Field Work Photos: Matampay, Kadingilan, Bukidnon

In one of my earlier field works, I reached Barangay Matampay in Kadingilan, Bukidnon. Matampay is one of the seventeen barangays of Kadingilan, and is one of the most far-flung and hard-to-reach areas of this 4th class municipality of the province. 

It took more than one hour of motorcycle ride before we reached this barangay. From the Poblacion, we passed through the barangays of Pay-as, Bagor, San Andres, Mabuhay and Cabadiangan. Upon reaching Cabadiangan, we have to go through a steep uphill road before reaching Matampay. It was one rough, bumpy and butt-numbing ride all the way.

Hanging Out at the Children's Park in Kadingilan

We went to the Municipal Hall of Kadingilan for an official transaction. We arrived there at noon, just in time for the employees' noon break, so we have to wait until 1 PM before we can transact in their office. We decided to hang out at the Children's Park which is just within the municipal hall compound in the Poblacion.

Glimpses of Kadingilan Municipal Hall Compound

We went to the town of Kadingilan recently to do some official transaction at the municipal hall. Kadingilan is a 4th class municipality located in the southwestern border of the Province of Bukidnon. We arrived there at 12 noon and since the employees are on their noon break, we decided to park and wait under the shade of a giant tree fronting one of the municipal buildings. I took the opportunity to take some snapshots of the municipal hall compound.

Rice Terraces in Kadingilan, Bukidnon

From an official field work in the Municipal Hall of Kadingilan, Bukidnon we passed along this small rice terraces beside the unpaved road going to the Municipality of Kibawe. Though not as grand and as spectacular as the world-famous Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao Province, this terraced paddy field in Kadingilan is still a refreshing sight to look at.

In Bukidnon, where palay is among the major crops planted, it is not unusual to see small terraced paddy fields like this one in Kadingilan. Farmers used this to cultivate hilly or mountainous areas and it is effective in decreasing erosion and surface runoff. 

A Solar-Powered Community in Kadingilan, Bukidnon

We went to Sitio Payao, Pay-as, Kadingilan, Bukidnon last week to locate a bank-encumbered property. Due to the road condition, we just parked our vehicle at the road side and walked our way to the Sitio proper.

Random Shots: Kadingilan, Bukidnon

The Don Carlos-Kadingilan road is now mostly paved but because of the many stops caused by the dropping off and picking up of passengers along the way, it took about one hour for the RTMI bus to arrive in Poblacion, Kadingilan. Two nuns disembarked near the Catholic Church and I took snapshot of one nun walking down the road adjacent to the church (photo above).