South Cotabato

A weatherproof box where anyone can leave books, toys or kitchen bits and take something else: sustainability can be that simple. What matters is a good spot, permission from the owner or the council, and a few people w…

Not everyone finds smartphones, online bookings or long forms easy. Often a patient half hour is all it takes to help someone. Important: never take over passwords or bank details, go through it together step by step in…

Whether it's a part-time job in a café, delivering leaflets or tutoring: your first job brings not just money but confidence too. Make sure you get a written contract and that your hours fit around school or college. Wh…

A driving licence is a big step towards independence for many, but it takes time and money. Compare offers beforehand, study the theory regularly in small chunks and stay relaxed during lessons. Bikes and public transpo…

Every place can become a little nicer to live in, and locals often have the best ideas. What would you improve in South Cotabato: more benches, better cycle paths, a meeting place for young and old? Share your suggestio…

Not every day is sunny, and with kids you need good ideas when it pours. Where do you go in South Cotabato when it's wet outside: the library, the swimming pool, a board-game café, or puddle jumping after all? Share you…

Almost every region has a dish you won't find anywhere else, or a recipe handed down through the generations. What food simply belongs to South Cotabato? Tell us your favourites and where to try them!

=== Early history === Centuries ago, the area that would be the South Cotabato was sparsely inhabited by Maguindanaon pioneers and Lumads which are under Sultanate of Maguindanao's influence. The Spaniards launched expe…

South Cotabato, officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal (also the regional center of Soccsksargen), and it bor…

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture. Musopen · Public Domain

Sergei Rachmaninoff - etudes tableaux, op. 39 - v. apassianato in e flat minor Musopen · Public Domain

Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74, 'Pathetique' - IV. Finale Adagio lamentoso Musopen · Public Domain

Russian Easter Festival Overture, op. 36 Musopen · Public Domain

Frédéric Chopin.Polonaise in A major 'Military', Op. 40 no. 1. Musopen · Public Domain

Piano Concerto No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven – 2. Adagio Musopen · Public Domain

Harpsichord Concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 - I. Allegro Musopen · Public Domain

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording is of a Mozart piece. It is recorded by artis as part of the MusOpen Project project. Musopen · Public Domain