SHARIFF KABUNSUAN FESTIVAL. The Ministry of Trade, Investment, and Tourism - BARMM releases the schedule for the Shariff Kabunsuan Festival on Thursday (Dec. 9, 2021). The highlight of the festival, which will run from Dec. 13 to 20, 2021, is the reenactment of the arrival of Islam in this southern part of the Philippines through the Rio Grande de Mindanao River, the largest waterway in Central Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of MTIT-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - After two years of hiatus, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), through its Ministry of Trade, Investment, and Tourism (MTIT), will once again mark the arrival of Islam in mainland Mindanao. In a statement Thursday, the MTIT said the activities for the annual Shariff Kabunsuan Festival will run from December 15 to December 20. It will be a series of events to be highlighted by the "Guinakit" fluvial parade or the reenactment of the arrival of the Missionary from Johore, Shariff Mohammad Kabunsuan, via the