Mindawow

Mindanao itself is actually an art, oozing with staunch patriotism and intricate culture of the native Filipinos before the establishment of foreign colonization in the Philippines. 

The island of Mindanao and its people are one, bounded by more than blood and earth. It is where the brave Filipinos of the past lived. They, who withstood the advanced battle equipment of the aggressors with nothing but Bolos and Kris down to their last breath. They, who held pride and fought for their fatherland.

Patriotism is a heritage, a character adapted from generations to next, a fervent defense mechanism against situations that induces indignations. It made them strong upholders of justice, made giving up a rare word in the islands.

Mindanao is a symbol of various importance that are both beautiful and rough. The culture that managed to survive is not only a proof of identity for the Mindanaons, but also for the entire Filipinos. It is an evidence of the battles that our ancestors courageously fought for the future they endeavor for us to inherit. It is an evidence that Filipinos are not slaves but fighters, not losers but winners, because we have managed to salvage our identity regardless of the centuries of being compromised, regardless of what little we owned when it comes to equipment, and regardless of how indigent we seemed in comparison to the foreign aggressors.