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	Maitum, Sarangani
		Maitum is a municipality located in the province of Sarangani, Philippines.
		Internationally, Maitum is known for the discovery of very old cave artifacts called Maitum Anthropomorphic Potteries.
		At the present the municipality of Maitum is composed of 19 barangays.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/m/ma/maitum__sarangani.html (740 words)

	GENERAL SANTOS CITY
		Sarangani Province’s history dates back to the turn of the 15th Century when Sarip Kabungsuan of Arabia arrived in Cotabato Province in Mindanao to introduce Islam with the help of religious teachers.
		Sarangani Province constitutes the seven municipalities formerly under South Cotabato Province, such as the coastal municipalities of Glan, Alabel, Malapatan, Kiamba, Maasim, and Maitum and the upland Municipality of Malungon.
		Of the total land area of Sarangani, it is estimated that about 12% are considered pasture land, 68% are forest lands, and 20% are croplands and the built-up areas are incorporated in this land classification which covers 2% of the total land area.
	gensan.freewebspace.com /gem_ssg/Sarangani_Province.html (1911 words)

	Sarangani Province
		The terrain of Sarangani is characterized by flatlands, rolling hills and mountains.
		Except for Malungon, all of the towns of Sarangani are located along the coast.
		The towns of Maitum and Kiamba have forests stretching inland from the shore.
	www.kykofc.com /kentucky/koc_sites/int/Philippines/sarangani.htm (704 words)

	Palimbang Earthquake
		Maitum (pop: 35,000) is the neighboring town of Palimbang.
		It belongs to the province of Sarangani province.
		Alabel (pop: 46,000) is the capital of Sarangani province.
	www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph /Earthquake/palimbang/observation.html (2528 words)

	Sun Star General Santos: Maitum cave potteries likely 3000 years old
		MAITUM, Sarangani -- A cave located seven kilometers from the town hall here has yielded pottery shards from various periods, including those that are likely 3000 years old, archaeologists from the National Museum who visited the site in this town, said.
		The "Maitum Jars," as they are referred to now, are "unparalleled in Southeast Asia" in that it is an exceptional archaeological assemblage.
		He told the forum at the municipal gym last Thursday that the shards depicting sketches of people could be older than the Maitum Jars because the latter were already portraits done in clay of individual persons while the former were still sketches of people.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/gen/2002/10/29/0018145new.html (806 words)

	Sun.Star General Santos - Maitum mayor wants forests re-assessed
		The Maitum Municipal Council appropriated P200,000 for funding of the activities to be implemented under the EcoGov Project.
		The Maitum FLUP exercise is seen as a prelude to a meaningful and effective co-management of the forestlands in Sarangani Province, Sarangani Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (Penro) officer Ismael Andang said.
		The Maitum FLUP is a pilot project supported by the Province under the office of the Penro that is to be replicated in other municipalities.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/gen/2003/09/15/news/maitum.mayor.wants.forests.re.assessed.html (491 words)

	Sun.Star General Santos - RP's best knowledge centers for women, kids is in Maitum
		MAITUM, Sarangani -- This town is not just child-friendly, but it has also the best Knowledge Center for Children and Women throughout the country.
		The Maitum knowledge center, launched three years ago, serves as repository and access point of data and information on children and women.
		Sarangani was one of the 19 provinces and nine cities covered by the Unicef's Sixth Country Programme for Children (CPC 6).
	216.55.163.209 /static/gen/2006/05/23/news/rp.s.best.knowledge.centers.for.women.kids.is.in.maitum.html (406 words)

	Sarangani hosts symposium on Maitum archaeological finds
		Eleven years after the "Maitum secondary burial jars" were discovered, employees and residents of Sarangani province will finally learn from archaeologists themselves the importance of the find to the prehistory not only of Maitum town or Sarangani province, not only of Mindanao but the rest of Southeast Asia.
		Last month, Maitum Mayor George Yabes invited Dizon and Santiago to visit a cave in Sitio Linao, Barangay Kiambing, some seven kilometers from the town hall.
		The "Maitum Jars" discovered in 1991 at Pinol Cave in Maitum, are now on display at the National Museum.
	sarangani.freewebspace.com /news/2002/11/m23maitum.html (571 words)

	Maitum Cave artifacts likely 3000 years old
		This potsherd found in a cave in Maitum, Sarangani, may be 3000 years old.
		MAITUM, Sarangani -- A cave located seven kilometers from the town hall here has yielded potsherds from various periods, including those that are likely 3000 years old, archaeologists from the National Museum who visited the site here, said.
		He told the forum at the municipal gym last Thursday that the shards depicting sketches of people (main photo above) could be older than the Maitum Jars because the latter were already portraits done in clay of individual persons while the former were still sketches of people.
	sarangani.freewebspace.com /news/archeo/m27maiutm.html (937 words)

	Sun.Star General Santos - Maitum: Where turtles find their home
		MAITUM, Sarangani -- Amid a mid-morning sun and gentle breeze, grade-schooler Jerik Escatoto and several other children at a coastal village here lined by the beach with tiny turtles wiggling in their hands.
		As they let go the turtle hatchlings, the children burst into cheers while some 60 one-day old marine turtles moved with their tiny flippers in racing to the shorelines, where incoming waves met and drag them out to their natural habitat.
		Five of these are known to exist in the Philippines, mostly in the Turtle Islands, Sarangani Bay and Illana Bay.
	www.ioseaturtles.org /Headline/Phillipines_turtles.htm (973 words)

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		MAITUM, Sarangani — Officials of the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and Thailand statisticians said they were impressed by Maitum, which was adjudged the Philippines’ “Most ChildFriendly Municipality for 2003.”
		Maitum is a very, very good example of a town that has data for decision making, not (based) on emotion but evidence.
		Rose Palma-Gil, Maitum information officer, said the mission was composed of six officials from the Thai National Statistics Office and four from Unicef-Thailand country and regional office.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/12/23/PROV2004122324954.html (252 words)

	Maitum Sarangani Province - Unofficial Site - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Maitum is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines.
		Internationally, Maitum is known for the discovery of very old cave artifacts called Maitum Anthropomorphic Potteries in one of the caves in Pinol.
		The economy of Maitum is largely based on agriculture and is often called the "rice-granary" of Sarangani due to its high level production of rice.
	www.maitum.net (520 words)

	Sarangani Province, Region 11, Philippines
		Sarangani is at the southern tip of the island of Mindanao.
		Sarangani Island, which is in the southern part of another province, Davao del
		Malungon, all of the towns of Sarangani are located along the coast.
	oasis.fortunecity.com /acapulco/215/region11/sarangani/sarangani.htm (498 words)

	Official Website of General Santos City, Philippines » 2005 » September
		Yesterday we talked about the ” sanctuary for the bats” in Maitum, on this report today from sunstar, it says that the local government of Maitum wants to convert the coastal area of the province to be a premiere tourism destination.
		THE local government in Maitum is embarking on an ambitious bid to make this verdant coastal the premiere tourism destination of Sarangani province, Mayor George Yabes last week revealed.
		Down in the village of Maitum town, an hour drive from the city of General Santos you can find and watch the golden-crowned flying foxes.
	wowgeneralsantos.com /?m=200509 (1015 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Things to Do (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Comparable to Tagaytay City, it is a viewing point of Mt. Apo and Mt. Matutum, Sarangani Bay and Davao Gulf in one, providing 360 degrees of panorama.
		It is known for its cold climate and as the habitat of Sarangani tarsiers.
		Anthropomorphic jars of human faces and figures were found in this cave in the town of Maitum, Sarangani.
	www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=thingstodo&province=62 (418 words)

	PIA News Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		MAITUM, Sarangani (30 November) -- The "GK Eco-Village" in barangay Mabay, Maitum, Sarangani holds a virtual promise of hope to the homeless as the housing project they have long been waiting for will soon rise in this coastal village.
		The 5-year GK Eco-Village is a joint project of the National Housing Authority (NHA), the provincial government of Sarangani, the municipal government of Maitum, and the Couple's for Christ.
		Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Hermelo Latoja explained the project shall involve the development of 5-hectares of raw land into housing units for families occupying danger zones such as the coastal and other identified accident-prone areas in Maitum, which is the pilot for the Housing and Resettlement Program of Sarangani.
	www.pia.gov.ph /news.asp?fi=p051130.htm&no=31 (576 words)

	26/9/2005 -- Experts eye sanctuary for Sarangani 'vampires'
		Years back, DENR declared that the bats in Maitum were that of golden crowned flying foxes, which are rare fruit bats endemic only in the Philippines.
		"There is possibility that the bats cross Sarangani Bay at night into the other side of the province to forage for food," she said.
		Maitum information officer Beth Palma Gil said it was rather fortunate for the bats to inhabit Pinol because the predominantly Muslim community considers it taboo to eat bat.
	www.forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=46606 (833 words)

	Sun.Star General Santos - Small town pooling funds for big market
		MAITUM, Sarangani -- This small coastal town has been pooling funds to expand Sarangani's most progressive public market that could supply two more nearby towns when completed.
		The existing hexagon-shaped public market of Maitum built at P3.5 million from local and congressional funds was finished in 2003.
		As an economic activity center, the market complex stands to benefit the 124,002 total population of the municipalities of Maitum, Kiamba and adjacent Palimbang town of Sultan Kudarat.
	216.55.163.209 /static/gen/2006/06/14/news/small.town.pooling.funds.for.big.market.html (300 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Luckily for the fruit bats of Sarangani in the town of Maitum, these flying creatures are well-understood by the locals.
		The people of Maitum, Sarangani have done a very significant thing towards understanding not only the animal, but also its role and significance to the environment and ultimately, to the people.
		Maitum can be reached by van from General Santos City.
	www.intensecard.com /contents/ecotourism/bats.htm (576 words)

	Official Website of General Santos City, Philippines » Blog Archive » Bagoong: A tourist come on
		Yes Julius, the lowly bagoong practically became a venerable ingredient in promoting the potentials of this town for tourism.
		Seemingly, the taste and flavor of the mud-colored fish sauce often found in Ilocano kitchen has already drawn many to this emerging eco-tourism hub in Sarangani’s western tip.
		“We sell at a lower price in Maitum so that those who got to taste it would come and see for themselves the various attractions of the town,” she quipped.
	wowgeneralsantos.com /?p=79 (334 words)

	SkyscraperCity - Davao 2
		SANTOS CITY -- Officials in the town of Maitum, Sarangani are pushing for the declaration of at least seven coastal barangays as a sanctuary for pawikans, or marine turtles, following the release of more than 2,000 hatchlings to the sea since last year.
		She said the presence of sea turtles in the coastal areas of Maitum proves that the municipality still has a diverse marine ecosystem.
		Sarangani Bay and the adjoining municipal waters of Maasim, Kiamba, and Maitum was declared as a protected seascape by President Fidel Ramos on March 5, 1996 under proclamation no. 756.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=247044 (4460 words)

	YEHEY!Travel \| Earth News - Where's your next stop?
		All five species of marine turtles are listed as endangered in the Philippine list of threatened species, with the hawksbill turtle as critically endangered.
		Viloria’s team conducted a nesting beach assessment and orientation workshop on marine turtle conservation in Maitum, Sarangani.
		"During the course of the interviews with the residents [in Maitum], the team came to know about the 10 heads of marine turtles [nine hawksbill hatchlings and an olive ridley turtle], which are being reared in captivity," she said.
	www.yehey.com /travel/articles.aspx?id=67543 (306 words)

	News & Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		MAITUM, SARANGANI PROVINCE- Residents of Maitum, Sarangani will soon be connected to the World Wide Web as a private-public partnership was recently forged here to establish a community e-center.
		Dubbed as the "Last Mile Initiative through the Maitum Community E-Center (CEC)," the project aims to spur socio-economic development in the province by bringing information and communications technology (ICT) enabled services to communities without access to computers.
		Maitum, a third-class municipality in Sarangani with an agri-based economy, has no access to the Internet and other ICT-related services.
	www.medco.gov.ph /medcoweb/newsfeatl.asp?NewsMode=20&NewsDetailID=913 (667 words)

	PIA News Releases
		MAITUM, Sarangani (5 January) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo conferred the Gawad Galing Pook award to the municipality of Maitum for its sustained advocacy in "promoting child rights."
		More than the award, Yabes was proud to note of Maitum's winning despite its being a "first-timer" in the competition.
		In 2003, Maitum also won the national competition for the Most Child-Friendly Municipality with a cash prize of P1million.
	www.pia.gov.ph /news.asp?fi=p060105.htm&no=1 (601 words)

	Case Studies on Local Government Units’ Initiatives in Taking Action Against Child Labor
		The case studies examine the experiences of the local government units of Jose Panganiban in Camarines Norte, Gainza in Camarines Sur, and Maitum in Sarangani in implementing child labor programs.
		The case studies identify the initiatives established by the LGUs, the strategies that were employed, and the factors that either facilitated or hindered the implementation process.
		The municipality was specifically chosen as subject of the study since it was a UNICEF awardee as Child-Friendly Municipality (national level winner) in 2003.
	www.ilsdole.gov.ph /Researches/ResILS/cres_03_4.htm (1031 words)

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