‘Hiyas sa Kadayawan’ 2010 coronation on August 20!

The search for this year’s Hiyas sa Kadayawan will come to an end on August 20, 2010, 8 PM, at the Davao City Recreational Center (Almendras Gym). The coronation night will feature music and dances in a pageantry integrating the tribal folklores and folk stories of the ten tribes of Davao, namely Klata, Maguindanao, Kalagan, Ata, Maranao, Tagabawa-Bagobo, Tausug, Uvu-Manuvu, Sama, and Matigsalog.

The Hiyas sa Kadayawan, a tribal lass who epitomizes joy, bounty, simplicity and beauty, must possess pride of her indigenous heritage and must nurture the wisdom of her ancestors. As the chosen festival gem, she must carry the virtues of her people, who, through time and space have maintained their identity, dignity and collective memory.

The contestants will be judged according to the following criteria: Wisdom and Knowledge of her culture – 30%, Personality and Character – 30%, Cultural Skills – 30%, Community Support – 10%.

The winners of the various titles will win the corresponding prizes: Hiyas sa Kadayawan (Festival Gem) – PhP 50,000. 00, Hiyas sa Kauswagan (Gem of Progress) – PhP 40,000.00, Hiyas sa Tingusbawan (Gem of Fulfilled Promise) – PhP 30,000.00, and seven Hiyas sa Kaliwatan (Tribal Gem) – PhP 10,000.00

This year’s candidates of the Hiyas sa Kadayawan are Jovelyn Mandahay from the Uvu-Manuvu tribe, a student of Rizal Memorial Colleges; Jalma Bete Mohamad from the Kalagan tribe, a B.S. Nursing student of San Pedro College; Nerbelyn Abduhalim from the Sama tribe, a B.S. Nursing student of Davao Medical School Foundation; Merazol Balido from the Tagabawa-Bagobo tribe, an Education student of Davao Vision College; Aliah Heitz from the Maguindanao, a student of Davao Medical School Foundation; Charity Joy Matalum from the Klata/Guiangan, a Secondary Education student of North Davao Colleges; Fatima Sharine Jadjuli from the Tausug tribe, a B.S. CoE student of University of Mindanao; Ronaliza Abing from the Matigsalog tribe, a student of Mindanao Medical Foundation College; Mernadeth Sicutan from the Ata tribe, a B.S. Secondary Education stident of Rizal Memorial Colleges; and Jamalia Usman from the Maranao tribe, a B.S. Nursing of Davao Doctors College.

For more details, check out www.kadayawan.com or the official Facebook page: Kadayawan Festival 2010.

Kadayawan 2010 Floral Float Parade set on August 22!

Pamulak Kadayawan Floral Float Parade is the annual Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival’s spectacular finale where flowers and fruits are set in colorful floats by business establishments, community assemblies and peoples’ organizations as they promenade on the streets symbolizing all the bounty sustainably enjoyed by the city’s residents.

The event is scheduled on Auugust 22, 2010, Sunday starting at 8 AM. The float parade will meander through Magsaysay Avenue, CM Recto Avenue, Bonifacio Street, Legaspi Street and San Pedro Street.

The competition is open to any person, group, organization, institution or company. It has three categories, namely Small (maximum size of 8 feet x 16 feet), Big (over 8 feet x 16 feet) and Alternative (use of miniature cars, golf carts, mini tractors, push carts, karo, kalesa, pedicabs or similar vehicles, motorized, mechanical or animal driven).

The competing floral floats will be using at least 80% fresh flowers, plants, fruits and vegetables as medium, while non-competing entries are required to use at least 10%.

Judging criteria are Symbolism (20%), Design (40%) and Execution (40%). Prizes are as follows: Big - 1st - P500,000, 2nd - P300,000, 3rd – P200,000; Small - 1st – P300,000, 2nd – P200,000, 3rd – P100,000; Alternative - 1st – P100,000, 2nd – 75,000,
3rd - P50,000.00.

For more details, check out www.kadayawan.com or the official Facebook page: Kadayawan Festival 2010.

Kadayawan Festival 2010's Indak Indak sa Kadalanan is on Aug. 21!

Indak Indak sa Kadalanan Street Dancing Parade, one of the highlights of the Kadayawan Festival, is set on August 21, Saturday.

The highly anticipated street dancing parade and competition showcases the different colors, cultures and traditional dances of the different tribes of Davao and Mindanao.

The parade will start on 7 a.m. at CM Recto Avenue, passing through San Pedro, Pelayo, Bonifacio, Ponciano and Roxas Avenue. A showdown will be held at San Pedro Street by 3 p.m..

This year’s competition has only one category and is open to any group, organization, institutions or communities. Participating Mindanao-based contingents must showcase the festival of their locality, while participating Davao City-based contingents must interpret the Kadayawan festival or a Mindanao folklores, myths or legends.

Criteria for judging are as follows:

• Main showdown 70%


• choreography and creativity 25%;


• performance 30%;


• musicality 25%;


• production design 20%,


• Street performance 30% (choreography and creativity 25%; per-formance 30%; musicality 25%; production design 25%).

Prizes for the competi-tion are as follows:

• grand champion P300,000,


• first runner-up P200,000,


• second runner-up P100,000,


• third runner-up P75,000,


• fourth runner-up,


• fifth runner-up P30,000,


• nine consolation prizes of P10,000,


• five presentation awards and special awards for best in performance and best in costumes and parade to receive P50,000 each.

For more details, check out www.kadayawan.com or the official Facebook page: Kadayawan Festival 2010.

Kadayawan Fair Trade 2010 at NCCC Mall!

The Kadayawan Fair Trade at NCCC Mall will be opened to the public starting August 16   at Parking C of NCCC Mall Davao. Kadayawan Fair Trade at NCCC Mall is a satellite exhibit of the Mag-Negosyo Ta Day program at the Sangguniang Panlungsod lobby where program beneficiaries of City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte, from various women’s groups and grassroots small entrepreneurs, display their products, crafts and crops utilizing principles of fair trade.

The event aims to encourage micro-entrepreneurs from barangays and to help them gain confidence with the products they manufacture and sell. The Kadayawan Fair Trade at NCCC Mall ends on August 23.

The week-long exhibit will also feature Panagtag-bo performances from the 10 indigenous groups of Davao City a way of sharing their cultural heritage to mall shoppers. The mall is the alternate venue of the event which will also be staged at Peoples Park.

The Panagtagbo at NCCC Mall schedule is as follows:

• August 16 (Monday) - 3-4:30 p.m. Klata/4:30-6 p.m.- Maguindanao;


• August 17 (Tuesday) -3-4:30 p.m. - Kalagan/4:30-6 p.m.- Ata;


• August 18 (Wednesday) - 3-4:30 p.m. - Maranao/4:30-6 p.m.- Tagabawa-Manobo;


• Aug-ust 19 (Thursday) - 3-4:30 p.m. - Tausug/4:30-6 p.m. - Uvu-Manuvu;


• August 21 (Saturday)- 3-4:30 p.m. - Sama/4:30-6 p.m. - Matigsalog.

For more details, check out www.kadayawan.com or the official Facebook page: Kadayawan Festival 2010.

"Hulagway: Davao Faces and Places" Kadayawan Festival 2010 Art Exhibit at Museo Dabawenyo!

Museo Dabawenyo, the repository of the city’s cultural and historical heritage, will host a month-long art exhibit in celebration of the Kadayawan Festival featuring portrait and landscape paintings of Engr. Manuel Mendros.

Dubbed as “Hulagway: Davao Faces and Places”, Mendros art works will also include paintings of Davao City mayors past and present as one of the highlights of his second solo exhibit.

The exhibit is open to the public from August 11 –September 11. Admission is free.

A must-visit destina-ion for locals and guests, Museo Dabawenyo is a favored venue for exhibits, arts shows and various educational enrichment activities in the city.

Kadayawan 2010 Trade Fair and Bazaars!

Locals and visitors to the city will be treated to a back-to-back-to-back bargain bonanza in this year’s celebration of the Kadayawan Festival.

The annual Agri-Industrial Trade Fair which will commence on August 1, 2010 at the SM City Davao Future Development Site will showcase flowers, fruits and livestock, and other locally produced products. The activity is managed by Mindanao’s premier floriculture institution, the Floriculture Industry Council of Southern Mindanao together with the City Veterinarian Office, City Agriculture Office and the City Cooperative Office with their services and show booths. It is open to the public until August 31.

Meanwhile, the Kadayawan Tabo: MagNegosyo ‘ta, Day Fair Trade on August 16-22, 2010 at the SP Lobby will showcase crafts and crops by women’s groups and grassroots small entrepreneurs utilizing principles of fair trade, the program beneficiaries of City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte.

The city’s Chinese community will also be joining the festivities with the Kadayawan Tiangge sa Chinatown slated on August 20-22, 2010 along the Unity Arc, R. Magsaysay Avenue. The bazaar will feature various local and imported merchandises sold at bargain prices.

Malls and shopping centers in the city are expected to join in the festivities and offer discounted rates on their goods and services. For more information, contact the secretariat, Door 8, Magsaysay Park Complex, R. Magsaysay Avenue, tel. nos. 222.1956-57. Visit the official website at www.kadayawan.com or check out the Facebook page, search for “Kadayawan Festival 2010”.

Kadayawan Festival Run on August 8, registration is now on!

THE annual Kadayawan Festival Run 2010 is set on August 8 at 5 a.m. in an out-and-back course at the Roxas Avenue, just near the Ateneo de Davao University.

The event will be presented by the Adidas Philippines with Motolite as the major sponsor.

The footrace will have four separate divisions -- the

• 3-kilometer,


• 5K,


• 10K


• 21K

Cash prizes, medals and certificates will be awarded.

The registration fees are

• P150 for 3K


• 5K, P200 for 10K


• P250 for 21K.

The finishers of the 21K will also each get a finisher's medal aside from the medals for the top three winners of the men and women's open categories.

Registration is now ongoing at the Adidas Store of Gaisano Mall in Bajada and at the newly opened Run Club Davao located at thePlaza del Carmen in Loyola St., Bo. Obrero. For inquiries, participants may contact organizers through tel. no. 2961300 or mobile no. 09215949303.

Register now for the Kadayawan Fun Run is set on Aug. 15, 2010!

THE Filipino Entrepreneurs and Resources Network Inc. (Fern Inc.) will sponsor a rain or shine fun run dubbed Takbo sa Kasaganahan at Kaunlaran sa Kadayawan on August 15.

Organizers bared that big cash prizes are at stake for the winners in the three levels, which are elementary, high school and open (collegiate, professionals).

The Elementary level to run the distance of three kilometer (3K) will have a registration fee of P150. The starting point of the run will be in Rizal Park and which the turning point is in Central Bank going back to Rizal Park again.

High school level (5K) will start at the same place going to San Roque House as its turning point and back to Rizal Park. The registration fee is P250.

Meanwhile, the open category or 10K will have its turning point at the Southern Mindanao Hospital formerly named Davao Medical Hospital. Registration fee is P350.

Registration is ongoing and the deadline is on July 28, 2010 where the fee is non-refundable.

Winners for 3K category will bag P5,000 for the first prize. Second prize is P4,000, while P2,000 for third. There will be two runners who will win each prize, one for boy participants and another for girls.

For the 5K category, winners will receive P15,000 for the first prize, one for girl participants and one for boys. Second prize will receive P10,000, P5,000 for third, P3,000 for fourth placers and P2,000 for fifth runners-up.

However, in the 10K category prizes are a little bit higher with the first placers to get P20,000, P15,000 for the second, P8,000 for third runners-up, P5,000 for the fourth placers, and P4,000 for the fifth.

Assembly time will be at 5 a.m. in Rizal Park while the run starts at 6 a.m.
All participants will receive a certificate of participation, a Fern jersey, one pad Fern-C and a bowler.

Entry is non-transferable and change of race category after registration is not allowed.

For more details regarding this event, please call 271-5371 or 09105517372 and look for Bogart.