Davao Norte promotes tourism “naturally”
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by JMD Abangan
TAGUM CITYÂ — Tourism in Davao del Norte is bound to take a leap as major industry players have agreed to promote the province using a catch phrase “Naturally Davao del Norte.”
In an interview, Provincial Tourism Council president Alma Uy noted the potential of Davao de Norte to excel as an eco-tourism destination because “its endowed with beauty of nature.”
Coming out from a planning workshop with members of Hugpong Dabaw Hanas sa Torismo (HUDAHATO), Uy positioned municipalities of the province with their respective potential as a tourist destination.
The Island Garden City of Samal a known tourist destination with its pristine white beaches among its come-on; Panabo City for its wide banana plantations; Carmen as a Second World War historical site where Dabawenyo guerillas together with American soldiers held in barangay Ising the last frontier of defense against Japanese forces; Tagum City as a Musikahan destination; Asuncion as a Kayaking destination; Kapalong as Cavers’ capital; San Isidro as a chocolate hub and cavers’ paradise; Sto. Tomas for its ecological park; Braulio E. Dujali— New Corella for its Panas watershed; and Talaingod for its cultural village.
Davao del Norte will be making use of big brother-small brother concept of developing tourism industry, whereby each local government units will be complementing each other.
Citing as an instance, Uy said Tagum City will be spreading out tourist visits to nearby municipalities of Asuncion, Kapalong and Talaingod during annual celebration of Musikahan Festival in March.
“Because Tagum doesn’t have the beauty of nature that these municipalities can offer to our visitors,” she said.
As president of the Regional Tourism Council of Davao Region, Uy said Davao del Norte would serve as a role model for other provinces in the Region in terms of advancing local tourism.
“We will encourage other provinces to do the same,” she said.
Meanwhile, HUDAHATO president Edna Parcon said tourism officers in the Davao del Norte sought to strengthen their organization.
Among their thrusts is to seek strong backing from their local chief executives of their tourism initiatives.
They are also appealing to LGU executives to officially designate a tourism officer and set up a separate tourism office to take on tourism related concerns, Parcon said.
Among their planned projects and activities are to come up with a cultural festival through the assistance of the National Commission on Culture and Arts (NCCA) and to have an inventory of tourism facilities and tourism-related establishments. (PIA)
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hi there! just want to wish everybody good luck on the tourism endeavor. i’ve been away for so long. left the country in 1976 and just came home in 2000. went to schooll with konsehal oca bermudez at um tagum. been pals since we were in primary school at magugpo. anyway, when i came back in 2000, i tried to get hold of gemma cruz araneta re ideas on tourism. i lived in la., san francisco, new york, tennessee, florida(naples) for 15 years and now lives in durham north carolina since 1995. the closest i got was the secretary that would not give me the time of day.” send me the plans and suggestions” thats all she said. needless to say, i was disappointed. anyway, i hope that i could be of assistance as far as the tourism venture is concerned. i am a concept designer as well as a landscape designer by profession. having lived in those places esp. florida, i can surely let you know of how it can be done. please let me know if i can help. i also want to thank mayor uy for hiring my brother (edwin redoble). it is time to be united in such a positive undertaking. there is so much that can be done to promote tourism. i was a second generation pioneer in broadcasting(1969) before i left for the u.s. i sure know a thing or two as far as marketing and advertising is concerend. i also grow up in politics. the late mayor carmelo porras was my uncle. regards to all. angel “bong” redoble
hi angel,
just curious on how are we related, my name is maila redoble from buhangin, Davao City, my father’s name is pablo, born and raised in moalboal, cebu and my grandfather is cayetano redoble. I lived in Ca. for 23 years and i married my caucasin husband that makes my name maila rubino.
thanks,
curious maila
hi maila!
kumusta! sorry for the late reply. i was googling my own name and this came out. been so long. the redobles are all over the place. we have redobles in marawi, moalboal, even mexico. my parents came from luzon. father migrated with his family in 1923 from carot, anda, pangasinan. my mother came from iba, zambales. we are related to the braganzas and porras(late mayor of davao city was my uncle on the mother side. when i lived with the lopezes of cebu city(i managed one of their radio stations in malaybalay bukidnon prior to coming here in the u.s.), i have heard so much about the redobles in moalboal. i even have an uncle that is from moalboal(ernesto redoble, married to a dental surgeon liz that lives in malaybalay, bukidnon. at any rate, i accept and with open arms and heart all the redobles of the world. family is very important to me. please stay in touch. contact me thru my email address so we can reminisce. i am married to a southern lady who is the great great great grand niece of rev. okelley who founded elon university in winston salem as well as the united church of christ. i wish i could meet the architect or engineer redoble from cebu city or moalboal. i am a professional landscape designer but contacting anybody in the philippines via email is so hard. even the government won’t answer their emails. they told me thsoe sites are just for show. typical filipino ha? sige, ill wait for your reply.