Ang Dabawenyo

The Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival logo shown here is a let-down — to say the least — for about 300 respondents who answered a survey I ran via the Kadayawan Festival facebook page from last week. (Click here to see the poll — and feel free to chime in.) I held off writing about it [...]

Here are some photos of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw 2009 festivities, taken by Jaime Haw. And here are a few blog posts and news items that have been published online: Ginoong Kadayawan 2009 The Revolution that started in Kadayawan 2009 Darna flies to Davao for Kadayawan 2009 Kadayawan 2009 by Councilor Mabel Acosta 2009 Kadayawan [...]

The City of Davao is geared up for this year’s celebration of the Kadayawan Festival. As city streets have already been adorned with colorful buntings and streamers, the 2009 Kadayawan Festival Executive Committee — headed by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte along with private sector co-chair Lorenzo Te, Jr. — has lined up an exciting calendar of [...]

Here’s a copy of Executive Order #13, signed by City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, creating the steering committee that will oversee the organization of this year’s Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival. These are very capable and dedicated people in the steering committee, and the private sector, as always, is very supportive. Ergo, we can expect an even [...]

Check out these awe-inspiring photographs of the recently-concluded Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival by photographer extraordinaire, Rhonson Ng. Rhonson, an adoptive Dabawenyo, has become one of the most sought-after, respected professional photographers in Davao City. He has captured the colors and vibrant images of the city, and of the rest of Mindanao, and has made all [...]

As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m not going to be in Davao for the Kadayawan highlights, but at least I got to see this rendition of a Bagobo planting dance (if I’m not mistaken, that’s what it was). I was at SM City Davao this afternoon, and got a glimpse of what we can expect this [...]

It’s less than two weeks away! I hope you’ve booked your flights to Davao already. The celebration of Davao’s beauty and bounty, Kadayawan sa Dabaw, will be different this year. For the first time, the Indak-Indak sa Dalan ("street dancing&quot event will be a whole-day affair that will reach into the night. Expect brilliant colors [...]

This is the official schedule of events for the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival 2008.

Take a look at the new logo for Davao’s festival of festivals. This year’s members of the promotions committee are all young, energetic and forward-looking Dabawenyos, and that fact is evident in this new image of Kadayawan sa Dabaw. We thought (I was invited to join the promotions committee) that the Kadayawan festival needed a [...]

Planning for Davao City’s biggest traditional celebration has begun! And this time, it’s the younger generation who’s more or less holding the reins.