The Kadayawan Festival is an annual festival in Davao City. Its name derives from the friendly greeting 'Madayaw', from the Dabawenyo word "dayaw", meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful. The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living.
Today, Kadayawan has transformed into a festival of festivals, with a number of spin-off festivals in the region. The festival honors Davao's artistic, cultural and historical heritage, its past personified by the ancestral "lumads", its people as they celebrate on the street, and its floral industry as its representatives parade in full regalia in thanksgiving for the blessings granted on the city. A celebration that interfaces the three aspect: tribal; industrial and; arts and entertainment. The festivities are highlighted with floral floats, street-dancing competitions and exhibits that showcases the island's tourism products and services.
The Consul General took part in several main events of the festivities in which he took the opportunity to establish networking and rapport with key personalities in Davao City.
Consul General as guest speaker at Kaniyogan ( Coconut) Festival.
Cutting Ribbon at Horticulture Exhibits
Opening Ceremony of Kadayawan Festival 2009
Consul General with HE Secretary of Tourism Ace Durano and other dignitaries at Mindanao Trade & Tourism Exhibition (MTTE) 2009
Gala Dinner MTTE 2009
