Pedro Colina Hill

Pedro Colina Hill
Pedro Colina Hill
Tantawan
Highest point
Elevation	27.4 m (90 ft)
Coordinates	7°13′11.6″N124°14′38.3″E / 7.219889°N 124.243972°E Coordinates: 7°13′11.6″N124°14′38.3″E / 7.219889°N 124.243972°E
Naming
Etymology	Peter the Apostle and Spanish word for "hill" (colina).
Nickname	PC Hill
Native name	Tantawan (Maguindanaon)
English translation	"extensive view"
Geography
Location	Cotabato City
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro

Last updated December 27, 2022

Pedro Colina Hill, also known as PC Hill or Tantawan, is a hill in Cotabato City, Philippines.

Geography

Pedro Colina Hill is one of the two prominent elevated area in Cotabato City, the other being Timako Hill. The hill also host a network of caves.^[2] PC Hill has an elevation of 27.4 meters (90 ft).^[1]

Etymology

The name of hill, Pedro Colina Hill was named after Peter the Apostle (or San Pedro) by the Spaniards in the 1800s, during the time when the Spanish began exploring South Central Mindanao. "Colina" means hill in Spanish, hence Pedro Colina Hill's name is tautological or redundant.^[3] The hill is also traditionally known as Tantawan, which means "extensive view".^[4]

Cultural significance

Cotabato City derived from PC Hill, which historically was used as a fort by natives in the area. Cotabato City's name was derived from Kutang Bato or "stone fort".^[5] In Maguindanaon, the hill is known as "Tantawan".^[6]

The hill linked to the history of Cotabato City's indigenous peoples (IPs), including the Teduray, Dulangan Manobo, and the Maguindanao peoples. The IPs share roots to brothers, Mamalu and Tabunaway who ruled the area as chieftains who set up their center of governance in what is now known as PC Hill until the introduction of Islam in the area sometime in the 15th century.^[7] When the Cotabato area experienced floods, the hill was used as a refuge by the area's early inhabitants.^[8]

PC Hill is a military reservation area. Many of local law enforcement agencies hold office in the hill including the Cotabato City Police, and regional offices of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group. Most of the hill's residents as of 2018 are retired local military and police personnel.^[9] The Philippine Constabulary also had a local headquarters on the hill during the American colonial administration.^[6] The "P.C." in the hill's name is sometimes mistaken for to mean "Philippine Constabulary".^[8]

In 2018, houses in PC Hill were painted rainbow with motifs relevant to Cotabato City's history and culture such as crabs, gongs, and the guinakit (Moro boats) as part of an effort to redevelop the site and boost tourism in the city.^[9]^[10]

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References

1 2 "Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro Development Plan for the Bangsamoro Final Report Sector Report 3: Environment" (PDF). April 2016: 28.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ "Revisiting Cotabato City". Manila Standard. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
↑ Ortega, Jude (2015). "Rajah Muda". Likhaan: The Journal of Contemporary Philippine Literature. 9: 109. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
↑ Saleeby, Najeeb (1905). Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion. Manila: Manila Bureau of Public Printing. p. 14. he hill of Cotabato is called “Tantawan,”
↑ "Cotabato City's kaleidoscope houses, grand mosque, and 'Bai Walk'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 18, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
1 2 McKenna, Thomas (1998). Muslim Rulers and Rebels: Everyday Politics and Armed Separatism in the Southern Philippines. University of California Press. Tantawan is the Magindanaon name for the main hill of Cotabato City, commonly known as P.C. Hill because it had served as local headquarters of the Philippine Constabulary during the American colonial period.
↑ "Sawit: A tradition that goes beyond sharing". Kêtindêg. Indigenous Peoples in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for Empowerment and Sustainable Development Project. 2 (8): 22. January 2014. ISSN 2345-8461.
1 2 Cojuangco, Tingting (September 21, 2008). "'Bidadari'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
1 2 "New Face of PC Hill". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 17, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
↑ Punzalan, Noel (January 29, 2018). "PC Hill soon to be colorful hillside tourist attraction". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

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[jica-1] 1 2 "Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro Development Plan for the Bangsamoro Final Report Sector Report 3: Environment" (PDF). April 2016: 28.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[2] "Revisiting Cotabato City". Manila Standard. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

[rajahmuda-3] Ortega, Jude (2015). "Rajah Muda". Likhaan: The Journal of Contemporary Philippine Literature. 9: 109. Retrieved December 19, 2020.

[4] Saleeby, Najeeb (1905). Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion. Manila: Manila Bureau of Public Printing. p. 14. he hill of Cotabato is called “Tantawan,”

[5] "Cotabato City's kaleidoscope houses, grand mosque, and 'Bai Walk'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 18, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

[muslimrulers-6] 1 2 McKenna, Thomas (1998). Muslim Rulers and Rebels: Everyday Politics and Armed Separatism in the Southern Philippines. University of California Press. Tantawan is the Magindanaon name for the main hill of Cotabato City, commonly known as P.C. Hill because it had served as local headquarters of the Philippine Constabulary during the American colonial period.

[7] "Sawit: A tradition that goes beyond sharing". Kêtindêg. Indigenous Peoples in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for Empowerment and Sustainable Development Project. 2 (8): 22. January 2014. ISSN 2345-8461.

[bidadari-8] 1 2 Cojuangco, Tingting (September 21, 2008). "'Bidadari'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 19, 2020.

[newface-9] 1 2 "New Face of PC Hill". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 17, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

[10] Punzalan, Noel (January 29, 2018). "PC Hill soon to be colorful hillside tourist attraction". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

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