Museo Dabawenyo opens
My affair with tikoy
Tikoy! Cooked to golden-brown perfection. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
By CJ Kuizon | Davao Today
Tikoy is the star of the Chinese New Year feast. In fact, it is called the Chinese New Year pudding. The sweet cake -- made from glutinous rice, wheat starch, lard, water, and sugar -- should never be absent from the table as it symbolizes family unity and closeness.Davaoe?o Palanca winner writes for the poor
‘New’ Kadayawan goes back to its tribal roots
Tribal women perform during the opening ceremonies of the Kadayawan Festival last week. (davaotoday.com photo by Tyrone A. Velez) Click here for more Kadayawan pictures.
By TYRONE A. VELEZ and CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today
As the city announced a shift in the way the annual Kadayawan Festival is celebrated -- that is, for one, showcasing Lumad culture and tradition not for tourism's sake -- tribal leaders remain concerned that the festivities hardly depict the struggle of Mindanao's indigenous peoples to pursue their unique way of life and retain control of their ancestral lands, which have been encroached into by big mining companies and plantations.Davao director triumphs in France film festival
Sherad Anthony Sanchez, a young filmmaker from Davao City, has won the "First Film" award at the 18th Festival International du Documentaire de Marseille in France for his film Huling Balyan ng Buhi: O Ang Sinalirap Nga Asoy Nila. Another Filipino, Raya Martin, won a "special mention" for the film Autohystoria. Only 21, Sanchez has won other accolades for his first film.
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