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This list contains an overview of the government recognized Cultural Properties of the Philippines in the Davao Region. The list is based on the official lists provided by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts, National Historical Commission of the Philippines and the National Museum of the Philippines.
While many Cultural Properties have historical markers installed, not all places marked with historical markers are designated into one of the particular categories of Cultural Properties. This article lists nine (9) markers from the Davao Region, including two (2) that are part of the Quincentennial historical markers series.
Davao Region, formerly called Southern Mindanao (Cebuano: Rehiyon sa Dabaw; Filipino: Rehiyon ng Davao), is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region XI. [4] It is situated at the southeastern portion of Mindanao and comprises five provinces : Davao de Oro , Davao del Norte , Davao del Sur , Davao Oriental , and Davao ...
The Davaoeño people or Davaoeños are the multiethnic permanent residents of the Davao Region of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines regardless of ethnicity or religion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Locals are themselves often referred to as a "tripeople", [ 3 ] [ 4 ] composed of indigenous peoples , Moros and descendants of twentieth-century settlers ...
The Kalagan comprise three subgroups which are usually treated as different tribes: the Tagakaulo, the Kagan, and the Kal’lao people of Samal. They are native to areas within Davao del Sur, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte (including Samal Island), Davao Oriental, and North Cotabato; between the territories of the Blaan people and the ...
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. The festival was previously known as Apo Duwaling Festival, named after three icons of Davao; Mount Apo, durian, and the Waling-waling orchid. [2]
The Davao Chinatown, also known as Davao China Street, Davao City Chinatown, or Mindanao Chinatown (Cebuano: Lungsod Tsina sa Dabaw; Tagalog: Bayang Tsina ng Dabaw), is a Chinatown located in Davao City and the only one on Mindanao island in the Philippines. It is the primary residential and trading area of the Chinese-Filipino community in the ...
Davao City, officially the City of Davao (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw; Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Davao; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Dabaw), is a highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km 2 (943.48 sq mi), making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area.