on my way to downtown davao (taken early this morning ;) )

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i miss this kind of tropical outfit.....

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tropical? jeezz...hehehehe... the weather nowadays has been short of being tropical...

i went home last night(4am) the temperature at our garage was at 19 deg cel. this morning(830) its 22 deg cel....grabe and lamig! parang naka aircon the whole day... hahahahahaha.....

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tropical? jeezz...hehehehe... the weather nowadays has been short of being tropical...

i went home last night(4am) the temperature at our garage was at 19 deg cel. this morning(830) its 22 deg cel....grabe and lamig! parang naka aircon the whole day... hahahahahaha.....


there was no mention of that temperature from the Davao forumers :lol: . All I thought was only NorMin was getting that cold front.:)

i miss this kind of tropical outfit.....

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summer is just around the corner Jude. Patience ...is a virtue!:lol: :lol:

talaga? it's being caused by the north siberian wind, I suppose ... it's 21 deg cel. inside my room parang philippine weather :lol:

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tropical? jeezz...hehehehe... the weather nowadays has been short of being tropical...

i went home last night(4am) the temperature at our garage was at 19 deg cel. this morning(830) its 22 deg cel....grabe and lamig! parang naka aircon the whole day... hahahahahaha.....

summer is just around the corner Jude. Patience ...is a virtue!:lol: :lol:

para na ngang spring dito... i already stopped wearing long johns ... naiinitan na ko :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: nibalhin sa corner Jacinto and Luna Streets Paul.

wala nay alemars karun dugay na nanirado. :lol:

until now i can't really explain why we have a lack of well-taken photos of davao's past. is it maybe a lot of these pioneer families don't want to share them for whatever reason? i hope they will realize that a history not shared is like a history we failed to have. all i have been seeing is, forgive me for saying this, a rehash (except for some) of what i have seen for the past 20 years. i was hoping that with our thread, i'll be seeing stuff that just got lost in our digital world.

to whoever is a member of our davao pioneer families, i am hoping that, you can share whatever you have to our fellow dabawenyos. in this light, we can really understand and appreciate that indeed our city has a rich and colourful past. our children and theirs will appreciate it, and they will be proud of it.

Maayong buntag , bugnaw ron mga 25degs. :)

I think some of the Davao old photos are donated to Davao Museum , been there ,but i can't take photos you need to ask Mrs. Dango .I am expecting the Museo Dabawenyo(Magallanes st.) to have more and detailed old photos of Davao.

good morning fud!

hapit naman diay mag thread 42. unsay title sa next thread? :lol:

Memoirs of a Nihonjin
-excerpts from Michael Dakudao's
"The Japanese in Davao's past"

"And everytime I dream, Idream of Davao and the 'dear doctor'... The happiest and the most peaceful years of my life were those when i worked in your plantation for I lived and worked there for almost twenty years..."


" This was lifted from a letter written by a Japanese national named Migataka Kenichi dated Decmeber 20, 1948 to his former Filipino employer.

Migitaka Kenichi was born in Aichi-ken, Japan in January 1896. At the age of 20, he was determined to seek his fortune overseas and eventually go back to Japan as a self-made man.

Though his real intention was to go to Bazil in Central America, by a twist of faith, Migitaka unknowingly boarded a ship headed for the Southern Philippines, Davao Province. With two other Japanese companions, they waisted no time in the cultivation of abaca in Davao after their arrival in 1916.

(Several years later) he was introduced to Dr. Santiago Dakudao, Sr.(who) hired Migitaka to be his plantation manager, (who) brought with him 55 industrious Japanese laborers to wok on his new employer's land in Malagos, Guianga.

Migitaka and Dr. Dakudao had respect and appreciation for each other as was the sentiment of other Filipino plantation owners with their own Japanese employees. And the Japanese trust and confidence of his Filipino employer. Not only did Migitaka and Dakudao become business partners but they proved to be loyal friends to each other as well. The integrity of thier friendship, despite the war, remained unaffected until both passed away. Migitaka managed the Dakudao plantation quite well, eventually realizing for its Filipino owner its prosperous developmnet unitl the outbreak of war intervened ..."

University Thread part 2 :D

Diving in Davao - Photos and text by Carlos Munda



Few places in the world support as much marine life diversity in a very small area as the Davao Gulf in the Phillippines. With just 173 kilometers of coastline stretching from point San Agustin in Davao Oriental to the north to Don Marcelino in Davao del Sur on the South, the Davao Gulf is home to numerous marine mammals, sea turtles, pelagic fishes, coral reefs and countless other denizens of the deep.

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But even with this heavy concentration of marine life, it is quite surprising that the Davao Gulf has remained one of the best-kept secrets of scuba diving in the Philippines. Instead of becoming a magnet for divers from many parts of the country, most have never gone beyond the more popular dive sites in Luzon and the Visayas.


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Still, despite this general lack of awareness among the country’s diving community, Davao’s dive industry continues to survive – and in a way even thrive – with the active help of the locals. Weekend trips to Samal Island is a regular activity, with upwards of 20 divers going out in a single day. Several divers’ clubs also help maintain a vibrant atmosphere among the sport’s enthusiasts through regular activities such as coastal clean-ups, other similar environmental projects.


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For the tourist hoping to dive in Davao, the experience begins with a visit to the local dive shop in order to book a trip in the regular weekend day-tours. Sadly, despite the number of divers in the area, there is only one Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI) accredited dive center in the entire city (Wind and Wave Davao). As the leading dive certification agency, PADI divers make up the bulk of all recreational scuba divers in the world and PADI accredited dive centers are often the first stop in any underwater excursion. This lack of more PADI dive centers undoubtedly plays a major role in the Davao’s struggle to be recognized as a prime Philippine dive destination.

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I recently spoke to PADI executive Tony Cook during the diver forum in Boracay and he said that the as of the moment the travel bans in effect in Mindanao are hampering their ability to hold activities in Davao. “We’re not allowed to go there,” was his matter-of-fact reply when I asked when we could expect a similar diver forum to be held in our neck of the woods. But he did offer to help promote Davao diving in other ways, “just send us pictures of stories of your diving activities and we’ll include them in the newsletter.”

Well I guess until PADI and the rest of the world wise up to the fact that Davao is one of the safest dive destinations around, we locals will have to enjoy the great diving on our own. I could think of worse fates.

But for those intrepid souls who wish to defy the all-mighty “Travel Advisory” diving in Davao is as simple as A-B-C. Once the trip is booked and the equipment rented, it is merely a matter of arriving at the dive shop early on Saturday (or Sunday) for the trip to Samal. The dive boats often leave the Sta. Ana Pier at around 8:30 am for the 45-minute trip to the dive site. During the ride, divers can have breakfast on the boat or soak up the rays at the sundeck. They can also enjoy the sights along the coast and maybe even catch a glimpse of bottlenose or spinner dolphins or sailfishes. But for those that are really lucky, its good to remember that whales have been spotted in the gulf several times and bringing home a video or a photograph of one of these behemoths is always a possibility.


As for dive sites, the most popular ones are at Mansuod Wall, Coral Garden and Angel’s Cove in Talikud Island, Marissa Reef near the famed Pearl Farm Beach Resort, Mushroom Rock at the northern tip of Samal, the walls and artificial coral reefs of the Ligid Islands, and the fish sanctuaries of Balet and Aundanao.
All of these places offer the same diverse marine environment coupled with great visibility and easy diving conditions. Typical dives last anywhere from 30-minutes to one hour and could range from a depth of 40-feet to 120-feet. Among the creatures one might meet during the dive include everything from the ever-present ‘nemo’ (aka clown or anemone fishes), bat and lion fishes, gobies, wrasses, and puffers, to the more exotic sea turtles, sharks, tuna, barracuda and even the occasional dugong or sea cow. This wide selection of possible undersea encounters fills every dive with exciting possibilities and always one worth looking forward to.

But more than just the marine life, diving in Davao also offers a fine variety of wreck environments to enjoy. For those into maritime history, the shipwrecks in the gulf provide diving challenges for every level of certification.

For the novice wreck diver, the World War 2-era Japanese cargo ships a few meters from the shores of Pearl Farm are a great starting point. Located in 100-feet of calm, clear water, the wrecks are all relatively intact and teeming with marine life. The ships, which were sunk towards the latter end of the war – purportedly by the same US naval task force that sank the wrecks now at the bottom of Coron Bay, in Palawan – still carry the visible bomb scars that sent them to the bottom.

Diving from Pearl Farm is one of the great experiences divers can bring home with them after a vacation to Davao. Located in a secluded cove off the coast of the city of Samal, the resort is an idyllic location for relaxing under the tanning rays of the sun, or swimming on the clear, calm waters of the Davao Gulf. As one of the country’s premier resorts, Pearl Farm has witnessed the arrivals of beauty queens and dignitaries, celebrities and world leaders on its pristine shores. And recreational divers will find it the perfect jump off point for endless days of diving adventures.

Technical divers will also have a field day exploring the remains of the Sagami Maru in Talomo Bay on the Southeast side of the gulf. The ill-fated submarine USS Seawolf sank the ship, once the pride of the NYK Line of Japan, in 300-feet of water on November 2, 1942. Today the Sagami lies at the bottom, her cargo holds full of Japanese trucks and motorcycles and tons of undelivered war supplies, just waiting to be explored.



And just like the Sagami Maru, the Davao Gulf lies in wait with its untouched underwater treasures, ready to share its bounty to all those willing to make the effort. And it is truly an effort worth making, one that is sure to be filled with unexpected surprises and unforgettable memories

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the famous Apo Golf and Country Club

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The Sagami Maru and the USS Seawolf
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 (CST) By: c_munda


Two ships, launched at the same time on opposite ends of the world, both meet their doom in Philippine waters. This is the story of their encounters during World War II.


By Carlos R. Munda, Jr.



The Philippines is a wreck diver’s dream. Because it is a nation of islands – about 7,100 of them – located right smack in the middle of the major sea routes from the west to Asia, it comes as no surprise that many of the world’s most important sea battles occurred within its borders.

There’s Battle of Manila Bay where the U.S. Navy under Admiral Dewey smashed the Spanish Far East Armada, the attack by the American TF40 on Coron Bay that sank a whole flotilla of Japanese ships, to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval engagement in history – the waters in and around the Philippine archipelago is literally littered with historic shipwrecks.

But more than just the big encounters between whole navies, there are also little known dramas among individual vessels that in themselves make for some very interesting sea stories – and, for the intrepid wreck diver, amazing dive experiences.



PART I: The Sagami and the Seawolf



One such is the tale of the USS Seawolf and the Sagami Maru. Their story began in 1939 when both ships were launched from the opposite ends of the Pacific and ended three years later in a fateful encounter in the Davao Gulf. During this span, their paths would cross violently more once and in the end they would share the same fate – to rest beneath the waves in Philippine.

Just as their beginnings were different, so was the nature of the ships.

The Seawolf was from the start made for battle. After finishing her trial runs, she was assigned to the Philippine Islands operating out of the Cavite Naval Yard. When war broke out with Japan, she was one of the first submarines to be in active duty in the Pacific theater of operations, hunting Japanese ships off the San Bernardino Straits.

For the Sagami Maru, the way that led to war began quite differently. Once the pride of the Nippon Yushen Keisha (NYK) Shipping Line of Japan, the 7,189-ton steamer was at the top of its class at its launch. With a crew complement of 68 men and room for four VIP passengers, she had twin topside decks, special refrigerated cargo holds, and silk-lined rooms. Later guns would be added to effect her transformation, but in her prime her china and silverware, carrying the flag and life preserver logo of the NYK Line, symbolized the civilian affluence to which the ship was born until war fatefully intervened.

The first encounter between the two ships occurred at 2 am on February 19, 1942 during the Japanese invasion of Indonesia. It was just off the Badung Strait that Lt. Cdr. (later Rear Admiral) Frederick B. Warder on board the Seawolf sighted Sagami Maru as part of the main invasion force. The Seawolf went in for a surface attack, firing two Mark-14 torpedoes at the Sagami and another ship but all four missed or failed to explode.

Before he could make a second run, Warder was spotted by the destroyers and forced to dive. The submarine was subjected to a barrage of depth charges, and while maneuvering to escape runs aground in the strait. Before its attackers can close in for the kill, the Seawolf was able to break free. It again surfaces and the escorts charge in to attack. Warder retreats at full speed and fires two torpedoes from his stern tubes at his pursuers. In the ensuing evasive action conducted by the Japanese ships, the submarine is able to make good her escape.

After that initial meeting it would be another nine months before their paths would cross again.

The day of November 3, 1942 dawned bright over the lightly choppy waters of the Davao Gulf. It had been a productive first week for the hunting Seawolf. Just the day before, it had encountered the outbound 3,500 ton freighter transport, Gifu Maru and sent her to the bottom near point San Agustin at the head of the Davao Gulf. Now, less than 24 hours after, Lt. Cmdr. Warder was once again peering through his periscope at another Japanese prize – one that had escaped him once before.

With a light wind blowing from the north, the Sagami Maru lay at anchor just off the beach in Talomo Bay, blissfully unaware of the danger that lurked just beneath the ruffled and white-capped surface. It was eight in the morning, and the ill-fated ship had less than four hours before it would settle to its final resting place 300 feet at the bottom of the Davao Gulf.

According to declassified U.S. navy accounts of the events of that day, the attack began at 9:21 am when Warder ordered the submarine crew to go to battle stations. He launched his first of three attacks at 10:50 am, with the first torpedo hitting the “machinery spaces just under the stack.” He further recounts that the “ship listed 30 degrees to starboard, towards us, and settled in water about 5 feet. (The Japanese) manned bow and stern guns and commenced firing at us.

(The) ship rapidly righted itself. Water flat inside bay. We withdrew to (the) south and reloaded and came in again for second attack. His shells make much bigger splash than do ours and make a bigger racket on exploding than any I have yet observed. On second approach the after gun was firing about 500 yards to port of us and the forward gun about 500 yards to starboard. Wind freshening and water getting rougher.”

By 11:31 the Seawolf had completed its second attack, this time coming from the port side. One of their torpedoes hit in the “after part of the ship and when the smoke cleared away the after gun platform and the entire topside was clear of people. The forward gun (was) manned but not firing.”

By this time the dock was already lined with people – clearly establishing that even then Filipinos where already inveterate busybodies. Warder makes note of the fact that the Sagami could “take a lot of punishment” as she was “now down by (the) stern about 10 feet but not sinking as she should.” He fires more torpedoes from his stern tubes, delivering the final terminal blows that finally send his adversary to the bottom.

In his final account of the encounter, made just before noon, Warder observes that the Japanese flags and ensigns that just that morning flew atop the ship’s masts were now down. He also reports seeing five boats taking people (from the ship) to the dock.

For its efforts in sinking the Sagami Maru, the Seawolf was pursued and depth charged by at least three planes and two surface ships. Diving to 200 feet and going into evasive maneuvers, she was not able to evade her attackers until over two hours after the sinking.

But even as that day marked the end of the Sagami Maru, the Seawolf went on to many more sea adventures and notching one of the highest totals for enemy shipping sunk by a submarine during World War II. Eventually however, her luck ran out and she was lost at sea while on her way to deliver war supplies and reinforcements to the east coast of Samar on October 3, 1945 – three years and one month to the day of the sinking of the Sagami Maru.

The end for the Seawolf came at a tremendous cost – 102 lives lost, including several Filipino US army rangers. Even more tragically, it is suspected to have been the victim of friendly fire, a fact that may never be ascertained. What is known however is that the Seawolf served with honor and distinction during the war, contributing heavily to the push for the liberation of the Philippine Islands.

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PART II: Diving into History



Today, while the Seawolf is marked as still being “on eternal patrol” – a designation for US subs that are missing but have not yet been confirmed sunk – her old adversary still lies in its murky grave off the coast of Davao City.

Dives to the site are being conducted, but the extreme depths make it risky for most divers using ordinary air mixtures. Recent developments in the local dive community – particularly the introduction of nitrox and trimix blending through one of the diveshops – are opening up new areas of opportunities to explore the shipwreck.

Among the interesting sights and artifacts one can still see on the Sagami are the Japanese army trucks and motorcycle sidecars in its cargo holds. A newly discovered forward compartment also contains boxes of ordnance. There is also a resident hawksbill that makes its home near the bow winches.

Topside, the ship is layered with heavy silt deposited by the nearby rivers and creeks. This makes visibility within the ship dangerous for divers. Visibility can go from a few meters to black zero in seconds, trapping the unwary (and unlucky) in the maze of its inner compartments.

There are several entry points into the wreck – the forward and aft cargo holds, the topside decks, the galley area and the broken-off smoke stack – but none of them are recommended except for the most experienced divers using the right gas mixtures for the depths involved.

[B]Diving the Sagami offers a rich and rewarding experience that is hard to duplicate on other dives. Not just because of the sights that can be seen, but more importantly because it is a dive straight into the history of Davao and the Philippines.

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If you live in the United States, and you eat bananas, you will be interested in this post! See the bananas in the photo above? These are Cavendish Bananas, which is the kind of bananas that you find in the grocey stores in the United States. Here, they don’t eat Cavendish Bananas, because Cavendish Bananas have almost no taste, compared to almost any of the other varieties of Bananas available here. Do you know what they do with Cavendish Bananas here? The ones that aren’t exported abroad are fed to the pigs!

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wala nay alemars karun dugay na nanirado. :lol:

Kaluoy pud. well, naa na man pud ang national and owners of both establishments are rumored to be relatives so one has to go.

the famous Apo Golf and Country Club

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Wow, I love the lush foliage here.:)

murag nag close bitaw ang alemars pag abri sa national..pero ang pagkabalo nako, ang "national bookstore dealer" sauna kay ang belatco bookstore :D

good morning fud!

hapit naman diay mag thread 42. unsay title sa next thread? :lol:

Ikaw na pud himo Nick? That means you're on board (and awake!) until we conclude this thread. :lol:

para na ngang spring dito... i already stopped wearing long johns ... naiinitan na ko :lol: :lol: :lol:


Dito, medyo malamig pa. I still have to bundle up. :ohno: but only when I have to go out of course.

University Thread part 2 :D

Puede ba to? Davao: Your Final Destination! Parang yong gory na movie ano? :lol:

Sunday, February 04, 2007
All-day breakfast
By Gigie A. Agtay

WHEN the owner(s) of Gian's D' Breakfast Club conceptualized the restaurant, they could have probably considered that Filipino attitude of not minding what is there for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

It was one rainy Wednesday night when I along with reporter Grace and friends Otek and Cherry set off for dinner. Having gone from a tiring Pilates session, what I had in mind for dinner was a big dinner plate of rice, hot soup and main viand. Cherry suggested steak at a resto in Marfori heights near Lachees but unfortunately the place closes early so we tried a new Chinese restaurant named "Garden Bamboo" along Jacinto Extension.

Unfortunately again, a "Close" sign was already hung on the glass door with a couple of customers wrapping up the night's dinner.

Looking for a new place to eat on a rainy night to fill a starving stomach can be such an ordeal. Just when we were all desperate, friend Ian Garcia texted about this newly-opened "Breakfast Club." "Nice man," Ian's text message said.

"D' Breakfast Club" is a small dainty resto on the corner of Guerrero and Ponce Streets. I remember having seen the place while in a cab on my way to Ateneo one early morning in January.

All tables were occupied when we arrived. Diners were mostly students, all with books and notebooks on the table. A sign says the place is wi-fi zone.

We didn't had the choice but to cramped in the table occupied by Ian and his friend. A dash of landscaping provided a comfy atmosphere though.

The food servers, who seemed friendly with a ready smile on their faces, asked what our orders are. Since we were informed that breakfast is served all-day, we browsed over a list of breakfast meals printed on a tarpaulin on the glass wall. There were beef tocino, smoked chorizo, pork tocino, meat loaf, bacon, among others - all served with rice for a price range of P28-P32 per order. An order of fried egg to go with your meal is P6.

Cherry, Otek and I settled for the breakfast meal while Grace had Bacon and Cheese Sandwich plus a bottle of orange juice for each of us.

Nor contented with one small serving, Otek ordered another bacon and rice meal. He was still looking for the crispy bacon strips that the place claims it has -- "Gian's honey-cured bacon -- the crispy-licious bacon."

All in all, the bill totaled P214. Not bad!

Sandwich prices range from P15 to P22. For the cereal lovers, D' Breakfast Club offers one kind and mixed cereals for only P15 and P18 per bowl, respectively with a choice of fresh or non-fat milk, strawberry or choco-flavored milk. You want add-ons to your cereals? They have raisins, marshmallows, gummy bears, rainbow choco and assorted fruits for toppings.

Gian's D' Breakfast Club is cozy nook where breakfast is served everyday from 5:30 a.m. to 12 midnight.

maayong gabii sa dominggo davao! :D

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maayong gabii sa imo bro!

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maayong gabii sa imo bro!
salamat bro, hows your winter so far

Maayong Hapon pa diri..... ulan ulan man

Maayong Hapon pa diri ulan ulan man

maayong hapon roge dinabaw:D akong pinalaggang rogerous hahaha

salamat bro, hows your winter so far


winter is still winter but I don't suffer from doldrums no more :lol:

Davao is as cool as the weather there this time and for all the time. :)

Maayong Hapon pa diri..... ulan ulan man

I do always monitor the weather in Davao. Cool weather din pala ang meron ngayon dyan. Kala ko sa ibang parte lang ng Pilipinas.

Weather in Davao

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Sorry at ayaw lumabas ng weather reading sa Davao.

Here's the link: http://www.davaocity.gov.ph/

do you think Mindanaons will vote for Richard Gomez???? :lol:
i hope to see UPMIN in the list in the next ched study...

looking at its website, upmin is fairly new i guess it will take sometime before it can compete with other universities which have extensive undergraduate programmes. but am just assuming how the indicators of ranking criteria orked there. this minded me of well known 2006 academic rankings of world universities published by Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Times of London Higher Education Survey. was interested with philippines standing but nowhere in top 500. UP deteriorated the worst compared to ateneo and la salle from top 200 the previous year lost its grip in the rankings. for ateneo to inch up imo i guess it needs to expand its undergaduate programme to attract students and expand the size of its community. size of population alone, it lost 10% of the criteria. in a very stiff competiton like this, fraction of whole number point is a precious loss. there were lots of deserving unis bitched by this ranking

maayong hapon roge dinabaw:D akong pinalaggang rogerous hahaha

hehe ...magkape muna tayong tatlo sarap mag roger ngayon ma lamig :lol:


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Last night found some of us tech-heads at a new coffee shop called Bruegger's Café (yes, they will also have free wifi in the very near future). It's in the Wheels n' More Drive compound, beside another new establishment, called Hpnotiq, an interestingly-designed bar.

Can't say much about the name of this hotspot, but Wheels n' More Drive is an exhilarating night spot during weekends. Being there on a Friday or Saturday heats up your blood, is what I mean. That's because it's jampacked with young people -- not quite yuppy yet, still somewhat wet behind the ears, but definitely partying.

This was my first time to be in that area on a weekday for a lo-o-ong time, and I must say, it's not bad at all. Weekends it's overflowing with our younger cousins (dare I say, nephews...? noooooo!!). But on weekdays, apparently, the place is quite relaxing and frequented by after-office types.

Bruegger's coffee is, well, not bad. But honestly, we went there for 'washing', or the night's last couple of beers. That's the way we Davaoeño IT types wind down... before winding up again for the weekend! ;-)

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newest coffee place ..kala ko bluegre

winter is still winter but I don't suffer from doldrums no more :lol:

Davao is as cool as the weather there this time and for all the time. :)

i read exibit said its cooling there at 19 and 22. that was just right.

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asa na bro? murag offshoot na sa Bluegre pati ang modernist design. SI Paddy Lascanao ng isa diha?

i read exibit said its cooling there at 19 and 22. that was just right.

If you'd check the link it said 26 degrees celcius. Well, with the rain it would feel colder than that I'm sure.

If you love coffee no problemo .... you can pick from dozens of coffee shops in Davao ..

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hehe ...magkape muna tayong tatlo sarap mag roger ngayon ma lamig :lol:


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newest coffee place ..kala ko bluegre
in a snap i misread it as burger coffee. is that in davao. nice place

If you'd check the link it said 26 degrees celcius. Well, with the rain it would feel colder than that I'm sure.
ok. know what i dont trust wether forecasts sometimes, i had to rely my instincts. like recently, we have very erratic summer weather. it would tell you highs of the day but temp just go down the oppsite piss

Click here for the 5 day weather forecast in Davao.

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/98753.html

If you'd check the link it said 26 degrees celcius. Well, with the rain it would feel colder than that I'm sure.

i think its 23degs. here

It's in wheels n' more ,here's the link of the coffee shop :http://davaoenos.blogspot.com/

ok. know what i dont trust wether forecasts sometimes, i had to rely my instincts. like recently, we have very erratic summer weather. it would tell you highs of the day but temp just go down the oppsite piss

Sometimes it matters where you are in the city. Just like Vancouver City is always colder by few degrees compared to the Vancouver Lower Mainland cities such as Richmond, Burnaby and Surrey.

I believe Buhangin is colder than downtown Davao City.

Marco Polo

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/mar.jpg



courtesy of tjbrewed

If you love coffee no problemo .... you can pick from dozens of coffee shops in Davao ..

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yeah i know the wave of coffee culture in davao and the trend worldwide afaik. her sweet smile is as sweet as that coffee shes enjoying

Sometimes it matters where you are in the city. Just like Vancouver City is always colder by few degrees compared to the Vancouver Lower Mainland cities such as Richmond, Burnaby and Surrey.

I believe Buhangin is colder than downtown Davao City.
as cold as eden park? seagull resort i guess is the coldest part of davao city i heard

Marco Polo

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/mar.jpg



courtesy of tjbrewed
this one is a banner material for scc imo. can tj make another one for davao?

BaliBali Beach Resort

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paolo desperately trying to get a tan before he heads back to new york

as cold as eden park? seagull resort i guess is the coldest part of davao city i heard


Not really, maybe 2 degrees colder.

Yes Seagull is coldest..it's really, really nippy at night time there. Maybe around 6 or 7 degrees.

yeah i know the wave of coffee culture in davao and the trend worldwide afaik. her sweet smile is as sweet as that coffee shes enjoying

I think I should check out Wheels N More Complex in my visit in December. The place surely hussles and bustles.

Not really, maybe 2 degrees colder.

Yes Seagull is coldest..it's really, really nippy at night time there. Maybe around 6 or 7 degrees.
i see thanks.

di naman malamig sa seagull mountain resort ..fog lang naman :lol:

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^^

Been to Seagull several times and it was always exhilirating being there. You always wake up to a hazy morning and a stroll around the complex is always beyond compare. Trees and flowers are abloom yearound.:)

di naman malamig sa seagull mountain resort ..fog lang naman :lol:

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^^

^^

Been to Seagull several times and it was always exhilirating being there. You always wake up to a hazy morning and a stroll around the complex is always beyond compare. Trees and flowers are abloom yearound.:)
spring season all year. love springtime sometimes

guys were wrapping this thread up. 6 posts to go. davao eagle, could you create the next threat please. your turn this time:D

^^

it's more like it there. i also drop by the place everytime I come home driving from neighboring CDO. it's nice to have coffee on a cool afternoon there.

i always like autumn and spring when temperature is less discomforting.

guys were wrapping this thread up. 6 posts to go. davao eagle, could you create the next threat please. your turn this time:D


gee, is bro dinabaw up to it? i think he has a better title in mind..

gee, is bro dinabaw up to it? i think he has a better title in mind..

ok go ahead dinabaw where you:D wow this thread just filled up in ?3 days.
has it ever broken it previous record?:D

i think at one time a thread got filled up in 3 days also.

^^ i am in thread 44 remember :D

^^

ok I'll do it :)

no dinabaw. come on davao eagle dont be shy:D

^^ eagle! eagle! eagle! hahaha

^^ i am in thread 44 remember :D
ok alright. thanks dinabaw ill put that in my calendar:D

^^ eagle! eagle! eagle! hahaha

yeah. well be soaring to greatr heights!:banana:

Thread 44 here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=438831

Let's get rolling here fellas!



Davao City is no stranger to superlatives. It is one of the world’s largest cities, one of the most livable cities in Asia, and one of the cleanest and greenest cities in the Philippines. It even holds the claim to the second best potable water in the world!

The superlatives extend as well to tourism. Davao City has the best access to the country’s highest peak, Mt Apo. It is home too to the second largest eagle in the world, the Philippine Eagle, and the most important Philippine orchid specie, the waling waling or vanda anderiana.

And as its slogan ‘Island to Highland’ claims, Davao City easily covers the entire spectrum of holiday options. Its landscape is such that it can offer coral islands and white-sand beaches along with virgin forests, fruit plantations, and volcano-fed hills and valleys.

The Davao Gulf is peppered with white-sand beaches and coral gardens. Beach resorts, each with their own personal charm, are aplenty in the Island Garden City of Samal. A vast expanse of fine white sand and glistening crystal blue waters awaits the most fervent beach lover at the sprawling Paradise Island Resort. The charming setups of Costa Marina Resort and Chema’s Beach Resort are sure to please sun-and-sand worshippers. Over at Isla Reta, a back-to-basics encounter beckons. For an exclusive and private getaway, tourists can own Buenavista Island for a day. Then, of course, there is the Pearl Farm Beach Resort, which has won raves the world over.

The waters of the Davao Gulf make for excellent snorkeling and diving. The underwater vistas at Mushroom Rock, Ligid Island, Talicud Island are
among the best the country has to offer.

At higher altitudes lie fruit plantations, the majestic peaks of Mt Talomo and Mt Apo, and nature resorts. Nestled in cool climes, Eden Nature Park and Malagos Garden Resort come complete with resort accommodation, outdoor activities, flora and fauna sanctuaries, and organic farms, among others. Also in the highlands is the Philippine Eagle Nature Centre, which breeds and urtures the country’s national bird. It presently houses some 30 Philippine Eagles.

In between the islands and the highlands rest many cultural, historical, nature and adventure attractions. The Dabaw Museum at the Insular Village in the north showcases Davao City’s colourful heritage. On display are various authentic costumes, accessories, and implements of the different tribes of Davao. The nearby T’boli Weaving Centre allows a closer look at the making of the tinalak fabric for which Davao is famous.

The city’s oldest church, San Pedro Cathedral, was built in 1847. The original altar can still be found at the cathedral’s right wing. The Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague has replicas of its namesake and of Our Lady of Fatima. The open-air chapel offers spectacular views of fruit plantations.

Over at J.P. Cabaguio Street is the Lon Wa Buddhist Temple, the biggest Buddhist temple in Mindanao.

Since Davao City also has a thriving orchid and cut-flower industry, orchid farms and flower plantations abound. Floral havens such as the Malagos Garden Resort and the Puentespina Orchid Gardens are well worth a visit.

And aside from the Philippine Eagle, Davao City’s list of famous wildlife residents also includes Pangil, the Philippines’ second largest crocodile at 18 feet. Pangil shares the Davao Crocodile Farm with pythons, rodents, exotic birds, and other locally bred crocodiles. The adventurous would delight in the Davao Wild Water Adventure, a 13-kilometre whitewater rafting passage on 25 rapids on the Davao River.


Experience Davao - from Islands to Highlands. De facto capital of East Asian Growth Area. The tourism hub of the region. The international gateway of Mindanao.
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Let's get rolling here fellas!

thank you!

ot j/k:

frog walks into a bar,
he says to the bartender 'got any string?'
bartender says 'no'
Frog goes got any string?'
bartender says no
Frog goes got any string?'
bartender says 'if you ask for string one more time, I'm gonna cut your legs off'
Frog goes 'got a knife?'
bartender says 'no'
Frog goes 'got any string?'

THE MARCO POLO

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thank you!

WELCOME BRO!:)

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thank you!

ot j/k:

frog walks into a bar,
he says to the bartender 'got any string?'
bartender says 'no'
Frog goes got any string?'
bartender says no
Frog goes got any string?'
bartender says 'if you ask for string one more time, I'm gonna cut your legs off'
Frog goes 'got a knife?'
bartender says 'no'
Frog goes 'got any string?'


:lol: :lol:

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seeyoulaterguys!

DABAW.....

DURIAN http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9909/durianmh3.gif (http://imageshack.us)


APO http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/2823/33800417668a0de53afqb0cs6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


BAGOBO http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6942/n21037webau3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

AGILAhttp://img245.imageshack.us/img245/554/34864185787e3d9f574sf2ka4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

WALING-WALING http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3112/walingwalingpngqt9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

maayong udto sa tanan!

@waway, asa dapit ang belatco bookstore? unsa ilang baligya :dunno:

eden pics

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/eden/eden071046.jpg

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Ulas

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Toril

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/dc/eden071004.jpg

dave, favor lang, basig makuhaan nimo mga taga midtown diha sa bonifacio and sa toril kung makaagi kag usab. pakiusapi lang si esther (sa bonifacio), ingna nga akoy nagrequest.

congrats again, kwarenta'y dos na ta! woohoo!

salamat daghan sa pektyur sir Claus Strong :cheers:

Ulas

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Toril

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hehehe claus strong. good translation sir raj.

:lol: :lol: :lol: para international ang dating (ni)kolas = claus, kusgan=strong

dave, favor lang, basig makuhaan nimo mga taga midtown diha sa bonifacio and sa toril kung makaagi kag usab. pakiusapi lang si esther (sa bonifacio), ingna nga akoy nagrequest.

congrats again, kwarenta'y dos na ta! woohoo!

murag dugay na nimo nga request na kuya pol. pirmi lang wrong timing. inig moagi ko dha wala koy dala cam. bag-o na ilang bldg. naay digital photography section sila.

:lol: :lol: :lol: para international ang dating (ni)kolas = claus, kusgan=strong

:lol: naa ra ba koy bag-o na pics ala jdv

:lol: naa ra ba koy bag-o na pics ala jdv

post dayon pls.... :lol:

belatco bookstore gud..dira sa city hall drive

post dayon pls.... :lol:

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cute noh?:lol: :lol:

;11628558']belatco bookstore gud..dira sa city hall drive

IMO lang ha.. parang bastos man ang name way, unsa na sila chinese? :lol: na may co....

parang si JDV after being elected Prime Minister :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

match kaayo imong smile sa gumamela na foreground :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/eden/eden071058.jpg

parang si JDV after being elected Prime Minister :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

match kaayo imong smile sa gumamela na foreground :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/eden/eden071058.jpg

hala ka imo gipost. shy baya ko... iquote na lang nako para marepost.:lol:

IMO lang ha.. parang bastos man ang name way, unsa na sila chinese? :lol: na may co....


hehe..VELASCO bokstore uy! :lol:

gone... goodbye old uccp bldg.

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to be replaced by a bigger structure designed by arch romeo birrey (tama ba spelling way?).

gone... goodbye old uccp bldg.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/dc/legas2.jpg

to be replaced by a bigger structure designed by arch romeo birrey (tama ba spelling way?).

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: diha ko nag kindergarten :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

hala ka imo gipost. shy baya ko... iquote na lang nako para marepost.:lol:

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sus, nakalimot ko... shy type man diay ka.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think if there's a leader who had the clout to do it, it would be Mayor Duterte. He's the only one not scared to lose his seat without the votes of the ISs there.

Naa koy kutob na si Inday Sara, the future mayor of Davao, ang makapawala sa mga IS.

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sus, nakalimot ko... shy type man diay ka.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

yay!!! nagbaha na akong pic. exposure exposure is the key to stardom.

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: diha ko nag kindergarten :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

diha ko nagasimba sa una. karon erehes na.

uccp diay claus? di kaila diay nimo sila marissa and gabby atega?

uccp diay claus? di kaila diay nimo sila marissa and gabby atega?

wala ko kaila. panagsa ra man gud ko nagasimba. pero akong lolo isa sa mga pioneers dinha.

ay erehes gyud diay. hehehe.

^^ ^^ okay ang logic ha :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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DABAW.....

DURIAN http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9909/durianmh3.gif (http://imageshack.us)


APO http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/2823/33800417668a0de53afqb0cs6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


BAGOBO http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6942/n21037webau3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

AGILAhttp://img245.imageshack.us/img245/554/34864185787e3d9f574sf2ka4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

WALING-WALING http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3112/walingwalingpngqt9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I could never ask for a better acronym for DAVAO than this one. It's so ingenious of you bro Don. Thanks!

Ulas

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How nice, how nice!:)

:lol: :lol: :lol: para international ang dating (ni)kolas = claus, kusgan=strong


Puede pu Nick Strong :lol:

gone... goodbye old uccp bldg.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/dc/legas2.jpg

to be replaced by a bigger structure designed by arch romeo birrey (tama ba spelling way?).

Way to go! Birrey is synonymous to awesome design and beauty!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/eden/eden071058.jpg
sus, nakalimot ko... shy type man diay ka.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

sa eden ni? :)

yay!!! nagbaha na akong pic. exposure exposure is the key to stardom.

hehehe o kani isa pa lingaw kaau sya tanawon. mao ba ni si dave a.k.a kulaskusgan a.k.a claus strong na taga lbp? modagan cgro ug pagka senador murag si mike defensor cge gawas sa tv :) :lol: :)

^^ Loi, di kaya apektado ng ssc bug-down... :lol:

Gandang Dabawenyo at Dabawenya
:lol: :lol:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/eden/eden071058.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/jp.jpg

^^ Loi, di kaya apektado ng ssc bug-down... :lol:


ang alin Jude?

sa eden ni? :)



hehehe o kani isa pa lingaw kaau sya tanawon. mao ba ni si dave a.k.a kulaskusgan a.k.a claus strong na taga lbp? modagan cgro ug pagka senador murag si mike defensor cge gawas sa tv :) :lol: :)

Mao na si Kulaskusgan Tere aka JDV daw. Yes, mudagan siya.... dagan na siya paingon sa CR kay kai..un man. :lol: :) :lol:

ang alin Jude?

dito kasi hirap akong pumasok... parang sira ang server ng ssc ... ngayon lang uli ako nakapasok......

^^

same goes here. it was down when I tried to get in. it's well and good now but still a bit slow.:ohno:

Manny Pookiaw's Favorite Past Time in Davao...

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Monday, February 05, 2007
Banana industry targets $4.5-B export in 2010

DAVAO Region's banana industry is targeting to generate a total of US$4.5 billion export until 2010, the highest among the eight priority industry clusters adopted by Davao Regional Development Plan (DRDP 2004-2010).

From 2004 to 2005, the industry has generated US$1.33 billion export sales. It gained US$617 million in 2004, while a total of US$713 million was generated in 2005.


The industry has also the highest target employment until 2010 with 150 jobs.

However, from 2004 to 2005, employment generated by the industry for Davao Region already exceeded.

A total of 20,923 jobs were monitored by the regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as of 2005.

This was attributed to the increasing number of farmers who engaged themselves in banana planting, also to the program expansion of the Department of Agriculture (DA) that develops land for agri-business.

A huge increase was also noted for the banana industry job generation from 2004 to 2005.

DTI monitoring showed a total of 4,955 jobs were generated by the industry in 2004, while a total of 15,968 jobs was already monitored by the agency in 2005.

The jobs generated by the industry will still continue to increase for the next coming years since it was reported that a lot of rice farmers will shift to plant banana. (JGRS)

Monday, February 05, 2007
Stakeholders fast-track Eaga priorities

KOTA KINABALU -- Following the new direction pushed by state leaders of the East Asean Growth Area (Eaga) on the progress of sub-regional cooperation at Cebu Summit last month, the four governments in Eaga and the private sector are now moving to accelerate development in the identified priority areas.

Top-level government officials of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines met here this week with business community representatives.


The aim of the inter-sectoral meeting was to streamline vital projects in the sub-region.

Discussions at the meeting were brisk and candid. They focused on setting targets for the 4th BIMP-Eaga Summit to be held in November, and on defining roles for government and business in key sectors identified at the last Summit: agro-industry and natural resources, tourism, transport, infrastructure, and information and communication technology.

"Participants observed that there was close cooperation by the different clusters and working groups during the planning exercise," said Saiful Anuar Hussen, chair of the event and principal assistant director of Malaysia's Economic Planning Unit.

The meeting, which ended Tuesday, drew an unexpectedly large number of participants.

"This event addressed the leaders' specific requests and established clear deliverables for 2007 based on those requests," said Jacques Ferreira of the Asian Development Bank.

The bank is the regional development advisor for Eaga, and co-organized the meeting with the BIMP-Eaga Facilitation Center.

Officials point out that commitment to regional cooperation and continued improvements by their governments to the enabling environment have made the sub-region increasingly attractive to investors.

"Business recognizes the seriousness of the four governments in pushing Eaga," said Nazrullah Manzur, regional director of the Department of Trade and Industry.

"The private sector does its part by looking for investment opportunities and highlighting how governments can facilitate matters for them," said Ang Kian Guan, director of Transportation in Brunei Darussalam.

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^^

@davaoeagle
okay na ngayon... medyo mabilis na... kailangan yata palaging kasama 'tong picture na ito para bumilis (may dala yata itong magic) :lol: :lol: :lol:

Monday, February 05, 2007
SMEs in Davao Sur post P1-M in sales from fairs

SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Davao del Sur generated more than P1 million cash sales after joining various trade fairs last year.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the province reported that a total of eight fairs were attended by 361 exhibitors in the province last year, generating a total of P1,106,372 in cash sales.


The different fairs were identified as the Sulop Municipal Fair; Malalag Municipal Fair; Kiblawan Municipal Fair; Provincial Agri-Industrial Trade Fair; the Padada Municipal Fair; the "Tabaoan sa Digos" 2006; the Sta. Cruz Municipal Fair; and the Sta. Cruz Barangay Agro Trade Fair.

Of the eight fairs in the province, the "Tabaoan sa Digos" 2006 contributed much to the income generation with more than P500,000 cash sales.

Also last year, DTI in the province conducted a total of seven selling missions that facilitated market linkage for the SMEs resulting to the tie-up with institutional buyers and established new markets for the SMEs.

On the other hand, a total of 16 market matching activities were also facilitated that benefited by 28 firms generating a total sales of P10.6 million.

One of the results of the market matching conducted is the establishment of an outlet for the Magrice (Magsaysay Rice) at the NCCC Mall in Davao City.

Through the outlet, the organic rice (Magrice) of Magsaysay increased their sales by 100 percent.

The initial volume delivered to the NCCC Mall was 700 kilograms per week. Now, Magsaysay is delivering 1,400 kilograms per week. Other outlets for the display of the product were also established in Digos City. (JGRS)

^^

@davaoeagle
okay na ngayon... medyo mabilis na... kailangan yata palaging kasama 'tong picture na ito para bumilis (may dala yata itong magic) :lol: :lol: :lol:

Bumilis na rin Jude. Ikaw lang pala ang hinintay na mag-complain :lol:

Monday, February 05, 2007
Butch to attend DCSC meeting

NO LESS that Philippine Sports Commission chair William "Butch" Ramirez will be in Davao City this week to attend the scheduled third meeting on the proposed Davao City Sports Commission on February at the Sangguniang Panlungsod Building.

The meeting was called by Dr. Diamar Kadon of the Department of Education 11.


Davao City Councilor Peter T. Laviña, Davao Sports Council Inc. vice president, is the one in charge of the drafting the constitution and by-laws of the new sports body.

Laviña said Councilor April Marie Dayap, chairperson of the Committee on Youth and Sports, will be taking charge of the consultation.

The meeting was scheduled after Laviña's proposed ordinance creating the Davao City Sports Council was approved on first reading in the Sangguniang Panlungsod late last month.

Interim members of the DCSC will discuss the details of the by laws that will set the direction of sports development.

Ramirez, who pushed for the creation of the DCSC, will be flying home to attend the meeting.

Last December, Ramirez presented the creation of the DCSC to the sports stakeholders late December after consulting with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

Let's add some more pictures para feel ang ww2 nostalgia ni Veteran USAFFE Major. General Dinabaw :lol:

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The Sagami Maru and the USS Seawolf
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 (CST) By: c_munda

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Two ships, launched at the same time on opposite ends of the world, both meet their doom in Philippine waters. This is the story of their encounters during World War II.


By Carlos R. Munda, Jr.



The Philippines is a wreck diver’s dream. Because it is a nation of islands – about 7,100 of them – located right smack in the middle of the major sea routes from the west to Asia, it comes as no surprise that many of the world’s most important sea battles occurred within its borders.

There’s Battle of Manila Bay where the U.S. Navy under Admiral Dewey smashed the Spanish Far East Armada, the attack by the American TF40 on Coron Bay that sank a whole flotilla of Japanese ships, to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval engagement in history – the waters in and around the Philippine archipelago is literally littered with historic shipwrecks.

But more than just the big encounters between whole navies, there are also little known dramas among individual vessels that in themselves make for some very interesting sea stories – and, for the intrepid wreck diver, amazing dive experiences.



PART I: The Sagami and the Seawolf



One such is the tale of the USS Seawolf and the Sagami Maru. Their story began in 1939 when both ships were launched from the opposite ends of the Pacific and ended three years later in a fateful encounter in the Davao Gulf. During this span, their paths would cross violently more once and in the end they would share the same fate – to rest beneath the waves in Philippine.

Just as their beginnings were different, so was the nature of the ships.

The Seawolf was from the start made for battle. After finishing her trial runs, she was assigned to the Philippine Islands operating out of the Cavite Naval Yard. When war broke out with Japan, she was one of the first submarines to be in active duty in the Pacific theater of operations, hunting Japanese ships off the San Bernardino Straits.

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For the Sagami Maru, the way that led to war began quite differently. Once the pride of the Nippon Yushen Keisha (NYK) Shipping Line of Japan, the 7,189-ton steamer was at the top of its class at its launch. With a crew complement of 68 men and room for four VIP passengers, she had twin topside decks, special refrigerated cargo holds, and silk-lined rooms. Later guns would be added to effect her transformation, but in her prime her china and silverware, carrying the flag and life preserver logo of the NYK Line, symbolized the civilian affluence to which the ship was born until war fatefully intervened.

The first encounter between the two ships occurred at 2 am on February 19, 1942 during the Japanese invasion of Indonesia. It was just off the Badung Strait that Lt. Cdr. (later Rear Admiral) Frederick B. Warder on board the Seawolf sighted Sagami Maru as part of the main invasion force. The Seawolf went in for a surface attack, firing two Mark-14 torpedoes at the Sagami and another ship but all four missed or failed to explode.

Before he could make a second run, Warder was spotted by the destroyers and forced to dive. The submarine was subjected to a barrage of depth charges, and while maneuvering to escape runs aground in the strait. Before its attackers can close in for the kill, the Seawolf was able to break free. It again surfaces and the escorts charge in to attack. Warder retreats at full speed and fires two torpedoes from his stern tubes at his pursuers. In the ensuing evasive action conducted by the Japanese ships, the submarine is able to make good her escape.

After that initial meeting it would be another nine months before their paths would cross again.

The day of November 3, 1942 dawned bright over the lightly choppy waters of the Davao Gulf. It had been a productive first week for the hunting Seawolf. Just the day before, it had encountered the outbound 3,500 ton freighter transport, Gifu Maru and sent her to the bottom near point San Agustin at the head of the Davao Gulf. Now, less than 24 hours after, Lt. Cmdr. Warder was once again peering through his periscope at another Japanese prize – one that had escaped him once before.

With a light wind blowing from the north, the Sagami Maru lay at anchor just off the beach in Talomo Bay, blissfully unaware of the danger that lurked just beneath the ruffled and white-capped surface. It was eight in the morning, and the ill-fated ship had less than four hours before it would settle to its final resting place 300 feet at the bottom of the Davao Gulf.

According to declassified U.S. navy accounts of the events of that day, the attack began at 9:21 am when Warder ordered the submarine crew to go to battle stations. He launched his first of three attacks at 10:50 am, with the first torpedo hitting the “machinery spaces just under the stack.” He further recounts that the “ship listed 30 degrees to starboard, towards us, and settled in water about 5 feet. (The Japanese) manned bow and stern guns and commenced firing at us.


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(The) ship rapidly righted itself. Water flat inside bay. We withdrew to (the) south and reloaded and came in again for second attack. His shells make much bigger splash than do ours and make a bigger racket on exploding than any I have yet observed. On second approach the after gun was firing about 500 yards to port of us and the forward gun about 500 yards to starboard. Wind freshening and water getting rougher.”

By 11:31 the Seawolf had completed its second attack, this time coming from the port side. One of their torpedoes hit in the “after part of the ship and when the smoke cleared away the after gun platform and the entire topside was clear of people. The forward gun (was) manned but not firing.”

By this time the dock was already lined with people – clearly establishing that even then Filipinos where already inveterate busybodies. Warder makes note of the fact that the Sagami could “take a lot of punishment” as she was “now down by (the) stern about 10 feet but not sinking as she should.” He fires more torpedoes from his stern tubes, delivering the final terminal blows that finally send his adversary to the bottom.

In his final account of the encounter, made just before noon, Warder observes that the Japanese flags and ensigns that just that morning flew atop the ship’s masts were now down. He also reports seeing five boats taking people (from the ship) to the dock.

For its efforts in sinking the Sagami Maru, the Seawolf was pursued and depth charged by at least three planes and two surface ships. Diving to 200 feet and going into evasive maneuvers, she was not able to evade her attackers until over two hours after the sinking.

But even as that day marked the end of the Sagami Maru, the Seawolf went on to many more sea adventures and notching one of the highest totals for enemy shipping sunk by a submarine during World War II. Eventually however, her luck ran out and she was lost at sea while on her way to deliver war supplies and reinforcements to the east coast of Samar on October 3, 1945 – three years and one month to the day of the sinking of the Sagami Maru.

The end for the Seawolf came at a tremendous cost – 102 lives lost, including several Filipino US army rangers. Even more tragically, it is suspected to have been the victim of friendly fire, a fact that may never be ascertained. What is known however is that the Seawolf served with honor and distinction during the war, contributing heavily to the push for the liberation of the Philippine Islands.

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PART II: Diving into History



Today, while the Seawolf is marked as still being “on eternal patrol” – a designation for US subs that are missing but have not yet been confirmed sunk – her old adversary still lies in its murky grave off the coast of Davao City.

Dives to the site are being conducted, but the extreme depths make it risky for most divers using ordinary air mixtures. Recent developments in the local dive community – particularly the introduction of nitrox and trimix blending through one of the diveshops – are opening up new areas of opportunities to explore the shipwreck.

Among the interesting sights and artifacts one can still see on the Sagami are the Japanese army trucks and motorcycle sidecars in its cargo holds. A newly discovered forward compartment also contains boxes of ordnance. There is also a resident hawksbill that makes its home near the bow winches.

Topside, the ship is layered with heavy silt deposited by the nearby rivers and creeks. This makes visibility within the ship dangerous for divers. Visibility can go from a few meters to black zero in seconds, trapping the unwary (and unlucky) in the maze of its inner compartments.

There are several entry points into the wreck – the forward and aft cargo holds, the topside decks, the galley area and the broken-off smoke stack – but none of them are recommended except for the most experienced divers using the right gas mixtures for the depths involved.

[B]Diving the Sagami offers a rich and rewarding experience that is hard to duplicate on other dives. Not just because of the sights that can be seen, but more importantly because it is a dive straight into the history of Davao and the Philippines.

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Here’s Mandy in a ballet-like pose for an attempt to chase the purple disc called frisbee at Blue Waters Beach Resort in Samal

courtesy of Bob Martin

Pamantasan ng Ateneo, noon at ngayon

Noon
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Ngayon
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^^ ^^

My classmates used to joke around that canisius hall was like a giant transistor radio with speakers on both sides. :lol:

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what is happening to the weather? it has been cold since the start of January. is the the philippines drifting up? hahahahahah?

anyway the temperature now (735 am) is 22 degrees cel. out bantay in ipol (which is the highest point before buda) said that the temperature guage in our resthouse there registered a temperature of 11 deg cel last night... jeeezzzz thats cold... he said that the fog would not let up. more than 72 hours na daw ang fog dun at d pa nawawala... grabeeeee!!!!:bash:

TESDA XI forges partnership with DCCCII

The Philippine Star 02/03/2007

January 24 marked the forging of partnership between the TESDA (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) and the DCCCII (Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc.) which was witnessed by some TESDA personnel and DCCCII members.

In behalf of both organizations, Dr. Gaspar S. Gayona, TESDA XI Regional Director and Atty. Domingo T. Duerme, DCCCII President signed the MOA which shall strengthen the implementation of an industry-led Certification and Assessment Program through the Davao City SME Center.

With the new partnership, TESDA shall provide technical capability-building assistance and other support mechanisms to DCCCII and its members and affiliates for mutually beneficial interests of both parties.

DCCCII, in partnership with TESDA, shall provide advice to TESDA in the identification of industry skills priorities and training needs; shall lead in the development and periodic review of national sectoral skills plans; shall develop, review, improve and promote competency standards qualification, curriculum exemplars and assessment guides in coordination with TESDA; shall participate in such other TVET programs within its capabilities; and shall accredit assessors and would-be assessors in the Agribusiness, ICT, Construction, Tourism, Processed Food, and Health Services sectors.

Sec. 26 of RA 7796 provides that TESDA shall establish effective and efficient institutional arrangements with industry boards and such other bodies or associations to provide direct participation of employers and workers in the design and implementation of skills development schemes, trade skills standardization and certification and such other functions in the fulfillment of the authority's objectives.

The said partnership was made possible in response to TESDA Board Resolution No. 2004-07 which has approved the establishment and operationalization of the Industry Working Groups (IWGs) for the TESD (technical education and skills development) in identified priority sectors.

TESDA and DCCCII started its close linkage when both organizations participated in a PAHRDF-AusAid Capability Building and Benchmarking activity in Sydney, Australia and Davao City on June 12 to July 7, 2006 on the Outsourced Function in Skills Assessment.

TESDA recognizes the DCCCII as the Industry Working Group partner for the Agribusiness, ICT, Construction, Tourism, Processed Food, and Health Services sectors in Region XI whose objective is to accelerate the development of these sectors in Mindanao

what is happening to the weather? it has been cold since the start of January. is the the philippines drifting up? hahahahahah?

anyway the temperature now (735 am) is 22 degrees cel. out bantay in ipol (which is the highest point before buda) said that the temperature guage in our resthouse there registered a temperature of 11 deg cel last night... jeeezzzz thats cold... he said that the fog would not let up. more than 72 hours na daw ang fog dun at d pa nawawala... grabeeeee!!!!:bash:

Ipol can be as cold as 11 degrees. Like I said, it could go down to 6 or 7 degrees in some months. Talk about autumn in Davao.:lol:

Naa koy kutob na si Inday Sara, the future mayor of Davao, ang makapawala sa mga IS.


Maayo unta.

Let's populate this thread from here. :) :)

what is happening to the weather? it has been cold since the start of January. is the the philippines drifting up? hahahahahah?

anyway the temperature now (735 am) is 22 degrees cel. out bantay in ipol (which is the highest point before buda) said that the temperature guage in our resthouse there registered a temperature of 11 deg cel last night... jeeezzzz thats cold... he said that the fog would not let up. more than 72 hours na daw ang fog dun at d pa nawawala... grabeeeee!!!!:bash:

maayong buntag !
WOW sarap duon ... kung summer :lol:

gone... goodbye old uccp bldg.

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to be replaced by a bigger structure designed by arch romeo birrey (tama ba spelling way?).

daghana diay nato naay connection sa UCCP ako diha gi bunyagan :)

mandaya
by Joel Velasquez


"Mandaya" derives from "man" meaning "first," and "daya" meaning "upstream" or "upper portion of a river," and therefore means "the first people upstream". It refers to a number of groups found along the mountain ranges of Davao Oriental, as well as to their customs, language, and beliefs. The Mandaya are also found in Compostela and New Bataan in Davao del Norte.
Scholars have identified five principal groups of Mandaya: the Mansaka or those who live in the mountain clearings; the Manwaga or those who lived in the forested mountain areas; the Pagsupan or those who make a living in the swampy banks of the Tagum and Hijo rivers; the Managusan or those who live near the water; and the Divavaogan who are found in the southern and western parts of the Compostela (Bagani 1980:30; Cole 1913:165).
The Mandaya generally have high foreheads, prominent cheekbones, broad noses, thick lips and angular features. They are generally fair (Valderrama 1987:6-7). Population estimate in 1988 was about 22,000 for the Mandaya found in Davao Oriental, and about 33,000 for the whole country (Peralta 1988:8).



Mandaya Warrior



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History

Valderrama (1987:5-6) hypothesizes that the Indonesians, who came to the Philippines in a series of immigration waves from 3000 to 500 BC, intermarried with the native women and begot the Manobo of eastern Mindanao. The Malays, who migrated to the Philippines between 300 to 200 BC through Palawan and Mindoro, intermarried with the Manobo and begot the Mandaya. The Chinese came in the 13th century and through intermarriage contributed further the racial development of the Mandaya.

The Spanish conquest brought about Christianity and an inducement for the Mandaya to settle in villages. The Christianized Mandaya who have resettled intermarried with Visayan and other emigrants. Because of frequent Muslim raids, however these Christianized Mandaya were forced to return to the mountains and their old way of life.
Americans brought with them a form of political participation that was inaugurated by the Christian political leaders when Davao was made into a regular province in 1922. American planters in the Davao area did encourage the Mandaya to work in the coastal plantations and adopt the lifestyle of Christianized natives. Many of the Mandaya who did so eventually returned to the mountains armed with new ideas and technology. This led to further changes in the lifestyle of many Mandaya districts (Gagelonia 1967:259-260).

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Religious Beliefs and Practices

Many Mandaya have been Christianized by the Spaniards. The Christianity that they profess, however, is a mix of traditional Catholicism with their own indigenous beliefs and practices. According to the Spanish missionaries, the Mandaya consented to be converted only if their beliefs and customs would not be interfered (Bagani 1980:24). Thus, the Mandaya's attachment to animism was the problem of the missionaries. Their idols called the Manauag are made of wood from the bayog tree; the eyes are taken from the fruit of the magobahay. The idols are painted from chest up with some kind of sap. These wooden figures have no arms; the male manauag is distinguished from the female in that the latter is adorned with a comb. These idols are set in canopied altars in the Mandaya house (Bagani 1980:21).
They are also influenced by the bailana. This is true especially during the months of famine when nightly ceremonies are held. The bailana dances three or four times around the manauag while supper is being prepared. This repeated until supper is served (Bagani 1980:21-22).
The pagcayag is a ritual performed to ward off sickness. A bobo or fish trap together with seven buyo, and a pitcher of tuba in which are placed seven crabs, are covered with leaves. These are left in the middle of the house for three days. On the fourth morning, amid shouts, these items are hacked into pieces and kicked out of the house (Bagani 1980:22).
The Mandaya believe that the limoken is a bird of omen. If it sings to the left of the person, this is a good omen. However, if it sings to the right, the person must prepare for a possible attack from enemies. If it sings right in front, there is danger ahead. If it sings while a person is between trees, an ambush is waiting. If a person encounters a dead animal, death could befall him or her; the person should return at once to where he/she started. Stomping one's right foot on a pile of ashes may neutralize these bad omens. It is believed that a serpent eating the heavens causes eclipse. The Mandaya gods include Mansilatant and Daty, father and son, who are good gods, and Pudaugson and Malimbong, husband and wife, who are evil gods (Bagani 1980:22-23).


Visual Arts and Craft

The clothes of Mandaya are considered by many as among the most beautiful in Mindanao. In general, the Mandaya costume motifs are characterized by block designs, line patterns, rickracks, scrolls, curvilinear motifs, and diamonds and crosses (De Los Reyes 1975:62,65). Another popular motif is the crocodile done at various levels of abstraction (De La Cruz 1982:60).

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Present day Mandaya lass with a flower on her hair deftly weaves Dagmay, an abaca cloth with pale decorated stripes. Davao, ca 1990. (Cultural Center of the Philippines Library Collection).




The dagum nang usog or man' blue collar less shirt has sleeves which may be long or three fourths in length and embroidered with lenama. The front of the dagum is open to the hipline and the edges are trimmed with contrasting colors. Men's trousers are either long or short. The pantot trousers are usually 5-7.5 cm above the knee. The long trousers are loose on the hipline but tight from the thighs to the ankles.
Mandaya women wear cotton blouses called dagum. These are usually red, blue, and black and decorated with animal and geometric designs at the back, front and sleeves. Mandaya women also wear blue gingham blouses. Old women and Christianized bailana wear black blouses. The bado nang bubay (woman's dress) is as ornately designed as the blouses and betrays Chinese influence (Valderrama 1987:7-8).
Traditional skirts are usually made of dagmay, adored in an almost A-style and pleated on one side. The waist is held by small piece of coco negra. Some old women wear the patadyong (tubular shirt) and younger girls, the cooton skirt. Poki or women's underwear is made of coconut shell, which is finely cut to prevent injury. Strings are inserted through the corner holes and tied to the waistband (Valderrama 1987:8).
Mention must be made of the Mandaya hat made of guinit.the designs are turned into the concave shape hat. In some cases, colored feathers are found at the back of the hat. When worn, thongs are attached to keep the hat in place.
The Mandaya metal craft includes the fashioning of weaponry. Among these are the balladaw (steel dagger), kakala (bolo), likod-likod (single bladed kakana) and wasay (ax for cutting wood or for self-defense).
Mandaya jewelry may be made at home when materials are available. Jewelry measures the social and economic status of the Mandaya women, no young Mandaya woman, whether single or married, goes out without donning a piece of jewelry (Valderrama 1987:8). Silver is used often for jewelry and brass casting is copied from the Muslims.
Metal jewelry includes the sampad or earrings with a silver covering and carved round with a intricate design in the center; the balyug which a type of necklace which covers the breast, and made of tiny glass beads sewn in several rounds with silver coins or crocodile teeth serving as ornaments; the patina which is an heirloom made of round gold attached to the necklace; the sangisag or metal bracelet worn by both men and women; and the tungkaling or brass trinklets worn by women on the waistband to notify people of their presence (Valderrama 1987:8-12).
Example of nonmetal jewelry include the suwat or wooden combs; the balikog or earrings made of balatinaw wood; laog or earrings made out of glass beads; pamullang or ivory and black colored necklaces; the linangaw or male necklaces representing his battle with the crocodile; and the timusug or bracelet made of rare vines and rubber (De Los Reyes 1975:66).
The Mandaya are known to carve wooden idols. An example is the Manauag, a 12.5 cm idol made of palm wood. The asho-asho is a larger Mandaya idol that represents a cock or bird, and is kept in the house together with crocodile's teeth, roots and other charms and offerings.
A practice among the Mandaya is the filing and blackening the teeth of the young. Between the ages of 10 and 12, Mandaya children pass through an initiation in which their upper and lower sets of teeth are filed evenly. Instead of brushing their teeth, the Mandaya habitually chew tobacco pellets moistened with juice of am-mong vine. This practice has strengthened their teeth (Valderrama 1987:12).


Performing Arts

Some example of Mandaya musical instruments are the kobeng or slender piece of bamboo resembling a Jew's harp, and played while dancing the gandang; the kudlong or a two stringed instrument similar to the kudyapi of the Maranao; the gimbal or native drum made of tree trunk or deer skin, and played to accompany a dancing bailana; the nakuyag or instrument resembling a Spanish tambourine, played to accompany the gimbal; the bonabon or instrument resembling a flute (Valderrama 1987:51-53).
Like the riddles and proverbs, Mandaya folk' songs reflect the people's collective attitude towards life and the world. Two types of folk songs have remained within the native repertoire - the oyog-oyog (lullaby) and the bayok (love and adventure songs). The former deals with childhood and parental love; the lyrics and poetic and often center on maternal love and aspirations. The music is soothing (Fuentes and De la Cruz 1980:25).

Oyog-oyog, mag oyog-oyog . . .
Masinga nang Bullawan
Diyanay yagadadallawon
Baan sumngaw makawong
Dumallaw makagwa
Walla kaw sa pangubsa
Walla kaw sa pangkawasa,
Nang mallugon diabongan mo
Magaon na siollambodan mo;
Malaygon sa gigiba
Pugtok sa llollumpasi.

Walla sa pangungubsa
Wa sa pangawasa;

Awson pagpaka-indo
Ubson magpakagawa.

La - la - la- la - larin - larin . . .

Among the protodramas found among the Mandaya are the ritual balilig and the one called "the making of a Mandaya Datu". The former is one of the highest forms of Mandaya worship performed by a bailana to cure illness believed to be caused by the busaw or blood thirsty spirits. It is believed that the busaw has taken the sick person's soul and has hidden it inside the sun. The balilig is performed to appease the busaw. In the course of ceremony, the bailana stares at the sun waiting for it to open and release the sick person's soul. The performance of the balilig is announced to the temporal and spiritual worlds the night before. At about eight in the evening, a deer hide drum is played. At sunrise, an altar is erected on which a pig is laid facing the rising sun. a branch of sallapaw tree, decorated with mama-on (betel nut) flowers, is placed beside the altar bending to the east of the pig (Nabayra 1979:45).
When people gather, the drummer starts with the basal beat and the women begin to dance. The beating gets faster and the dancing get more hypnotic. The bailana present each calls upon her favorite kallbas or mugbong to suck the blood of the sacrificial pig (Nabayra 1979:45-46). The ancient chant goes thus:
O Mugbong, pangayon ka
Kallbas, kagomon kaw;
Sang amabalik na balyan
Amawaon na danginan.

The climax of the ceremony involves the stabbing of the sacrificial pig at the right armpit. All the bailana present, even those who did not dance, take turns in sucking the blood and partaking of the raw flesh of the pig. It is believed that the bailana are only acting as the medium of the blood - thirsty busaw. After this, the chief bailana dips a brunch of the bagaybay or flower of the betel nut in the blood of the pig and anoints the right palm of the sick person with the line from the middle of the palm towards the middle finger.
Another ceremonial rite is the one called "the making of a Mandaya Datu". Before a candidate is proclaimed a datu, he dances about brandishing his kampilan (large sword). The climax is reached when the priest, carrying a sprig of betel nut flower, dances in front of a candidate and sprinkles water on his forehead.
Orosa-Goquingco (1980:139) mentions the "Courting Dance" which is described as having the fiercely beautiful movements of a mountain hawk. The dancers' feet make rapid movements, creating circular patterns around each other, as their arms spread out like wings of eagles. A similar dance is the kinabua performed by a man and a girl or two girls. The dance portrays the hawks' use of sweet songs to lure out the hen and the chicks that are then made into a meal.
Sampak is a war dance of the Mandaya. It requires great skill in the handling of a spear, a sword, and a shield. The sayaw is a dance performed originally by the bailana; nowadays, children may imitate the dance. Like the bailana, two young dancers are dressed completely in native attire. The tungkaling is fastened to the dagmay skirt, and a neckerchief is held on the right hand. The dance starts with a prelude called the basal wherein the gimbal is played slowly. Following the beat, the dance proceeds to the sinakay-sakay or slow swaying of the bottoms. As the beat becomes faster, the movement progress accordingly (Valderrama 1987:53).
Another Mandaya dance is the gandang, accompany by the kudlong or kobeng. It is a free dance for all and usually starts when the elderly get tipsy with wine during a tribal celebration. The dancers may create their own actions that usually follow the rhythm and mood of the music (Valderrama 1987:54).


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Yengoyen, Aram A. "Mandaya." Ethnic Groups of Insular Southeast Asia. Vol II:
Philippines and Formosa. Frank M. Lebar (ed). New Haven: Human Relations Area Files, 1975.

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sir xzibit.... on the contrary i find this news fantastic :lol: .... 22 deg cel. is the most ideal daytime temperature I think....., 11 deg. cel sa rest house nyo... hmmm... with that temp. talagang makakarest ka ng mabuti :lol: sana tuloy tuloy na yan... :cheers:

what is happening to the weather? it has been cold since the start of January. is the the philippines drifting up? hahahahahah?

anyway the temperature now (735 am) is 22 degrees cel. out bantay in ipol (which is the highest point before buda) said that the temperature guage in our resthouse there registered a temperature of 11 deg cel last night... jeeezzzz thats cold... he said that the fog would not let up. more than 72 hours na daw ang fog dun at d pa nawawala... grabeeeee!!!!:bash:

MANDAYA FOLK ARTS

Mandaya Dagger
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Mandaya cloth
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BAGOBO
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A tribal dance from the Bagobo Tribe which portrays the cylcle of planting and harvesting of rice.
The Bagobo are proud people with proto Malayan features. A strong social structure has enabled the group to blend well with the main body politic while retaining their indigenous customs, beliefs and values. While many are in economically depressed circumstances, a great number have attained a considerable degree of self-sufficiency. Most of the Bagobo have suffered dislocation from the loss of their ancestral lands and the effects of modern day insurgency.

Bagobo have ornate traditions in weaponry and other metal arts. They are noted for their skill in producing brass articles through the ancient lost-wax process. They also weave abacca cloths of earth tones and make baskets that are trimmed with beads, fibers and horse's hair.

UBO

The Tagabawa of Davao del Sur and North Cotabato, the Guiangan/ Clata of Davao City, and the Ubo of Davao del Sur and Davao City are the different Bagobo communities. Ubo is a Manobo sub-tribe found between the more isolated mountains of Southwest Cotabato in the area called Datal Tabayong and farther down Davao del Sur. They number approximately 16,975 (OSCC, 1987). They indulge in Sweden and or slash-and-burn farming planting with rice, root crops and vegetables for food purposes. Sometimes they are food gatherers in the forest and indulge in hunting games. Parents negotiate the marriage of their children and the family of the man must pay the dowry before the wedding is set. Polygamy is practiced provided the man is capable of paying the bride price for each wife. The Ubo believe in a number of spirits headed by Diwata (God). Being animist, they also believe in ancestral spirits and unseen beings inhabiting the animate and inanimate objects in the environment. Every time they ask favor, they have to offer sacrifices to gain their desire. The political leader and the Datu in the village attains his position by virtue of wealth, speaking ability and knowledge of customary law called fendan. His main responsibility includes settling disputes among members of the family, neighbors and community. Once a fine is set or imposed by the Datu, the accused has to pay it to the aggrieved party and if he cannot pay he will become servant to the one who pays for him. This practice is called dok.

Bagobo FolkArts

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[B]Old Bagobo Kris
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Mansaka girl with elaborate lacy netted work beadwork and ear plug.

mansaka
By: Gwendalene Ting
The term "Mansaka" derives from "man" meaning "first" and "saka" meaning "to ascend," and means "the first people to ascend the mountains or go upstream." The term most likely describes the origin of these people who are found today in Davao del Norte, specifically in the Batoto River, the Manat Valley, the Marasugan Valley, the Hijo River Valley, and the seacoasts of Kingking, Maco, Kwambog, Hijo, Tagum, Libuganon, Tuganay, Ising, and Panabo (Fuentes and De La Cruz 1980:2). The Mansaka are generally fair with bridged noses, brown hair, and oval faces. In 1972 the population estimate of the Mansaka was around 4,000 (Magana 1972:347).
Some scholars have classified the Mansaka as a Mandaya subgroup (Bagani 1980:30; Cole 1913:165; Fuentes and De La Cruz 1980:1). Linguistically at least, the Mandaya-Mansaka group of languages is often classified under the Manuvu linguistic group which includes the dialects of the Tagacaolo of Davao del Sur, Davaoeno of Davao City, Mansaka or Mandaya of Davao del Norte, and Isamal of Samal Island (Bagani 1980:95).

HISTORY

Valderrama (1987:5-6) hypothesizes that the racial development of the Mandaya-Mansaka progressed in three phases. From 3000 to 500 BC, the Indonesians came and intermarried with native women, begetting the Manobo. The migration of the Malays from 300-200 BC and the intermarriage with the Manobo produced the Mandaya-Mansaka. In the 13th century, the Chinese arrived and contributed further to the racial and cultural development of the Mandaya-Mansaka.
The island of Mindanao had eluded Spanish rule until the second half of the 19th century. Spain slowly expanded her control in the beginning of the 17th century. In 1851 Davao was made the Fourth Military District of Mindanao. One result of the Spanish conquest was the substitution of the Muslims by the Christians in the coastal commerce with the native highlanders. Although slavery, as practised by some Islamized groups, was effectively halted, a new form of economic exploitation by the Spaniards was introduced (Bagani 1980:121-122).
Spanish reduccion was only partially successful. Many Christianized Mandaya-Mansaka who have intermarried with the Visayan, eventually returned to the mountains and to their old way of life. This was due to the frequent Muslim raids in the 17th and 18th centuries (Gagelonia 1967:259).
The Americans were more successful. The Mandaya-Mansaka were encouraged to work in coastal plantations and adopt the lifestyle of Christianized natives. The American effort was helped by Japanese businessmen, who developed the abaca industry by introducing new ideas and technology into th area. During the Commonwealth, laws liberalizing Christian migration to the are further changed the lifestyle of many Mandaya-Mansaka (Gagelonia 1967:259-260; Bagani 1980:123).


RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

Mansaka manaog or domestic gods are represented by wooden statues standing on a parangka (pedestal). Manaog have sexes which can be discerned on the sculpture and ornaments on the statues. Offerings are given to the manaog after rice planting, harvest, and before death. The rituals can be either indoor or outdoor. If indoor, the balian places humay, wine, manok, lime, tobacco, and betel nut on a siklat (a square bamboo platform suspended from the ceiling). If outdoor, the balian constructs a siklat with the use of four 1 m wooden poles arranged like an Indian teepee skeleton. Either way, a manaog about 30 cm high, is placed at the foot of the siklat. The manaog of the balian are kept on the ceiling near the kitchen, where they become black from the smoke.
Christianity has been introduced and accepted by many Mansaka, but it has not totally eradicated the manaog cult. The Mansaka believe in the saving grace of the Christian God but remnants of the old religion, as in many ethnic groups, persist. Curiously the Mansaka belong to various Christian denominations, often at the same time. For example, in 1973, close to 95% of the Mansaka were Catholics at the same time that they were members of other Christian sects - the Baptist Church, the Jehovah's Witnesses, and so forth (Magana 1973:15, 26-27).
Old Mansaka religious beliefs persist in native medicine. For wounds, the Mansaka mix crushed marabiga roots, chewed sakati sprouts, pamantigi leaves, and oiled lenek; for headaches and stomach troubles, heated kepet leaves, roasted baganga fruit, boiled aribetbet roots, boiled buds, and sterilized sara saps; for boils, crushed darupang flowers and scraped pitugu fruit; for pinkish eyes, scraped tambabasi stalks; for constipation, ground warasiman and boiled anuring; for malaria, the bark of the bagol tree; for fractures, the bark of the arit tree; and for a Mansaka mother's first bath after giving birth, agosais, basikay, gapas, and baay (Magana 1973:27).
Nowadays, traditional medicine is rarely used even by the children of the balian, who go to the Christian town doctor. But the older Mansaka still believe that sickness is caused by supernatural beings and thus make offerings to the gods (Magana 1973:28).


VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS

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Before the advent of modern textile products, the Mansaka made their dagmay (abaca cloth) from a loom of the same name. The process of making a dagmay using this traditional method is extraordinarily tedious. The dagmay is woven with three types of abaca fibers: the bintok, prepared from knotted abaca fibers boiled in the extracted red dye of the plant sikarig; the sikarig prepared from unknotted abaca fibers boiled in the red dye of sikarig; and the kanarum, prepared from abaca fibers boiled in the black dye of the plant of the same name. Dagmay designs are varied --- squares, human forms, laron na opat (crocodiles), dots, among others. The most common designs are the laron na opat which holds an aesthetic and religious significance for the Mansaka. Squares, dots, and other geometric designs appear on clay pots and patadyong (barrel skirt); human-figure designs are available but rare (Magana 1973: 24-25).
Mansaka women wear the dagum (blouse similar to the Chinese shirt) which is half open in the upper and bottom front. Running across the shoulders from the back are two panahi or strips of finely embroidered cloth contrasted with color-stitched seams. Mansaka women can opt for four types of skirts to match the dagum. These are the pula or ordinary cotton skirts produced by and bought from the Visayan, the piamuntakan, saragboy, and dagmay, all painstakingly made by the Mansaka and worn only on special occasions. The last is made of dagmay or stamped young abaca fibers (Magana 1973: 16-17; Fuentes and De la Cruz 1980:3).
Visayan influence in terms of clothing, is more marked with Mansaka men than women. Traditionally, Mansaka men sport a shirt with an embroidered cross at the back, and panahi strips and red cloth lined across the shoulders and hem, respectively. The shirt is closed by rattan twines which are also used to hold up the trousers (Magana 1973:17).
Both Mansaka men and women don jewelry and other accessories to match their colorful costumes. The women wear the pislitan or belt with round marble buckles to hold up their skirt. Mansaka barikog (earplugs), which are gold-plated rubber discs about 0.6 am thick and 2.5 cm in diameter, dot the ears. The size of the holes on the earlobes is determined by the size of the barikog. Attached to the barikog are liaog or bead strands of various colors. Barikog (necklaces) include the parotgot or choker, made of beads strung and woven together, the balliug, which extends to the navel and is made of beads, rubies, and crocodile teeth; and the linangkaw or necklace made of crocodile's teeth. Mansaka women have three kinds of bracelets: the pamurang, made of white marble and worn in fours; the sagay-sagay or black wooden ring which can only be worn by itself; and the punod or brass bracelet also worn by male Mansaka. Very distinctive among the Mansaka is the paratina (see logo of this article) or silver breastplate 15 cm in diameter. Female balian also carry the tungkaring (bells) which are placed at the back of the shirtwaist, and are used in ceremonial dances to placate angry gods. The men wear the sarakob (hats made from tamboorang) to protect themselves from the heat of the sun. A mamaan (betel nut container) attached to a string tied to the waist forms part of the male costume. Until the class was abolished, the bagani and maniklad had worn punod and bell on their legs, and red/white pudong (headbands). The sinturon or loose belt was used more for ornamental than practical purposes. The Mansaka youth of today dress more like the Visayan lowlanders (Magana 1973: 16-18).
The Mansaka, like the Mandaya, are known to have filed and blackened the teeth of their young. The Mansaka believe that only animals have white teeth. This practice has largely fallen out of favor among the youth of today because the latter want to escape from prejudice and economic depression (Magana 1973:18).
Mansaka weapons include the following varieties of spear: the piaransan, a spear with a 30-cm blade attached to it, the tuklo, a spear with a blunt point 7.5 cm long, and the budjak, a spear with a leaflike blade, 10 cm long and 7.5 cm wide. In the past, Mansaka warriors carried the karasag (wooden shields 12 cm long) with their spears; nowadays, only two of these karasag remain. Other weapons include those which require the use of arrows: the sumpitan and the busog or bow made of a bamboo stick with a rattan twine strung to its ends (Magana 1973:24).
Mansaka wood carving art is exemplified by the wooden statues of their manaog which can be classified into male and female. The male manaog stands on a parangka and is about 15 cm high. The eyes of the male manaog are made of two red glass beads, the ears, of earplugs with pendants, the nose and mouth of short lines carved at the appropriate places. The jaw and neck are bloated, as though the image had mumps. The female manaog sports a comb and a long necklace, and has apelike features with big ears. The sides of both types of manaog are profuse with dark and diagonal lines for decoration (Magana 1973:26).
Basketry, pottery, and brassware are not only art forms for the Mansaka but are also used as containers. Examples are: the mamaan, a brass box to hold chewing ingredients; the patakia, a brass dowry box; the coron, a hemispherical clay pot decorated with dots and triangles; the tibud (an earthen jar to store biais or wine), the bikat, a rattan travelling basket with shoulder slings, and waist and headbelts; the bakotal, (a cylindrical, 30-cm high mudfish container), ababa (a finely woven needle box with wooden linings inside), cabebeng (a 30-cm high cylindrical rattan cage), kambol (a flat baroy bag), kayad (a clothes container), limot (a coffee bean container made of bark), kampipi (a wallet made of baroy strips and decorated with panahi), bakag (a clothes or cereals container), sapia (a container used to measure rice or corn), pugonan (a corn receptacle), saboy (a dried gourd to store rice or biais), and kabong (a bamboo container to store nails) (Magana 1973:28-29).
The Mansaka make their sarong or lamp by wrapping dried lauan sap in abaca leaf, and tying this cover with rattan twine. When burned, it exudes the smell of incense (Magana 1973:29).

PERFORMING ARTS

The Mansaka possess a wide array of musical instruments, giving life to their songs and dances. Examples of Mansaka musical instruments include the agong or round brass percussion instrument; a larger version of the agong is the tarabon, which was used to give war signals. The kudlog or two-stringed guitar which resembles the Maranao kudyapi (lute) comes in two varieties: a binudyaan or a two-string eight-fret guitar which has the shape of a boat with a curved neck at the end, or a binarig which has only four frets. Another Mansaka string instrument is the four-chord takol which is made of bamboo about 60 cm long and has pieces of wood placed under the string for tuning and pitch control. The kubing or jew's harp is carved out of bamboo, measures 12.5-15 cm long and 7.5 cm wide, and produces a soft melody when vibrated. Wind instruments include the parundag or Mansaka saxophone which is a 60-cm bagakay tube with five holes; and the bamboo flutes of which there are two types --- the longer bonabon and the shorter lantoy which resembles the flute. A Muslim contribution is the kulintang or gong ensemble consisting of several graduated gongs (Fuentes and De la Cruz 1980:3-4, 116-119; Magana 1972:353; Magana 1973:25-26).
One of the most popular Mansaka instruments is the gimbal or drum made of bahi (betel nut) and animal hide, of which two are appropriate: doeskin and male deerskin. The Mansaka believe that the animal hide which have not been properly aged for at least five years will not produce the right sound. A musical rendition where the gimbal is played is the lisag, a 10-minute instrumental piece performed by a man and a woman each playing the instrument. The woman assumes the feminine role when playing, and the man takes on the male's (Magana 1972:353; Magana 1973:25-26).
Mansaka folk songs are expressive of the group's culture, folkways, and traditional beliefs about the world and themselves. Magana (1972:356-357,373) has identified two forms of Mansaka folk songs: the saliada, which is similar to the ballad, and the bayok or songs of love and adventure. The former resembles the ballad in style, i.e., it employs refrain and repetition. An example of the saliada is "Amando" which tells of a protagonist who wakes up one morning, leaves his wife, and decides to marry another woman. A portion of the "Amando" follows (Magana 1972:357-362):

Yang kay laong nang Amando
Tingug nang leomakilat
Babay da sang karim ko,
Badya sang kadigi ko.
Nay panday kadyag ko
Kaubayan kaubayan
Siding buntod panday
Sang banaybanay.
Kaubayan si Nogonon
Panday si Lintawanan.
Kadegi ko pandugang
Kadyag ko pandarugno
Kaubayan si Nogonon
Panday si Lintawanan.
Agad pa kay mayninan,
Misanay gid ko pandugang,
Yandang pagapawpot,
Yandang pagapadarit
Pagapadarit na timbang
Pagapawpot na timaroy.
That was said by Amado,
The voice of the thunderbolt,
That is my love,
The object of my affection.
I want girls very much ---
Girls, ladies, and
Living mountain girls
Of the mountain,
Nonogon is a woman
Lintawanan another one.
Though married, I want to marry again
Though tied, I want to be tied again.
Nogonon is a woman;
Lintawanan another one.
Though married, I will love you;
Though married, I have affection for you.
She is the only one I want for a companion.
She is the only one I want
To embrace in bed
And to be my companion in marriage.
Although Magana (1972:373) mentions the existence of the Mansaka bayok, no samples have been recorded.
Other than literature and music, dancing is a source of pleasure and entertainment for the Mansaka. Various hand, arm, feet, and knee movements characterize Mansaka dances, which are expressive of rituals no longer performed; in such cases, the dance assumes a more leisurely role. One such dance is the anito balyan of Samal Island, Davao, an ancient ritual-dance for healing the sick. The ritual-dance consists of a medicine man and a female medium in a complex healing ritual involving the sacrifice of a chicken and the use of a human skull. Color is added with dancing girls, waving palm fronds, and flickering lights. The japa kaunod, tha Mansaka version of the courtship dance, is performed by a boy "dancing in a path around the girl." The inamo na sayaw or monkey dance is performed by two people, while the udol commemorates fallen warriors (Orosa-Goquingco 1980:136-137). l G.E.P. Cheng with notes from E.A> Manuel

Kalagan (Philippines)


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Population and Geographical Distribution

The Kalagan are a Filipino Muslim group found mainly in southeastern Mindanao island of the Philippines and around the Davao Gulf. They share the same ethnic heritage with the Malay people of Mindanao. Important cities in the region are Digos, Davao City, Tagum, Lupon and Mati.

Kalagan communities are scattered among the much larger Cebuano population. Within these communities, the Kalagan refer to themselves as "Davawenyo Muslim". The term "Davawenyo" is a designation applied to the native of the three provinces of Davao Gulf. Another alternative name is Dabawenyo. In 1995, it was estimated that they were 50,000 Kalagan in the Philippines. "Official" estimates tend to be higher and these claim numbers as large as 65,000.


Language

Their primary language is Kalagan. There are two main dialects: Eastern Kalagan (which is used by about one-third of the population) and Western Kalagan (used by the remaining two-thirds). Virtually all Kalagan, however, speak the Cebuano trade language fluently. The literacy rate among the Kalagan is only 40%.


Livelihood and Economic Situation

For the majority Kalagan, fishing and the production of copra are their main economic activities. Fishing is primarily for subsistence, while copra obtained from coconut is sold to those who make edible oils.


Culture

Traditionally, each Kalagan community is ruled by a hereditary Datu. Over a group of Datus is a Sultan who is chosen from the barabangsa social grouping. These families trace their lineage back to the first Muslim missionaries to arrive in the Philippines. This political structure of the Kalagan has its roots in the Malay political structures that existed before the arrival of Islam.

More recently, this political structure has grown less powerful; partly as a result of the impact of education on hereditary power structures, and partly because of competition with Filipino power structures.


Religion

The Kalagan are Muslims. The Kalagan maintain a distinct identity because of their Islamic beliefs. Nevertheless, many are nominal Muslims. The Kalagan are heavily influenced by animism and even Roman Catholism. Spirits play a significant role in the daily religious life of the Kalagan.

There are only a few isolated Christians among the Kalagan. A small fellowship of Kalagan believers meet monthly for encouragement and training.

There are many evangelical churches meeting in the Kalagan area. It should be noted that there is a huge gulf of suspicion and bitterness between Christians and Muslims. This gulf constitutes the church’s most significant challenge. Love and integrity on the part of Christians are needed to bridge the gulf.

typical 60's architecture (i guess that's an homage to the transitor which revolutionized communication during that period)... i'm wondering why contemporary building designs don't look like nokia cell phones :D

^^ ^^

My classmates used to joke around that canisius hall was like a giant transistor radio with speakers on both sides. :lol:

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The Blaans
Datu Garot's



One of the Indigenous groups that arrived in this once unnamed archipelago some seven thousand years ago are the Blaans. They comprise one of the major non-Islamic tribal groups in Southern Philippines. The Blaans are found originally in that vast plain that stretches from the shore of the Buluan Lake moving Southward to the Bay of Saranggani. They are found between the T'boli in the western side particularly the so-called Roxas mountain range. The Blaans are found astride the Quezon Range from Mt. Matutum until the range tapered toward Mt. Apo. The boundary that delimit these people are particularly described as the Provinces of Davao del Sur, where they occupy five municipalities namely: Magsaysay, Matanao, Kiblawan, Saranggani and Sulop; the province of Saranggani where they occupy ninety percent of the province except the town of Kiamba; the whole of General Santos City; the Province of South Cotabato except the towns of Lake Sebu, Surallah and Noralla; the towns of Columbio and Lutayan in Sultan Kudarat Province; the towns of Tulunan nakilala and Mlang in North Cotabato and a portion of the municipality of Datu Paglas in Maguindanao; and the so-called Allah Valley and Koronadal valley which are the traditional hunting grounds of the Blaan before the arrival of migrant Christian settlers in the 1930's.

The language is Blaan that is hardly similar to any neighboring tribe except the T'boli where some striking similarities occur. The Blaans have their own system of weaving using abaca fiber as materials. It is acknowledged that the Blaan woven cloth has no match in any other tribe.

The Blaan have also mastered the art of smelting brass and copper. They make small bells and the handle of their long knives known as "FAIS" is an intricately designed brass work. They are also good in making use of plastic beads into intricate designs sewn on trousers. The most valuable design on women's trousers are shell sequins called "TAKMON". They also sew geometric and other designs using cotton yarns on male pants hemline and shirts depicting the environment and the solar system. This is called "Msif".

The Blaan weapons consist of the long knife called "FAIS," the long bladed spear called "Budjak" or simply "Agas." The hunting spear is called "Agot Ayem." The spear with a stopper and two pronged split backward is called "Klawit". In the old days a Blaan warrior carries a bow and arrow, a shield (either round or the long slender one), the sword "Fais", the spear and the upper torso is protected by a thick armor of woven wood bark twine called "limbutong" or "Anit".

Blaan life evolves around the family which usually is a compound one consisting of more than one spouse or the home consisting of extended relatives living together. Blaan have a pronounced or defined role in the family. The man does all the heavy work while the women the less burdensome. The men open and prepare the farms, the women tend to the crops until harvest. The men prepare the storage bins and the women haul the harvest for storing.

On a journey the man walks ahead of the group and does not carry anything except weapons of war. This is so because in the life of a Blaan the risk of combat is always present. Blaan are seldom caught with their defenses down. Blaan are strong believers on the interdependency with the environment. They believe that they are part of the grand design of creation and that everything evolve around the great creator that they called "Malu" or "D'wata". They believe that the creator is the source of everything whether living or inanimate and that he controls the movement of everything on earth. All objects in the forest have a guardian assigned by "Malu" thus trees according to species have different guardians, the cliff, the mountains, the lakes, the rivers, the streams, the rocks, the small plants and wild animals are guarded individually by spirit beings. Man, despite his being the more favored of the creatures, must respect the will of the creator, that he cannot touch or molest any creature or object without seeking permission from the creator through his guardians.

Blaan have rituals for everything that they do, from selecting the place for a farm planting, harvest and post harvest because of their belief on the supremacy of the great creator. The Blaan, can be considered clannish in the sense that marriages, as much as possible, must be limited to close relatives. You will find therefore that Blaan communities are interlocking family relations of cousins marrying each other. This is done to protect property and to secure themselves from intrusions.

Among the Blaan, first cousins can marry provided a certain rule is observed: where the parents are either both brothers or sisters, their children have to follow the rule on cross marriage. The son of a male parent cannot marry the daughter of the female parent who is sister to the male parent but the son of a female parent can be paired with the daughter of the male parent-brother. Violation of this rule is therefore termed "MUGAT" and violators may be sentenced to exile. The more serious case of "Mugat" is between brothers and sister or parent and daughter, where the penalty is death by drowning.

The Blaan headman is traditionally called Datu as attested by the fact that all stories, epic and or historical account point to the exploit of heroes referred to as Datu. The greatest hero of the Blaan mythology is the great Datu Ulo E'EL, the Datu of the Headwater whose counterpart mortal enemy is Datu Ba Sabung, the Datu at the mouth of the river. At the end of the story, as Datu Ulo E'EL is about to subdue Datu Ba Sabung, it is revealed that the two Datus are blood brothers after all. The Blaan have a rich story that needs to be documented, all pointing to the richness of their cultural past.
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about the author:
Datu Garot's Christian name is Antonio P. Kinoc of the Blaan community. He is a member of the Consultative Assembly for the Special Zone of Peace and Development.

Let's populate this thread from here. :) :)

Roger! :lol:

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The Manobo (Philippines)

There is an ancient Manobo legend which tells of how a god created man to be immortal. The legend says that immortality was lost when a bird exchanged man's "life breath" for a mere peice of kemp string. For generations the Manobo have learned from childhood that no one has been raised to heaven. Still they hope to leave this world of poverty, sickness, hunger and death for the bliss of heaven. Today some villages are experiencing the joy of knowing Jesus who was raised to heaven by the power of the true and living God.

Ethnicity
There are about 25 tribal groups, linguistically grouped under the "Manobo" family.

Language
The Manobo have 24 main dialects. The following six groups are more closely related than others since their dialects are related. They include the Ata or Langilan Manobo, Tala Ingod, Matig-Salug, Tigwa, Dibabawon and Umayamnon.

Population
The population of the combined groups totals over 100,000.

Location
The island of Mindanao is the second largest of the Philippines archipelago with a land area of 36,505 square miles and the most recent of the major islands to be developed. It is often referred to as the "Land of Promise." The majority of the Manobo are located in the Central Mountains of the island and are seldom found in lowland towns except for going there to trade. Recently, however, many young people have made their way to the urban centers in search of work.

Culture
For hundreds of years these tribes roamed the valleys and mountains, doing slash-and-burn agriculture and having little or no contact with the outside world. From birth they have heard the oral traditions, myths and ballads, and have practiced the ways that made them distinctly Manobo - different from the lowland Filipino and neighboring tribal groups. Perhaps the strongest of their beliefs is that a person cannto leave the traditional spirits and ways and still be a true Manobo.

Livelihood
Physically, the lives of Manobos have been catastrophically altered by the rape of the environment by logging companies. Since the 1960s almost all of the native rain forest has been destroyed. This has rendered the Manobo slash-and-burn agriculture ineffective and no longer viable. Also many Manobo found pleasure in the new way the lowlanders brought, not realizing that the urge for materialism has made them poorer because of their unique lifestyle. Up to 90% of the land that belonged to Manobo has been sold - and is still being sold - to lowlanders. Up to this point in time many Manobo remain subsistence farmers and food gatherers instead of producers but this lifestyle has become increasingly hard without a good rain forest.

Political
Generally speaking, the tribes have been left to govern themselves because the economy is too poor for a tax base. Sadly many Manobo have left the once effective self-governing lifestyle and have become workers for the lowlanders. From the 1970s until the present, the national government has formed agencies to remedy wrongs and upgrade the lives of these minority people. For the most part, these projects have not yet been completed.

Religion
Animism, the fear of evil spirits, is the mainspring of tribal religion. Every village will have at least one spirit priest, usually a man. Animal sacrifices are required to appease the offended spirit in times of illness. All of the tribal groups believe in one great spirit who created everything but then left and turned over the daily affairs of running the world to the spirits.

Openness to Christianity
There is usually a welcome for foreign missionaries although travel may be restricted in some areas. Most of Mindanao tends to be "sensitive" but many people are open to change - especially where their old values and faith are disintegrating under the clash of cultures and the secularizing influence of the cities. Initially, the Manobo are receptive, especially among the developing tribes. Among the more traditional groups, it is more difficult. Many tribal leaders are keen to invite people to come and teach them the Bible for varying reasons, usually because of the resources the outsider brings.

Missions
Over the years various missions and churches have played a part in evangelism among the tribes. This has usually been an offshoot of their main work - church planting among lowlanders. In recent years, however, some larger denominational groups have focused on tribal work and at least one mission besides OMF is working exclusively with four tribal groups (the Tigwa, Langilan, Tala Ingod and Dibabawon).

OMF Involvement
Since 1978 there have been 36 churches (and 18 outreaches on the way to becoming churches) planted among them belonging to the Manobo Bible Church Association of Mindanao. Most churches are closer to the lowlands, while the more remote villages remain without churches. Ministries: Pioneer evangelism, assistance in church planting, medical work, Bible teaching/training of church leaders, agriculture, adult literacy/education, video and radio ministry and mobilizing and training Filipino Christians for cross-cultural ministry.

OMF is working among the Langilan, Talaingod, Tigwa, Dibabawon, Umayamnon and Pulangion Manobo with the MABCAM being the church association of these churches. OMF is also involved with the video ministry among the Manguangan, Kamayo and Teduray. There we work together with already existing church organizations.

Two other tribes that OMF is hoping to start work in soon, are the Rajah Kabunsuwan and Cinamiguin tribes.

good morning my beloved davao!!! nawala ko kay naay mga monkey business giasikaso... mag fine lang ko ug pictures para sa akong mga absences :)

upload pako sa photobucket...

nice thread title davaoeagle!

Kalagan (Philippines)

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Population and Geographical Distribution

The Kalagan are a Filipino Muslim group found mainly in southeastern Mindanao island of the Philippines and around the Davao Gulf. They share the same ethnic heritage with the Malay people of Mindanao. Important cities in the region are Digos, Davao City, Tagum, Lupon and Mati.

Kalagan communities are scattered among the much larger Cebuano population. Within these communities, the Kalagan refer to themselves as "Davawenyo Muslim". The term "Davawenyo" is a designation applied to the native of the three provinces of Davao Gulf. Another alternative name is Dabawenyo. In 1995, it was estimated that they were 50,000 Kalagan in the Philippines. "Official" estimates tend to be higher and these claim numbers as large as 65,000.


Language

Their primary language is Kalagan. There are two main dialects: Eastern Kalagan (which is used by about one-third of the population) and Western Kalagan (used by the remaining two-thirds). Virtually all Kalagan, however, speak the Cebuano trade language fluently. The literacy rate among the Kalagan is only 40%.


Livelihood and Economic Situation

For the majority Kalagan, fishing and the production of copra are their main economic activities. Fishing is primarily for subsistence, while copra obtained from coconut is sold to those who make edible oils.


Culture

Traditionally, each Kalagan community is ruled by a hereditary Datu. Over a group of Datus is a Sultan who is chosen from the barabangsa social grouping. These families trace their lineage back to the first Muslim missionaries to arrive in the Philippines. This political structure of the Kalagan has its roots in the Malay political structures that existed before the arrival of Islam.

More recently, this political structure has grown less powerful; partly as a result of the impact of education on hereditary power structures, and partly because of competition with Filipino power structures.


Religion

The Kalagan are Muslims. The Kalagan maintain a distinct identity because of their Islamic beliefs. Nevertheless, many are nominal Muslims. The Kalagan are heavily influenced by animism and even Roman Catholism. Spirits play a significant role in the daily religious life of the Kalagan.

There are only a few isolated Christians among the Kalagan. A small fellowship of Kalagan believers meet monthly for encouragement and training.

There are many evangelical churches meeting in the Kalagan area. It should be noted that there is a huge gulf of suspicion and bitterness between Christians and Muslims. This gulf constitutes the church’s most significant challenge. Love and integrity on the part of Christians are needed to bridge the gulf.

Translation of the Bible into Kalagan began in 1983.

note: The Kalagan of Davao are the only Muslim group among the non-Christian tribes of the province. They live in Sirawan, the last barrio of the city in the south, where they have their own mosque and Arabic school. Barrio captain Hadji Ali Mamual and schoolmaster Hadji Sabin Edris are shown here with some students.

Manobo, Dibabawon
A language of Philippines
ISO/DIS 639-3: mbd

Population 10,000 (1978 SIL).
Region Manguagan, Davao del Norte, Mindanao.
Alternate names Mandaya, Dibabaon, Debabaon
Classification Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Southern Philippine, Manobo, Central, East
Language development Literacy rate in first language: 23%. Literacy rate in second language: 23%. NT: 1978.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Barnard, Myra Lou and Jannette Forster. 1954. "Introduction to Dibabaon sentence structure."

Barnard, Myra Lou and Jannette Forster. 1954. Dibabaon-Mandayan vocabulary.

Barnard, Myra Lou and Robert E. Longacre. 1968. "Lexicon versus grammar in Dibabawon procedural narrative discourse."

Barnard, Myra Lou. 1967. "Dibabawon nonverbal clauses."

Forster, Jannette and Myra Lou Barnard, compilers. 1987. Dibabawon Manobo texts.

Forster, Jannette and Myra Lou Barnard. 1968. "A classification of Dibabawon active verbs."

Forster, Jannette. 1954. "Dibabaon texts."

Forster, Jannette. 1963. "Syllables and phonemes of Dibabawon."

Forster, Jannette. 1964. "Dual structure of Dibabawon verbal clauses."

Forster, Jannette. 1970. "Morphophonemic changes in Dibabawon."

Forster, Jannette. 1983. "Use of dialogue in Dibabawon narrative discourse."

sir xzibit.... on the contrary i find this news fantastic :lol: .... 22 deg cel. is the most ideal daytime temperature I think....., 11 deg. cel sa rest house nyo... hmmm... with that temp. talagang makakarest ka ng mabuti :lol: sana tuloy tuloy na yan... :cheers:

guys, don't want to do this. but, any drop or rise of temperature in the long term can affect any indigenous species who are used to some temperature. while you may enjoy this, think more of the environment as a whole. why is there a drop? or why is it rising? if there indeed is a drop and it is long term, then it will be a worrisome drop.

Other Davao Ethnic Groups :

GIANGAN
MANGUWANGAN
MATIGSALOG
ATA
OBO
SAMA or SAMAL

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guys, don't want to do this. but, any drop or rise of temperature in the long term can affect any indigenous species who are used to some temperature. while you may enjoy this, think more of the environment as a whole. why is there a drop? or why is it rising? if there indeed is a drop and it is long term, then it will be a worrisome drop.

that's true... the most affected are the low forms of life... a 5 degree variance could mean extinction for many endangered species.... yet the greatest threat to them are still us... the change of climate is just a symptom of nature's destruction caused by mankind....

i'm excited to see the pictures sir junax.....

good morning my beloved davao!!! nawala ko kay naay mga monkey business giasikaso... mag fine lang ko ug pictures para sa akong mga absences :)

upload pako sa photobucket...

nice thread title davaoeagle!

that's true... the most affected are the low forms of life... a 5 degree variance could mean extinction for many endangered species.... yet the greatest threat to them are still us... the change of climate is just a symptom of nature's destruction caused by mankind....


di ma extinct na si valium!

that's true... the most affected are the low forms of life... a 5 degree variance could mean extinction for many endangered species.... yet the greatest threat to them are still us... the change of climate is just a symptom of nature's destruction caused by mankind....

we can feel global warming already, i think between November to December is the coldest months in Davao but now it's February :ohno: ..some species are migrating upland too to avoid the heat .

;11635207']di ma extinct na si valium!


extinct na bitaw way :D




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wow... nice references Sir Dinabaw.... i want to do some research / monograph involving these davao dialects :cheers:

@davaoeagle... can you be my subject of research? i know you speak davaoeno :cheers:

Manobo, Dibabawon
A language of Philippines
ISO/DIS 639-3: mbd

Population 10,000 (1978 SIL).
Region Manguagan, Davao del Norte, Mindanao.
Alternate names Mandaya, Dibabaon, Debabaon
Classification Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Southern Philippine, Manobo, Central, East
Language development Literacy rate in first language: 23%. Literacy rate in second language: 23%. NT: 1978.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Barnard, Myra Lou and Jannette Forster. 1954. "Introduction to Dibabaon sentence structure."

Barnard, Myra Lou and Jannette Forster. 1954. Dibabaon-Mandayan vocabulary.

Barnard, Myra Lou and Robert E. Longacre. 1968. "Lexicon versus grammar in Dibabawon procedural narrative discourse."

Barnard, Myra Lou. 1967. "Dibabawon nonverbal clauses."

Forster, Jannette and Myra Lou Barnard, compilers. 1987. Dibabawon Manobo texts.

Forster, Jannette and Myra Lou Barnard. 1968. "A classification of Dibabawon active verbs."

Forster, Jannette. 1954. "Dibabaon texts."

Forster, Jannette. 1963. "Syllables and phonemes of Dibabawon."

Forster, Jannette. 1964. "Dual structure of Dibabawon verbal clauses."

Forster, Jannette. 1970. "Morphophonemic changes in Dibabawon."

Forster, Jannette. 1983. "Use of dialogue in Dibabawon narrative discourse."

;11635207']di ma extinct na si valium!

i don't think so.... his species could adapt to climate change :D abangan ang pagbabalik :lol:

Heres the Link Prof. Rajah:

http://www.nativeplanet.org/indigenous/ethnicdiversity/asia/philippines/indigenous_data_philippines_attaw.shtml

question: meron bang Davao Chavacano ? i know we spoke chavacano before but only the so called "elite" .

i don't think so.... his species could adapt to climate change :D abangan ang pagbabalik :lol:

evolution :lol:

we can feel global warming already, i think between November to December is the coldest months in Davao but now it's February :ohno: ..some species are migrating upland too to avoid the heat .

this latest media hype is dragging us to believe that climate change has started.. oh oh! :ohno: it has already started long before our parents were born and there is no way we can reverse the process... we can just delay it, for instance by cutting down on cfc (?) emissions that depletes the ozone layer....

^^ alam mo naman ang media...

evolution :lol:

right... :lol:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/378852909_3307ad16eb.jpg?v=0


diba kalahati nalang naiwan dyan ? ai @nick4ubaby puede palit nga yan sa mga mukha natin i photoshop mo :lol: :lol: :lol:

;11635556']^^ alam mo naman ang media...

I'm really getting nervous about this "environment issue" lately, that means the GREENS are at it again, that is to increase and justify "green taxes" :ohno:

diba kalahati nalang naiwan dyan ? ai @nick4ubaby puede palit nga yan sa mga mukha natin i photoshop mo :lol: :lol: :lol:

ibutang ang mga nawong sa mga politicos dinha... noggie et. al. :lol:

I'm really getting nervous about this "environment issue" lately, that means the GREENS are at it again, that is to increase and justify "green taxes" :ohno:

???.... what do you mean Prof.:)

Heres the Link Prof. Rajah:

http://www.nativeplanet.org/indigenous/ethnicdiversity/asia/philippines/indigenous_data_philippines_attaw.shtml

question: meron bang Davao Chavacano ? i know we spoke chavacano before but only the so called "elite" .


thanks for the link Prof. Multi Dr. Hab. Dinabaw :cheers:

yup, as far as I know there is a davao-chavacano variant ... its domain extends to as far as caraga province in the north.... :cheers:

???.... what do you mean Prof.:)

hmmmm.... this is hard to explain, but I'll try my very best.....

it means you paying more for the the cost of the body spray you are using (before rogering) :lol: , paying more for the taxi from downtown to QL :lol: , paying more for an aircon room at QL :lol: (joke) ... since environmentalists will lobby for increase in taxes on all goods (and services) that directly contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer (kuno) :cheers:

Prof Multi Dr. Hab ? :lol:

really? kinsa na sila mga netibo? do they still use it?

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maayong hapon davao!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/davao1.jpg
"stolen shot"

Good Morning Davao!!!!!!! wheew karon lang ko ka post kay daghan kaayo ko g asikaso atong weekend !!!! wheew grabe oie :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: thread 42 man dayon!! ^___^ nyahahaha cge lang mag post na pd ko bagong mga pics karon sigurong tuesday, try ko mugawas sa skwelahan !! ^___^

Prof Multi Dr. Hab ? :lol:

really? kinsa na sila mga netibo? do they still use it?


i believe someone's laughing here (buhay na buhay :lol: )....
to translate Professor-multiple Doctor titles- Habilitated (aka Professor) sorry i should have used Emeritus (retired) instead of Hab :lol: :lol:


yes there are still a few who speak these dialects.... it's interesting for those who are into history and linguistics...

Good Morning Davao!!!!!!! wheew karon lang ko ka post kay daghan kaayo ko g asikaso atong weekend !!!! wheew grabe oie :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: thread 42 man dayon!! ^___^ nyahahaha cge lang mag post na pd ko bagong mga pics karon sigurong tuesday, try ko mugawas sa skwelahan !! ^___^

hinay hinay lag dukduk @amaynew basig ma bun.og ka :lol: maayong buntag diay :)

gawas sa eskwelahan para sa ADDU exteriors na pud :jk: :lol:

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maayong hapon davao!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/davao1.jpg
"stolen shot"

maayong buntag bro nice shot !

^^ ^^ tingala ko sa :bash: :bash: abi nako naa na pod sumbaganay :lol: :lol:

good night and good morning davao... i'm :sleepy: na a demain :runaway:

Maayong buntag Dinabaw !! ehehehe lagi pero ganahan man ko mandukdok!! :bash: :bash: :bash: naa ko pangutana, mag reset lagi akong post? ngano ni siya?? hehehe kapoi man gd basa sa FAQ... thanks :bash: :bash: :bash: :banana: :banana: :banana:

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maayong hapon davao!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/davao1.jpg
"stolen shot"

one of the best aerial shots of davao so far

wow nice to know if they still do speak it , i know the Japanese in pre war spoke Chavacano not Tagalog or Cebuano , a Nippongo-Chavacano maybe? :D

Maayong buntag Dinabaw !! ehehehe lagi pero ganahan man ko mandukdok!! :bash: :bash: :bash: naa ko pangutana, mag reset lagi akong post? ngano ni siya?? hehehe kapoi man gd basa sa FAQ... thanks :bash: :bash: :bash: :banana: :banana: :banana:

na archive na man gud ang daan nga thread mao nabawasan imo post count :) ay :bash: man diay imoi gusto heheh :D

DABAW.....

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APO http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/2823/33800417668a0de53afqb0cs6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
guess ang mt apo summit kanag sa left most dinabaw what do you think

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took me minutes to figure out iya posture ug nawng nga murag pleading guilty of something. gikasab an sa kilat tignali. luoy

^^ ^^ tingala ko sa :bash: :bash: abi nako naa na pod sumbaganay :lol: :lol:

good night and good morning davao... i'm :sleepy: na a demain :runaway:

ayaw sa katulog Raj na pay good news si Junax nag load lang tug photos :lol:

maayong buntag bro nice shot !
mmaayong buntg same bro. nangawat na sad ko pix sa tag iyang ambot:D

;11635207']di ma extinct na si valium!

hes sedating some emoticons here thats pouting the lips of mod in grimace

guess ang mt apo summit kanag sa left most dinabaw what do you think

AGILA[/B]http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/554/34864185787e3d9f574sf2ka4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
took me minutes to figure out iya posture ug nawng nga murag pleading guilty of something. gikasab an sa kilat tignali. luoy

you mean the white portion on the tip of Apo ? di ba yan ang labas tapos mag roger :lol: :lol: :lol:

anyway the eagle is sad because of Global Warming :bash:

sana magka ice cap ang apo...:D para everybody happy...:D

took me minutes to figure out iya posture ug nawng nga murag pleading guilty of something. gikasab an sa kilat tignali. luoy

you mean the white portion on the tip of Apo ? di ba yan ang labas tapos mag roger :lol: :lol: :lol:

anyway the eagle is sad because of Global Warming :bash:[/QUOTE]

concern na pud siya sama nato. purrbida:D

sana magka ice cap ang apo...:D para everybody happy...:D

davaoeagle: cool
tj: coolies
waway: coolness
me: i will think bout it

davaoeagle: cool
tj: coolies
waway: coolness
me: i will think bout it
FrancisXavier: coolment

^^ cool lit :D

^^ cool lit :D
imo na? ok segi hulat pud ta ni coolascoolsgang basig duna siya:D

^^ coolaid!

nice! sayang lang bajada and lanang area not included...
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^^ coolaid!

nice! sayang lang bajada and lanang area not included...
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coolant

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oi...pwede na i stitch...:)

found an english name of samal island in this google shot. any explanation on this by our resident historians:D

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lol, mawes island...

eto naman, hindi kasali ang downtown... kahit marco polo lang sana. hehe
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International Restaurants in Davao.....

Korean

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Japanese
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Italian

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Swiss
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oi...pwede na i stitch...:)
murag dili pwede ?:)?. missed ang durian hotel. rian hotel lang ang nakuha ug ictoria mall lang pud ang tapad.

lol, mawes island...

eto naman, hindi kasali ang downtown... kahit marco polo lang sana. hehe
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kita naman ang downtown di lang visible ang MP
anong building yan sa bottom right color ecru w/ red roof?

found an english name of samal island in this google shot. any explanation on this by our resident historians:D

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baka mamawes ka sa ka hahanap :lol: baka Maorist rin :D

kita naman ang downtown di lang visible ang MP
anong building yan sa bottom right color ecru w/ red roof?

not downtown to me, that's agdao, uyanguren, boulevard area at top right... gusto ko san pedro, quirino and claveria hehe.

times square rendering...
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good bye old UCCP... welcome new.

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Mag apil-apil ko ha. :D




D A V A O | C I T Y


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^^ :applause: gi sumpay diay :)

imo na? ok segi hulat pud ta ni coolascoolsgang basig duna siya:D

guapo imo cool apo.... murag Kulafo ba :D

Mag apil-apil ko ha. :D




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now this is what i like!!! tnx markii! lanang area na lang gyud ang kulang sa left side (particularly damosa and grand regal hotel) para great pano na hahaha

naunhan ko da...:D

Mag apil-apil ko ha. :D




D A V A O | C I T Y


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cool thanks

now is this what i like!!! tnx markii! lanang area na lang gyud ang kulang sa left side (particularly damosa and grand regal hotel) para great pano na hahaha

murag naa time zone difference bro

hahaha... bitaw gisumpay ra man diay abi nako pano gyud, but very nice view indeed maski putol ang durian hotel...

unta naay aearial ang lanang w/ grand regal para ma stitch pod and the davao doctor's tower sayang pod la naapil... pag skyscrapercity banner na.


padayon sa street scene...
bonifacio st...
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U.M. Main area...
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baka mamawes ka sa ka hahanap :lol: baka Maorist rin :D
maorist not ozieroos theyre kiwis:banned:

^^ :D ..anyway try to analize this bro from http://wowdavao.com/blog/?page_id=1544

FOXHOLES
Used during the Second World War can be found in the locations of Malalag, Padada and Hagonoy, it has giant pythons and an underground passage crossing Davao Gulf to Malalag, Davao del Sur. The caves were used for burial by the Kalagan and Isamal tribes and are worth visiting.

i thought it was an urban legend .. or nag kamali lang si Bob Martin?

I read and seen photos of this place in an article of Phil. Star ..ganda puede kaya maka bisita dito :)


NENITA STOCK FARM
Or Pork’s Park, in Marapangi, Toril District, 18 km. south of Davao City, has a Muslim-inspired rest-house from where you can get a panoramic view of the city and ramie/sorghum plantations. Its management conducts seminars and lectures about hog-raising and artificial insemination. Trips can be arranged through the Davao Department of Tourism Of Office or House of Travel in Lanang, Davao City.

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http://wowdavao.com/blog/?page_id=1544

c.m. recto new floor waxed road...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image139.jpg

yum yum yum at torres st.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image141.jpg

unsay ilalom ani? concrete or old asphalt?
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image139.jpg

unsay ilalom ani? concrete or old asphalt?
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image139.jpg

concrete bai francis, overlay na...

peek-a-boo...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image164.jpg

buhangin overpass...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image166.jpg

concrete bai francis, overlay na...


i see.. naa koy question sa mga nakabalo... pwede ba i overlay deretso ug asphalt ang karaan nga asphalt?

i see.. naa koy question sa mga nakabalo... pwede ba i overlay deretso ug asphalt ang karaan nga asphalt?

IMHO, pwede. there's no reason why it can't be done, the quality may suffer though.

sayang tong building na to along j.p. laurel avenue, kinain ng wires...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image168.jpg

^^ nindot ang "cylindrical" glass..

going to lanang...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image169.jpg

damosa, microtel...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image173.jpg

in front of microtel, the new market basket building (U/C)...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image170.jpg

damosa carnival, in front of the new market basket building...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image176.jpg

located at the back of this carnival is the link2support building and slightly visible at the back is the 12 storey grand regal...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image174-1.jpg

^^ ^^ nice pics....i miss davao!

IMHO, pwede. there's no reason why it can't be done, the quality may suffer though.

sayang tong building na to along j.p. laurel avenue, kinain ng wires...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image168.jpg

sayang ang lote na ito..tinayuan ng ganyang building :lol:

now this is what i like!!! tnx markii! lanang area na lang gyud ang kulang sa left side (particularly damosa and grand regal hotel) para great pano na hahaha

and san pedro-pichon area (dvo doc) and kahit mc-arthur to maa crossing sana :)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image147-1.jpg

wala na lang jud nimo gtuklod nang nakaparadang jeep :lol:

hehe

anyway, wala nako napansin nga 2 levels diay ni..so wala na tung simbahan sa taas?

good morning my beloved davao!!! nawala ko kay naay mga monkey business giasikaso... mag fine lang ko ug pictures para sa akong mga absences :)

upload pako sa photobucket...

nice thread title davaoeagle!


Thanks for liking it Bai Junax:)

Good Morning Davao!!!!!!! wheew karon lang ko ka post kay daghan kaayo ko g asikaso atong weekend !!!! wheew grabe oie :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: thread 42 man dayon!! ^___^ nyahahaha cge lang mag post na pd ko bagong mga pics karon sigurong tuesday, try ko mugawas sa skwelahan !! ^___^


For as long as you don't cut classes for your phtography leg work AMaynew...Mahal tuition sa ADDU :lol: :lol:

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maayong hapon davao!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/davao1.jpg
"stolen shot"

I like this shot so very much!! Thanks bro Mt. Apo:)

@waway unya kay sa jeep man gihigot ang pisi anang trapal beh...

city link mall, panabo city...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image179.jpg

pila ka oras ang byahe pa-panabo city?

coolant

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/davao2.jpg

Cool! Davao is massive and compact in those shots.

^^ wow, mao diay na tung ginsulti sa akong gf nga naa daw mi giagian nga u/c nga mall sa panabo..unya kay lami man akong tulog, wala nako gipansin..tsk tsk..

pila ka sqm na bai?

is it gargantuan sab?

pila ka oras ang byahe pa-panabo city?

after davao panabo na man..so kung naa ka sa lasang district, mutikang lang ka ug usa ka step sa boundary, panabo na :lol:

naunhan ko da...:D

Naunahan si Mr. Stitch!:lol: Ikaw himo sa katong north part pf Davao Lew:)

pila ka oras ang byahe pa-panabo city?

depende bai francis kung asa ka magsugod sa davao city hehe.

ok i'll give you a run down...
1. from lasang, davao city to panabo city - 1 minute
2. from bunawan, davao city to panabo city - 7 minutes
3. from tibungco, davao city to panabo city - 15 minutes
4. from panacan, davao city to panabo city - 20 minutes
5. from buhangin, davao city to panabo city - 25 minutes
6. from bajada, davao city to panabo city - 30 minutes

pero kung matrafic sa tibungco, panacan abtan ka ug syam syam hahaha.

Naunahan si Mr. Stich!:lol: Ikaw himo sa katong north part pf Davao Lew:)

hatagi kog pics beh...:D i stitch nako, kanang dili murag diff time zone..:D

^^ :D ..anyway try to analize this bro from http://wowdavao.com/blog/?page_id=1544

FOXHOLES
Used during the Second World War can be found in the locations of Malalag, Padada and Hagonoy, it has giant pythons and an underground passage crossing Davao Gulf to Malalag, Davao del Sur. The caves were used for burial by the Kalagan and Isamal tribes and are worth visiting.

i thought it was an urban legend .. or nag kamali lang si Bob Martin?

THere might be some truth to it just like San Pedro Enclave has many tunnels underneath buildings..according to early settlers of the area.

depende bai francis kung asa ka magsugod sa davao city hehe.

ok i'll give you a run down...
1. from lasang, davao city to panabo city - 1 minute
2. from bunawan, davao city to panabo city - 7 minutes
3. from tibungco, davao city to panabo city - 15 minutes
4. from panacan, davao city to panabo city - 20 minutes
5. from buhangin, davao city to panabo city - 25 minutes
6. from bajada, davao city to panabo city - 30 minutes

pero kung matrafic sa tibungco, panacan abtan ka ug syam syam hahaha.

7. from skyline, davao city to panabo city 1hr 15minutes
8. from Toril, davao city to Panabo city 2hrs

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image139.jpg


Wow na Wow! If only all our thoroughfares get this kind of sprucing. Thanks a million bai Junax!

Wow na Wow! If only all our thoroughfares get this kind of sprucing. Thanks a million bai Junax!

no probs sir, FYI, ang magallanes stretch ingon ana napod kasinaw. sa san pedro, on going pa. mga 40 percent na ang human.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image141.jpg

With what the pictures are showing I don't think I could drive on Torres Street without craning my neck left and right. Amazing!

no probs sir, FYI, ang magallanes stretch ingon ana napod kasinaw. sa san pedro, on going pa. mga 40 percent na ang human.


How I wish you won't get tired clicking your cam for those new things in Davao Bai Junax. WE outsdie of Davao owe you Davao-based ladies and gentlemen big time. I tip my hat off to all of you!:) :) :)

^^ as long as my cam won't get tired bai hehe...

fiesta resto, seen in front is SM...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image153.jpg

j.p. laurel avenue-torres st. intersection...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image165.jpg

going to lanang...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image169.jpg

damosa, microtel...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image173.jpg

in front of microtel, the new market basket building (U/C)...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image170.jpg

damosa carnival, in front of the new market basket building...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image176.jpg

located at the back of this carnival is the link2support building and slightly visible at the back is the 12 storey grand regal...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image174-1.jpg

Ang laki talaga ng Damosa Gateway cum Damosa IT Park! Cool!

@waway unya kay sa jeep man gihigot ang pisi anang trapal beh...

city link mall, panabo city...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image179.jpg

Davao City's baby brother is looking good! :)

Ang laki talaga ng Damosa Gateway cum Damosa IT Park! Cool!
siguro strategy nila yang carnival para madiscover ng mga tao ang market basket, kasi di naman gaano alam ng mga tao (esp mga tiga south) na nag exist yang lugar na yan eh :lol:

anlaki talaga ng davao..

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image165.jpg

Fronting this Caltex Gas Station is Shell Gas Station where I always got superb car detailing. The wash boys are a hardworking lot and no worries when you left (of course by accident) something valuable in your vehicle. Try it!

;11638347']siguro strategy nila yang carnival para madiscover ng mga tao ang market basket, kasi di naman gaano alam ng mga tao (esp mga tiga south) na nag exist yang lugar na yan eh :lol:

anlaki talaga ng davao..

Oo nga Boyet, tama ka dyan unless ang trabaho ng tao ay yong required sya to go around places in the city and region as a whole. I just happened to have held such position while in Davao that's why I seem to know every nook and cranny of it. Otherwise, sa laki ng Davao, maraming mga taga Davao na di alam kung ano ang nasa banda south, east, and west kung sila ay nasa north lang.

At least, kung sa kaso mo, narating mo na rin ang Tagum City after 26 years being a Davaoeno. Joke, joke, joke! :) :) :)

hatagi kog pics beh...:D i stitch nako, kanang dili murag diff time zone..:D


hala nagpadungog:lol:

by the way, wala man ko pics nga mahatag Lew... Si Waway basin naa.

^^ as long as my cam won't get tired bai hehe...



I hope and pray it won't bai!:)

Kita nako sa side mirror si misis nag take sa pic. :lol:

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pila ka sqm na bai?

is it gargantuan sab?


That infamous word..:lol: :lol:

;11638152']after davao panabo na man..so kung naa ka sa lasang district, mutikang lang ka ug usa ka step sa boundary, panabo na :lol:


Actually, ang tulay diha maoy boundary.

^^ haha, wrong ka dyan sir eagle... driver side ata yan, so ahem, ako yan. the driving photographer hehehe.

U/C panabo city overland terminal...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image181.jpg

;11638139']^^ wow, mao diay na tung ginsulti sa akong gf nga naa daw mi giagian nga u/c nga mall sa panabo..unya kay lami man akong tulog, wala nako gipansin..tsk tsk..

pila ka sqm na bai?

is it gargantuan sab?

gargantuan gyud hahaha. humongous, stupendous, tremendous, monstrous, enormous!

dako dako lang na gamay sa nccc cennterpoint bai pero 4 levels...

^^

Sorry bai Junax, na disorient lang ko sa pic.


What's going on? How come Panabo is like dressing up for a big ball? Galing ng updates bai Junax!