Alamada
| Region: | Region XII | ||||||||||
| Province: | North Cotabato | ||||||||||
| Town: | Alamada | ||||||||||
| About the Product: | |||||||||||
| OTOP Product: | PALM OIL (Fresh Fruit Bunch) | ||||||||||
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| Product Background: | Palm oil fresh fruit bunched are harvested from productive palm oil trees. They are delivered to Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Mills located at Isulan, Sultan Kudarat or Agusan Del Sur for processing into Crude Palm Oil (CPO) | ||||||||||
| Product Description: | Palm Oil Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) are the harvested product from mature palm oil trees. They are harvested every 15 days interval and weighs between 15 to 25 kilograms per bunch depending on the maturity of palm oil trees. | ||||||||||
| Product Lines: | PALM OIL (Fresh Fruit Bunch) | ||||||||||
| Product History: | The palm oil project at Alamada, Cotabato was initiated by Agumill Philippines Inc, in 2000 to 2001 , with the assistance of DTI and the Philippine Palm Oil Industry Development Council | ||||||||||
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| How many OTOP SMEs in the town? |
Members of Alamada Multi-Purpose Cooperative. |
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| About the Town: | |||||||||||
| Geography: | The Municipality of Alamada is bounded on the north by the Province of Lanao del Sur, on the south by the Municipality of Libungan, on the East by the Municipality of Banisilan and on the west by the Municipality of Pigcawayan and Buldon of Maguindanao Province. The 78, 750 hectares of land area was distributed to the 17 barangay. Generally , Alamada is highly elevated and its characterized by rolling, hilly and undulating terrain. | ||||||||||
| History: | The Municipality was created pursuant to Republic Act 5645 passed by the Senate on May 20, 1969 and the House of Representative on May 22, 1969. Its name was adopted in memory and in honor of the late powerful ruler, Datu Amaybulyok Alamada. He was the leader who fought against the foreign oppression and tyranny. The Datu was recognized as one of the fiery rulers by the Iranon and the Dalaman who were scattered throughout the Northern Part of the Municipalities of Pigcawayan, Libungan, Sultan Kudarat and in Kitacubong (now Poblacion) as the seat of his Kingdom. Prior to its creation as a Municipality, the area was a pilot project of the late President Ramon Magsaysay. It was a resettlement area for HUK surrenderees. | ||||||||||
| Population: | As of August 1, 2007 = 52,165 | ||||||||||
| Language: | The people speak of Hiligaynon, Cebuano,Tagalog, Muslim dialects | ||||||||||
| Major Industries: | Alamada is basically agricultural as its land is cultivated for corn , upland rice, bananas, palm oil, and rubber. Thus its people activities are devoted to agriculture. A corn producing municipality. Livestock and poultry production is also another agricultural activities | ||||||||||
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| People: | Ilonggo is predominant while the rest are Cebuano, Muslim and Lumad tribes | ||||||||||
| Contact Us Info: | |||||||||||
| Name of Executive/s: | Hon. Ernesto M. Concepcion | ||||||||||
| Contact Address: | Office of the Mayor, Municipality of Alamada, 9413 | ||||||||||
| Contact Numbers: | 09269866215 (Municipal Agriculture Office)
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| E-mail/Website: | http://www.alamada-cotabatoprov.gov.ph | ||||||||||
