Since Alamada is endowed with an abundant agricultural land, most Alamadians are engaged in farming various crops like corn, rice, vegetables, banana, coconut, rubber and oil palm.

Since Alamada is endowed with an abundant agricultural land, most Alamadians are engaged in farming various crops like corn, rice, vegetables, banana, coconut, rubber and oil palm.

PEOPLE & LANGUAGES

There are four major Filipino tribes in Alamada – the Iranon who are native from Mindanao, the Ilongo and Cebuano from Visayas, and the Ilocano from Luzon.

Though various vernacular languages are being used in the locality, the Visayan language which is a mixture of different languages from regions of Visayas like Cebuano and Hiligaygon is generally used.

Most of the people in Alamada can also understand Filipino or Tagalog language yet it is seldom used. English can also be used but it is hardly understood by some people in the very remote areas of the municipality.

RELIGION & PLACES OF WORSHIP

Municipality of Alamada has different beliefs and culture. Religious establishments are considered to be the identity of identifying religious affiliations.

Record of 2015 showed that around 41% of all the religious establishments are dominated by Roman Catholic followed by Islam with 15%, Southern Baptist Church with 11% together with other affiliations. The remaining 22% is from INC, Full Gospel, United Pentecostal Church, Church of Christ and Seventh Day Adventist.

All these religious establishments are not susceptible to hazard and may be used for evacuation center in cases of calamities and other untoward activities.

FESTIVALS & FIESTAS

Aside from Kadagayaan Festival which is celebrated in conjunction with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception every 8th of December, Alamada is also having a Kapawa Festival as part of the colorful and joyous Christmas celebration. Eid al-Fitr is also celebrated by Muslims during the end of Ramadan.

FOOD & DRINKS

Alamada has no big restaurants yet the very affordable and popular pastil —rice with chicken/beef/fish flakes and wrapped with banana leaf—is available at some stops along the road, and you can also dine in some eatery and snack houses.

If you would like to try some traditional delicacies of Iranon, Illongo, Cebuano and Ilocano, you could ask the locals to prepare them for you. Just make sure to inform them prior to your visit.

The Dinorado rice, roselle wine, native chicken linagpang, kadyos soup, and ubad-chicken soup are only few of a must-try local delicacies, drinks and food of Alamada.