The Tagakaolo are known for bright and colorful garments and accessories.

Of the three major indigenous groups (which include the Tboli and Blaan) in Saranggani and South Cotabato, it is the Tagakaolo who have very little coverage.

The upland towns of the Malungon mountain range, which straddles Davao del Sur and Saranggani, are home to the Tagakaolo (derived from olo sa tubig, or “inhabitants of headwater,” which also means “from the source”).

The Tagakaolo are known for bright and colorful garments and accessories. The women in the photos can be seen wearing the following: suwat (comb), lupi (earrings), balyog and lampad (necklace and neck gear), bong panayan (embroidered blouse), tungkaling (bells, keys) and patadyong (skirt).