By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today KIDAPAWAN CITY - Authorities here assured that they would enforce strict guidelines on safety and environmental protection on the Mt. Apo climb as they…
At the end of the float parade, Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte addressed the audience thankful that the Kadayawan Festival is ending on a peaceful note, after several days of jitters and uncertainties.
Birang ug uban pang sugilanon sa mga Bayaning Lumad sa Mindanao assumes the dual function of a school children’s book and a pastime for adult readers interested in humble beginnings, native birth, rituals and assaults. The color and realism of indigenous culture is interspersed in the universal concepts of freedom, valor, independence and patriotism—themes that are lost in the commercial pageantry and crass spectacle of Philippine indigenous festivals.
The bright colors, banging of drums, vibrant dances and chants reverberated the streets during the Kadayawan’s Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan (Street Dancing).
Sta. Ana Police Senior Supt. Ceazar Cabuhat estimated the crowd was 33% less than last year's attendance and attributed the dip to security concerns. Despite this situation, revelry is still up in the air.