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Pound the Kulintang! Kadayawan Festival�s Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan

Face of Bountiful Harvest in Kadayawan Nikki Minaj said, �Pound the alarm!� Dabawenyos say, �Pound the gong and kulintang!� Kadayawan Saturdays mean one thing�revelry at the streets of downtown Davao City. Different contingents from all over Eastern, Southern, and Central Mindanao bask in the sun and strut their dance moves to the beat of the drums, kulintang, and agung as ...

Sideline: Ang Pagpanaug sa Kapatagan

Indigenous Peoples Roam the Streets of Davao City for Living by also posing for souvenir shots It wasn't my first time seeing our indigenous peoples head to the city to earn for a living. Just like a probinsyano attracted to the prospects of greener pastures of the big city, some IPs 'go down' and seek better opportunities, to either prosper ...

My First Kadayawan Festival in Davao: 10 Tribes, One Vibe

The Vibe, The Colours, The Bounty of Kadayawan Festival in Davao City Since 2004, I have promised myself to witness Kadayawan Festival in Davao City, but it didn�t come. However, when I resettled in Mindanao and Davao was just a three hour ride by bus, and the long weekend came, then I didn�t hesitate to enjoy Mindanao�s King of Festivals! ...

Return to UP Mindanao in Davao

UP Mindanao and the Oblation Yes, I am an alumnus of UP Visayas of Miagao in Iloilo�what we call as a UP campus where the mountains meet the sea. I cherished memories of �the best days of my life� in college. However, there is another UP campus that is also very dear to me�that�s UP Mindanao in Davao City. Although ...