By ALEX AMANSEC WELCOME TO DAVAO A group of tribal dancers greets tourists and visitors at the Davao International Airport “Mabuhay ug madayaw!” is how you will hear people greet you everywhere you go in Davao. Theirs is a heightened version of the usual “mabuhay”—which already translates...
POV: You are in the King City of the South for the 38th Kadayawan sa Davao. After celebrating with the locals and joining the #VibrantKadayawan festivities, you are hungry and searching for a good place to eat. And where are the best places to dine? At SM City Davao and SM Lanang ! ...
Ambassadors MaryKay Carlson of the United States (US) and Kazuhiko Koshikawa of Japan expressed their love for Filipino food by sampling local delicacies that have been dining table favorites for years. (Photo from US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson) The US envoy, who attended the...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) is implementing a city-wide gun ban from August 18 to 25 for the 38th Kadayawan Festival celebration. The Philippine National Police (PNP) approved the request of the Police Regional Office in the Davao region to suspend all permits to...
From left: President of Philippines Halal Trade & Tourism (PHTTE) - Marilou Ampuan, Davao city Councilor - Hon. Al Ryan Alejandre, Immediate Past President of Davao Tourism Association & COO of Al-ag Group - Cherry Al-ag, Honorary Consul to Bangladesh - Hon. Joji Ilagan-Bian, Park Inn by...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte distributed on Monday, August 14, more than 500 traditional Filipino heavy snacks to all visitors, including the members of the 11 tribes, in the Kadayawan Tribal Village at Magsaysay Park here. The Kadayawan...
DAVAO CITY – The City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) aims to attract almost 200,000 tourists for the 38th Kadayawan Festival in Davao City next month. “As to the tourist arrivals, we are expecting to somehow reach 180,000 to 200,000 in time for the 38th Kadayawan Festival,” CTOO...
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Davao unveiled on July 17, Monday, the brand-new logo and theme song for this year’s 38th Kadayawan Festival which is set to make a grand comeback in August. The city government launched the 38th Kadayawan Festival at Seda Abreeza on J.P. Laurel, Bajada, with...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has suspended the permit to carry firearms outside residence (PTCFOR) from 12:01 a.m. Aug. 14 to midnight Aug. 22 in the Davao Region for the celebration of the 37th Kadayawan sa Davao Festival. In a statement Thursday, Aug. 18, the Police...
DAVAO CITY – For almost 20 years, the iconic song “Bahaghari Tayo” composed by local music legend Popong Landero is always associated with the annual Kadayawan Festival every August. LANDERO (Keith Bacongco) Aside from Davaoeños, this festive song is also familiar among those who are...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. hailed Davao City as the country’s “shining beacon of progress” as he joined Davaoeños in celebrating the Kadayawan Festival. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of OP) In his message on Monday, Aug. 15, the President expressed...
