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I came across this old Youtube video, showcasing the highlights of Davao City. You'll get to see the essence of Davao in less than 4 minutes, through a music video.

Good news for beer lovers and street party fanatics! San Miguel Beer is kicking off Oktoberfest on August 31, 2009 in several events and parties nationwide.

Needless to say, DavaoBase declares this year's Kadayawan Festival a huge, rip-roaring success!

Rachelle Ann Go will be performing at the Event Center of SM City Davao on August 22, Saturday, at 4 PM. Pupil will be joining the celebration at 6 PM. On August 23, Sunday, it will be Dingdong Dantes’ turn to have fun with the Dabawenyos at SM City Davao. ...

Check the schedule of the Kadayawan Sale in the the different malls and shopping centers in Davao City.

Professional photographer Paul Borromeo has been able to capture several Kadayawan events on camera, and you can see them through his Multiply account.

Mrs. Rochelle Papasin, an instructor at the Philippine Science High School - Southern Mindanao Campus, was hailed as one of the top ten Most Outstanding Teachers in the field of secondary education, as awarded by Metrobank Foundation, Inc.

In 2001, Davao banned firecrackers. In 2002, the Council passed the anti-smoking ordinance. This time, the city says no to spitting in public.

Celebrities usually join our annual celebration of Kadayawan. This year, the following Kapamilya and Kapuso stars will be having fun at the Atrium of Gaisano Mall of Davao. Kapamilya Karavan August 22, 2009 (Saturday) – 1 PM onwards Anne Curtis Gerald Anderson Melissa Ricks Matt Evans Coco Martin Gigger Boys ...

Cristina Pastor sang a few songs for the guests of the 'Dinner for a Cause' organized by the AdDU Engineering and Architecture Division for baby Breanna Gamutan Pidor.

After years of playing on the sidelines, Davao pretty lass Erich Gonzales finally lands a starring role in Katorse, a new and upcoming television soap from ABS-CBN.

Kadayawan Festival is in the air! Celebrate early with these pre-Kadayawan events.

Sarah will visit our city for the Davao leg of her "The Next One" concert tour!

SM City Davao will have a Mallwide Sale on August 14-23, 2009. Its highlight is the two-day Midnight Sale on August 21 & 22, 2009.

Cory, thank you for passing through our lifetime. You will always remain in our minds and hearts.

The Kadayawan Festival showcases the city's cultural heritage and bountiful harvests, celebrating in gratitude for the blessings given to the city.

While Coke and Pepsi have dominated the cola market for decades, 2009 marked the advent of more affordable softdrink brands in Davao: Pop Cola, RC Cola, and Virgin Cola.

Davao City will experience 19 hours of water interruption from 10 PM of July 25 (Saturday) until 5 PM of July 26 (Sunday). Find out if your area will be affected.

The US Geological Survey detected the earthquake 100 km from General Santos City -- that's about 130 km off Davao City. The earthquake shook its epicenter at a magnitude of 4.8.

Here is a quick rundown of the showing schedules in Davao City cinemas for Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince.

Selected business establishments from Mindanao earned recognition from the Office of the President for displaying outstanding performance in the field of micro, small and medium enterprise.

At age sixteen, Jovani S. Tomale has already contributed to the preservation of the precious Philippine Eagle. With the help of a statistician and a research consultant, he has devised a computer-based mathematical model to determine the bird's gender before it reaches maturity.

The furniture sale event started on June 29, and will run until July 15, 2009. Various home furnishings come at discounted prices of up to 50%!

The month of July kicks off with COMDDAP Davao 2009, an expo that showcases the latest trends and technologies from famous IT brands, including Canon.

Davao City will play host to a peace gathering of Mindanao's key representatives. This event will be conducted at Garden Oases Resort on July 1, 2009.

A group of online mappers are currently in talks to update Davao City's web-based map in OpenStreetMap, through a simultaneous GPS mapping activity.

Jericho Rosales, Christian Bautista, Yeng Constantino and Chokoleit will be having a concert at the CAP Auditorium (located in Anda St., Davao City) on June 20, Saturday. Set to start at 7:30 PM, the concert is for the benefit of the SOS Children’s Village. Ticket prices are at PHP1,500, PHP1,000, ...

CHED has issued a directive postponing the opening of classes from June 8 to June 15, 2009.

It’s been quite a while since we last watched a movie at Gaisano Mall. After dinner last night with Hubby and niece Dianne, we decided to watch “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” at Gaisano Cinema 4. We were happily surprised to learn that Gaisano Mall has renovated ...

We received this post through email from Fr. Renato Ocampo, S.J.,the Alumni Director of the Ateneo de Davao. We thought of sharing it to everyone. Teacher Charrie has passed away last May 24, 2009, but the organizers are pushing through with the benefit run to help the family manage the ...

Midnight Sale at Gaisano Mall of Davao always manages to pull a massive load of people, which is a good sign of an ever-growing business district in Davao City.

Hubby here, fresh from experiencing a frightful earthquake while on night shift duty in San Miguel Brewery in Darong, Davao del Sur.

So far, here is what I got. I’ll update this when I learn of other mall sale announcements. Keep posted. 🙂 Gaisano Mall of Davao Back to School Fair — May 18 to June 17, 2009 Back to School Midnight Sale — May 30, 2009 (Saturday) Victoria Plaza Mall Back ...

Robinsons Cybergate Davao is the first of several upcoming establishments to set foot in the northern part of Davao City. Although somewhat small to be considered a mall, it houses a number of stores to complete a family's shopping experience.

Cebu Pacific has recently opened its Davao-Cagayan de Oro route, making travel between the two top cities in Mindanao a breeze. I remember the time when we went to Camiguin and the travel by land from Davao to Cagayan de Oro took 6 long hours! Starting last Thursday, May 14, ...

'Latus' from Davao filmmaker John Paul Seniel is making waves after having been chosen as finalist to the Cinemalaya's short feature category.

Indie film director Sherad Anthony Sanchez pulled a double feat in the 10th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) in South Korea last May 8, 2009. His film "Imburnal" triumphed over 12 other international entries to bag the Best Film award.

The local government has spearheaded the creation of Task Force AH1N1, a select group of health practitioners and assigned personnel who will carry out actions that will prevent the outbreak of the Swine Influenza virus in Davao City.

San Miguel Beer has set up several viewing parties for the Pacquiao-Hatton fight. Get your front row seats in these Davao establishments.

There's a Philippine-made malicious software scouring the Internet and looking for potential victims, and it's famously known as the "Jollybee virus" here in Davao City. If you want to get rid of this dastardly annoying malware, here's how to do it.

The following Davao City colleges and universities have announced that they will NOT be increasing tuition fees for the School Year 2009-2010. Brokenshire College Holy Cross of Davao College John Paul II College of Davao San Pedro College St. Peter’s College of Toril University of the Immaculate Conception University of ...

The child-centric Jollibee Kiddie Crew program once again opens its doors to children between 4 to 12 years of age. The summer event promises to be not just a fun activity, but also a source of new hobbies and skills for your precious kids.

Gaisano Mall of Davao will be hosting this year’s Labor Day Job Fair on May 1-3, Friday to Sunday. Organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and trade unions, this is part of the biggest and longest nationwide job fair. For the first time, the activities will last ...

If you’re planning to hit the mall during the long break, be guided with this summary of Holy Week schedules of Davao malls. Gaisano Mall of Davao Maundy Thursday — regular hours Good Friday — closed Black Saturday — regular hours NCCC Mall of Davao Maundy Thursday — 8:00 AM ...

Around 1:30 this afternoon, another earthquake hits the Philippines. This time around, I felt it. You probably did, too. It was a bit stronger than Thursday’s and recorded a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale. The quake measured 6.5 in the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia, just south of ...

A news website reported that Davao was hit by a 4.9 earthquake yesterday at 4.59 PM. I did not notice it. Did you? Well, we may not have felt it, but the United States Geological Survey has actually recorded such occurrence. Earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 4.0 to 4.9 are ...

The Caracoles Festival, which has attracted thousands of tourists to the Island Garden City of Samal for the past years, will be having a new home for 2009 —  and yes, it’s going to be Davao City. The Department of Tourism XI has confirmed that Davao will be the host ...

A reader dropped a comment on CHR Sets Eyes on Davao Death Squad and shared a link to the Multiply account of the movie “Engkwentro”. The movie, produced and directed by Pepe Diokno and set for release in July 2009, is one of the ten finalists to this year’s Cinemalaya ...

The Davao Museum of History and Ethnography presently hosts the exhibit of the ‘Battle of Ising’, a significant event in the fight to protect Northern Davao and parts of Agusan from Japanese occupation during World War II. The exhibit runs in Davao City until June 11, 2009. It will then ...

Topnotch comedians Pooh and K Brosas will be in Davao on April 18 (Saturday) for their ‘Laugh Til You Drop’ show at the Central Bank Convention Hall. The show is scheduled to start at 8:30 PM. Tickets are sold at PhP1,500, PhP800 and PhP400.