Davao City

Green Windows Hotel: Budget Stay in Davao City Starts at PHP 188!

Posted on February 24, 2017

Looking for an affordable but decent stay in downtown Davao City? Look no further than Green Windows Hotel, a budget-friendly stay housed inside FTC Tower, a green-windowed commercial building along Mt. Apo Street. I think the best thing going for this hotel is its central location. Tourist attractions within the city center are just a short walk away such as People’s Park, Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral (Davao Cathedral), Museo Dabawenyo and Aldevinco Shopping Center. For a DIY guide to exploring theRead More→

5 Amazing Reasons Why You Should Stay at The Continental Club of Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City

Posted on March 18, 2016

After a most enjoyable overnight trip to Agusan Marsh, I had a few days to spend in Davao City before heading farther south. One of the best hotels in town – if not the whole Mindanao – the Marco Polo Hotel Davao offered me and fellow travel blogger Fra Jamir of Takaw Travels a two-night stay at one of the hotel’s exclusive upper-level rooms at The Continental Club.  Located right at the busy intersection of C.M. Recto and Roxas Avenues,Read More→

Cebu Pacific Adopts Philippine Eagle ‘Mindanao’

Posted on October 20, 2015

With the Philippine eagle as its company logo, Cebu Pacific makes a fitting commitment to conserve one of the most remarkable and critically endangered bird species in the world. Last October 16, the country’s largest airline formally announced its adoption of “Mindanao”, a 13-year-old Philippine eagle at the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) in Brgy. Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City. For five years, Cebu Pacific will provide food and necessary veterinary care for Mindanao, strengthening the airline’s commitment on environmental conservationRead More→

DIY Walking Tour – Davao City

Posted on June 14, 2014

Location: Poblacion, Davao City Starting Point: Museo Dabawenyo End Point: Magsaysay Park  Distance: 4 km Duration: 7 hours Emerging from a small riverside trading settlement of Bagobo tribes in southeastern Mindanao, the area we now call Davao City was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1844 in opposition to the Sultan of Maguindanao, followed by the official colonization of the region in 1848. In the early 20th century, Japanese settlers thrived in the city working in abaca plantations so muchRead More→