1. BUTUAN AND AGUSANBUTUAN WAS ALREADY EXISTING AS EARLY AS 4THCENTURY ACCORDING TO Chinese Song Shi (history) people hadatrading relationship with Champa in the present daySouth Vietnam as early as 10th centuryIt is where the first catholic Mass in the Philippines wascelebrated by Spaniards.Located in the nortwestern part of the Agusan Valleycomposed predominantly Cebuano, Butuanon andTagalog Speaking populace.The entire Agusan area was formerly referred to asButuan until 1914 when the province was created.Butuan recorded history spans for 1,683 years.

2. The Agusan Tara was found in Agusan River and is now one of the important collectionsof Chicago Field Museum. 3. > An intricate weaving of thin threads ofgold that the ancients mastered that notechnology could equal the ingenuity ofthe goldsmith. It ispart of Surigaostreasure. 4. The okir patterns represent thedynamism of the early Filipinos. Usingcrude stylus they are able to expresstheir appreciation of the environment ofwhich they are part. 5. SIGNIFICANT ARTIFACTSFOUND IN MANY PARTS OFBUTUAN SHOWS THEKEENNESS AND INTRICACYOF THE ANICENT FILIPINOSINTHEIR ART EXPRESSIONS 6. MANOBOS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR RICH HISTORY AND CULTURE AND ONE OF THELARGEST GROUPS IN THE COUNTRY OCCUPYING THE PROVINCES OF SARANGANI,SURIGAO AND AGUSAN. 7. TWO TYPES OF OKIR1.OKIR A DATO- MALE DESIGNS2. OKIR A BAY FEMALE DESIGNS 8. LANAO>COMPOSED OF TWO PROVINCES : LANAO DEL NORTE AND LANAO DELSUR AND BELONGS TO AUTONOMOUS REGION OF MUSLIM MINDANO.MOSTLY OCCUPIED BY THE MARANAOS - THE LARGEST MOSTPREDOMINANT MUSLIM GROUPS IN THE PHILIPPINESLAST MAJOR GROUPSTO EMBRACE THE ISLAMIC FDAITRH AND MOSTSUCCESSFUL IN RESIISTING THE SPANIARDS.THE WEALTHIEST,MOST POWERFUL,MOST EDUCATED AND MOST STRICTIN THEIR PRACTICE OF ISLAM.TUGAYA,LANAO DEL SUR- CENTER OF MARANAO ARTS ANDCULTURE.FINEST EXAMPLE OF WHICH IS I THE MINUICIPALITY NEAR PLACIDLANAO LAKE.CRAFTSMEN IN TUGAYA SPECIALIZED IN WOODCARVING,INSTRUMENTMAKING TEXTILE WEAVING AND SIVER CASTING,GOLD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARLINLAY WORKS AND ADORNING TOROGAN AND WOODEN BOXESCALLED BAUL.