Mount Matutum
The goals of these different projects are not only for the sake of tourist attrations, but they are also for the people living in the City. For these projects offer a variety of excitement to the people who wuld be visiting Mount Matutum.
Project 1. Geothermal Power Plant
What does geothermal energy look like? Some visible features of geothermal energy are volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, and fumaroles. But you cannot see most geothermal energy. Usually geothermal energy is deep underground. There may be no clues above ground to what exists below ground.Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source that does little damage to the environment.
Geothermal power plants do not burn fuels to generate electricity as do fossil fuel plants. Geothermal power plants release less than one to four percent of the amount of carbon dioxide (C02) emitted by coal plants.
Project 2. Production of Organic Coffee
The B’laans, an indigenous people (IP) group living along the slopes of Mt. Matutum in South Cotabato province, used to hunt and kill civet cats because they were considered a farm nuisance.Until they learned of the potential profit that civets can bring through civet coffee, a bean highly prized by coffee connoisseurs. Civet coffee is produced from coffee cherries eaten, partially digested, and excreted by the cats.
An assessment made by the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist show that Mt. Matutum still has a potential area of 250 hectares for coffee production.The local government of Polomolok and the Polomolok Water District recently launched the Mt. Matutum Organic Coffee Production Project, which aims to generate income for households in the municipality though the production of Organic Arabica and Robusta Coffee while at the same time supporting the Mt. Matutum Watershed Program and National Greening Program.
Project 3. Mountain Climbing
The municipality of Tupi requests climbers to secure permission beforehand / coordinate with the Tourism office before climbing. a P150 climb fee is collected together with a P10 fee for seedlings. Guides may be secured at the tourism office, as well as porters.
Safety, a major concern especially among hikers from Luzon and foreigners, is generally assured in Mt. Matutum. Rain protection, insect repellants, are advised. 3 L of water would suffice for each climber from water source at Camp 1 until Day 2.