Sta. Ana Police Senior Supt. Ceazar Cabuhat estimated the crowd was 33% less than last year’s attendance and attributed the dip to security concerns. Despite this situation, revelry is still up in the air.
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This weekend’s Kadayawan parades will have a tense mood rather than a celebratory one.
With security measures in place for the Kadayawan Festival, folks told Davao Today they were split between joining and staying home for the festivities.
KADAYAWAN PARADE ROUTE
Mikey Aportadera of Duaw Dabaw, the Kadayawan Festival 2013 organizer, presented the route of the Festival’s Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan on Saturday and the Pamulak Floral Parade on Sunday. Aportadera assures the public of safety as long as there is cooperation between the public and police. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Davao CIty Police Office Chief Ronald Dela Rosa orients barangay tanods on security measures for the Kadayawan festival. Around 400 tanods from the first district’s 40 barangays would form part of the city’s security for Kadyawan which includes police, intelligence, soldiers and volunteers. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today DAVAO CITY – A briefing on Wednesday by Cabinet secretaries with Davao region’s…
Myrna Lim of Soroptimist International, admires the tinalak design from Tboli tribe of South Cotabato. These are on display in the Mindanao Trade Expo 2013 at Abreeza Ayala Mall until August 25. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Maylene Cutor of Ivory.07 Arts and Craft from Butuan City, demonstrates how to weave dried water lily into a pair of sandals which they are displaying now in the Mindanao Trade Expo 2013 at Abreeza Ayala Mall until August 25. Cutor said they can produce a maximum of seven pairs of sandals a day. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
The rains came as Typhoon Labuyo (International name Utor) hit the northern part of Luzon and caused thunderstorms including Visayas and Mindanao.
City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte revealed that on several occasions, the United States government had sought his permission to make use of the old Davao Airport as a station for its drones or spy planes.
