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Davao at your fingertips

The golden
sights of
Compostela
Valley
Davao City’s vibrant nightlife
Touring Samal Island
Water tubing in Davao del Sur
Like Gulliver in Mt. Hamiguitan
Dawn Zulueta on her Davao

Includes calendar, transport schedules, directories, and maps

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mAY- JUNE 2008

Php 100
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Come, visit, and experience. the Madgao River. Ideal for kayaking, rowing, boating, and swimming. At Sitio Madgao, Sagayen, Asuncion, Davao del Norte Contact:
Engr. Servando B. Lawas Municipal Tourism Officer Tel. (084) 373-0300 Cell Num: 0927-700-1007
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Vol. 1 issue 2

Publisher
Alma L. Uy

Editor in Chief
Debbie A. Uy

Associate Editor
Jane L. Sardoma

Layout & Design

Jose Bagane B. Fiola

Contributors this issue

Neela Duallo, Kenth O’Bajo, Bing Peña,

Why travel?
Jerome Tambaoan, Erwin Tay, Leo Yap

As our driver negotiated the steep and sometimes rough slopes of Compostela Valley, I
wondered what makes people leave the comforts of home to take unfamiliar roads. The rea-
sons are plenty: to explore a new place, take on new adventures, experience other cultures, Davao Region Tourism Council
taste different foods, retrace history, to see for oneself wonders of man and nature. This kind
Chairman
of traveling rarely equates to a vacation. There are so many things to see and do that the
Alma L. Uy
days mirror those spent in school, but in a bigger, more interesting way.
Directors
To the close-minded, prejudiced, and obsessive-compulsive person, traveling can be Jerome A. Un dalok, Araceli L. Ayuste,
just the antidote to open minds and hearts, and relax. Because the traveler is the foreigner, Mariano Halog, Jr., Wanda T. Teo
he must adapt. The respectful traveler recognizes this, and appreciates when a place and its
people welcome her. To the obsessive compulsive, the unpredictability of travel can be un-
nerving, yet this same element of surprise is what stands out when we recount our travels.
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Come celebrate in the Palm Cit y of the South,
Tagum Cit y, Davao del Norte
Musikahan Summer Sports Festival Durian Festival Kaimonan
Pakaradjan Festival Tagum Fiesta Pamaskong Handog
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May - June 2008 Vol. 1 issue 2

14 WEAVERS OF DREAMS
To the T’bolis, the T’nalak – a fine piece of cloth woven
from abaca fiber – is the story of their dreams and their lives

16 BE OUR GUEST
Take our day tour to Samal Island: snorkeling and diving
in coral-rich waters, visiting the bat cave and waterfalls, and
viewing the sunset from the mountain

20 DAVAO CITY LOVES THE NIGHTLIFE

ON THE COVER Nightlife in Davao City has it all – a diverse blend of the hip,
A young dancer glitters at cosmopolitan, bohemian, and wholesome
Compostela Valley’s first Bulawan
Festival, a celebration of the
province’s rich gold deposits. Photo 24 BEHOLD COMPOSTELA VALLEY
by Leo Yap. Full story on page 24. Compostela Valley is a province of nature unspoiled, blessed
with lush forests, gushing waterfalls, foggy mornings, and rich
mineral deposits
Sections
8 Calendar of Events
10 Travel Notes 33 GULLIVER’S PARADISE
Davao Oriental’s Pygmy Forest in Mt. Hamiguitan
12 Proudly Davao can make even a short man feel like Gulliver
32 Shopping Bag
39 Transport Schedules 35 SHOOTING THE RAPIDS
41 Directory A natural rollercoaster ride in the clear Sibulan River
awaits the adventurous traveler to Davao del Sur
48 Maps
54 Postcard from Davao
37 DAWN FINDS HER HOME IN DAVAO
Actress and congressional spouse Dawn Zulueta-Lagdameo
14 talks about why Davao is home sweet home

33 16 20

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
calendar of events

May - June 2008

MAY 1-4
Davao Gulf Regatta
Davao Oriental

This region-wide event welcomes the fluvial parade of

colorful vintas and bancas of different designs converging
along the Davao gulf for competition.

MAY 23-27
SUMMER SPORTS FESTIVAL
Tagum City, Davao del Norte

Tagum’s second major festival is packed with summer

sports such as wall-climbing, beach volleyball, lawn
tennis, sepak takraw, table tennis, badminton, taekwondo,
marathon, chess, adventure race, and basketball.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TAGUM CITY TOURISM OFFICE

MAY 26-30
Malumagpak Challenge
New Bataan, Compostela Valley

A trek to Mt. Manurigao-Malumagpak, one of the

newly discovered eco-tourism destinations in the region.

JUNE 4-10
Philippine Eagle Week pairing techniques. The center has also become the
Davao City
propagation center for other species like white-bellied sea
eagles, grey-headed fishing eagles, and Philippine hawk
Flaunting its imposing figure with its sharp stare,
eagles. It is also home to 140 other animals.
strong legs and claws, and crown of lance-shaped feathers,
this “king of birds”—the
The 10th Philippine Eagle Week celebrates these
second largest eagle and the
majestic birds through a week-long activity that includes
only blue-eyed raptor in the
exhibits, animal encounters, and art workshops.
world—is Davao City’s pride.

The Philippine Eagle JUNE 14-16

Nature Center, an eight-
hectare encampment run
by a private foundation
from contributions of big
PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILIPPINE EAGLE FOUNDATION
Pujada Bay Festival
Mati City, Davao Oriental
Davao Oriental is blessed with natural attractions

companies mostly from
Metro Manila and from
Davao, is now home to 35
Philippine eagles, including
the 20 captive-bred
produced through artificial
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and underwater treasures that are as boundless as its
surrounding seas. With all these wonders, the province,
which is the region’s “oriental gem,” rightly holds the fluvial
celebration Pujada Bay Festival to showcase their bounty.
Events include boat tour at the bay, lectures on coastal
protection and management, cultural presentation, and
grand parade.
JUNE 14-19 JUNE 23
Dorong Festival Buganihan Festival
Kapatagan, Digos City Compostela, Compostela Valley

In this town where the Bagobo tribe has
engraved their colorful traditions, the month of
June heralds a festival that honors these indigenous
peoples and their sacred worship grounds—the
country’s highest peak, Mt Apo. Immerse in activities
that manifest the charm of the tribe’s cultural beliefs
and crafts. With different jam-packed activities like
mountain bike race, motocross, mountain climbing
and tree-planting, Dorong Festival is as flamboyant
as the Bagobos.
JUNE 18
Palay Festival
Carmen, Davao del Norte
Palay Festival showcases artistic street dancing
that expresses the farmers’ hardship in the planting
and harvesting of rice, the municipality’s major
agricultural product.
JUNE 22-23
Pabulig Festival
Boston, Davao Oriental
The festival honors the Bugani, the early settlers
of the Compostela municipality, and celebrates the
humble beginnings and the leap of developments
that have marked the years.
3RD WEEK OF JUNE
Sal’lupongan Festival
New Bataan, Compostela Valley
A thanksgiving tribal festival for good harvest
and unity of its people.
3RD WEEK OF JUNE
Bauldayawan Festival
San Isidro, Davao Oriental
Coined from Mandaya words baul (farm),
da (from dagat or sea), and yawan (to keep),
Bauldayawan is a thanksgiving festival that
showcase San Isidro’s underwater and highland
riches.

A vibrant thanksgiving festival for a bountiful

JUNE 29
harvest, featuring cultural presentations and street San Pedro Festival
dancing. Davao City

Feast in honor of the City’s patron saint.

pujada bay hoto by Keith Bacongco

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 travel notes

Country’s biggest gold ring

in Comval
A n embarrassment of riches like gold can
divide people but it can also unite, as in
the making of the country’s biggest
gold ring in Compostela Valley. Local
officials, miners, and private individuals
from the province and Davao del Norte
donated gold to forge the P1.5-million
Solidarity Ring. The two-toned ring,
unveiled at the opening of Compostela
Valley’s Bulawan (Gold) Festival last
March, measures a diameter of five
inches and weighs 1.3 kilos of gold. The
ring is marked with 1998, the year ComVal
became a province. Compostela Valley is
known for its rich gold deposits, a resource it
is maximizing to become the jewelry capital of
the Philippines.

Beach volleyball in the U rban dwellers in Tagum

City don’t need to go to
the beach to play beach

heart of the city

volleyball; the Philippines’ first
Beach Volley Drome is right in
the heart of Tagum City. Fourteen
truckloads of 18-feet-thick white
sand from Masau beach in Mati
were hauled and poured to
create the Beach Volley Drome.
Concrete bleachers that can seat
400 surround the four sides of the
court. The bleachers are roofed,
but the court is wide open to the
sun. Last year, Tagum’s Volley
Drome was the training ground of
the Philippine beach volley team
to the Southeast Asian Games
in Thailand. This year, the court
hosted the Mindanao elimination
PHOTOs BY DAU

round of the Nestea Beach

Volleyball tournament.
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Big dreams for Mindanao
T he biggest proposed development project
in Mindanao is getting important support,
while Tagum City is taking inspiration
from Subic in developing a former banana haven.
Here’s a look at two projects that promise to boost
the region’s business and tourism potentials.
Mindanao Railway System
The dream of Mindanaoans to have an
island-wide mass transportation system is closer
to reality with two major efforts supporting it.
The Mindanao Railway System is one of the
priority projects identified in the Davao Region
Development Plan (DRDP) for 2004-2010.
Mindanao congressmen this year endorsed to
President Arroyo the bill paving the way for the
construction of the Mindanao Railway System
as urgent, making it part of the agenda of the
Philippine Congress.
A memorandum of understanding has also
been signed by business groups and the MCC
Capital, a consortium of German, French,
Austrian, Indian and Thai railway experts, to
jointly finance a $10-million feasibility study on
the project.
The governments of Germany, Saudi Arabia,
Spain, and Iran have also expressed interest in
participating in the P18-billion project. Germany
will invest P15.4 billion while Saudi Arabia will
lend $40 million and donate another $10 million
or a total of P2.705 billion.
The investments would partly finance the 83-
kilometer Cagayan-Cotabato Phase of the project
that would link the cities of Iligan, Cagayan de
Oro, Gingoog, Marawi and Cotabato. The railway
system will also connect the Cotabato, Davao, and
Caraga regions and Northern Mindanao.
Soon, a Subic in Tagum
Tagum City has converted the former abaca
and banana plantation of Hijo into an industrial
zone that is seen to be the Subic of the South.
Renovation on the 760 hectare land started in
September 2007 and when completed, will boast
of an economic zone that promotes business and
tourism. Already in operation is the Lanikai-
Madaum River Cruise, which takes guests on a
tour along scenic Madaum River and introduces
local culture.
Lanikai Resort, situated in the industrial
zone, is adding to its amenities an 18 hole golf
course, clubhouse, wellness farm, lighthouse
tower and restaurant. The city government of
Tagum will also build a land transport terminal,
fire and police station, a utility park, training
center, and commercial center near the area.
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 proudly davao
Say ‘Davao’ and one instantly thinks durian, pomelo, Mt.
Apo, and Philippine Eagle. These are brands that have long
been associated with the region, but there are other brands
that are gaining recognition and are proudly Davao.
Young oil company soars high
G oing around Davao region and parts of
Southern Mindanao, the traveler will find
more and more retail gas stations bearing
the red-and-golden colors and flying bird logo of
Phoenix Petroleum Philippines. It’s a brand that
is proudly Davao.
The company’s name is inspired by the
mythical Phoenix bird, a symbol of immortality,
invincibility, and rebirth. It’s an apt metaphor for
the newest kid on the block facing the oil giants.
“Facing the majors, fear could easily bring
us down,” says Phoenix Petroleum President
& CEO Dennis A. Uy. “But we converted our
fears to inspiration, knowing that all these
companies started from scratch. With the right
people moving towards one goal, I believe we can
perform, armed with a good brand.”
This focus on people, passion, and
performance has made the six-year-old company
one of the most successful businesses in Davao
and Southern Mindanao. In 2007, Phoenix
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Petroleum successfully listed in the Philippine
Stock Exchange, the first independent oil
company to do so after the oil deregulation law
was passed in 1998, and the first Davao-based
company to go public.
Since its first retail station in June 2005,
Phoenix has expanded to 60 stations in Southern
Mindanao by April 2008. By year-end, Phoenix
expects to open 100 stations.
Aside from operating retail stations, the
company trades lubricants and other chemical
products and operates oil depots and storage
facilities. Phoenix also exclusively services all
refueling requirements of Cebu Pacific in all
its Mindanao destinations. Phoenix has also
formed ties with major international petroleum
companies, Thailand’s PTT and UAE’s Emarat.
Phoenix Petroleum is now working to expand
its presence and operation nationwide, finally
bringing a Davao brand in the league of the
majors.
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A walk in the park

S ince December last year, locals and tourists have flocked to
Davao City’s newest attraction, the four-hectare People’s
Park right in the middle of the city.

The sprawling park, which cost P71 million to build, offers

myriad attractions: thousands of species of plants and trees from
around the world, a fantasy-themed park for children, a visitors’
center built with a durian dome design, the Sunken Garden, the
pine-tree enclosed Green Theater, and ponds filled with more
than a thousand exotic tropical ornamental fishes like Japanese
koi, flowerhorn, goldfish, carp, guppies, and swordtail.

All over the park are sculptures by Mindanaoan artist Kublai

Millan of young, wide-eyed natives in varied scenes – farming,
harvesting, playing, running, swimming, sweeping – providing a
slice of ordinary life in a not-so-ordinary setting.

Free entrance. Opening hours: 5 to 8 am, 1 to 11 pm.

PHOTos by debbie a. uy

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 Culture

A ttired in hand-loomed
dresses with red
and black accents of
intricate designs, women from
the T’boli tribe, one of the
indigenous groups in southern
Philippines, perform the ethnic
and sacred rituals of weaving
fabrics at the T’boli Weaving
Center at Waterfront Hotel in
Davao City. Like Surrealists,
sleep is significant to T’bolis.
They say their dreams are
their strength – dreams guide
their life and their skillful
hands.

To the T’bolis, T’nalak

– a fine piece of cloth woven
from abaca fiber – reflects
dreams and stories of their
life. Intriguingly, the only
masters of this art are women

Weavers of
dreams
who are said to be “pure”
and “uncontaminated” by
others. The weaver should
also be willing to embrace the
sacredness of the ritual that
she should not mate with her
husband for the whole duration Text by JANE SARDOMA
of the process lest the purity PhotoS by ERWIN TAY
of the ritual and the design be
broken.

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 Elena, at the T’boli Weaving Center at Waterfront Hotel,
has been weaving fine T’nalak for a decade now.
For the women, weaving
dreams is a grueling but
intimate task where the weaver
puts her soul on the art to
capture the vision and dreams of
their ancestors and reveal it on
the fabric. Men are not allowed
to touch the materials. But prior
to the weaving, men take part in
the boiling, dyeing, and drying
of the abaca fibers—a process
that usually takes days to weeks.
The weaver should be gifted with
creativity and sharp memory to
remember intricate geometric
patterns.
Today, they still weave
and wear their dreams.
Not only of life stories
and dreams, the weaving of
the T’boli also showcases an
artistry that never fades through
time. The patterns, which are
protectively handed down from
one generation to another, have
always gained the interest of
foreign and national designers
who marvel at the crude weaving
process. Some weavers fabricate
new patterns from new dreams,
so the tapestries evolve but the
craftsmanship is still evidently
and distinctly T’boli.
Modernity is seen a threat
to their artistic heritage. On
the sides of Lake Sebu in South
Cotabato which is the heartland
of the T’boli people, recent
developments like the sprouting
of resorts around the lake and
influx of tourists are slowly
encroaching on their life and art.
But the government, NGOs and
other concerned organizations
like the Lake Sebu Women
Weavers Association, Inc. are
uniting to rescue the dying
artistic heritage of the T’boli
tribe.
Today, day and night, the
weavers, beneath their huts, in
silence, up the mountains near
Lake Sebu, continue sleeping,
dreaming, and weaving. To
them, losing their art does not
only mean losing a livelihood but
losing also old dreams and life
stories only they could tell.
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 a day in samal

Be our guest Samal Island never runs out of things to offer

to keep your cool during the hottest days of
the year. Spend a day around the island with
JANE SARDOMA
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S ummer is the perfect time for outdoor
activities—from hitting the beach or basking
under the sun, diving or snorkeling, to island
hopping and touring inland. Davao del Norte’s gem,
the Island Garden City of Samal, offers it all, with
breathtaking island sun, sand, and sea. For this
tour, you can rent a boat and equipment from dive
shops, then hire a van for the inland attractions.

6:00 AM
We depart from Sta. Ana Wharf via chartered
boat to the Angel’s Cove. The cove, located
southwest of Samal’s Talikud Island, is roughly 1
hour and 45 minutes away from Davao City. Our
first stop is at the 700 sq. m. Wishing Island located
just across the white stretch of Pearl Farm beach.
Don’t forget to make a wish as you throw a coin to
the islet.

At the cove, while the sun spreads its tangerine

rays over the sky, take a plunge in the island’s
irresistible waters.

8:00 AM
Samal is endowed with rare coral gardens that
contain 32 coral species in just one colony. The most
famous spot is the Coral Garden. With a generally
calm current, it also offers an excellent diving
adventure for a close encounter with the island’s
underwater jewels. To see bigger fish, certified
divers can dive at between 40 to 50 meters depth.
Large tunas, mackerels and jack fish swarm the
area.

For beginners, most of the city’s dive centers

offer 30 to 45 minutes dive package at P900 to
P1000. The package includes short course Dive 101
or Introduction to Scuba Diving, scuba equipment,
and a dive master or guide. Underwater, you will
be welcomed by a breathtaking sight—a throng
of rainbow fish and other sea creatures trooping
in and around colorful corals. For a second dive,
just add P300 for additional oxygen tank, good for
another 30 to 45 minutes underwater adventure.

Pristine Babu Santa in Talikud Island

beckons to island hoppers.
DEBBIE A. UY
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 a day in samal

10:30 AM
Lunch stop is usually at Babu Santa, a pristine
white beach near the Coral Garden. Snorkel or
swim at the refreshing waters; life vest, snorkel,
and mask are usually for free and included in the
dive package. You can bring your own food or have
the dive center boats bring lunch for you. Most
boats have a mini-kitchen where you can cook
your own meals. After lunch, prepare for another
adventure—inland tour.

1:00 PM
We dock at Kaputian which is approximately
2,500 meters away from the neighboring Talikud
Island. From Kaputian, we can get around by
taking an inland tour package. Punta del Sol and
Paradise Island Resort offer inland tour packages
at P2,000 to P2,800 per trip to the island’s inland
attractions: Bat Conservation Park, Hagimit
Waterfalls, and Moncado Headquarters. The
package includes entrance fees, a tour guide, and a
shuttle/ van ride with a sitting capacity of 8 to 10
people. If you want a more adventurous tour, we
can get around through a motorcycle ride (good for
2 people) at P200.

Our first inland destination, the Monfort Bat

Cave, houses the world’s largest colony of Geoffroy’s
rousette fruit bats with approximately 1.8 to 2
million bats. Not to worry, contrary to common
perception, the Monfort bats don’t bite people. At
dusk, visitors can enjoy the sight of bats dotting the
sky in single file against a red sunset.

3:00 PM
After our ecological tour at the Monfort Bat
Cave, we proceed to Hagimit Falls at Brgy. Cawag,
less than 2 kilometers from Brgy. Peñaplata proper.
At the site, visitors are welcomed by the chirping of
crickets that blend in harmony with the sounds of
birds and the gushing of water.
The area has five cataracts and five natural
swimming pools that turn bluish lime green at day.
You can dip at the pool while enjoying the music
of nature. Accompanied by the rustling of the trees
by the wind, the sounds altogether bring a natural
orchestra.
5:00 PM
Before we leave the island, we can take a
side-trip to the old Moncado House perched on
one of the highest points of Samal. The house
was the headquarters of the religious group
Filipino Crusaders World Army founded in
the 1940s by self-proclaimed general Hilario
Moncado.
From the attic window, savor a different
summer sunset: With the sight of the city

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Clockwise from top left:
Among Samal’s many
underwater sights, a posse
of clown fish and healthy
corals; The marine sanctu-
ary that is Coral Garden
is a favorite of snorkelers
and divers; fruit bats in the
underground Monfort Bat
Cave; cascading waters of
Hagimit Falls.
UNDERWATER PHOTO BY BING PEÑA / CORAL
GARDEN BY DAU / HAGIMIT AND BAT CAVE BY
JANE SARDOMA
across the blue gulf and Mount
Apo looming in the distance, you
can be standing there in silence,
and be lost somewhere in time.
Island Hopping/ Scuba
Diving: Arrange for boat rentals
and diving/island hopping
package with dive centers and
DIVE CENTERS
Davao Carabao Dive Center
(082) 300-1092
Punta del Sol
(084) 301-4018
Davao City Booking Office:
(082) 221-2121
Wind and Wave
63 082 305-DIVE (3483)
63 082 300-DIVE (3483)
resorts.
Coral Garden / Babu Santa
Beach / Angel Cove island
hopping/ scuba diving package
starts at P6,500 inclusive of 5
sets of masks and snorkels. Point
of origin is Sta. Ana Wharf.
Transport back to Davao City
included.
Inland Tour
Punta del Sol
(082) 221-2121 / 305-3838
Packages start at P2,000 per group
Paradise Island Beach Resort
(082) 223-0251
Packages start at P2,800 per group
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 Davao City
loves the

nightlife
Alive with partygoers who
troop to live performance
venues, clubs, or videoke
bars, nightlife in Davao City
is a diverse blend of the hip,
cosmopolitan, bohemian,
and wholesome. JANE
SARDOMA reveals the city’s
most happening nightspots.
Photos by KENTH O’BAJO

S ome avenues in downtown Davao

might seem unassuming at day.
But don’t be fooled. A few years
ago, nightlife in the city meant strolling at
Magsaysay Park at the old Sta. Ana pier
where local artists performed songs by
Frank Sinatra or The Beatles. Some took
walks by the nearby beach, while others
played chess on the park’s benches, or just
enjoyed watching the moon and the stars.

Now, nightlife has become

more vibrant with bars clustered in
entertainment avenues. Latest records at
the Davao City Investment and Promotion
Center show the city now has more
than 60 entertainment establishments,
including those located in hotels.
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A dash of art and culture

D ancing and singing, indigenous music
and instruments, and elaborate costumes
often describe nights at the Taboan in
Matina Town Square, one of the city’s frequented
nightspots in Matina district. This is where you
go when you want local music, jazz, and reggae.
Meanwhile, visitors at the Square can enjoy
dining al fresco, go to videoke bars, browse
through shops, and play billiards. Or they can
hang out in cafes like BluGre, popular for its
durian Gatchpuccino and Larcepuccino coffee,
pastas and cakes.

At Taboan, guests can also be among
the performers rather than just spectators.
Cultural performers on Tuesdays and Thursdays
usually lure guests to join the throng and learn
Mindanaoan dance steps.
The Square has several bars to choose from.
Kanto Bar, which can be a venue for meetings,
offers jazz music, while Whistletop Bar and
Billiards offers billiards and beer. For those who
prefer to eat heartily, Impit-Purok Restaurant
offers a delicious buffet dinner for P98.

SOUTHERN SOUNDS. The Kalumon Performing Ensemble showcases Mindanawon music and arts through songs and dances at the Taboan,
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Live bands and disco

W eary of sleepy, quiet conversations at

restaurants? Let the night fade away
with loud music, live bands or dancing
with party lovers.

At The Venue, located along Quirino Avenue

beside the Central Bank complex, the night is
dazzling—with colorful lights flashing in time to
the booming music.

The Venue is a restaurant-cum-bar famous

for showcasing popular singers, bands, and
comedians from Manila. With a floor area of 1,800
square meters and a sitting capacity of 2,900, the
Venue also hosts corporate parties, fashion shows,
national and international billiard competitions,
and other special occasions.

Outside are more restaurants and bars where

one can enjoy a meal with live music, usually the
latest pop and R&B songs.

Clockwise from top: Davao’s own Jay Durias

of South Border fills The Venue with fans at his
latest concert; reggae fans, Bob Marley-looka-
likes, and popular local artists Popong Landero
and Waway Saway of Bukidnon party at Matina
Town Square’s Taboan.

House music

I f you feel young at heart and want to chill

out, go to Urban Club at the Wheels N’ More
compound at J.P. Laurel Avenue. At day, the
compound looks sedate, hosting a high-end garage
and automobile service center and health and
wellness shops. But the complex comes to life at
The young and hip chill out to house music at Urban Club.
night, especially with Urban Club as the latest
place to be in. This is where college students and
yuppies go for fancy drinks and house music.
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A growing number of coffee shops promote
cafe culture in Davao City
Make your own entertainment and be the star of
the videoke club.
Sing a tune
F ilipinos are natural singers, and Davao City
does not lack for videoke clubs. Videoke can
be enjoyed in two ways. If you wish to get
praises for your outstanding videoke performance,
go to public videoke bars along the city’s streets.
Be forewarned: you might as well find yourself
later granting your spectators’ song requests.
But if you and your friends think you are
really out of tune tonight but still wish to sing,
take your pick from the wide options of exclusive
videoke bars priced at P100-150/hour along
Torres or Rizal Streets. Recreo and K1 KTV are
among the most visited at Torres Street, and Cats
and Dogs and Gimik at Rizal Street. There’s also
World Palace KTV in Ecoland, with themed rooms
to suit your taste.
In the videoke room, sing and feel like Justin
Timberlake, Beyonce, Bob Marley, the Beatles, or
Mariah Carey. After all, with only you and your
friends around, you can still glitter and be the
star of the night.
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 Behold
Compostela ValleY By DEBBIE UY
Photos by JEROME TAMBAOAN and DEBBIE UY

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 Inside the
rough and
rugged terrain
of Southeastern
Mindanao hides
a province
of nature
unspoiled:
4,666.93 sq.
km. of lush
forests, gushing
waterfalls, foggy
mornings, and
rich mineral
deposits.
Welcome to
Compostela
Valley.

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 Previous pages:
Left page, clockwise from top left: The
tiny Mt. Angelo volcano is the source
of hot spring waters in Nabunturan;
Comval’s famous product, gold, before
and after processing; the Davao Gulf
has many wonders, if you know where
to look; Ms. Talindag Solatorio Duag
and her siblings make the famous
sweet delicacies of Bibingka City in
Nabunturan; a playful pose under the
hot summer sun in Andap Resort, New
Bataan; a group of friends find a new
way to fish in Lake Leonard, Maco.
Right page: The bright costumes
of the Mansakas color the scene at
Tagbibinta Falls in Maragusan, where
the tribe lives.

At right: Smoke from hot waters

running in discolored ground
create an otherworldly look to the
Mt. Angelo area behind the Bukal
Elementary School

M ore than two decades

since a Mandaya
stumbled on a big golden
find in Mt. Diwalwal and spurred
a gold rush, Compostela Valley is laying out the
welcome mat to a different kind of adventurer,
one looking to go off the beaten track and into
the new, if sometimes unpaved, path.
ComVal, a young province at 10 years old, is
a promising eco-adventure tourism destination
that already boasts of a famous visitor. Mid-
last year, Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett filmed
scenes of his movie in the mining site of Mt.
Diwalwal. In March this year, the province
celebrated the first Bulawan (Gold) Festival,
part of its efforts to promote it as the Jewelry
Capital of the Philippines.
But there’s more to ComVal than just
gold. Its 11 municipalities are rich in natural
attractions, from the coastal towns of Maco,
Mabini and Pantukan to the soaring green
mountains of Maragusan and New Bataan.
Driving into the heart of ComVal, the view is
of thick and sometimes foggy mountains, steep
ravines, verdant farmlands, and small waterfalls
by the road to the tune of chirping crickets. Cars
are a rare sight; the ones benefiting from wide
concrete roads are the occasional motorcycles,
jeepneys, and buses. Like its people, ComVal
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may look laidback, but step inside and you’ll
find a rough, unpolished quality that seems to
dare, “Conquer me if you can.”
“Conquering Compostela Valley” is in fact
their tourism tagline. The reasons are clear.
ComVal is not for those seeking five-star travel
luxuries; as an eco-adventure destination,
emphasis is on adventure, and the journey can
occasionally be through rough roads. But at the
end of an extensive tour, through steep slopes,
winding roads, and deep forests, the traveler
knows the opposite to be true. Like climbing
mountains, you don’t conquer Compostela
Valley; you cooperate with it, and only then will
it allow you to conquer it, proud and unbowed.
For tours and inquiries, contact the Provincial
Tourism Office, Office of the Governor, Compostela
Valley, tel. no. (084) 376-0140.
Getting there:
From Davao City, the capital of Nabunturan is 90
kilometers or a two-hour ride by bus or car. All trips
to any destination begin in the capital town. From
there, different buses, single motorcycles, and
passenger jeepneys will take you to any destination
in the province at pre-arranged fare rates.
 Nabunturan
Nabunturan

C
Top: Sulfuric falls in omVal’s capital Nabunturan
Toyozu Inland Resort is 90 kilometers or a two-
hour drive away from Davao
Bottom: Toyozu Inland City. The most popular destination
Resort is popular for its
here is Toyuzo Inland Resort, with
hot pools
natural sauna inside tunnels and
small Japanese-style pools filled with
hot spring water. You can control the
temperature by putting or removing
stones over tiny water passages, or
adding cold water to the pool.
The hot spring water in
Nabunturan comes from the tiny
volcano of Mt. Angelo at the back
of Bukal Elementary School. The
volcano’s peak, less than five feet
today, is still growing. To visit the area
today is to see an almost otherworldly
scene: steaming water running over
green or orange ground, discolored by
sulfur, and surrounded by vegetation
still.
For those who want their water
cold, Rebucas Resort has cold spring
water pools for children and adults.
Before leaving Nabunturan, make
sure to eat their famous bibingka,
baked glutinous rice with coconut milk.
Five siblings of the Solatorio family
own the line of stalls famously called
Bibingka City. At P10 for two pieces,
the hot bibingka is a perfect breakfast,
snack, or pasalubong.

Toyozu Inland Resort. Entrance: P40. Picnic

cottages: P100-P500 (with private pool). Overnight
cottages: P750 (for 4 persons/room), P1,500 (family
rooms for 15). Reservations: (082) 221-6771
Rebucas Cold Spring. Entrance: P20. Cottages: P75
Comval Hotel & Restaurant. Rooms: P650 (for
two) to P1,500 (for five). Also has massage and spa
services from P150 to P400

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 mabini and pantukan
Mabini and Pantukan
A
Huts of Umandak long the Davao Gulf
Beach Resort are the coastal towns of
dot the Mabini Mabini and Pantukan,
coastline.
nearer to Tagum City in Davao
del Norte and Mati in Davao
Oriental. Many resorts dot
the coast, making Mabini and
Pantukan the beach and resort
centers of Comval.
Mabini has the white-sand
Kopiat Island. The island is
private, but you can go boating
around it, snorkeling, or diving.
If the water is clear and the
wind is mild, you’ll see the
corals from your boat. Another
famous island, Lunod, is almost
covered by lush mangrove
forests. The 17-hectare island,
also called St. Anthony’s, can
be reached 15 minutes via
motorized banca from Mabini
coast. Its coral gardens and rich
marine life have made it an eco-
tourism park.
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For boat tours, book boats from resorts.
Boating rate: P20 per person for a minimum of 10,
or P500/hour.
Kopiat and Lunod Islands. Reservations: 0917-548-
5939.
Umandak Beach Resort, Mabini. Entrance: P50.
Manaklay Beach Park & Resort, Mabini. Entrance:
P10. Cottages: P100 to 300. Overnight rooms at
from P750 to P1,200. Reservations: (084) 217-3996 /
0917-480-4937
Bern Berioso Beach Resort, Mabini. Entrance:
P10. Open cottages from P200 to P1,000. Closed
cottages: P500 to P1,200. Reservations: 0919-871-
1218
Magnaga Waters Beach Resort, Pantukan. Entrance:
P10. Cottages: P300-P400. Overnight rooms from
P250 to P350 per person (non-aircon) to P1,000-
P2,300 per room (aircon). Reservations: (084) 218-
1216.
Welborn’s Beach Resort, Pantukan. Free entrance.
Open cottages from P200 to P1,500. Overnight
rooms from P650 to P2,000. Reservations: 0926-981-
4197
Via Veritas Et Vita Seminar House, Lanipao,
Pantukan. 12-room furnished farm house for
seminars and retreats for 50-100 persons. Overnight
with meals: P500-P650 per person. Reservations:
Diocese of Tagum Office (084) 218-1402
 Natural hot shower everyday
at the Mainit Hot Springs.

Maco
Bottom: Lake Leonard mirrors
lush mountains and heavy
clouds.

Maco

M aco, an hour away from Nabunturan, is

worth a visit for two reasons: the Mainit
Sulfuric Hot Spring and Lake Leonard.
Mainit Sulfuric Hot Spring.

n
pantukan
The Mainit Sulfuric Hot Spring is a natural Entrance: P5. Cottages: P30.
hot spring. From high rocky ledges drip steaming Overnight cottage: P300 for
water, about 350C, perfect for soothing aching about 10.
muscles.

In New Leyte, Maco, an hour’s drive away from

Mainit, sits Lake Leonard. The 203-diameter-wide
Lake Leonard is the caldera lake formed from
the crater of the active volcano Leonard Kniaseff.
Despite the presence of a mining village above it,
the lake has managed to host healthy tilapia fish.

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 MaRAGUSAN
Maragusan
A
t an altitude of 2,099 feet,
cool Maragusan is considered
the “Summer Capital of
Davao.” Eighty three kilometers
from Nabunturan, Maragusan boasts
of lush forests, 30 waterfalls, and
exotic flora. Wild orchids are common
decorations outside houses. Between
September and October, locals and
tourists await the blooming of the
world’s largest flower, the rafflesia.
The two most famous falls in the
area are the 13-tier Marangig Falls
and the seven-tier Tagbibinta, both
part of the Maragusan Tour Package.
Other swimming areas: the Aguacan
Inland Resort for cold springs, and the
Kanlawig Hot Springs.
The best place to view Maragusan
is from the highland resort of Haven’s
Peak. You’ll need to climb 198 steps to
get to the cottages and the restaurant
area. If the skies are clear, you’ll
be rewarded with the sight of the
mountain ranges of Mt. Tagub, Mt.
Manurigao, and Mt. Candalaga.
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Counterclockwise from right: Early morning
view of Maragusan from Haven’s Peak; A
tribal hut-inspired cottage at Haven’s Peak;
Swim with Japanese koi at Aguacan Cold
Spring Resort; Constantino Monical and
cousin Avelina Pacio from the Mansaka tribe,
one of the major indigenous people groups
in ComVal. Other IPs are the the Mandaya,
Manguangan, Dibabawon, Kalagan, and
Ata/Manobo; Beads and bells of a belt and
a hand-woven cloth show the colors of the
Mansakas
Marangig Falls. Entrance: P5.
Picnic cottages: P100
Tagbibinta Falls. Entrance: P5.
Cottages: P100
Aguacan Cold Spring Resort.
Entrance: P20. Picnic huts: P40-
P300. Cottages: P350-P1,500
Kanlawig Hot Springs.
Entrance: P25. Cottages: P100
to P500. Overnight: P75/head
Haven’s Peak. Entrance: P10
Dormitory rooms for P350/
person. Tribal huts at P1,400
for 2-3 persons. Tents with
beddings for P250 to P750.
Reservations: 0918-432-8865.
http://www.havenspeak.com
new bataan
New Bataan

N ew Bataan, 40 kilometers from the capital, is home of

the White Peak of Mt. Tagub, the highest point of the
ComVal mountain range. White Peak is famous for its
rare flora and fauna, bonsai trees, and mossy virgin forest.

Those seeking water adventures can visit Malumagpak Falls

or take the river-trekking challenge at Calamocan Brooks.

Two of New Bataan’s inland resorts, Andap and Bamboo

Garden, have swimming pools filled with cold natural spring
water. A short walk further leads to the river itself.

White Peak. Climbing registration fee: P75 (inclusive of kits)

Porter guide fee: P150-P500. Reservations: 0921-583-0244/
0920-222-6147
Calamocan Brooks. River trekking challenge. Entrance: P10.
Guide fee: P100-P150. Reservations: 0920-222-6147 or 0920-
216-6110 Top: Fog envelopes a mountain
Andap Inland Resort. Entrance: P20. Cottages: P75-P1,000. surrounding the Liboton Deck
Reservations: 0910-430-5531 Above: Summer is the best reason
Bamboo Garden Resort. Entrance: P20. Cottages: P100 to to get wet in the pools of cold
P300. Overnight cottages: P2,000 to P3,000 for about six spring water at Bamboo Garden.
persons
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 shopping bag
All that
glitters Text AND PhotoS by DEBBIE UY
A s the haven of gold and ore deposits in the
country, it’s but natural for Compostela
Valley to aim to be the Jewelry Capital
of the Philippines and become the country’s
major provider of fine jewelry.
That’s why on January 2008, the local
government of Monkayo established the
three-year Municipal Jewelry Making Skills
Training Center cum Enterprise. The goal is
to formalize training and upgrading of skills
of local craftsmen and encourage fine jewelry
enterprising. By 2010, the program would have
established a jewelry enterprise growth center
in Monkayo with 100 trainees and cooperators.
Three-month basic and advanced skills
training on jewelry making are conducted,
along with financial and entrepreneurial
management skills. Participants are also
Chain necklace Chain bracelet
103.2g silver P7,746 18.5g silver P1,387.50
Silver
bracelet
33.5g silver
P2,512.50
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Necklace P1,200
taught social skills such as gender sensitivity,
work ethics, personal values, and leadership.
Most importantly, financial assistance is
provided to qualified graduates to start their
own jewelry enterprise.
The first beneficiaries of the program were
differently-abled men. “They can no longer
use their legs, but their hands are very much
useful,” says jewelry trainor Deves Ycot.
The proudly locally-made silver pieces in
this page were sold for the first time during
Compostela Valley’s Bulawan Festival trade
fair last March. All jewelry can be bought at
the Municipal Jewelry Making Skills Training
Center / Enterprise at the ABC Hall Building
in Monkayo, Comval. Contact Joan C. Pintal
at mobile number +63906-535-7172 or +63910-
642-1576.
Silver ring
P325
Bracelet
9.8 g silver
P735
Charm
bracelet
9.5g silver
P712.50
 MT. HAMIGUITAN
Gulliver’s Paradise
TEXT By NEELA G. DUALLO
PHOTOS COURTESY OF
DAVAO ORIENTAL TOURISM OFFICE

I
From top: Mt. f an ordinary man could have a paradise
Hamiguitan where he can stand tall and proud, it would
with its myriad
be in the middle of the Pygmy Forest of Mt.
flora and fauna
is a nature Hamiguitan. The mountain is home to century-
lover’s dream; old and sturdy small bonsai plants, which
the Philippine spread to almost a thousand hectares and
trogon; stand from one foot to five feet tall.
the famous
bonsai
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the bonsai-
or pygmy
forest filled mountain stands over San Isidro, the
smallest municipality of Davao Oriental. The
people of San Isidro know that Mt. Hamiguitan
is their biggest lure to tourists, and locals are
making moves to protect and preserve the
area.

Towering at 5,345 feet over Brgy. La

Union, Mt. Hamiguitan takes six to seven
hours to climb. But the persistent climber will
be rewarded with the sight of 16 tree species,
exotic birds and animals, and if you’re lucky,
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 Other attractions: along the slope of Mt.
Hamiguitan sits the mysterious Tinagong Dagat
(Hidden) lake. Above the mountain’s peak, the
distant blue waters of Pujada Bay and the Pacific
Ocean glitter.

In the middle of the jungle that is Mt.

Hamiguitan, standing tall above a pygmy forest
of bonsais that look like a huge vegetable garden,
you would feel very much like Gulliver.

From top: Mountain climbers rest by the Tinagong

Dagat (Hidden Lake); the Philippine scops owl,
From top:pitMountain climbers rest by
viper, a rough-backed the Tina-
forest frog,
gong
andDagat
a black(Hidden
crowned Lake);
bluethe Philippine
monarch are scops
some
owl, pit viper,
of thealittle
rough-backed
residents offorest frog, and a
Mt. Hamiguitan
black crowned blue monarch are some of the
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 Shooting
through rapids
Home to one of the clearest rivers in the country,
Sta. Cruz in Davao del Sur comes up with an
adventure package of a natural rollercoaster ride.
By JANE SARDOMA

T he quaint little town of Sta.Cruz has its way

of rejuvenating one’s passion for a quest. In
its Sibulan River awaits an adventure: a wet
exhilarating ride through strong currents and rapids—

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVAO DEL SUR TOURISM OFFICE

with only a round rubber tube device.

Compared with the popular white water rafting,

water tubing at Sibulan is wobblier with only one rider
per tube and strong river currents. The shape of the
tube device also lets the rapids twist and turn the rider,
giving him the sensation of a roller coaster ride – but
with natural sounds and green surroundings.

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 A wild water adventure
not for the weak-kneed Getting there:
If you don’t have a car,
take the jeepney or bus
going to Sta. Cruz or Digos
City. The ride to Sibulan
Crossing at Brgy. Darong is
approximately 1 hour from
downtown Davao City. From
the Sibulan Crossing, take
the motorcycle ride (at P15)
on a 100-meter bumpy road
to the tubing area. You’ll
know you’re in the right
place if you see a copra
processing area.
Gears:
To guarantee safety of
tourists who want to try
river tubing, tubing safety
gears like life vest (at P75)
and tubing equipment (at
P25) are available at the Sta.
Cruz Tourism Office.
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The base camp of the whitewater
tubing adventure is at the river’s
downstream area in Brgy. Darong, in the
midst of the 700-hectare coconut compound
owned by the Ayala Agri-Development
Corporation. From there, start the
adventure with a brave heart. There are
three tubing levels of adventure. If expert,
one can start with the highest elevation
of the river down to the first level. Level
1 plus a river guide (service at P200) is
advised for beginners.
While shooting through and grueling
with the rapids, one gets wet with the
river’s relaxing splash that comes from Mt.
Apo. Always look ahead and be prepared,
for the tube occasionally bumps into rocks.
During the rainy season, the sport is more
thrilling with the wilder gush of water.
But when toppled, don’t worry; the river
is not deep. Passing by trees of chirping
birds, water tubing is also an activity that
gives room for the adventurous soul to be
one with nature.
 my davao

Dawn finds
a home
in Davao
T o the only person in Philippine
movie history to bag two acting
awards in an awards night (Best
Actress and Best Supporting Actress in
the 1991 FAMAS Awards), Davao means
beauty, family, and home.

At 37, actress Dawn Zulueta still

has the face that can launch a thousand
ships. But the true Dawn does not have a
beauty that is only physical. Her current
“Beauty Inside” campaign for a beauty
product shows the real Dawn that is
beautiful within. One of her secrets? Her
“worthwhile endeavors” in the place she
calls home—Davao.

After marrying businessman and

now Davao del Norte congressman Anton
Lagdameo, Dawn settled in Davao City
in 1999. From a controversial life in show
business, Dawn transformed herself into
a happy housewife and a proud mother to
two-year-old Jacobo.

When her husband entered politics

last year, Dawn found worthwhile
undertakings other than taking care of
her family. Today, as a congressional
spouse, she is involved in various
community programs and supports many
advocacies. She also helps raise funds

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for I Can Serve, a foundation that seeks to inform
women about breast cancer, and helps patients
in the Davao Regional Hospital Burn Unit.
A bookworm, Dawn also donates educational
textbooks to needy children through charity
programs like Tulong Aral sa Kabataan.
was just the kind of ‘slowing down’ that I was
needing and searching for. And Davao, along with
its warm people, made that change so effortless.
GS: If you were to shoot a movie or TV series again
in the region, where would it be and why?

Despite her community and show business DZ: I would love to explore and feature the
activities, Dawn describes her lifestyle as mostly beautiful Mati in Davao Oriental. I have visited
domestic. “Believe me, I’m totally not the celebrity that region several times and the coastal view
I look like,” she was quoted in a recent interview. is breathtaking. Another place I find just as
“I’m really just a housewife. That’s my first and enchanting is the province of Bukidnon. Actually,
foremost job.” the whole drive towards
that area alone is such
GOSOUTH: Tell us about “I found the idyllic life so a wonderful visual
your first visit to the
Davao region.
perfect for me, it was just experience. The road
trek allows you a full
the kind of ‘slowing down’ view of the mountain
DAWN ZULUETA: My first that I was needing and ranges of Mindanao, but
visit to Davao City was more towards the center
back in either 1991 searching for.” of the region. The rich
or 1992. I and several vegetation and soil is so
other celebrities were inspiring to see. When
invited to compete in a pistol firing competition. one has lived all her life in the busy, polluted
I only stayed for a weekend and didn’t get to cities, being around unspoiled and almost virginal
see as much of the city – until my next trip the territory is a treat for the senses.
following year when I came to shoot the television
series Davao, which was aired in Channel 9. GS: What do you love about Davao?
The location was at the Hijo plantation in Davao
del Norte. We filmed there for a whole month. DZ: Its climate, its people, and its effective
It was during this time that I was able to see governance that translates to, amongst other
and experience the region and its very warm, things, peace and order.
hospitable people. It was such a memorable stay
that I promised I would return again GS: What pasalubong do you usually bring from
Davao to relatives and friends outside?
GS: When you moved here after marriage, how was
it adjusting to a provincial, low-profile life? DZ: Mostly fruits of the season, like pomelos,
pineapples, atis, mangosteens and durian. Other
DZ: I moved to Davao in the end of 1999. By then, delicacies like paco (fern) salad and durian
I had made several more trips prior to it and pastillas. Other favorites are batik fabrics and
was able to see and do more, as well as make woven items, also malongs.
new acquaintances. By the time my husband
and I relocated to the city, it was quite easy for GS: What are your favorite places in the region
me to adjust because I had friends who taught and Mindanao?
me how to get around and find places to shop,
do the grocery, etc. At the neighborhood where DZ: The beaches of Samal Island, Mati in Davao
we resided, I built a close sisterly unit. I made Oriental, Panabo and the municipalities of Davao
more connections with relatives of my husband’s del Norte, Catigan and Toril of Davao City and
family and even went into small businesses, like Bukidnon... so far. Because I have yet to see the
organizing Christmas bazaars at the downtown rest of the region and I am sure to appreciate so
area. I found the idyllic life so perfect for me, it much more as I go in the future.

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Supeferry 2::9 General Santos – Makar Davao City – Sasa Sat 4:15 am Sat 1:45 pm
Km 2 McArthur Highway, Davao City
+63 (82) 298-0045 Superferry 12 Davao City – Sasa General Santos – Makar Tue 12:45 am Tue 9 am

Destination First Time of Class Last Supeferry 2::9 Davao City – Sasa General Santos – Makar Sat 8:30 pm Sun 6 am
Trip Interval Trip Supeferry 2::9 Iloilo – San Pedro Davao City – Sasa Thu 9:15 pm Sat 1:45 pm
Davao–GenSan 9:00 am Every 30 min Aircon 7:00 pm Supeferry 2::9 Davao City – Sasa Iloilo – San Pedro Sat 8:30 pm Mon 12:30 pm
1 stop
Superferry 2::9 Manila – P15 Davao City – Sasa Tue 10:45 pm Fri 1:45 pm
Davao–GenSan 9:00 am Every 30 min Aircon 2:00 pm
Non-stop Superferry 12 Manila – P15 Davao City – Sasa Sat 11:45 pm Mon 11:00 pm
Davao–GenSan 9:45 am Every 30 min Non-aircon 7:00 pm Superferry 12 Davao City – Sasa Manila – P15 Tue 2:45 am Thu 3:00 am
GenSan–Davao 9:00 am Every 30 min Non-aircon 7:00 pm Superferry 2::9 Davao City – Sasa Manila – P15 Fri 8:30 pm Mon 11:30 am
GenSan–Davao 9:00 am Every 30 min Aircon 7:00 pm

Sulpicio Lines
Bachelor Express Leon Garcia St., Davao City
Ma-a, Davao City (082) 221-5676
+63 (82) 244-0654, 244-0637 www.sulpiciolines.com

Destination First Time of Class Last

Trip Interval Trip Vessel Port of Port of Departure Day Arrival Day
Origin Destination / Time / Time
Davao–Mati 4 am Every 30 min Aircon 5:00 pm
Princess of the Universe Davao City Manila Sun 2:00 pm Wed 11:00 am
Davao–Mati 4 am Every 30 min Non-aircon 8:00 pm (via Cebu/Zamboang/Dadiangas)
Mati–Davao 4 am Every 30 min Aircon 5:00 pm Filipina Princess (via Surigao/ Cebu) Davao City Manila Wed 7:00 pm Sat 9:00 am
Mati–Davao 4 am Every 30 min Non-aircon 8:00 pm Princess of the Universe (via Cebu/ Zamboanga) Manila Davao City Thu 2:00 pm Sun 3:00 am
Davao–Butuan 4 am Every hr Aircon 9 pm Filipina Princess (via Surigao/ Cebu) Manila Davao City Sun 10:00 am Tues 4:00 pm
Davao–Butuan 24 hrs Every hr Non-aircon 24 hrs Princess of the Universe Davao City General Santos Sun 2:00 pm Sun 10:00 pm
(Dadiangas)
CC Liner Filipina Princess Davao City Surigao Wed 7:00 pm Thu 2:00 pm
Porras cor Villamor St., Bo. Obrero, Davao City
Filipina Princess Surigao Davao City Mon 9:00 pm Tues 4:00 pm
+63 (82) 226-2167
Filipina Princess Davao City Zamboanga Sun 2:00 pm Mony 2:00 pm
Destination First Time of Class Last
Trip Interval Trip Princess of the Universe Zamboanga Davao City Sat 10:00 pm Sun 3:00 am
Davao–Sto. Tomas 5:00am Every 15 min Non-aircon 9:00 pm Princess of the Universe (via Zamboanga) Cebu Davao City Fri 6:00 pm Sun 3:00 aam
Davao–Kapalong 5:15am Every hr Non-aircon 4:30 pm Filipina Princess (via Surigao) Cebu Davao City Mon 12:00 nn Tues 4:00 pm 39
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AIR
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
Flights to and from Davao International Airport
Airlines
MANILA
Air Philippines Contact
Philippine Airlines
Flight Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency
Numbers
2P 025 Davao Cebu 11:40 am 12:35 pm Daily
Flight Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency
2P 027 Davao Cebu 4:15 pm 5:10 pm Daily Philippine
PR810 Davao Manila 7:30 am 9:30 am Daily Airlines
2P 026 Cebu Davao 9:55 am 10:50 pm Daily
PR812 Davao Manila 1:30 pm 3:30 pm Daily Davao International Airport
2P 024 Cebu Davao 5:40 pm 6:35 pm Daily +63 (82) 234-0073
PR818 Davao Manila 3:45 pm 5:45 pm Daily
Roxas Ave., Davao City
PR814 Davao Manila 7:30 pm 9:30 pm Daily +63 (82) 221-5313, 221-5641
BACOLOD
PR816 Davao Manila 9:05 pm 11:05 pm Daily www.philippineairlines.com
Air Philippines
PR809 Manila Davao 04:30 am 06:30 am Daily Flight Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency
Cebu Pacific Air
PR811 Manila Davao 10:30 am 12:30 pm Daily 2P 027 Davao Bacolod 11:40 am 12:30 pm Daily next day Davao International Airport
PR817 Manila Davao 1:05 pm 3:05 pm Daily via connection +63 (82) 233-1921
Cebu 2F Victoria Plaza,
PR813 Manila Davao 4:30 pm 6:30 pm Daily
2P 011 Bacolod Davao 7:40 am 10:50 am Daily J.P. Laurel Ave., Davao City
PR815 Manila Davao 6:25 pm 8:25 pm Daily via +63 (82) 224-0961 to 62
Cebu www.cebupacificair.com
Cebu Pacific
ILOILO Air Philippines
Flight Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency Davao International Airport
Air Philippines
5J-962 Davao Manila 7:25 am 9:10 am Daily +63 (82) 234-6390;
Flight Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency 234-6388; 234-8030
5J-964 Davao Manila 12:30 pm 2:15 pm Daily
2P 027 Davao Iloilo 11:40 am 1:50 pm Daily loc. 3473/3465
5J-970 Davao Manila 2:40 pm 4:25 pm Daily via Level 2 Lachmi Shopping Mall
5J-966 Davao Manila 6:10 pm 7:55 pm Daily Cebu San Pedro St., Davao City
2P 021 Iloilo Davao 8:35 am 10:50 am Daily +63 (82) 2211062
5J-968 Davao Manila 9:40 pm 11:25 pm Daily
via tktg.davao@airphilippines.
5J-961 Manila Davao 5:10 am 6:55 am Daily Cebu com.ph
5J-963 Manila Davao 10:15 am 12:00 nn Daily
Cebu Pacific (effective May 8, 2008) SilkAir
5J-969 Manila Davao 12:25 pm 2:10 pm Daily
Pryce Tower, J.P. Laurel Ave.
5J-965 Manila Davao 3:55 pm 5:40 pm Daily Flight Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency Davao City
5J-967 Manila Davao 7:25 pm 9:10 pm Daily 5J-348 Davao Iloilo 6:15 am 7:20 am Tu-Th-Sa +63 (82) 221-1039 / 224-5608
5J-347 Iloilo Davao 7:50 am 8:55 am Tu-Th-Sa
www.silkair.com
Air Philippines
Merpati Nussan
Flight Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency ZAMBOANGA
Tara Airlines
2P 926 Davao Manila 9:40 am 11:20 am Daily Cebu Pacific Pilman Travel and Tours
2P 928 Davao Manila 7:15 pm 8:55 pm Daily Flight Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency G/F Doña Segunda Bldg.,
P. Reyes St., Davao City
2P 925 Manila Davao 7:30 9:10 am Daily 5J-393 Davao Zamboanga 9:10 am 10:05 am M-W-Sa-Su
+63 (82) 224-5870 – 71
2P 927 Manila Davao 2:00 pm 3:40 pm Daily 5J-394 Zam- Davao 7:45 am 8:40 am M-W-Sa-Su pilman@mozcom.com
boanga

CEBU
Cebu Pacific
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
Flight Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency
Davao flights to and from Singapore, Hong Kong, Manado, and Taipei
5J-594 Davao Cebu 6:30 am 7:25 am Daily
5J-596 Davao Cebu 11:35 am 12:30 pm Daily SINGAPORE
5J-598 Davao Cebu 5:55 pm 6:50 pm M-T-W-F SilkAir
5J-600 Davao Cebu 8:55 pm 9:50 pm Th-Su Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency Frequency
5J-593 Cebu Davao 5:05 am 6:00 am Daily Davao Singapore 3:15 pm 6:55 pm M-T-Th-Sa Daily
5J-595 Cebu Davao 10:10 am 11:05 am Daily Davao (via Cebu) Singapore 1:35 pm 6:55 pm W-F-Su Daily
5J-597 Cebu Davao 4:30 pm 5:25 pm M-T-W-F Singapore Davao (via Cebu) 9:05 am 2:35 pm M-T-Th-Sa Daily
5J-599 Cebu Davao 7:30 pm 8:25 pm Th-Su Singapore Davao 9:05 am 12:55 pm W-F-Su Daily

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*Accredited by the
Lispher Inn
Cebu Pacific Juna Avenue, Juna Subd.
Department (082) 299-1610
Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency Frequency
of Tourism
5J-715 Davao Singapore 8:00 pm 11:15 pm T-Th-Su Regency Inn
5J-598/547 Davao Singapore 5:55 pm 11:25 pm M-T-W-F Villa Abrille Street
(082) 225-5819, 227-4333
5J-716
5J-548/593
Singapore
Singapore
Davao
Davao
11:59 pm
12:20 am
3:15 am + 1
6:00 am
T-Th-Su
T-W-Th-Sa-Su
Davao City regency@philwebinc.com

Villa Margarita Hotel

HOTELS J.P. Laurel Ave.
(082) 221-5674 , 226-2968
HONG KONG First Class
Cebu Pacific Tourist Inn
* The Marco Polo Hotel
Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency Frequency C.M. Recto St. Alicia Mansion
(082) 221-0888, 225-0111 L. Guerrero St.
5J-724 Davao Hong Kong 8:40 pm 11:30 pm M-W-F-Sa (082) 224-2001 to 02
www.marcopolohotels.
5J-598/238 Davao Hong Kong 5:55 pm 11:50 pm M-T-W-F com
5J-725 Hong Kong Davao 12:15 am 3:05 am T-Th-Sa-Su
Aljems Inn I
* The Apo View A. Pichon St.
5J-239/593 Hong Kong Davao 12:35 am 06:00 am M-T-W-Th-F-Sa (082) 221-3060, 221-3698
J. Camus cor. Palma Gil St.
(082) 221-6430, 221-0748,
www.apoview.com Aljems Inn II
Rizal St.
MANADO, INDONESIA (082) 221-6162, 221-6394
Merpati Nussan Tara Airlines * Grand Regal Hotel
Km. 7 J.P. Laurel Ave.
Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency (082) 235-0888, 234-3910 Aveflor Inn
www.grandregalhotel.com C.M. Recto St.
Davao Manado 4:15 pm 5:30 pm Mondays
(082) 221-0681, 221-8268
Manado Davao 2:00 pm 3:15 pm Mondays
* The Royal Mandaya Hotel
J. Palma Gil cor. Bagobo Hotel
P. Reyes Streets Gov. Duterte Street
(082) 222-4444, 222-4440
TAIPEI (082) 225-8888, 221-3430
mandaya@mozcom.com jht@weblinq.com
Cebu Pacific (starting May 8, 2008)
Origin Destination ETD ETA Frequency Frequency * Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao Fortune Inn
Lanang R. Magsaysay Ave.
5J-598 /302 Davao Taipei 5:55 pm 10:10 pm M-W-F
(082) 233-2881 to 87 (082) 221-0819, 222-8332
5J-303/593 Taipei Davao 10:55 pm 6:00 am + 1 M-W-F
www.waterfronthotels.net
Davao Imperial Hotel
Standard Doña Segunda Bldg.,
Microtel Inns and Suites Claveria St.
Damosa Gateway Complex, (082) 222-4930, 222-4931
Mamay Road
(082) 233-2333, 300-3800 Humberto’s Hotel
311 Jose Palma Gil Corner

CONSULATES
www.microtelphilippines.
com Padre Gomez Sts.
(082) 222-3831, 222-4105
Casa Leticia www.humbertoshotel.com
Consular Office of Japan Consulate General of J. Camus Street
Marbella Mansion
Suite B305, Plaza de Luisa Malaysia, Davao City (082) 224-0501
www.casaleticia.com Rizal St.
Complex 3F 3rd Floor, Florantine Building (082) 222-0890 to 97
140 R. Magsaysay Ave., A. Bonifacio Street Chateau del Mar
Davao City 8000 Davao City 8000 C. Lizada Road, Lanang Midland Inn
Iñigo St.
(P.O. Box No. 80637) Phone: +63 (82) 221-4050 / (082) 234-3472, 305-8998
(082) 221-1775
Phone: +63 (82) 221-3100 221-1368
Evergreen Hotel
Fax: +63 (82) 221-2176 Fax: +63 (82) 221-4014 R. Magsaysay Ave. Mirage Family Hotel
Email: maldavao@kln.gov.my (082) 221-3860 Quirino Ave.
Consulate General of (082) 221-2707
Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Indonesia Grand Men Seng Hotel
A. Pichon St. Orange Grove Hotel
Phase IV, Ecoland Drive, United States of america
(082) 221-9040, 221-2431 Philippine Japan Friendship
Matina, Davao City 8000 Virtual Consulate www.menseng.com.ph Highway
Phone: +63 (82) 299-2930 www.usconsulatedavao.org.ph (082) 241-0695, 241-0787
Fax: +63 (82) 297-3462 Hotel Galleria
Gov. Duterte St. Park Square Inn & Restaurant
(082) 221-2480, Quimpo Boulevard
221-2657, 221-2693 (082) 298-0258
hgadicor@info.com.ph
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Roadway Inn Crown Regency Hotel Gerry’s Grill Roadhouse Café Lotus Court
J.P. Laurel Ave. J.P. Cabaguio Ave. Gaisano Mall Davao G/F SM City Marco Polo Hotel
(082) 221-9000 to 04 (082) 225-8188, 225-8088 (082) 221-9992 / 224-3779 (082) 297-6280 CM Recto Ave.
www.crownregency.com (082) 221-0888
Royal House Goldilocks Suka’t Sili Restaurant
C.M. Recto St. Jogues Apartelle Gaisano Mall / SM City The Venue Compound, Men Seng Restaurant
(082) 221-8105 to 06, 509 Mangga St. Juna Subd., (082) 225-1588/ 298-4179 Jacinto Extn. A. Pichon St.
227-3630 Matina (082) 224-6495 (082) 227-4775, 227-8937
(082) 297-4683 Golden Brown Restaurant
Sampaguita Tourist Inn www.joguesapartelle.com Duterte St. Sunburst Fried Chicken * Mongolian Garden
Mt. Mayon St. (082) 224-1640 Tionko Ave. F. Torres St.
(082) 227-2958 Chateau Veronica (082) 222-4844/ 222-4733 221-9026
Araullo St. Habagat Grill
Sequioa Inn (082) 227-0488, 222-4826 Times Beach, Matina OMBU Chicken House * New Asia Restaurant
Monteverde St. (082) 298-0697 Sequioa Inn Villa Abrille St.
(082) 300-3636 Monteverde St. (082) 226-4988, 305-0754
RESTAURANTS / CAFES * Harana (082) 300-3636
Southern Tourist Inn F. Torres St Rai Rai Ken
Villa Abrille St. Filipino (082) 227-3937 / 221-5615 Yahong 2F SM City / Prime Square
(082) 221-7431 Antonio’s Bar & Grill F. Torres St. Compound, F. Torres St.
Ground Floor, SM City Jack’s Ridge Restaurant (082) 297-2151
Tower Inn (082) 299-3904 Shrine Hills, Matina Yellow Fin Restaurant
Quirino Ave. (082) 297-8830 Sandawa Plaza, Red Moon Chinese Cuisine
(082) 221-1099 Buffet Palace Quimpo Blvd. K1 Complex, F. Torres St.
Victoria Plaza Carpark, Jaltan Food Centrum (082) 221-0958/ 227-7778 (082) 221-3988
Economy / Bajada A. Pichon St. /
Pension House (082) 224-5157 C.M. Recto-Bonifacio Oriental Shanghai Restaurant
BS Inn (082) 227-3477/ 227-7246 * Ahfat Seafood Plaza I and II Magsaysay Avenue
B. Gempesaw St. Cecil’s Snack Inn Victoria Plaza Carpark (082) 227-5233, 221-3627
(082) 221-3980 Anda St. Kusina Dabaw (082) 228- 5787
(082) 227-5305 San Pedro St. Sen Ton Whan Restaurant
Hotel Elena (082) 226-4103 Akiko Japanese Restaurant Victoria Plaza Carpark,
Avenida Santos Ave. Chickies & Patties Victoria Plaza Compound (082) 225-0437, 225-0438
(082) 233-1941, 233-1122 China Bank Bldg. Kuya Ed’s Restaurant (082) 222-6825
227-3413 A. Pichon St. Tai Huat Claypot Restaurant
Sychar Garden Hotel (082) 224-2162/ 221-5463 Banana Leaf Asian Cuisine Magsaysay Ave.
J.P. Laurel Ave. Cogot Seafood Restaurant Chimes Specialty Store, (082) 226-4576, 224-0384
(082) 224-0603 F. Iñigo St. / The Venue Luz Kinilaw Place Sales St.
Compound Salmonan, Quezon Blvd. (082) 225-8898 Tong Yang Hot Pot
Alta Pension House (082) 224-1299 (082) 226-4612/ 221-8377 Chimes Specialty Store,
J.P. Laurel Ave. Budha Seafood Restaurant Sales St.
(082) 221-1843 Colasas Barbeque Marina Tuna Market Restaurant Victoria Plaza Carpark
A. Pichon St/ Bo. Pampanga, Lanang (082) 221-8319/ 224-6587 Tsuru Japanese Restaurant
Elle’s Pension House Magallanes St. (082) 233-2666 J. Camus St.
Mt. Apo St. (082) 224-0098 Dencia’s Restaurant (082) 221-0901
(082) 221-8499, Merco Kiosks Gen. Luna Street
221-2637 Cynthia’s Lechon House & Rizal-Bolton Sts. (082) 227-6777, 221-0887 Zakoya Japanese Buffet
Restaurant (082) 221-2579 F. Torres St.
Manor Hotel Victoria Plaza Carpark / Davao Famous Restaurant (082) 227-7760
A. Pichon St. Bo. Pampanga Miggy’s Grill Gen. Luna St.
(082) 221-2511, 221-2514 (082) 224-2202/ 221-6238 Times Beach, Matina (082) 227-1972, 227-2633 Continental
(082) 297-7797 Bigby’s Café & Restaurant
Emerald Inn Dencio’s sa Hilltop Dimsum Diner G/F SM City
J. Camus Ext. Diversion Road, Maa * Nanay Bebeng Restaurant Gaisano Mall/ Guerrero St./ (082) 298-0168 / 298-0111
(082) 225-4825, (082) 305-8653 Marfori Heights/ SM City Ilustre St.
221-1641 (082) 222-3201/ 297-5801 (082) 221-737, 221-7321 * Bistro Rosario
Dencio’s Kamayan F. Torres St.
Ponce Suites Bonifacio St. Paterno’s Restaurant Hanoi Vietnamese Restaurant (082) 224-0808 / 221-9026
Doña Vicenta Village (082) 224-3101 Roxas Ave. J. Camus St. / Damosa
(082) 227-9070 to 71 SM City (082) 297-1868 (082) 222-4684 (082) 225-4501 Café Ilustrado
NCCC Mall (082) 298-4889 3rd level, Gaisano South,
Legazpi Inn Penong’s Barbecue Korean Restaurant Ilustre St.
Pelayo St. Fiesta Dabaw Native Ilustre St. Lanang (082) 224-0808
(082) 226-3842 Restaurant (082) 227-8363
Gaisano South/ SM City Krua Thai Café Marco
Apartelle (082) 224-0006/ 224-5858 Probinsya Restaurant F. Torres St. Marco Polo Davao
Linmarr Apartelle Victoria Plaza Carpark (082) 228-6181 (082) 221-0888
Lakandula St., Agdao Japanese Tunnel Restaurant (082) 225-1455
(082) 221-2915, 221-5748 Balusog – Matina, Mandarin Tea Garden Chippens
Diversion Road Ranchero Grill Rizal/ Guerrero/ Ilustre Sts. Paseo de Roxas Arcade
(082) 221-5690/ 221-2250 Tionko Avenue (082) 221-0425, 224-0679, (082) 225-4998, 225-8264
(082) 225-1199 227-3912
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Coco’s South Bistro Turquoise Festival Rizal Street Café & Bar New Davao City Golf Club Gaisano South Citimall
F. Torres St Turkish Restaurant Rizal Promenade Matina Ilustre St.
(082) 222-3494 to 96 G/F SM City 183 Rizal St. (082) 297-0711 (082) 222-2420
(082) 282-0168 (082) 225-1852/ 221-4839
Entrée Andrew’s Golf Driving Range
Apo View Hotel Swiss Deli Summit Bar Shrine Hills, Matina CASINO
(082) 221-6430 J.P. Laurel St. The Royal Mandaya Hotel (082) 297-5086
(082) 234-0271 (082) 225-0588 Davao Casino Filipino
Garden Oases Restaurant Water Sports Facilities Grand Regal Hotel
Porras St., Sta. Ana Pirata Bar * Carabao Dive Shop (082) 235-0888
(082) 224-1402 to 03 COFFEE SHOPS Waterfront Insular Hotel Sobrecarey St.
(082) 233-2881 Obrero cor. Alzate
Kamayo Café Basti’s Brew (082) 300-1092 RESORTS
The Royal Mandaya Hotel, Victoria Plaza Urban Club
Palma Gil St. (082) 222-6168 Wheels N More compound, * Davao Scuba Dive Center * Eden Nature Park
(082) 225-8912 J.P. Laurel Ave. Sta. Ana Pier Eden, Toril
BluGre Coffee Shop (082) 226-2588 (082) 299-1020, 296-0791
Montemarte Café Landco Bldg, J.P. Laurel Ave. Visa Restaurant www.edennaturepark.com
Grand Regal Hotel, Lanang (082) 221-4667 Piano Bar & Karaoke Fish Tales
(082) 235-0888/ 234-3918 Victoria Plaza Carpark Hydrock Bldg. * Malagos Garden Resort
Bo’s Coffee Shop (082) 225-1748 Cabaguio Ave. Malagos, Calinan District
La Parilla Metro Lifestyle Complex, (082) 222-4347 (082) 221-1545, 226-4341
Waterfront Insular Hotel, F. Torres St. World Palace KTV
Lanang (082) 228-6180 Quimpo Blvd. Samal Island Divers * High Ponds Beach Resort
(082) 233-2821 (082) 297-4189 So Kim Cheng Bldg. Binugao, Toril
Coffee Dream 6th Ave. Rosemarie St. (082) 291-1148
Pancake House G/F SM City / Damosa HEALTH & WELLNESS Agdao
SM City / Gaisano Mall (082) 282-0204 (082) 221-2121 * Jack’s Ridge Resort
(082) 299-2668, 227-7385 * Asmara Spa Services www.samalislanddivers. and Restaurant
Coffee Monster Café Grand Regal Hotel com Shrine Hills, Ma-a
* Sarung Banggi Steak house Ilustre St. (082) 221-8445, 234-4448 (082) 297-8831
F. Torres St. (082) 224-6699 * Wind and Wave Davao
(082) 227-3937, 221-5615 Bio Essence Facial Sta. Ana Pier * Jones Beach Resort
Fagioli & Slimming Center (082) 227-0234, 300-7914 Salakot Drive, Talomo
European J.P. Laurel Ave. Marfori Heights (082) 298-2691
Café Mediterranean (082) 226-2305 Bowling
Chimes Specialty Store, Figaro NCCC Bowling Center * Loleng’s Mountain
Sales St. Chimes Specialty Store, Bliss Salon & Day Spa NCCC Mall Spring Resort
(082) 225-8997 Sales St. Landco Corporate Center, MacArthur Highway Eden-Bayabas, Toril
J.P. Laurel Ave. corner Ma-a (082) 221-6228, 221-1099
* Claude’s Le Café de Ville Kopi Roti (082) 225-5677 / 221-8134 (082) 298-0888
Rizal St. G/F LZ Dental Center Bldg., * Forest Hills Resort
(082) 305-2635, 222-4287 Jacinto Ext. cor. Araullo St. Holiday Gym & Spa SHOPPING Balusog, Matina
(082) 301-6009, 224-1518 F. Torres St. (082) 221-0318, 221-5693
De Bonte Koe Dutch Restaurant (082) 222-3041 Aldevinco Arts and Crafts
Habana Compound, K1 Spa Center * Kadayawan Resort Complex
Rizal St. ENTERTAINMENT F. Torres St. (082) 227-6082 C.M. Recto St. Times Beach, Matina
(082) 222-7585 CENTERS Univ. Avenue, Ecoland (082) 298-0321
(082) 299-2819 Chimes Specialty Store
* Hagar’s Place After Dark Bar & Restaurant Sales St. * Lantaw Bukid Resort
Blucor Bldg., Lanang Quimpo Blvd. Metro Lifestyle Complex (082) 224-1818 Los Amigos, Tugbok
(082) 233-1018, 234-3028 (082) 298-0299 F. Torres St. cor E. Jacinto St. (082) 298-1494, 293-1190
(082) 226-3711 Nieva’s Arts and Crafts
Hola España Club 10 Jazz Bar Felbest Bldg., Lanang * Water Yahoo & Nature Resort
Damosa Gateway, Lanang Apo View Hotel Philosophy Salon & Spa (082) 234-6566 / 235-0392 Gumalang, Baguio District
(082) 234-6877 (082) 221-6430 Florentine Bldg. (082) 295-0550
Bonifacio St. SM City Davao
La Toscana Italian Bar & Halo (082) 221-0555 / 225-1155 Quimpo Blvd, Ecoland
Restaurant The Venue Compound (082) 297-6998
R. Dacudao Bldg, (082) 227-0579 SPORTS FACILITIES
Quirino Ave. Gaisano Mall of Davao
(082) 305-6556 Eagle’s Bar Golf J.P. Laurel Ave.
The Marco Polo Hotel Apo Golf and Country Club (082) 221-6168
O’Flannagan’s C.M. Recto St. Dumoy, Toril
Ilustre St. (082) 221-0888 (082) 297-2150. 297-2036 Victoria Plaza
(082) 300-1850 J.P. Laurel Ave.
K1 KTV Lanang Golf and Country Club (082) 224-1410
* Picobello Italian Restaurant F. Torres St. Lanang
5/F Gaisano South, (082) 227-6081 (082) 227-5952, 227-5171 NCCC Mall
Ilustre St. MacArthur Highway
(082) 221-1696 Kanto Bar Ranchos Palos Verdes corner Ma-a
Matina Town Square Mandug, Buhangin (082) 298-0888
(082) 297-7010 (082) 227-9440
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Davao
del Norte
RESORTS
Katarina Beach Resort
Near the DENR’s mangrove
preservation area in Brgy.
Busaon, Tagum City
Barret Beach Resort
A few minutes ride
from Apocon Estates
Corporation, Brgy.
Madaum, Tagum City
Elena’s Inland Resort
Brgy. Canocotan,
Tagum City
Gambrille Resort
and Restaurant
Sto. Tomas
Aqua Land Resort
San Vicente, Panabo City
NATURE PARKS
Magical Hidden Spring of Panas
New Corella
Binancian Waterfalls
Liguyon, Binacian,
Asuncion.
Dakudao Ecotourim
Dakudao, Kapalong
An 18-hectare ecology
park that showcases
wildlife, forest, waterfalls,
and 18 unspoiled caves.
The site has a view deck
overlooking the park’s
natural landscape and Mt.
Ampaoid.
Suwaon Natures Park
Sambayon, 29 kilometers
from the Municipal Hall of
Kapalong. Exploring the
area requires a two-hour
cave exploration that
features in-cave waterfalls,
cool spring, and glittering
stalactites and stalagmites.
Datu Balong Hills
Can be reached through
30-minute trek from Datu
Balong Barangay Hall,
Kapalong.
Matol Falls
Can be reached by all
types of land vehicles to
Barangay Gupitan and
30-minute river crossing
and trekking. A break-in
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mountain waterfalls about
30 feet high.
San Miguel Caves
Located 18 kilometers
from the poblacion of San
Miguel, Kapalong
Iganong Cave and Spring
Iganong , Asuncion
Home to the bat species
called kabyaw.
Mt. Mossy
Cabadiangan, Talaingod
So called because the area
is covered with a moss
forest.
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Davao Penal Colony
Braulio E. Dujali
Inmates show their artistry
in wood carving and
furniture-making. Their
products are available at
the display center in the
penal farm.
TADECO Banana Plantation
Panabo City
The biggest banana
plantation in the country
exports its products to
Japan and other countries.
Ace Flowers
Magdum, Tagum City
A four-hectare garden of
denrobriums, bromeliads,
and other ornamental
plants.
APO Estates Corp.
Madaum, Tagum City
Tagged as “Little Subic,”
APO Estates is a PEZA-
accredited eco-industrial
zone lying in a 700-hectare
land.
Minex and Hexat Mining Corp.
Magdum, Tagum City
Where gold and silver ores
from the mountains of
Diwalwal are processed.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Molave Hotel
033 Osmeña St., Tagum
(084) 217-3983, 297-3803
Prime Hotel
Rizal St., Tagum City
(084) 217-3616
Valle Lodging House
Osmeña St., Tagum City
(084) 218-4487
Captain’s Deck
Bacaltos Bldg., Mirafuentes
Mt. Putting Bato
Sitio Tayapok, Brgy. Guiln
Blue Waters Beach Resort
Limao
Subd., The highest peak in the 0919-337-6987
Tagum City island at 1346 ft.
(084) 400-3848 Chemas Garden by the Sea
Hagimit Falls Limao
Marcelino’s Pension House Brgy. Cawag, Samal 0917-702-5832
Quirante St., Tagum City Features five cataracts and
(084) 218-1685 natural swimming pools. Hof Gorei
Kaputian
Georgia’s Pension House Baga Cave (082) 286-0238,
Dalisay Rd., Sto. Niño., In between Brgy Cogon 0918-609-6966
Tagum City and Linosutan, Talikud
(084) 218-3128 Island. About 1800 meters Ilihan Beach Resort
long, this cave has an Ilihan
Raj Hotel & Restaurant underground river and 0920-254-4920,
3609 Mirafuentes St., various species of bats. (082) 224-5345
Tagum City
084-2185515 Aundanao Fish Sanctuary Monina Garden Resort
rajhotels@hotmail.com Brgy. Aundanao Babak
Its rich marine (082) 301-4068
Eagle’s View Hotel & Restaurant environment makes the
Dalisay-Gante Rd., area one of the best dive Pacific Little Secret
Tagum City spots in the region. Talikud
084-2187553, 2185405 (082) 235-1325
evhotel_tagum@yahoo.
com RESORTS IN ISLAND RMPC
GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL Camudmud, Babak
Katrina Beach Resort (082) 227-8574
Busuan, Tagum City * Pearl Farm Beach Resort
(084) 227-3764 Kaputian
(082) 221-9970-75 TRAVEL AGENCIES
(082) 235-0876
NATURAL (ISLAND * Asianet Travel & Tours
GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL) * Buenavista Island Resort Jose Abad Santos St.,
Small Ligid Magugpo Central,
Big Ligid Island (082) 296-1442 Tagum City
Fronting Brgy. Balet, (082) 299-2992 (084) 217-3144, 400-2708
Babak District asianet_traveltours1@
An island with lush * Costa Marina Beach Resort yahoo.com
greenery and underwater Limao
caves. (082) 233-1209 * Kingstone Freight & Travel
Tagum City
Mushroom Rock * Fernandez Beach Resort Domestic (084)-217-2140
Fronting Brgy. Pangubatan, Peñaplata International (084) 218-
Kaputian District 0915-554-9273 2570
A mushroom-shaped islet
of more than 10 meters in * Isla Reta Beach Resort * Okey Travel Center
diameter. Talikud Tagum City
(082) 234-0903 (084) 400-4436, 400-4491
Punta Paet
Brgy. San Remegio, Island Buenavista Resort L’Viajera Ticketing & Tours
Kaputian District Ligid Island 3 Magsaysay Ave.
The site offers notable rock (082) 299-1020 Sto. Tomas
formations. (084) 829-0169
* Punta del Sol
Bito Depression Catagman Philippine Airlines
Brgy. Guilon, Samal District (082) 221-2121, 305-3838 Ticketing Office
A natural depression Tagum City
approximately 273 ft below Bali-Bali Beach Resort (084) 217-3409
the surface. Believed to Catagman
have been formed by fallen (082) 234-3067, 234-3068
meteors. RESTAURANTS
Mahan Garden Resort
Coral Garden Marine Park Caliclic Annette’s Lechon House
Talikud Island (082) 301-4022 Quirante II, Tagum City
Home to 53 out of 73 (084) 217-3593
genera of corals found in Paradise Island Beach Resort
the country, 9 out of 13 Caliclic Antonino’s Ihaw-ihaw
species of sea grasses, and (082) 223-0251, Lapu-Lapu Cor. Abad
250 species of aquarium (082) 234-1229 Santos St., Tagum City
fish. 084-2187764
julpahsollano@yahoo.com
Apruv Dine Inn
Tagum City
(084) 2173607,
2173792, 4001251 Davao Calapagan Hotspring
In Lupon, 30-minutes ride
ACCOMMODATIONS

Oriental
(084) 217- 3457 lakan_pakals@yahoo.com. from Mati. * Roque’s Pension House
ph A hot mineral spring Marcos Ave., Mati City
Arman’s Eatery surrounded by woodlands (087) 388-3374
Tagum City MC CEL’s Cakes HISTORICAL
(084) 217-3277 & Catering Services Sigaboy Island Provincial Tourism Complex and
Tagum City 17th Century Caraga Church 30-minute ride by paddle Annex
Balinsasayaw (084) 400-1874 At the town proper of boat from the town proper Menzi Hills, Mati City
National Highway Caraga, about 70 meters of Governor Generoso. (087) 388-4013 / 388-4015
Tagum City Magnolia Kiosk from the edge of a built-in If you’re lucky enough,
(084) 218-6492 Tagum City port made of ancient rocks you can spot a school of Hotel Beatrice
(084) 217-3209 overlooking the Pacific dolphins and sea cows Bonifacio St., Mati City
Chicken Ati-Atihan Ocean. Considered one reported to frequent near (087) 388-4655
Lapu-Lapu St ., Tagum City Makulay Restaurant of the oldest churches in this 30-hectare islet of lush
(084) 218-6558 Pioneer Avenue Mindanao that houses the tropical foliage lined with Houdini’s Hideaway Inn
Tagum City 1802 church bell brought white-sand beaches. Bonifacion St. , Mati City
Dencio’s Kamayan (084) 217-3346 by friars from Spain. (087) 388-3913
National Highway Mt. Hamiguitan and
Tagum City New Tagum Peking Restaurant Altar Cave of San Agustin Tinagong Dagat Masao Beach Resort
(084) 218-5000 Tagum City Brgy. Parola, Governor Brgy. La Union, San Isidro Sitio Masao, Mati City
(084) 217-3826 Generoso. Can be reached Mt. Hamiguitan is home to (081) 811-5608
Dunkin Donuts through private or hired thousands of centuries-old
Tagum City Ning Nang Food Services vehicles. Approximately 60 pygmy trees. Nearby is an San Isidro Homestay
(084) 218-2284 Tagum City feet above the shoreline, upland lake called Tinagong Poblacion, San Isidro
(084) 218-1791 this cave altar is naturally Dagat (Hidden Sea) that +63918-7684761
Eagle’s View Hotel made of stones. The serves as a haven for various
& Restaurant NCCC Food Court powdery white sand faces species of rare and exotic Andrada Inn
Gante Avenue, NCCC Mall, the Pacific Ocean. birds and other animals. Mati City
Magugpo West, National Highway, (087) 388-3227
Tagum City Tagum City Saoquegue Cave Pujada Island
(084) 218-5405 (084) 218-4589 Brgy. Saoquegue, about Can be reached through Botona Beach Resort
14 kms from downtown 30-minute pump boat ride Dahican, Mati City
Gaisano Center Food Court Penong’s Caraga. from Mati City (087) 811-5609
Tagum City Lapu-Lapu St ., Rediscover the past with A 156-hectare island
(084) 217-3319 Tagum City centuries-old artifacts, jars, surrounded by white-sand GSP Homestay
(084) 218-1455 and potteries in the cave. beaches. Visible from the Mati City
Greenwich island is another sand bar (087) 388-4025
NCCC Mall, Via Ame Mandaya Weaving and islet called Oak Island.
National Highway, Abad Santos St . Beading Center
Tagum City (084) 400-4577 Provincial Tourism Complex, Waniban Island RESTAURANTS
(084) 400-3767 Mati City. 15-minute boat ride from
Uncle Fred’s Garden A one-stop-shop of novelty Cinco Masao Resort in Brgy. Kinanatu Restaurant
Hearts Entwined Magugpo East, items and native delicacies, Masao, Mati City Provincial Tourism Complex
Tagum City Tagum City the center is a showcase of This 40-hectare island is Menzi, Mati City
(084) 400-1845 (084) 218-3368 Mandaya culture to local surrounded by white sandy (087) 388-4013
and foreign visitors. beaches and is home to
Helen’s Catering Services Randino a number of local tribes Chika Deli-Ihaw-Ihaw Place
Tagum City Tagum City Pusan Point who make a living through Bonifacio St., Mati City
(084) 218-1668 (084) 218-483 Caraga hunting and fishing. (087) 388-3479
Also called the Site of the
J & K Coffee Shop Taweng’s First Sunlight of the New Burias Islet Shan & Hazel
Tagum City Abad Santos, Tagum City Millennium Located in the boundary Rizal St., Mati City
(084) 217-2531 (084) 400-3588 of Maputi and Puntalinao (087) 811-2257, 388-3653
waters in Banaybanay.
Jollibee NATURE A one-hectare white sand Ian & Fides Ihaw-Ihaw Place
National Highway, TOURIST INFO SERVICES islet that can be seen only Bonifacio St., Mati City
Tagum City Sleeping Dinosaur Peninsula during low tide.
(084) 218-8888 Tagum City Tourism Office Visible upon passing the Knots Grill Ihaw-Ihaw
(084) 218-4727 8-km Badas Zigzag road to Dahican Beaches Limatoc St., Mati City
JS Gaisano Food Court downtown Mati. 15-minute ride from Mati (087) 388-4627
Tagum City Panabo City Tourism Office The 57-hectare island
(084) 217-3141 0917-984-1121 resembles a sleeping Cawa-Cawa Pools Kapetol Restaurant
dinosaur Brgy. Maputi, San Isidro Capitol Hills, Mati
Kamalig Igacos Tourism Office Can be reached by an hour- (087) 388-4068
Apokon Rd., Tagum City (082) 227-0963 Aliwagwag Falls long ride on motorcycles
(084) 217-3623 Brgy. Aliwagwag, Cateel. from the town proper. Honey’s Restaurant
Carmen Tourism Office Can be reached by private Cawa-Cawa natural pool Matiao, Mati
Lakan Pakals 0920-719-3357 or hired vehicles, and hiking. has crystal-clear waters (087) 811-4038, 811-0213,
National HIghway, Featuring a series of 84 falls about 15 feet deep, and is 388-4052
Visayan Village B.E. Dujali Tourism Office cascading like a stairway in surrounded by thick forests
Tagum City (084) 822-0496 various heights and wild rare orchids.
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Tita Venus Restaurant
Del Pilar St., Mati
(087) 388-3276
Moding’s Restaurant
Nazarino St., Mati
(087) 811-0127, 388-3225
Seaside Fastfood
Quezon St., Mati
(087) 388-3544
Pujada Inn Bar & Restro
Restaurant
Bonifacio St., Mati
(087) 811-1188, 388-3913
Barkada Restaurant
Madang St., Mati
(087) 388-4459
D Fountain View (Bordas)
Nazareno St., Mati
(087) 811-1504, 388-3615
Panadero Cafe
Rizal St., Mati
(087) 388-3620
TOURISM OFFICE
Provincial Tourism Office
Menzi Hills, Mati City
(087) 388-4041, 388-4015
Davao
del Sur
HISTORICAL
Bauing Japanese Tunnels
Hagonoy
Where distorted and
cannibalized weapons
believed to be of Japanese
origin were found.
Tologan Japanese Tunnels
Hagonoy
The tunnels served as
hiding place and garage
for war equipment and
weapons of the Japanese
during the Second World
War.
CULTURAL
Binaton Bagobo Village
Digos City
Revel in the ethnic arts and
culture of the tribe in this
village inhabited by the
Bagobos.
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Colon Sabak B’laan Village
Matanao
The tribal way of life is still
being practiced even by the
younger generation in this
B’laan village.
Handloom Weaving Center
Tiongko Farms, Astorga,
Sta. Cruz
The center takes pride in
their hand-woven cloths
and novelties with intricate
designs.
MAN-MADE
Lamidan Beach Resort
Don Marcelino
Leling Beach
Located 3 kilometers away
from the National Highway
in Hagonoy.
Kisulad Puting Balas Beach
Located 8 kilometers from
the poblacion of Sta. Maria.
The site has a kilometer-
long white, pristine
shoreline.
Mariscal Beach Resort
Located 6 kilometers from
Sta. Maria poblacion. Can be
reached by private or public
transportation.
Dubbed as Little Boracay,
the site boasts of scenic
mountain hills and white-
sand shoreline as beautiful
as the beaches in the
famous island of Boracay.
Barayong Kamonsilan Resort
Magsaysay
Nestled in a tropical
setting with a stream, lush
vegetation and a durian
orchard.
Bolinao Beach Resort
Brgy. Dawis, Digos City
Encar Resort
1 kilometer from the
poblacion of Magsaysay.
Narvasa Kalapaw
Swimming Resort
Located 4 kilometers from
the poblacion of Magsaysay
Villa Angelika Garden Resort
Brgy. Cabligan, 12 km away
from Digos City.
NATURE
Sibulan River
Sta. Cruz. Can by reached by
a 20-minute motorcycle ride
from the poblacion.
One of the clearest rivers in
Mindanao, Sibulan river is
shaping into backpackers’
favorite destination. It is the
site of the Water Tubing, the
local version of white water
rafting.
Tibangao Caves
Sanghay, Malita
Caves with several
entrances feature
underground springs,
stalactites and stalagmites.
It is also home to a growing
number of bats.
Lumayan Spring
Brgy. Balabag, about 11
kilometers from Digos
City proper. Getting to
this underground spring
requires a 45-minute hike
from the jump-off point in
Sitio Bandira.
Tudaya Falls
From Sta. Cruz, the falls
can be reached through
Kapatagan or Sibulan trail
The highest waterfalls in Mt.
Apo Natural Park, Tudaya is
a 100-meter waterfalls from
a rock cliff to a 50-meter
diameter pool. It takes 6
hours trek via Sibulan trail or
3 hours via Kapatagan.
Padada Marine Sanctuary
Located adjacent to Piape
Reef facing Piape hills,
about 45 kilometers east of
Padada poblacion facing
Davao Gulf. Can be reached
on a motorized boat in 5-7
minutes.
The sanctuary serves as
breeding ground of 50-60
species of marine life with
an area of 50 hectares
surrounded with buoys
from BFAR for protection
and identification.
Pasig Island
Sta. Cruz, 15 minutes away
from poblacion and can be
reached by 5-minute ride by
pump boat. The area’s rich
marine environment makes
it one of the best diving
sites in the province.
Kipanan Falls
In Little Baguio, 42
kilometers from Malita
poblacion and can be
reached by four-wheel drive
vehicles to the brgy. proper
and 1-km walk downhill and
upstream or horseback for
30 minutes.
The multi-tiered falls
consists of 10 falls of
varying widths and heights.
Housing or resting facilities
are only available in the
barangay proper.
Napan Falls
Breathtaking 25-foot
waterfalls situated in brgy.
Goma, 10.9 kilometers away
from downtown Digos.
Accessible by both public
and private transport.
Marawer Hot and Cold Spring
Located 5 kilometers from
Brgy. Kapatagan. Can be
reached by a motorcycle
and 400-meter walk
downstream toward the
spring. With steaming water
that gushes out of a hill
and surrounded by lush
greenery.
Datal Lanao Lake
Situated uphill at sitio Datal
Lanao in Brgy. Bacungan,
5 kilometers from the
poblacion of Magsaysay.
Motorcycles serve only up
to the take-off point at Sitio
Asbangilok. From the jump-
off point, a 5-hour trek
via thick bushes and river
stream. Neophyte trekkers
are advised to horseback to
the area.
This 2-hectare spring,
which also serves the
B’laan settlers in the area,
has a scenic view of the
municipality of Matanao
and Colombo, Sultan
Kudarat.
Shoreline Mangrove
Hagonoy
From this 120-hectare
mangrove area, you can
hear the melodious sound
of birds at the crack of
dawn; thousands also dot
the sky during sunsets. The
area consists of five coastal
barangays.
Piape Reef
Estimated 9 kilometers from
the poblacion of Padada
and 5 kilometers from Piape
shoreline. Accessible by
motorized boat from the
shoreline to the reef. A coral
reef with an area of more
than 4 hectares, it serves as
breeding ground for marine
life. The area is only visible
during low tide.
SPECIAL INTEREST
Davao Sugar Central
Hagonoy, 7 kilometers from
Digos City.
A sugarcane processing
plant that exports brown
and refined sugar.
Mindanao Rural Life Center
Bansalan
A 19-hectare rural
development project of the
Philippine Baptist Mission.
The center is known for
its SALT system and other
innovative agricultural
technologies.
Franklin Baker Coconut
Dessicating Plant
Sta. Cruz
The biggest coconut
dessicating plant in the
province.
Don Mariano Marcos Foundation
School
Kiblawan
A fishery school that
features fish culture
demonstration
Lapanday Banana Plantation
Hagonoy
One of the biggest banana
plantations in Mindanao
Aqua-Culture Investor Corp.
Malita
A prawn farm known for its
modern facilities.
Matti Pottery Industry
Matti, Digos
The site features
traditionally-made pots of
different shapes and sizes.
Ceramic Factory
Mabini, Digos City
Locals patronize the
factory’s products for
debuts, wedding giveaways,
and home décors.
Babatalias Banig Bags
Digos
Takes pride in their well-
trained craftsmen and
high-quality banig products
for export.
Balasinon Oyster Shell Producers
Association
Sulop
Features bottled and
processed oyster shells for
export and local markets.
San Miguel Brewery
National Highway,
Darong, Sta. Cruz
It is the biggest brewery
in Asia.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotel de Crisbelle
National Highway
Digos City
(082) 553-2332, 553-5473
A & B Hotel and Café
Rizal Ave., Digos City
(082) 553-5218
Carl’s Pension House
Maruya St., Malita
(082) 200-500
Southwest Lodge
Quirino St., Malita
(082) 150-250
Villa Isabel Resort
Bagumbayan, Malalag
(082) 350-450,
0919-782-9381
Bahay ni Nanay
Zone 3, Sta. Cruz
0919-345-2549
RESTAURANTS
Bamiyan Chinese Restaurant
Crisbelle Hotel
Digos City
(082) 553-2332, 553-5473
Oceanic Food Center
R. Magsaysay St.
Digos City
(082) 553-2332
Big Taste Chinese Restaurant
Digos City
(082) 553-6702
Prangel’s Restaurant
Digos City
(082) 553-2556
Badyner’s Restaurant
Poblacion, Sta. Maria
0917-4298708
Villa Isabel Resort
Bagumbayan, Malalag
0919-7829381
Mutya & Matt Food Bar
Poblacion, Malita
0917-336-2563
Beb’s Bakery & Restaurant
Digos City
(082) 553-2667
Arnaldo’s Restaurant
Digos City
(082) 553-3314
TOURISM-ORIENTED
ORGANIZATIONS
Provincial Tourism Office
Capitol Bldg., Matti
Digos City
(082) 553-2075, 553-2105,
553-6876
Compostela
Valley
RESORTS
Aguacan Cold Spring Resort
Maragusan, about
83 kilometers from
Nabunturan. Can be
reached by four-wheel-drive
vehicles.
Andap Inland Resort
New Bataan
0910-430-5531
Bamboo Garden Resort
New Bataan
Golden Valley Resort
Magsaysay, Nabunturan
Toyuzu Inland Resort
Mainit, Nabunturan
(082) 221-6771
Rebucas Cold Spring
Nabunturan
Judilla Inland Resort
Sitio Bamboo of Brgy.
Andap, 7 kilometers away
from the poblacion of New
Bataan
Kapatagan In-land Resort
Laak, 83 kilometers away
from Nabunturan and
13 kilometers from the
poblacion of Laak
Bern Brioso Beach Resort
Mabini
0919-871-1218
Gloria Beach Resort
Pantukan
Magnaga Waters Beach Resort
Pantukan
(084) 218-1216
* Manaklay Beach Park
and Resort
Pindasan, Mabini
(084) 217-3996,
0917-480-4937
Pajo Beach Resort
Mabini
Umandak Beach View Resort
Mabini coastline
(084) 217-3996
Welborn’s Beach Resort
Pantukan
0926-981-4197
NATURAL
Kumaykay Falls
Panansalan
Kopiat Island
Mabini
Has wide sections of
shoreline blanketed
with fine white sand and
unspoiled reef areas with
rare beds that serve as
sanctuary for exotic fish
and other aquatic animals.
The island is also home to
the endangered hawksbill
turtles.
Lake Leonard
Maco
Colorful butterflies hover
around the lake and river
that’s also ideal for fishing
Mainit Sulfuric Hot Springs
Maco
Lunod Island or
St. Anthony Island
Mabini. Can be reached by
15-minute motorized banca
ride from any of the major
loading and unloading
points located along the
coast of the municipality.
Known as “lunod” (sink)
because the island looks
sunken in thick mangroves
Malumagpak falls
Sitio Manurinao,
New Bataan
Malumagpak Falls is the
center of the Mt. Manurigao
adventure climb. Visiting
Mansaka Tribal community
is also part of the climbing
event.
Marangig Falls
New Albay, 7 kilometers
away from Maragusan’s
poblacion
Composed of 13 falls
Tagbibinta Falls
Brgy. Coronobe,
5 kilometers from the town
proper of Maragusan
Kanlawig Hot Springs
Maragusan
Calamocan Brooks Maragusan Holiday Plaza
New Bataan Ground Level, Municipal
Trekking challenge Gym, Maragusan
0920-222-6147
Durian Inn
Mahogany St., Maragusan
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
Cabana Pension House
White Peak Mahogany St., Maragusan
New Bataan
Part of the proposed
protected area in Mt. Tagub,
Lanipao Retreat House
Lanipao, Araibo, Pantukan
the area gets its name from
the white glittering stones
Reservations: Diocese of
Tagum (084) 218-1402
that cover the peak. Atop
the mountain is a bonsai Magnaga Waters and Resorts
garden and a densely thick Magnaga, Pantukan
forest which is home to wild (084) 217-3144, 400-2708
animals like deer.
For climbing reservations: Comval Hotel & Restaurant
0921-583-0244, 0920-222- Poblacion, Nabunturan
6147
Toyuzo Hot Spring Resort
Mt. Manurigao Mainit, Nabunturan
New Bataan (082) 221-6771
The mountain rises to 4,000
ft above sea level and is Kapatagan Inland Resort
home to wild animals like Poblacion Laak
deer and the Philippine
Eagle TOURISM-RELATED
ORGANIZATIONS
Mt. Candalaga
7,880 above sea level, Provincial Tourism Council
the mountain features 30 (084) 376-0943
waterfalls and 100 cold
springs. It is also home to Nabunturan Cavers Club
the world’s largest flower, 0917-719-2105 or thru
rafflesia. Office of the Mayor
New Bataan Ecological Society
CAVES for Tourism Development and
Protection (NESTPROTECT)
Kumbilan Cave (084) 376-0943
Monkayo
Features stalactites and Maragusan Tourism Office /
stalagmites. The cave also Office of the Mayor
serves as lair to fruit bats, (084) 376-1036
locally known as kabyaw.
Register at the Barangay Nabunturan Tourism Office /
Hall and coordinate with a Office of the Mayor
cave guide before entering (084) 376-115, 376-1072
the cave.
San Vicente Caves
San Vicente, Nabunturan
Composed of four caves
of varied formations. One
is a sinking cave which
starts with a 60 ft drop at
its entrance. Other caves
feature popcorn-shaped
crystal formations or are
made up of limestone.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Haven’s Peak
Maragusan
0918-432-8865
www.havenspeak.com
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  Tudaya Falls
 San Miguel Brewery
 SIbulan-Mount Apo Peak Trail
 Ayala Agri. Dev’t. Corporation
 Tudaya School of Living Tradition
 Crash Landing Resort  SODACO Farms
 Hydro-Electric Development Corp.
 Sibulan River White Water Tubing  Aquamines Prawn
and Hatchery Farm

SIBULAN INAWAYAN

JOSE RIZAL DARONG

TIBOLO

 Bagobo- ASTORGA
Tagabawa
Cultural Village

CORONON

 Cultural Village
 Saliducon Cave ZONE I
 Pryce Gases, Inc.
 Filinvest, Inc.
SINORON
 Tionko Farms
 My Paradise Beach Resort
ZONE II
 Tropical Fruit Highway
SALIDUCON
MELILIA
ZONE III
 Marine Fish Cages  Franklin Baker Co.
 Sea Rock Garden ZONE IV  Maharlika Agri-
 Bird Sanctuary TUBAN Marine Ventures
MATUTUNGAN

TAGABULI
 Talisay Seafoods Houses
 Pasig Islet
 Tabing Dagat Resto
 Mangrove Forest
 Woodcraft Industry
 Marine Sanctuary

BATO  Municipal Hall Building

 Municipal Training Center
 Integrated Transport Terminal
 El Grande Function House
 Balay ni Nonoy Pension House

Sta. Cruz,  Coco Davao, Inc  Tajos Beach Resort

 GSL Foods Enterprises  Bernadette Snack Inn

Davao del sur URBAN CENTER

NATIONAL ROAD

PROVINCIAL ROAD

CITY BOUNDARY LINE

BARANGAY BOUNDARY LINE

MT. APO NATURAL PARK BOUNDARY LINE

CONTESTED BOUNDARY LINE

BARANGAY PROPER
( SHOWING THE EIGHTEEN BARANGAYS )

SCALE 1 : 150,000 m. PREPARED BY :

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND
0 1 2 4 6 8 DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
STA. CRUZ, DAVAO DEL SUR
KILOMETERS
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Province of Davao del Norte

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Compostela Valley Province

Bukidnon Province
Kapalong

San Isidro

Talaingod
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New Corella

Sto. Tomas Tagum

Davao City B.E. Dujali

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Saffron skies A
sky turning golden
from the setting
sun caught the
eye of JULIE DYOGI
on a visit to the sea
wall at Matina Aplaya,
Davao City. Dyogi, a
Found something fantastic about Davao? bank employee based in
Tell us about it and get published! GoSouth magazine Manila, makes it a point
accepts contributions of original unpublished travel to visit Davao four times
a year “to get away from
articles and high-resolution photos. Articles must be the hustle and bustle
from 200 to 500 words, and photos at least 300dpi. of the metro, enjoy the
GoSouth reserves the right to edit contributions for simplicity of life, and the
brevity and clarity. Send your articles and photos to food.” And of course, to
view romantic sunsets
go_southmag@yahoo.com. with her loved one.

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