Kadayawan Festival & Davao City's Attractions

Davao is the booming city of the south, it's located in the Southern part of Mindanao.

Mindanao is the fruit basket of the Philippines, where Davao City is also celebrating Kadayawan Festival, a festival celebrated every once a year during third week of August, it's a way of thanking the creator for the great abundance of blessings like the fruits, vegetables and flowers that Mindanaons have received.

The main highlight of the event are Indak-indak or street dancing and floral-floats parade, yearly held competition with allotted prizes for the contingents. Check it out this coming August 20 & 21 this year.

The first Mindanao president came from Davao City, President Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte is the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines and had served Davao City for more than 22 years.

There are so many things to boast in the city and If you are new here, there are many good things to know and lots of attractions you could possibly go to:

Davao on its finest attractions:

1. Eden Nature Park- If you are a nature lover and wants to get out from city life, experience a mountain resort, located in Toril, Davao City, a one-hour drive from the city proper.


2. Philippine Eagle Center- For kids and kids at heart, Not only Eagles but you will see a lot of animals inhabiting the 8.4 hectares, it's a conservation breeding facility for the endangered Philippine Eagle and other birds.


3. Malagos Garden Resort- is a 12 hectares nature theme park, there's


4. Davao Crocodile Park- Looking for real crocs? see them in flesh and get amazed , just a minutes ride from the downtown area.


5. Peoples Park- the most famous park in Davao, located in the heart of the city, its name somehow reflect that it is the park for the people and not owned by any one.


6. Sicao Falls in Tamayong- Get all your friends and challenge them for a trekking for 4-6 hours in Tamayong, Calinan and see their breathe-taking falls.


7. Wild Water Rafting- If you are an adventurous type, try the extreme water sports in Davao river, a 3 1/2 hour experience of white water rafting starting from Barrio Tamugan in Calinan going to lowlands.

Well, these are just few of the many attractions that Davao City could offer.

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VIRAL VIDEO: Bagahe ng bakasyonistang galing Japan nawawala sa DavaoAirport

Humihingi ng saklolo ang bakasyonista galing Japan na pauwi ng Mindanao.

Nangyari ito ngayong araw, August 8, 2016 sa Davao Airport.

Nawawala umano ang kanilang bagahe at yung iba nabuksan.

Sa sobrang inis ni Ate nasabi nya sa video na "My God, wala paring pagbabago ang Pilipinas."

Base sa post sa kanyang fb, humingi sya ng tulong na maibalik sakanya ang mga bagahe at maipaabot kay Pangulong Duterte ang nangyari sa kanila.

PANOORIN ANG BUONG BIDYU:

VIDEO: Kakaibang paglinis ng Carrots sa Palengke ng Davao City

Viral ngayon ang isang lalaki naglilinis ng Carrots sa isang Palengke ng Davao City(Bankerohan).

Sabi ng netizen na nag upload nanawagan sya sa (DOH ) Department of Health na bigyang pansin ang ganitong pangyayari.

PANOORIN ANG BIDYU:

Inday Sara and family arrives in Manila for Digong's Inauguration

The newly elected Mayor Inday Sara Duterte daughter of President-elect Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte just arrived in Manila, Tuesday, June 28 to attend her father's inauguration day this Thursday, June 30.

Inday Sara and her family just arrived in Manila to give support to the incoming president of the Philippines on his oath taking.

She was seen at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal (NAIA) 2 for her arrival and around 11 am her mother & ex-wife of Digong, Elizabeth Zimmerman, his brother Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and the kids arrived too as well.

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Duterte Attends the Last Flag Ceremony as Mayor of Davao City & Gave Gov't. Employees Early Bonuses

Just another ordinary Monday morning with the city government employees of Davao, Duterte Attends their flag ceremony and as Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was never used to attend every rites, but this 27th of June is something special for him and everyone who have planned and arranged for this day to become more meaningful because this will mark as his last flag ceremony as the mayor of Davao City.

As Duterte gave honor and respect to the national anthem and he also gave an hour speech to the Davaoeños stating that curfew for the minors and 1am liquor ban will be implemented  throughout the Philippines.

His promise of eliminating drug traders and users , resolving criminality and corruption in government are the things what made him won in the presidency and this is what the people want him to do, Duterte said.

"I state my honor, my life and the presidency itself, even if i lost it, I will insist what I promised to the people", Incoming President Duterte said. While having only 2 more days left before he sit in the presidency this June 30.

When he would finally take his bow he said that  “I’d like to end this by just making you a little bit happy” Duterte said.

He announced that all 2,487 plantilla employees in the Davao City government which will receive P10,000 worth of educational assistance and Davao City Police Office (DCPO) and Task Force Davao will also receive P10,000 cash assistance from the city government.

The 10,000-plus job order and other workers in the city government of Davao will receive P4,000 each in educational assistance.

 

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Video: Hostage 'Marites Flor' Freed from Abu Sayyaf

The girlfriend of the beheaded Canadian victim Robert Hall, was freed on Thursday, June 23 but was only turned over to Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan II in early morning of Friday, June 24.

The incoming Presidential Adviser to the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said that “I received words that Flor had been released and the plan is to bring her to Davao, to incoming President Rodrigo Duterte. I am on my way to Jolo to pick up the released hostage, I’ll bring her to Davao to present her to Duterte,” Dureza said in an interview with Inquirer at the Zamboanga City International Airport.

“I came from Oslo and then I got word that our efforts to recover her from the Abu Sayyaf..yielded good results and I am here to pick her up,” he said.

In an interview with Flor she told the reporters that "Ginising lang ako ng madaling araw, sabi niya, Maritess gising ka tanggalin mo yong posas sa paa mo,sabi ko bakit? sabi niya ihahatid kita,
so yon lang...

"Gabi naglalakad kami ng mga isang...matagal, hindi ko kabisado ang lugar, wala akong alam kasi, hindi din nila sinasabi yong pangalan ng lugar." she added.

A reporter ask if she knows she will be freed..."hindi, ginising lang ako non."

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video credit to Nestor Corrales

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Oath Taking of the Dutertes: Mayor Sara and Vice Mayor Paolo

Davao City- Children of the incoming President Rodrigo Duterte, Mayor Sara and Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte took their oaths for the mayoralty and vice mayoralty of Davao City , Monday, June 20; 10 days before their father's inauguration day this coming June 30.

 

Mayor Sara "Inday" Duterte-Carpio took her oath before Regional Trial Court Branch 16 Executive Judge Emmanuel Carpio accompanied by her husband Atty. Manasis Carpio and her mother Elizabeth Zimmerman while his brother Paolo "Pulong" Duterte, on his second term, took his oath before Municipal Trial Court in Cities Branch 7 Judge Rufino Ferraris Jr.  also accompanied by his wife, children & mother and was held in RTC courtroom.

Sara was the mayor of Davao City  from 2010 to 2013 and won again on a landslide votes of 576,230 and his elder brother Paolo got 522, 119 votes in the vice mayoral race.

In an interview,  Paolo said that his father had only one word of advice for him and his sister “magbinuotan (be good).”

 

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