa Kinaiyahan will have the 2^nd International Mt. Apo Boulder Face Challenge as a major highlight. It is a 24-hour extreme adventure race from the heart of Sta. Cruz to the summit of Mt. Apo covering 4 disciplines namely; mountain biking, trekking, water tubing and road running. Other events are as follows:

1.Tree Growing/Mangrove Growing. Simultaneous with the Opening Program on April 27 will be a mangrove growing at Barangay Zone 2 while tree growing will be done at Sitio Colan and Barangay Tibolo on April 26 and April 28, respectively. 

2.Basura Art Exhibit and Basura Fashion Show.  This is an initiative to encourage waste recycling as mandated under RA 9003. It will be an inter-barangay competition and will be facilitated by the Municipal Council for Culture and the Arts on April 27.

3.Duaw kay APO Extreme Clean Up and Climb. This will be an organized clean up climb on April 26-29 via Sitio Colan and is expected to unload all garbage in Mt. APO summit including that of Tinikaran campsites.

4.MFSM Basecamp Activities. While waiting for the clean up participants and boulder face challenge racers to arrive, a base camp activity will be conducted on April 28-29 to be spearheaded by the Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines and Mountaineering Federation of Southern Mindanao which includes body painting contest, climate change forum, mini adventure race and inter-club photo exhibit.

Since 2001 when the event was started, it has become very instrumental in leveling up the advocacy to save and protect Mt. Apo and at the same time luring tourists from all over the world.

Other cooperators of this event are: Department of Trade and Industry, Mountaineering Federation of Southern Mindanao, Municipal Council for Tourism Culture and the Arts, National Commission for Indigenous Peoples, San Miguel Brewery, Aboitiz Power, Franklin Baker Company of the Philippines, Columbia Sportswear Company, R.O.X., The Primer Group, Energy Development Corporation, Zest Air, Davao Region Tourism Council, Municipal Tribal Council, Kapiid Ka Banua, Philippine Army, Philippine National Police, Philippine National Red Cross, Bureau of Fire Protection and Barangay Councils of Zone 

3, Zone 4, Zone 2, Zone 1, Coronon, Astorga, Darong, Sibulan and Tibolo.

Assisting mountaineering groups from Sta. Cruz are: Tribung Mindanaw Mountaineering Club (TRIMMOC), Local Government of Sta. Cruz Adventure Club (LOGSAC), Sta. Cruz Active Volunteers for Emergency and Rescue Services (SAVERS), Astorga Mountaineering and Ecological Conservation Club (AMECC), Darong Active Rescue Team (DART) and Calumpang Mountaineering Club (CAMOC). 

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