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'DIGITAL' KADAYAWAN STARTS. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio sounds the ceremonial gong to formally kick off this year’s Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration during the city hall's flag ceremony at Quezon Park on Monday, August 17, 2020. Mayor Sara urged the public to stay at home amidst the Covid-19 pandemic as this year’s festivities will go online. (Photo courtesy of Davao CIO)

Kadayawan 2020 formally opens

Minus the tribal dances and motifs, the opening ceremony for Kadayawan Festival 2020 held in front of the Davao City Hall was brief and simple in observance of quarantine protocols due to the pandemic.

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Read more about the article Kadayawan 35 goes digital and retrospective
One of the contingents during the Indak-indak sa Kadalanan (street dance) shows the festive mood of the this year's Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Kadayawan 35 goes digital and retrospective

Davao City’s 35th anniversary of the Kadayawan Festival will go digital and retrospective this year as events are cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

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Residents in flood-prone areas urged to follow evac procedure

In the aftermath of the evacuation of residents along Talomo River due to heavy rain and flooding, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio reminds the public to follow the pre-emptive evacuation procedures in flooding situations to ensure their safety.

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Read more about the article UP Mindanao postpones events in wake of COVID-19 threat
Photo from Rene A. Estremera, University of the Philippines Mindanao Public Relations Officer

UP Mindanao postpones events in wake of COVID-19 threat

The University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao has postponed all of the events related to its 25th founding anniversary this month.

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Read more about the article Mindanao SUC Games, a training ground for world-class athletes
This year’s reigning titlists in the 30th Mindanao Association of State Tertiary Schools (Masts) pageant held at the Mambajao Cultural Center in Camiguin Friday night (Nov. 30) are Mr. Masts 2019 Ivanne Jairon Melendez of Central Mindanao University (2nd from left) and Ms. Masts 2019 Cathleen Angelie Abler of University of Southern Mindanao (3rd from left). Flanking them is Dr. Nelson Cabral, Masts management committee chairman (left), and Camiguin Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo (right). (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Mindanao SUC Games, a training ground for world-class athletes

The athletic competitions organized by a group of state universities and colleges in Mindanao had become the training ground for a number of athletes who have joined local and international sports competitions, a public school official said.

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