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Visit Davao, Tuloy ang Biyahe Experience!

It was my first time to go away from my hometown last Summer 2015.I had to leave for my OJT which was held in Boracay and Manila. Even though Boracay is a beautiful place, it cannot beat the serenity and tranquility that my city has to offer.

You’ll truly appreciate things once you miss them and boy, when I came back home, I thank the heavens and Earth that God placed me in such a wonderful city. I cannot help but savor the clean air away from the smog in manila and the smoking puffs in Boracay not to mention stuffing my mouth with different kinds of fruits and seafood that in my city cost less than the two cities has to offer.

[U da best Lord]

Though sometimes I miss the beach, with my city the beach is within reach! with just a boat away, you can easily reach Samal Island which houses different resorts and beach houses.

[Pearl Farm Beach Resort, a famous beach resort in Samal easily accessible in davao]

Where is this place you ask? HOHO! Davao City of course, the one and only! We aren’t only known for being the safest city in the Philippines, but also in the entire world. According to the user-contributed survey site, Numbeo.com, Davao ranked the 4th in being the safest city in the world. Imagine that! Who made it possible?? RODRIGO “RUDY” DUTERTE, our very own mayor! HORRAY! (with the help and cooperation of the citizens).

But although we one of the safest city in the world, some still mistake us for a place that’s dangerous because Davao city is part of Mindanao. Whenever somebody hears the word Mindanao, they automatically think it’s a place of war and much to my disappointment a “probinsya”. They make it sound like we don’t have any malls or establishments in our place. Why don’t I invite you to see Davao for yourself?

[OHA! shudi ka! kaganda ng davao oh. Bongga!]

Davao is known to be one of the fastest growing city in the Philippines and ranked 87th in the world. With this, you’ll see lots of Hotels and establishments popping up from place to place. Lots of investors from different countries come in and out of our city, making deals and making partnerships, which makes Davao a place for opportunities. Soon enough will be housing different high-end hotels, restaurants and establishments that Davao could be proud off. As of now we have numerous hotels and establishments, like Park Inn by Radisson situated at the back of SM Lanang, a new Mall offering green and eco-friendly features and architecture; Seda Hotel which is beside Abreeza Mall, the first Ayala Mall in Mindanao which boast its amazing verdant landscaping inspired by the rich culture in davao and the newly opened Felcris Centrale at Quezon Blvd. There’s also a rumor that the huge hectares of Land in Alcantara, formerly EcoWood Plywood factory, would be converted as a mixed-use commercial Development Project which means that it would be a commercial area as well as a residential area. We can expect another mall brewing up in this place and what excites me more is that this place actually has a shoreline, a mall with the view with the ocean perhaps? OH EM GEE!

[Park Inn by Radisson]

[SM Lanang]

[SM Lanang’s Musical Fountain]

[Seda Hotel]

[Abreeza Mall]

For the proposed Development of the Alcantara-Ayala Project… this is how big the lot is..

Some Davaoenos even predict that the project will more or less look like this…

Talk about high end! I can’t wait for this project to finish, can you?

Apart from the bustling Industry that davao has, we Davaoe ň os also need our time for fun. Just Recently, Davao celebrated it’s 30th Kadayawan Festival. People worked hand in hand to make the celebration successful. 

Even though Davao is known for having smoking and liquor ban, that surely didn’t stop the Davaoeňos to dance and sing their heart away on the Kadayawan Festival last August 2015. People from different cities, young and old, came to join us and celebrate our festival. Thanks to Manic Nightnings Production, Davao was introduced in the Party Scene. Just last 2013, Davao was starting to get familiar with Electronic Music Festivals and when 2015 came, parties from left and right started happening. Even with the liquor and smoking ban, we can still show people we can have a clean good fun. (or so they thought?) There were four parties that were being held on Kadayawan namely the Street Party, Invasion,  Arcadia and Brazilika. Who would’ve thought that obedient and quiet davao knows how to party?

Davao is such a promising land. With different projects and bountiful resources handled by the right people, I am sure enough that this city would make it big. But for now, let us sit back and relax and enjoy what Davao has to offer. Truly Davao is a place to be.

** DISCLAIMER: Photos are not mine.