Winners of the Indak-indak sa Kadalana 2011's Kadayawan revealed!

Last Saturday, August 20 was the street dancing competition for Kadayawan Festival, the Indak-indak sa Kadalana was held. It started out in the morning and ended up in the afternoon. some of the participants who exhibited their dance got wet as it started raining in the afternoon. But non-the less the event was a big success!

Below is the complete list of winners:

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Photo courtesy of  Rude World, for more pics of the the Indak-indak sa Kadalanan visit his site here!

Kadayawan Floral Float Parade 2011 images!

Kadayawan 2011 ended today with the Floral Float Parade! It started at around past eight in the morning. It was well attended and participated by various companies, groups, corporations and tribes in Davao City!

 

The weather in Davao cooperated that made the event a success. The whole night it rained, but as the morning comes the sun shined brightly, although at times it was cloudy.

Just in case you missed the Floral Float Parade here are some of my photos taken at the event. Even the local stars like Marian Rivera, Sid Lucero, Enchong Dee and Coco Martin rode a float at the Kadayawan 2011!

More photos below:
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Rahima Usman is Hiyas ng Kadayawan 2011!

Hiyas ng Kadayawan 2011 coronation night was held at the Davao Recreational Center last night August 17, 2011 as part of the 2011 Kadayawan Festival!



Here are the official winners and their titles:

 

• Rahima Usman of the Maranao tribe is the Hiyas sa Kadayawan 2011 (Kadayawan Festival Gem).


• Bernalin Mamboo of the Ata tribe is Hiyas sa Kauswagan (Gem of Progress, 1st runner up)


• Almeline Cheenee Hamid of the Sama tribe is Hiyas sa Tingusbawan (Gem of Fulfilled Promise, 2nd runner up).


• The Hiyas sa Kaliwatan (Tribal Gem) are Judelyn Ogos (Bagobo Tagabawa), Mia Rose Sarip Apadan (Kagan), Jhel Ann Oboc (Obu Manuvu), Fauzia Jamsuri (Tausog), Norie Fe Licomes (Bagobo Klata), Zarina Mangadta (Maguindanao), and Leah Jean Benito (Matigsalog).

The winners of this years Kadayawan will receive the following prizes:

• Hiyas sa Kadayawan – PhP 50,000,


• Hiyas sa Kauswagan – PhP 40,000,


• Hiyas sa Tingusbawan – PhP 30,000, and


•  Hiyas sa Kaliwatan – PhP 10,000.

Special prizes were given to Maranao Tribe, Princess Bai Rahima Usman, as Ms. Photogenic  and Ata-Manobo Tribe Ms. Beralin Mamboo, as the Most Friendly.

Congratulations to all winners!!

Aug. 19 Non-working Holiday in Davao City for the Kadayawan 2011!

President Aquino has just declared August 19, 2011 (Friday) as a special (non-working) holiday in Davao City. This is in connection with the Kadayawan Festival for 2011!



Here is Malacañan's declaration in full:

 

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 215

DECLARING FRIDAY, 19 AUGUST 2011, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF DAVAO

WHEREAS, the City of Davao marks the week-long celebration of the “Kadayawan Festival”;

WHEREAS, to enable the people of the City of Davao participate in the event, the Sangguniang Panlungsod requested that Friday, 19 August 2011 be declared a special non-working holiday;

WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Davao be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR., Executive Secretary, by authority of His Excellency, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, do hereby declare Friday, 19 August 2011, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Davao.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of August, the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.

By authority of the President:
(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary

The essence of harvest festival captured in Apo View Kadayawan Fiesta 2011!

In line with the Kadayawan 2011 celebration of Davao City, the Apo View Hotel is giving its guests, may it be local or foreign the real essence of Kadayawan which showcased the culture, art, products and foods of the region.

This is the time to visit the Apo View Hotel , on the lobby itself is their featured local artist Ronald Tamfalan of the T’boli tribe, where his opaintings are on display and also on sale. If you are adventurous with your body, Henna Tattoo artist is in the house to serve you for as low as P 50.00 for a small sized tattoo.

You can also buy some fresh fruits, local jewelries made by local artist are also on sale on the Bazaar. If you are hungry you can indulge yourself with the mouth watering food at the Entree Restaurant of the hotel. They also showcase some cultural dance on the lobby and a featured fire dancers for an exotic night to remember.

For the complete date and schedule of events see Apo View Hotel celebrates Kadayawan Fiesta 2011!
The Apo View Hotel
150 J. Camus Street, Davao City
Tel: +63 (82) 221-6430 to 40
Fax: +63 (82) 221-0748

Maria Aragon, Marie Digby, JM de Guzman and Marcelito Pomoy graces Kadayawan 2011!

NCCC Mall of Davao will bring you this Kadayawan 2011 Festival some Kapamilya stars on the 19th and 21st of August!

 Marie Digby together with YouTube sensation Maria Aragon who became famous by singing a Lady Gaga song and posted it on the internet and Lady Gaga herself greeted her and invited her to grace her concert in Toronto, Canada will be at the Activity Center of NCCC Mall of Davao City on the 19th at 5:00 pm.

On the 21st at 5:00pm JM de Guzman and Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 winner Margarito Pomoy together with Happy Feet will entertain maal goers and fans at the Activity Center.

If you don't have anything to do and want to see them live, you know where to find them on those dates!

Kadayawan 2011 schedule of events, dates and venue!

Davao City celebrates Kadayawan 2011, the King of Festivals once again. Kadayawan is a celebration of nature’s bounties and the local culture of Davao City!

Kadayawan Week

• Aug 15 : Hulagway sa Kaliwatan Visual Arts Competition @ Museo Dabawenyo (9am)


• Aug 15 : Kadayawan Hall Grand Opening @ NCCC Mall (10am - 12nn)


• Aug 15 : Kadayawan Opening @ Peoples Park (4pm)


• Aug 15 : Agro-Industrial Trade Fair & Exhibit Opnening @ SM Davao (4pm)


• Aug 15 : Meet Iggy The Eagle and Dory The Durian @ NCCC Mall (5pm)


• Aug 15-16 : Kalumon Ethnic Band Performance @ NCCC Mall


• Aug 15-18: Mannequin Appearance @ NCCC Mall


• Aug 15-21 : Hudyakaan sa Kadayawan @ Roxas Aveue (5pm)


• Aug 15-21 : Flora Mindanaw Dish Garden Competition, Indigenous Village Photo Booth, Trajes de Boda Los Hijos de Davao @ SM Davao


• Aug 15-21 : Fruit and Floral Fair, Kadayawan Fiesta Sale @ NCCC Mall


• Aug 16 : Hiyas sa Kadayawan Talent Night @ Abreeza Mall (6pm)


• Aug 16 : Open Bowling Tournament 2011 @ Fair Lanes Bowling Center (7pm)


• Aug 16-21 : Lumadnong Gama @ People's Park (9am)


• Aug 16-17: Sayaw Mindanaw Preliminary @ SM Davao (10am)


• Aug 17 : Magallanes Dance Troupe Peformances @ NCCC Mall (1pm)


• Aug 17 : Taligsik Band Performances @ NCCC Mall (5pm)


• Aug 17 : Hiyas sa Kadayawan Grand Coronation Night @ Davao City Recreation Center (6pm)


• Aug 18 : History Quiz @ Davao City Library, 3rd Flr. Sangguniang Panlungsod Bldg. (8am - 12nn)


• Aug 18-19: 7th Mindanao Statistics Congress @ UM Auditorium, UM Matina Campus (8am - 5pm)


• Aug 18 : Panagtagbo, Lumadnong Bantawan @ Peoples Park and Rizal Park  (3pm)


• Aug 18 : Open Cheering Competition Screening @ NCCC Mall (4pm)


• Aug 18:  Sayaw Mindanaw Finals @ SM Davao (5pm)


• Aug 19-20 : 2nd Mayor Inday Sara Cup Level 3 Pistol Shooting Competition @ Team Davao Shooting Range Diversion Road, Maa (9am)


• Aug 19 : IP dances and IP songs presentations @ Tribu K’Mindanawan Cultural Village, Crocodile Park (4pm)


• Aug 19 : Kapuso Mall Show @ SM City Davao Event Center (4pm)


• Aug 19 : Kadayawan Sensations @ NCCC Mall (5pm)


• Aug 19 : Pahalipay ni Mayor ug Vice Mayor @ Rizal St (6pm)


• Aug 19 : Broadway Theatrical Show "Follies de Mwah" @ CAP Auditorium (8:30pm)


• Aug 20 : 1st Kadayawan T’ai Chi for a Cause @ Rizal Park, San Pedro Street (6-8am)


• Aug 20 : Bancarera 2011 @ Sta. Ana Wharf/Beach, Sta. Ana 27-C, Davao City (7am - 3pm)


• Aug 20 : Indak Indak sa Kadalanan @ Magsaysay Ave. (cor. Guerrero) to Rizal Park (12nn)


• Aug 20 : NCCC Supermarket Bingo @ NCCC Mall  (1pm)


• Aug 20 : Kapamilya Caravan @ SM Davao (4pm)


• Aug 20 : Davao’s Finest feat. Davao’s Best Talents @ Peoples Park (5-8pm)


• Aug 20 : Tunog Mindanaw @ Abreeza Mall (6pm)


• Aug 20 : Open Cheering Competition @ NCCC Mall (6pm)


• Aug 21 : Phoenix Run Series: Kadayawan Festival Leg @ SM Open Parking B (4am)


• Aug 21 : Classic and Sports Car Joyride 2011 @ Around Davao (6-7am)


• Aug 21 : Pamulak Kadayawan @ Magsaysay Ave. to Rizal Park (8am)


• Aug 21 : Ginoong Kadayawan @ NCCC Mall (1pm)


• Aug 21 : Kadayawan Sensations with Marcelito and Happy Feet @ NCCC Mall (5pm)


• Aug 21 : Universal Reality Combat Championship @ Garden Oases Convention Center (6pm)


• Aug 21 : Moda Mindanaw Finals Night @ SM Davao


• Aug 21 : Pahalipay ni Mayor ug Vice Mayor @ Rizal Park (6pm)


• Aug 21 : Kapuso Mall Show @ Gaisano Mall


• Aug 21 : Mr. Handsome Davao 2011 @ Davao City Recreation Center (7-10pm)

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Pre-Kadayawan Week

• Aug 11-13 : 1st SAMADhI Music & Arts Festival @ Matina Town Square Open Parking Area


• Aug 12-14 : Ikebana Exhibit @ SM Davao


• Aug 12-21 : Dayaw Dabaw Street Market @ Palma Gil Street near People’s Park (6pm)


• Aug 13-14: Davao City 1st International Tattoo Arts Festival @ Davao Convention and Trade Center (3pm-12mn)


• Aug 14 : Run United International Series Davao Leg @ Roxas Avenue (4pm)


• Aug 14 : 40 km Cycle For Life Ride – Flight of the Eagles @ People’s Park (7am)


• Aug 14 : Motocross Event @ Moto-X Davao Racetrack, Davao Crocodile Park Complex (5:30pm)

Mr. Handsome Davao 2011 official candidates revealed!

Mr. Handsome Davao 2011 is an inter-school search for the ultimate Kadayawan heartthrob!

The official candidates of Mr. Handsome has been chosen and introduced after the succesful screening last July 22, 2011.

48 men from different colleges and universities in the city tried their luck but only 20 made it through the finals.

Mr. Handsome Davao 2011 is sponsored by the office of Mayor “Inday” Sara Duterte. The finals night will be slated on August 31, 2011. 7:00 PM at Davao City Recreation Center.

Here are the list of official candidates:

• Raniel Morata of Holy Cross of Sasa Academy


• Chris Gavrano of University of Mindanao


• Dave Cabrilos of DDMA College of Southern Philippines


• Dominic De los Reyes of Davao Doctors College


• Gino – Jinno Redfield of Brokenshire College


• James Blanco of University of Mindanao


• Jerwel Cerera of Philippine Women’s College


• Jonathan Mesa of University of Mindanao


• Joseph Cruz of Joji Ilagan International School


• Joshua Yap of Davao Doctors College


• Joshua Daily of Philippine Women’s College


• Nikko Rosco of San Pedro College


• Karl Clement Jarabelo of Ateneo de Davao University


• Joe Peter Tuazon of Davao Doctors College


• Lloyd De Guzman of Brokenshire College


• Martin Ravelo of Ateneo de Davao University


• Mc Louie Briones of Ateneo de Davao University


• Patrick Modequillo of Holy Cross of Davao College


• Racel Dalipe of Holy Cross of Davao College


• Ralph Villareas of Science and Technology Institute

 

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Kapamilya Caravan for Kadayawan with John Lloyd Cruz, Maja Salvador and Coco Martin!

John Lloyd Cruz, Maja Salvador and Coco Martin will be coming here in Davao for the Kapamilya Karavan brought by ABS-CBN Regional Network Group (RNG)in connection with Kadayawan Festival at SM City Davao!


 

The Kapamilya stars who will visit Davao on August 20, 2011 at 4 PM in SM City Davao Parking Lot C.

Now is your time to get star st-rucked, head on to SM City on the date and time announced!

Kadayawan 2011 event schedule bared!

Duaw Dabaw Foundation, is the organizer of the Kadayawan 2011 and they bared the Event Date and Schedule!

Kadayawan 2011 Calendar of events: (This is just the over all event and details of the main and side events will follow)

• Agro-Industrial Trade Fair and Exhibit from August 1 to 31 at the SM City Davao;Kadayawan 2011 Calendar of events: (This is just the over all event and details of the main and side events will follow)


• Kadayawan Festival 2011 opening is on August 15 at People's Park;


• Lumadnong Bantawan and Lumadnong Gama on August 15- 20; and


•  Hudyakaan on August 15-22 along Roxas Avenue.


• The "Sayaw Mindanao" -- a Mindanao dance competition that depicts Mindanao Indigenous-inspired dance will be held at SM City Davao on August 16-18.


• The Hiyas ng Kadayawan talent portion will be on August 16 at the Abreeza Mall Activity Center.


• Hiyas ng Kadayawan finals will be on August 17 at the Davao City Recreational Center.


• On August 21 Moda Mindanao will showcase different tribal costumes at SM City Davao.


• On August 20, the Indak-indak sa Kadalanan -- a festive choreographed and theatrical street dance -- will commence while Tunog Mindanaw will be held at the Abreeza Mall activity center.


• The floral float parade or the "Pamulak sa Kadayawan" will be on the August 21.

 

 

Davao City is expecting 5,000 photographers from different parts of the country to participate in the Kadayawan Festival.

 

She added it is a good problem because these photographers will be including Kadayawan in their photo contest entries.

 

"We are studying it at the moment but there are suggestions that more bleachers will be set up to cater these photographers and give them a vantage point of the festivities," Marques added.