inilusan festival

Annual Festival:    

       Inilusan in honor of St. Catherine of Alexandria the patron Saint of the town. Celebrated during the 25th day of November. Inilusan which literally mean sharing of dish by neighbors.

Economics: Agricultural.

Products and Crops: Rice and Coconut.

Mang Inasal In Mambusao

 

Mang Inasal Mambusao Capiz (Tambak)

Located at Tambak, Palje Brgy Poblacion Tabuc Mambusao Capiz.

Apart from the usual food presentations of multinational food company copycats, Mang Inasal barbecue endeavors to adhere to elements that bear a distinctively Pinoy stamp-grilling with charcoal, rice wrapped in banana leaves, a marinade concocted out of local spices and herbs, bamboo sticks for skewers, and the ambience that encourages kinamot (the Ilonggo term in eating with the hands) whenever chicken barbecue is served. All these evoke a rush of nostalgia for tradition, culture, and most of all,

all about my hometown

“Captivating Mambusao -Capiz ”

is one of the major economic center in the province of capiz and idintified sa district Agro-industrial center by the national economic and development Authority in western visayas,Region VI. Considering its strategic location, the municipality has a great potential to become an economic growth hub in panay island.Particularly in the 2nd district of capiz.
Background:
'? During the spanish colonization on how mambusao got its name were handed down through generation.Between 1600 and 1605, the spanish colonizer headed by salcedo, while exploring the deffirent areas of the province,reach tipic, a place along a bank of what is now known as the mambusao river. they saw some natives cleaning “kayos” a kind of poisonous wild tuber that becomes edibleafter removing the toxic substance by vigorous washing of the tuber in the running stream four hours Wanting to know the name of the place. some of the group shouted,”Que pueblo”?. The natives did not understand the question, one of the natives, thinking that the foreigners curious about what they were doing,ans wed”Busao” which means washing the kayos tuber. At one point ,they saw a group of children playing and some women were washing clothes. One of the children kept saying “Mam” as he tried to call his mother’s attention.
'' Without really getting the correct answer from the natives as to the name of the place , the spaniard decided to affix the word ” Mam” to the word “Busao” and entered in their journal Mambusao as the name of what was then called by the natives as tipic.
Means of transportation:
Mambusao is the center of the province of capiz, it is situated 105kms.away from Ilo-ilo city and 36kms .from Roxas city, the capital of capiz. From mambusao to Roxas city is (45mins). jeepneys or vans, from Mambusao to Calibo (2hrs). provincial bound buses.''''
Where to go and what to see:
'' Kipot caves are set amidst mountain are truly a dazzling display of nature’s splending domain, a fantastic beauty that offers nature lovers surprise and fascination. The caves are locatid in the northwest section of Mambusao, and can be reached by vans or jeepneys from roxas city through 36kms. of concrete road and another seven kilometers from the poblacion.
'' Alamedian Falls is located about six km from the poblacion it has one pool at the upper and lower portion where the people can swim to their heart content.
Mambusao Bounties:
'' The soil of mambusao is fertile and very suitable to most type of agricultural crops thus giving a rich harvest to the mambusaonon. One of their product are coconut, the coconal breeding trials unit which was conceptualized to conserve coconut germplasm collection from genitic loss,number 1 in the world among colleges for having the biggest collection of cucunat genetic resources. Another product is banana, rice, ect.

ST.CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA PARISH

 


ST.CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA PARISH                             MAMBUSAO,CAPIZ



   The St. catherine of Alexandria Parish Church:
'' The parish of St. Catherine of Alexandria parish church, worship for the catholic community is one of the biggest churches in the province of capiz.

CAPTIVATING MAMBUSAO

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Captivating Capiz – Mambusao

My home town..

Tourist Spot in Mambusao

Paraiso del Rio, Brgy. Tumalalod, Mambusao, Capiz

Paraiso del Rio offers a totally contrasting experience: an adventure and thrill in a serene exotic woodland.  A truly back-to-nature experience.  Enjoy a river safari in bamboo raft as the boatsmen skillfully navigate in a river dam teeming with a variety of freshwater fish, and the surrounding wilderness is home to unique flora and faun.

kIPOT CAVE:

Kipot caves are set amidst mountains and forest and are truly a dazzling display of nature’s splendid domain, a fantastic beauty that offers nature lovers surprise, thrill and fascination.  the caves are located in the northwest section of mambusao, and can be reached by vans or jeepneys from roxas city through 36 kms. of concrete road and another 
seven kilometers from the poblacion.


(Kipot caves Spelunkers)

Approximately about 120 meters away from the waiting shed, v2 cave could be found. Mossy trees, ferns, algae and pavia(water source plant from the the grass family) were primarily observed on the surroundings of this cave. Tricky and sloping way going down to the cave entrance had been experienced by the spelunkers thus, we need to use ropes for safety and easy movement of each member of the team.

although v2 cave was seen as dead cave, many troglobites were seen staying inside the cave such as bats, wild snails locally known as “takrong” or taklong”, spiders, centipede locally known as “bayud” (secretes unpleasant odor when stepped on which leaves black spot on the person’s skin), orange colored crablets and swift bird locally known as “salimbabatang”. drops of  water coming from the stalactite may give additional interest to the explorer to get inside the cave. guano (bat’s feces) was seen to be abundant in this cave. various speleothems such as stalactites, columns, and draperies which somewhat look like teeth of a crocodile, and the gypsum flowers that shines as light passes may amaze every explorer entering in entering the cave. 


Several observations made during the exploration:

1.   Illegal loggers were freely cutting down big trees that destroy the water holding capacity of the area.
2.   “Haeo” are hunted down by locals as evidence by the presence of their trap known to the locals as “kisyiw”.
3.   Guano collections are still rampant in several caves.                                                                                 Kainging system is also observable with in the forest.
4.    Some of the caves were exploited due to the presence of non-biodegradable materials such as wrappers of foods and the like  6. Bird’s nests collection is also rampant which resulted to the aloof behavior of the flying creatures inside the birds and the burned nests found in the caves.
5.    The use of oil lamp (sulo) in entering the caves.
6.   Vandalisms and graffiti are done on the walls of some caves.
7.   People living nearby the caves are lax in protecting such natural gift of God.
8.    According to some locals, monkey hunting and orchids collection is still practiced by several unconcerned locals.

Several priority recommendations based on the observations seen:

1.     Reforestation campaign should be encouraged to everyone using the slow growing plants.
2.     Illegal logging and kainging system should be strictly prohibited. 
3.     Guano collections should be strictly prohibited.
4.     Education and discipline should be inculcated on the minds of the people living nearby the caves and to the tourists be it local or foreign.
5.     Birds nest’s, orchids collections, monkey and “Haeo” hunting should also be strictly prohibited.
6.     Alkaline Head Lamp should be used instead of this oil lamp to avoid destruction of speleothems and suffocation to the explorers as they explore the inner and unventilated part of the caves.
7.     Forest restoration should be promoted to local dwellers at Sitio Aliwas and Agkaningay respectively to restore soil water holding capacity and reborn the cave’s natural beauty.
8.     Fruit bearing trees and plants should be planted to provide food for the different forest creatures and for them to stay on our forest.