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| Pres. Duterte's humble home |
So why is he adored by the masses?
Definitely, he can never be a saint because of his murderous
pronouncements, and not to mention the foul language he utters in order
to send the message across. This is one of the many reasons why our interest piqued to visit Davao because we want to witness it first hand. We want to know why despite of him throwing threats publicly with death as consequence of breaking laws, he is still returned with love and admiration.
Lodging: Las Casitas De Angela Inn II
509 Loyola Street Bo. Obrero, Davao City, Mindanao 8000, Philippines
Lodging: Las Casitas De Angela Inn II
509 Loyola Street Bo. Obrero, Davao City, Mindanao 8000, Philippines
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| Lobby |
Must try Davao delicacies/restos:
Roxas Market
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| Not your ordinary dirty ice cream. Try their extremely creamy Durian ice cream. |
Dood's Ihaw-Ihaw
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| Sinuglaw. It's like Kinilaw in the Tagalogs. |
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| The best Grilled Tuna in the Philippines! |
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| Grilled seafood dinner with our Davao friends |
Glamour Crab Buffet
Unlimited crabs for PHP 450!
Malagos Cocoa
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| Variety of Malagos Cocoa. 70% Dark is my personal favorite. |
Day 1
Dencia's Restaurant
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| Breakfast with our Dabawenya friend, Ate Yancy in Dencia's. Special thanks to her for personally touring us the whole day of our 1st day in Davao. |
Davao City Hall
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| Martial law tanks at the City Hall of Davao |
Museo Dabawenyo
While some museums charge entrance fees, Museo Dabawenyo is free for everyone who wants to enrich their knowledge about the history and culture of Davao. It is air conditioned, well-maintained and with an eloquent tour guide who would make your museum tour experience fun and worthwhile.
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| With Davao's Artist Victor "Bong" Espinosa. |
Duterte Residence
David has long been wanting to go here because he's an avid Duterte supporter (no shame).
People's Park
Magsaysay Park
Known for the long stretch of fruit stands wherein you can also buy and dine fruits at the sidewalk. Your Davao experience is incomplete if you didn't get to try their Durian and Marang. Unfortunately, it's not the season for Mangosteen so we didn't tick it off our list.
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| Durian and Marang eating. Thanks Ate Pet for the treat and for teaching us the different kinds of Durian! |
Day 2
We booked a day tour package for only PHP 3,000 with Kuya Joey as our driver/tour guide. He was the winner of the Pinoy Tsuper hero, a nationwide search for the role model Filipino driver, powered by Phoenix Petroleum Philippines in cooperation with ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation.
Contact Number: (0928)786-3987
Eden Nature Park
The whole park is a massive 80 hectares. Needless to say, because of its vast land, we didn't finished touring it. We only went to the selected places no one wouldn't want to miss.
Sky Swing Duo- PHP 400
Sky Cycle- PHP 200 each
Secret Garden
Butterfly Garden
Philippine Eagle Foundation
Entrance Fee:
PHP 200 - Children
PHP 250 - Adults
Another known place to visit in Davao is this sanctuary where our National Bird is situated, the Philippine Eagle. Though I'm really scared of birds, I gave this place a try.
Entrance Fee:
PHP 200 - Children
PHP 250 - Adults
Another known place to visit in Davao is this sanctuary where our National Bird is situated, the Philippine Eagle. Though I'm really scared of birds, I gave this place a try.
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| Named "Mindanao" |
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| Clawed into my boyfriend's arm because I was that scared. Nope, I'm not clingy. |
Brgy. Tamayong Prayer Mountain
Entrance Fee: PHP 250
They have strict dress code so you better wear something more conservative. I was wearing sleeveless spaghetti strap and tattered shorts that time and was advised to rent their maxi skirt for PHP 50 so that I could be given a pass to enter. Good thing I brought an extra shirt with me which saved me another PHP 50. David was also advised to wear pants even if he's already wearing a knee length shorts.
For everyone's information, this beautiful and serene place was founded and built by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. I heard his name before as one of Duterte's campaign financiers.
For everyone's information, this beautiful and serene place was founded and built by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. I heard his name before as one of Duterte's campaign financiers.
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| Star of David fountain |
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| Pastor Quiboloy's House |
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| Rest house/sleeping quarters for volunteers |
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| Rest house/sleeping quarters for the pastors |
Jack's Ridge
The view up here is nice and scenic because it's overlooking Davao City.
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| Just want to add this pic because it's funny. HAHAHA |
Apo ni Lola Durian House
For pasalubongs, this is the place to be. You can see here all the variety of things you could do with Durian.
-Durian Pastillas
-Durian Cake
-Durian Chocolate
-Durian Shake
-Durian Yeam
-Durian Piaya
-Durian Tart
Day 3
Apo ni Lola Durian House
For pasalubongs, this is the place to be. You can see here all the variety of things you could do with Durian.
-Durian Pastillas
-Durian Cake
-Durian Chocolate
-Durian Shake
-Durian Yeam
-Durian Piaya
-Durian Tart
Samal Island Hopping
PHP 700 per head (inclusive of buffet breakfast, lunch and snacks)
Contact number:
Liza Dela Penam Ucab-(0929)665-0315
PHP 700 per head (inclusive of buffet breakfast, lunch and snacks)
Contact number:
Liza Dela Penam Ucab-(0929)665-0315
5 Stop Overs:
- Taclobo Sanctuary (PHP 100 entrance fee + PHP 150 for snorkeling gaggles)
- Babu Santa
- Coral Garden
- Isla Cristina
- Wishing Island
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| Buffet meal. They refill it every once in a while. |
Day 4
Farewell date with our friends in Davao who had welcomed us with open arms. Thank you Ate Yancy, Ate Pet and Karen for your warm hospitality. Our Davao experience was nothing short of fun and amazing. You all left us with wonderful memories we will surely keep.
60-second video of our Davao Trip
