A Lumad keeps his balance at the wooden stilt, made from tree branches, as he races to the finish line in the tribal festival of games featured in this year's Kadayawan festival of Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Indigenous tribes showcase their own sports activities, among them the skillful use of the bangkaw (spear) at the Peoples Park in Davao City today. The Tribal Sportsfest is the new feature in the 29th Kadayawan Festival. The tribal sports festival is spearheaded by the Davao City Sports office. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
LUMADS from different tribes pull the rope in the tug-of war, one of the ethnic sports featured in this year's episode of the Kadayawan fruit harvest festival. The six tribes in Davao City - Ata, Klata, Matigsalug, Ovu-Manubo, Bagobo and Tagabawa - compete for the tribal sports' top prize P50,000 at Peoples' Park. City Administrator Atty. Melchor Quitain and Councilor Berino Mambuo attend the ceremonies. Songs, chant and dances are presented in the afternoon. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
An official of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative-Cooperative Development Authority (Daneco-CDA) faction on Wednesday said that the National Electrification Administration (NEA) “violated the due process of law” when the latter compulsorily closed down the former’s offices.
The popular indigenous bracelets are commodities for sale during the week-long Kadayawan Festival. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)