At least 15 tons of tropical fruits has been prepared by the City Government of Kidapawan for this year's edition of Fruits-Eat-All-You-Can, one of the highly-anticipated activities of the annual Timpupo Festival.
The 5-day activity started on August 14 with thousands of residents and their visitors coming from different places including Davao, General Santos City, Koronadal and Maguindanao gathered at the City Plaza to enjoy as they eat as many fruits as they can.
The 5-day activity started on August 14 with thousands of residents and their visitors coming from different places including Davao, General Santos City, Koronadal and Maguindanao gathered at the City Plaza to enjoy as they eat as many fruits as they can.
For only P50, one may eat all the fruits that they want including lanzones, rambutan, mangosteen, marang and durian.
"All this 15 tons of fruits were bought and supplied by farmers and fruit growers here in Kidapawan City", said Joey Recimilla, City Tourism Officer.
Kidapawan City is dubbed as the "City of Fruits and Highland Springs" and the "Fruit Basket" of Cotabato.
"We are serving at least 3 tons of fruits everyday for the Fruits-Eat-All-You-Can from August 14-18", Recimilla added.
Timpupo is a Manobo and Bisaya term for "harvest" and is often used to describe harvesting fruits.
The festival is held during the harvest season which is usually every month of August to showcase the bountiful harvest of tropical fruits as well as to celebrate the life of Kidapawan City's tribe and culture.
