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The first floor houses the 40 ft (12 m) oil on canvas painting of "Davao Industries" by Victorio Edades, a national artist who spent his retirement years in Davao. An installation art entitled "Ahungan sa Panaghiusa" (The Hanging Gongs of Harmony) by Kubali Millan spans throughout the floors of the building.
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.
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.
Poverty incidence of Davao del Sur 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 23.71 2009 24.83 2012 24.42 2015 19.02 2018 11.78 2021 7.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Art and culture The colorful artistic heritage of Davao stems from the rich culture of its tribes. For the Bagobos, aesthetics is the meticulous carving of weapons; the elaborate decoration of inlaid metal boxes with bells; and the ...
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 Occidental.
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 .
Mayor of Davao City prior to its occupation by Japanese forces in 1942. Refusing to acknowledge their authority, he fled to the mountains and joined the guerrilla forces and declared himself governor of "Free Davao" which he would keep until the city's liberation in May 1945. One of the two governors of Davao during World War 2. 14 Antonio C ...
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 ...