All systems go for Amyak Maleh 2010, said the organizers of the weeklong fete in observance of the 15th Anniversary of the declaration of Mt. Matutum as Protected Landscape.

Silmultaneous display of streamers in Polomolok, Gen. Santos, Tampakan and Tupi will uncapped the opening of the weeklong celebration. An anniversary mass to be officiated by Fr. Freddie B. Paulo will be held at Tupi Municipal Plaza at around 3:00pm. By 6:00 in the evening matutum stakeholder will have a torch parade and motorcade around the Tupi's major streets, afterwhich the opening program will be held at Tupi Gymnassium and Cultural Center.

Opening Day will be capped by a fireworks display and "Musikahan sa Kalikasan." This year's celebration carries the theme: "Kilos Bayan: Huwag Magpatalo sa Klimang Pabago-bago." Expected to grace the opening ceremony are Gov. Daisy Avance Fuentes of South Cotabato province, Department of Tourism (DOT) OIC -Regional Director Jose N. Cabulanan, and RAquil Ali M. Lucam, Al Haj, DENR XII Regional Director.

Bayanihan, Powerdance and Ballet Philippines, country's best dance companies - performing back to back with South Cotabato performing arts ensemble got the rousing approval from a jampacked crowd gathered at Tupi Gynassium and Cultural Center on March 2, 2010, 9:00 a.m. in a show dubbed as "Sayaw Pinoy Dance Concert."

The dance concert provincial tour was made possible with the support of South Cotabato provincial government and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Last March 1, 7:00 p.m. they were in Koronadal at the South Cotabato Gymnassium. The show is free.

The Philippines top dance companies will be here in South Cotabato in a touring dance concert as part of its contribution to the National Arts Month celebration. Its aim is to create greater awareness of the genres of art, with focus on various dance forms - folkdance, ballet, contemporary/modern and dance sport.