Boats decorated colorfully sailed from Barangay Kalanganan to the Bangsamoro Ports Management Office at Poblacion V in the Guinakit fluvial parade at the Rio Grande de Mindanao in Cotabato City on December 19, 2023.

The annual event is anchored on the theme “Honoring traditions, Forging new horizons.”

According to the Bangsamoro government, this symbolic voyage honors the arrival of Shariff Mohammad Kabunsuan to mainland Mindanao, introducing the Islamic faith to the locals.