Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte along with Davao City councilors and Kadayawan Executive Committee co-chair Ruben Bangayan (fourth from right) observe the Kadayawan opening ceremonies as rain starts to fall. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Hundreds of Davaoeños run towards the Rizal Park stage as heavy rains poured in during the opening ceremonies of the Kadayawan Festival on Monday afternoon. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
The opening ceremony for the 30th Kadayawan Festival was cut short due to heavy rains here Monday afternoon.
There are more fitting tributes for those whom the Kadayawan wishes to celebrate.
The local government here says big rave parties for the Kadayawan Festival is welcomed to give variation to the festivities.
The Davao Light and Power Company today said it will now discontinue the scheduling of rotating power interruptions as the power supply situation improved within its franchise starting Wednesday in time for the Kadayawan Festival.
The City Information Office has set a new system for members of the press, hobbyists and bloggers who want to cover the Kadayawan Festival here next week.
Kadayawan Executive Committee spokesperson Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre and Joseph Lawrence Garcia, assistant information officer of the City Information Office, present the latest identification cards for hobbyist photographers and bloggers, which are numbered to correspond to three designated areas.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Larry Miculob, Durian Council president, promotes the Durian Festival to the public this August 14 at a shopping mall in Lanang. Miculob said hundreds of Durian growers in Davao will participate in the activity. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A local official here clarified Thursday that the Hiyas ng Kadayawan is “not a beauty contest”.
