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Kapalong Mayor and First
Lady sponsor free haircut
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LGU Kapalong ties up with
DOLE’s grow micro
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Flashflood hits Kapalong
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MDCC Kapalong conducts
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vulnerability analysis
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Norte”

“LANGUSA ALANG TO
LUMAD TO GUPITAN”
(Dugo Alang sa mga Lumad
sa Barangay Gupitan)

Heavy rains drench
Kapalong with flashfloods

Kapalong Story Reading
Program Underscores
Library Month Celebration

Kapalong Launches Botika
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LGU Tree Growing
Underscores Environment
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Hon. Timbol & Hon. Estrada
Administration Project

GK Village Project

Fence of Public Cemetery

Public Market Modern Rest
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Town Square Modern Public
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Elderly and Crisis Center

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C. SAYAWAN CAVE

It was named after the cave life swift locally known as sayaw. It was named sayawan because of the grace of the swift flight like a dance.

It is near Okbot and Kapunit cave.

Basic Information:

How to get there? From community center to Sayawan cave = 2.5 kms (enroute kapunit Trail); 3.10 kms (enroute Okbot trail)

From Okbot cave to Sayawan cave = 100 m uphill

Cave Opening : H = 1.80 m, W = 1.0 m

Cave length = 100 m (from entrance to dead end)
Cave life found : Swift, spider, frog
Other natural resources : Spring inside
Other information: Two inner chambers. Initial analysis, one chamber is directed to connect Okbot cave. This cave is considered by the Local Tourism Office as conserved cave to conserve and protect the swifts.

D. KAMBAL CAVE

It was named after the local word kambal meaning twins because of the two passages in the inner chamber.

This cave is initially mapped and surveyed by DSpeCS with the technical support of Glen Malliet of California, USA and a member of the National Speleological Society.

Basic Information:

Cave length = 130 m (from entrance to passage A exit), passage B, not yet surveyed.
Cave entrance : Opening H = 10.0 m, W= 6.0 m
Down slope from entrance to twilight zone = (-) 12 degrees
Natural Resources: spring
Cave life found : frog, glow, worm, catfish, crab
Other information: The cave is initially closed for rehabilitation of forest cover, and stream clean-up.

E. OTSO CAVE

It was named after the Purok Number 8 and the famous dance “otso” where you can perform the “otso” dance steps while caving. It is the home of King cobras locally known as “banakon”.

Basic Information:

Cave opening: H= 0.80 m, W = 0.80 m
Cave length: estimated length = 300 m(entrance to passage A) 150 m (entrance to passage B passing though a huge chamber. All dead ends
Other natural resources : spring inside
Cave life found : king cobra, frog, glow worm, crab, fish (undetermined specie but locally known as “paitan”)
Other information: Open for daring cavers and researchers.

F. GITGITAN CAVE

It was named after the visayan word ‘gitgit’ a local name of swift.

Basic Information:

Cave length : Estimated 600 m
Cave opening : H = 1.0 m, W = 1.0 m
Cave life found: swift, frog, king cobra, centipede, spider
Other information: Muddy. The farmer established a protective gate at the entrance to protect the swift from swift nest collectors.

G. ALENA CAVE

It was named after the family names of the two (2) farm owners Alimasac family and Nacario family where the cave is located.

It is initially mapped and surveyed by DSpeCS on May 2007 with the technical Support of NSS member Glen Malliet.

Basic Information:

The cave has two (2) passages. One passage has exit and the other passage is dead end.
Cave length : passage A = 250 m (entrance to swamp/dead end), passage B = 200 m (from intersection A to exit)
Cave entrance opening : H = 3.0 m, W = 1.0 m
Cave exit opening : H = 3.50 m, W = 1.50 m
Slope: entrance to passage A = (-) 22 degrees, intersection to exit = (+) 15 degrees
Other natural resources : Spring inside
Cave life found: glow worm, frog, fish, crab, king cobra
Other information: Open for the ecotourism visitors using passage B only. Carrying capacity is 20 persons.

H. SUAON UNDERGROUND WATER

Suaon underground s river was named after Suaon River that passes through the cave. It was initially evaluated as cave-in cavern caused by deforestation/logging.

Basic Information:

Distance from community center to entrance : 3.80 kms
Cave length 1.0 km

Other information : open for tourist, closed during rainy

SAMBAYON CAVE:

It is located along the Sambayon Road at Purok 5. Historically, the locales described the cave as their source of drinking water before development comes in the area. It was also believed that a giant snake is living inside the cave. Its length is short, from road embankment to the opposite side of the road.

LGU Kapalong is aiming to put up a protective fence at the cave opening to protect the locales from falling and to establish a landmark as a conserve cave and as educational cave showing to the children and locales that are to enter other caves in the community. It is an advocacy project of the LGU Kapalong in partnership with the DSpeCS for community awareness on cave protection, conservation and rehabilitation

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