It is a towering stream of waterfalls considered by hydraulic engineers as the highest in the country and regarded as one of the most beautiful falls in the Philippines.

It is a series of 84 falls appearing like a stairway to heaven with various heights among the steps ranging from 2 to 33.5 metres (7 to 110 ft).

All these in the midst of a virgin forest, a river settles at the foot of the falls with 13 rapids to cross.

It was the place where Spaniards first docked in Mindanao which reflects how majority of its primary inhabitants converted to Catholicism.

Poverty incidence of Cateel Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]