The Pasalubong Center in Davao City

If you are from out of town and is here in Davao City vacationing. And you decide to bring home a gift or souvenir or maybe a memorabilia from your stay here in Davao. Drop by at Davao's very own Pasalubong Center.

The Pasalubong Center can be located at Palma Gil St.(known to most Davaoeños as the old DepEd building). it is near the People's Park and Apo View Hotel.

The Pasalubong Center is you one stop shop where tourist can buy souvenir product and take home gifts. The Center promotes and sells Davao made quality products such as handicrafts, processed  food, fashion accessories, home decors, indigenous costumes, recycled materials and more.

Here are some photos of the Pasalubong Center:

A Coffee Shop on the lest side of the Pasalubong Center

Fresh Durian Fruit is still the best for me

Davao People's Park: Revisited on a Christmas Season

It's been quite long already since I have visited People's Park here in Davao City. I have heard from friends that People's Park is very beautiful now since there are lots of Christmas decors and lights since it's Christmas. I have seen it featured on national television, TV Patrol news.

I wanted to see it myself so before taking our Christmas vacation, me and hubby went there. There were lots of people queuing at the entrance. Near the entrance gate, you'll see the big tree and it was very nice to look at during the night. Christmas lanterns made of native and recycled materials were decorated atop the durian dome. There were really plenty of people inside and there were even excursionists from nearby provinces.

Kadayawan 2010 Activities

Kadayawan festival 2010 is set on August 16-22, 2010. The city of Davao is in it's festive atmosphere once again in preparation for this yearly celebration. Malls are starting to dress up their establishments with native materials welcoming the fast approaching festivities.

Come and witness these lined up activities for the kadayawan festival...

• Kadayawan Tabo: Magnegosyo ta Day Fair - (August 16-22,2010) A trade fair to feature display of crafts and crops made by women's groups and grassroots entrepreneurs. It will be held at the lobby of the Sangguniang Panlungsod building.

• Panagtagbo: Multicultural Performance - (August 16-19 and 21) This will be held at People's Park and NCCC mall. You can witness here the cultural and traditional dance, music,chants and indigenous costumes and crafts of the 10 distinguished tribes of Davao City.

• Official launch of festival dubbed as Dayaw: Kadayawan Opening rites - (August 30, 2010 @ 6:30PM at Rizal Park. After the opening rites, at 8:00 o'clock in the morning, young ladies from various tribes in the city will showcase their talents and wits related to their culture they are representing in the Search for the Festival Gem called Hiyas ng Kadayawan. This will be held at Davao Recreation Center or Almendras Gym.

• Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan - (August 21, 2010). this is one of the highlights of the Kadayawan festival. It is a street dancing featuring different colors, cultures and traditional dances of various tribes in Mindanao. This will be viewed in the major thoroughfares in Davao City and will start at 7:00 o'clock in the morning. The showdown of the Indak-indak will be at San Pedro street in the afternoon of August 21, 2010.

• Pasasalamat mass " Thanksgiving mass" - (August 22, 2010) - A Holy Eucharist will will be held at the San Pedro Cathedral at 7:00 o'clock in the morning. This is a thanksgiving mass of the people of Davao for the blessing received from Him.

• Pamulak or Floral Float Parade - (August 22, 2010) - After the mass, another highlight of the Kadayawan festival will be witnessed in the major streets in the heart of Davao City. It is one of the main attractions of the festival. The floral float parade will color and enliven the main streets of the city with a mobile display of the blooming flowers and fruits which are creatively decorated in floats during the parade implying abundance.

• Display of portraits and landscapes painting of Engr. Manuel Medros - (Aug.11-Sept.11, 2010) - this will be at Museo Dabawenyo.

• Agri-trade fair - (whole month of August) - this fair is a display and sale of flowers, fruits, livestock and other locally made products at SM City Davao Future Developments Site.

Happy Kadayawan everyone. Madayaw Davao!

People's Park in Davao City

When I was on my third trimester of my pregnancy, I rarely go out because I felt so heavy. And when my daughter arrived, the more that I became a homebody because I was tied up with babysitting, breastfeeding and all that. I was not able to do things like I usually do before...when I was still single, that is :). That's how my life changed when I got married and when I had my baby....the trade offs, hehehe.

Since I resume to work from my two-month maternity leave, I've been able to go out for lunch or dinner, go malling at times, attend some parties. But of course with a limited time because my daughter and hubby becomes my priority this time. Unlike before when my time was all mine :)).

I am happy that last weekend me and hubby was able to visit People's Park here in Davao City. It is the newest, most visited park in the city as of this time. And it is situated right in the heart of Davao City which makes it accessible to everyone.

Here are some photos of People's Park:


Me at the Park

Durian Dome - Davao City is known for its abundance of Durian fruit of different varieties

When you are tired and feel like resting , you can relax inside these huts which are strategically scattered in the man-made rain forests. So cool, a hut in the middle of the woods, (;_;)

People having their harvest, grinding rice

You can see a lot of sculptures inside the park. These sculptures depict the lives of the people in Davao City in olden times. Through these works of art, you will know the ways of life and the culture of the Davaoeños.

Dabawenyos with their fruit harvest. Here you can see the varieties of fruits produced in Davao City like bananas, durian, mangoes, jackfruit, coconut, marang, mangosteen, rambutan and a lot of vegetables

This is The Philippine Eaagle- Davao City is a home to the national bird of the Philippines


The sunken Garden