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Mount Apo is the highest mountain peak in the Philippines, with an elevation of 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) above sea level. A large solfataric , dormant stratovolcano , it is part of the Apo-Talomo Mountain Range of Mindanao island.
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]
Mount Apo is a sacred mountain for various ethnic groups such as the Bagobo, Manobo, and Kalagan, and other groups surrounding the holy grounds. Bud Bongao is a sacred mountain protected by spirits from the indigenous religion of the Sama-Bajau.
West of Davao City stand two inactive volcanoes: Mount Talomo at 2,893 meters (9,491 ft), and Mount Apo at 2,964 m (9,724 ft). Mount Apo is the highest point in the Philippines. South of Mount Apo, this central mountain belt is somewhat lower than it is to the north, with peaks averaging only 1,100 to 1,800 m (3,600 to 5,900 ft).
Mouth of the Davao River in Talomo District Mount Apo is the tallest mountain in the Philippines. Davao City's land, totaling about 2,443.61 square kilometres (943.48 sq mi), is hilly in the west (the Marilog district) and slopes down to the southeastern shore. Mount Apo, the highest peak in the Philippines, is located at the city's ...
Poverty incidence of Digos 5 10 15 20 25 30 2000 23.82 2003 18.22 2006 22.30 2009 18.75 2012 14.72 2015 14.18 2018 5.46 2021 8.91 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority View of Digos Agriculture is a major component of Digos's economy. Some 9,330 households or 37% of the total households are dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. Of the total households dependent on agriculture, 91% ...
Origin [40]: 133–134 – A boy and a girl were the only ones left on Mount Apo. They were weak because of a drought. However, the boy found a sugarcane that fed them until rain came. This is why they are called Bagobo. Epic ‘Tudbulul’ [42] – Tudbulu was a hero who organized a concert. He gathered music, attracting many people.
Laon (meaning "the ancient one"), [note 1] [1] was a pre-colonial female supreme creator deity in the animist anito beliefs of the Visayan peoples in the Philippines.She is associated with creation, agriculture, the sky, and divine justice.