"Kadayawan is a Bagobo word that means happiness. It's a time our communities gather after harvest time, to thank the gods for the harvest. We celebrate through feasts, and with songs and dance played with our instruments," he said.
The popular indigenous bracelets are commodities for sale during the week-long Kadayawan Festival. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
An Uvu-Manobo plays his Kulintang instrument at the Rizal Park during the opening of the 29th Kadayawan Festival. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A national survey ranked Davao City fourth in terms of "competitiveness" in development. But some sectors said the city's leaders must look beyond those figures and look at a holistic and "people-oriented" approach to development.
