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Davao del Norte’s Kadagayaan Festival opens

The Kadagayaan 2008 Festival opened here yesterday (June 23) amidst pomp and pageantry at the sprawling RDR Gym Grounds, marking the opening of the weeklong celebration of the 41st Araw ng Davao del Norte.

Rodolfo del Rosario will lead the opening program today along with the province’s key officials and guests from the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Tourism and Department of Agriculture.

The much-anticipated agri-industrial trade fair will showcase the province’s unique and novel products, one-town-one-product display, goat coops display, entertainment and basking performances and agri-business forum.

This year’s anniversary theme, “Accelerating Growth and Reforms through the RDR Wheels,” plays up the agenda of Governor Del Rosario as an all-encompassing vehicle in alleviating poverty and achieving the vision for Davao del Norte to become a premier province.

We enjoin everyone to come and experience our very own Kadagayaan Festival which is the kick-off activity of the Araw ng Davao del Norte,” Del Rosario said. (more…)

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Davao listed in Department of Tourism’s priority Grassroots Entrepreneurship for Eco Tourism program

Davao is already in the priority for the Greet (Grassroots Entrepreneurship for Eco Tourism) program of the Department of Tourism (DOT).

Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said the details are being finalized but this would come after the three pilot areas are completed.  The Davao area will have four sites and two of these are in Davao City said DOT XI regional director Sonia Garcia.

Durano explained that under Greet program the focus also will be the participation of the community.  He cited that in Donsol, Sorsogon the community had champion the “Greet” through their whale shark watching. The other areas are in Bohol where the chocolate hills are located and in Siargo in the Caraga Region. Mesalamine
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Davao’s Kadayawan Festival 2008, a celebration of abundance

kadayawan festival 2008The 2008 Kadayawan Festival of Davao City this August will be a celebration of abundance.

Art Boncato, chair of the committee on publicity and media of the Kadayawan festivities this year during the Club 888 Forum of the Marco Polo Hotel on Wednesday stressed that as Davao celebrates its bounty there is a need to value the earth, the land, the natural resources and harvest.

He said it will be a grand celebration but will not commercialize the event saying that it is quite challenging but the tourism sector expresses interest in the Kadayawan Festival.

He explained that their objective is to bring in more guests and the event is open to everyone and to tourists both domestic and international.

The festival is a celebration for the Dabawenyos but holding it will not also block people people from other places to celebrate with us, he said. (more…)

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The “secret” of Mati

Last February was my “semi annual” trip back to Davao City. This time we decided to go south of Davao, particularly Mati Davao Oriental. On our 3 days 2 night stay, our first stop over was of all places, along the highway overlooking the “sleeping dinosaur”. The view was very, very nice.


After depositing our stuff at the Tourism complex (imagine the overnight stay with two double beds and an extra bed was only P550! that’s with its own T&B). We went straight to the still under construction Kapitolyo with the view of the sea. I got my glimpse of Mati sunset at their very own baywalk hehehe.

Next day we packed up our stuff and moved to the Botona Beach Resort @ Dahican (overnight stay was priced at P1,500.00). Then just a little before lunch we packed our food and went to Cinco Beach Resort @ Masao where we had our lunch and waited for our bangkero to pick us up and deposit us to Wanniban Island. I was in for a surprise! Thou i know that there can’t be another beach front with the same powdery white sand as that of Boracay, still Wanniban proved me wrong! The sand was powdery smooth and white, my feet gets lost everytime i stepped on it! the waters were so clear and you can actually see the the colors of the sea from clear to green to blue! (more…)

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Medical Tourism : Davao-born cosmetic surgeon to open beauty hotel

davao philippines medical tourismDetermined to go into medical tourism, a Davao born cosmetic surgeon and dermatologist ventured into operating a beauty hotel now named as Oroderm Hotel where guests could indulge into various services from spa, facial or body massage.

Dr. Neil Oropesa who first practiced his profession seven years ago in Davao City and made good in treating the skin of Dabawenyos opened up 25 other branches all over the country but made a hit in 2006 when he opened 12 branches within that year.

Noting the increasing number of clients that come from other parts of the island and even the balikbayans, he decided to open a hotel where he could offer to clients a place where they could stay.

He acquired a foreclosed property from the bank, the former Hotel Mario along Magallanes Street that stayed idle for ten years and transformed the structure into an attractive edifice in Davao’s old time street.

Beside the hotel is the Gazing Restaurant where it offers its specialty menu – “paksiw na buntot ng tuna”. Hotel guests like foreigners love to hang out in the restaurant not only because of its varied menus but they could also catch the dawn scene of farmers dropping their agricultural produce at the “bagsakan center” just across the street.

Amelda Saramosing Oropesa, mother of Dr. Oropesa, helped in the operation of the businesses and in an interview said they are fulfilled when they find their clients satisfied of the services they offered. (more…)

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More Davao hotels undergo facelift in preparation for 2008 Kadayawan Festival

More hotels are coming in and more facelifting are being done for old hotels in Davao to make the facilities respond to the growing demand of the industry.

Fernando Aquino, resident manager of Royal Mandaya Hotel in an interview said the hotel will be adding 14 new rooms to add to its existing 147 rooms making a total of 161 rooms available before Davao City’s celebration of Kadayawan Festival 2008.

He said about P30 million capital expense will be infused that will also include the change in equipment and renovation.

“We need to make changes in the hotel to be competitive in the market and build our own identity. If this new things will be added we can invite more clients to patronize our hotel,” he said.

He said they are also into sales blitz making a shift of their strategies to as far as Cebu, Manila, Digos, Mati, and General Santos City. (more…)

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