Today is very special travel blog to me because this is my first time to visit here in wide rice field here in the Municipality of Manticao, the Province of Misamis Oriental Mindanao Philippines. This is the only wide and open field place here in Barangay Poblacion where lots of rice paddies can be seen and found. Others called this area, the rice bowl of Manticao because most of the rice supply are came here in this rice field. It covered with almost 24 hectares of land and all of it are rice paddies owned by lots of rice farmers in fact they already groups about rice farming.

The wide range of this field is nearly reached at Barangay Pagawan and also in Mindanao Mission Academy, one of the Popular School here in Manticao.

The Rice Bowl of Manticao or Manticao Rice Paddy is located In Manticao, Misamis Oriental Particularly here in Zone 25, Barangay Poblacion. This is the Second to the last Zone of Barangay Poblacion. It is located near at the National road and also the coast areas of Camarin located at the Same Municipality. Approximately there are almost Hundreds of rice paddies can be seen and found here and most of it are already filled with rice plants. Some of it are near in the National road where 4 lanes of road can be found. This place is also surrounded with Mountain range, Houses and other commercial establishments and few small storage structure at the middle of the field.

This rocky and bumpy road leads to the other side of the place particularly at Sitio Lapad, this is the only road divided the whole rice field because it can be found at the middle of the field. This road also connected to the National Highway and served as a shortcut way to all residents who lives at the Sitio. Each side of the road contains wide and open areas of rice fields and equiped with lots of electric wires and posts so electricity can reach at the Sitio. Traveling here is slightly difficult because of the big rocks appeared at the surface, added with that are the dusty situations but if rains happens here, muddy puddles also found at the middle of this road. Everyday, there are Hundreds of vehicles passing by here specially during afternoon until evening. Bikers also love to visit here because of the road that just like an obstacle course perfect for their activities.

This field is also supported with water irrigation system, the water flows here in this concrete canals is came from the river, Few Kilometers away from the field. This irrigation is divided into two because of this road and supplies cubic of water every planting activities. Few big and old trees also found in here and the farmers decided not to cut the trees down so they can have place to relax and it brings a good and wonderful views. Some of the paddies here are not yet planted with young rice plants but the farmer are still ongoing to cultivate the land again.

The brown portion of the paddies shows that the rice plants was already harvested and not yet replanted by young rice plants. While the other paddies are already planted with lots of it. Each paddies owned by different farmers and approximately, there are 100 farmers who worked here. They made a simple mud walls so they can walked at the middle of the field and can easily indicates their areas.

Aside of Houses, few cellphone towers can also be seen from here, that is why cellphone signals are very strong in here and be able to do blogging. This Canal is also part of the irrigation where it distribute water to the tip side of the rice field.

This is the National road located near at the field. Most of the travelers loves to stopped by just to get lots of pictures here. This is slightly well known by other people who lives far from Manticao. Until next post, have a nice day to all of us.