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Sagawak Festival

Sagawak Festival is the founding anniversary, also known as Araw ng Malalag, in the town of Malalag, Davao del Sur, Philippines every May 28. It is a fest that commemorates the establishment of the municipality and it also pays tribute to the indigenous people called Tagacaolo Tribe. The 28th of May was proposed to be […]

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Pista sa Kinaiyahan

Pista sa Kinaiyahan is a cultural and environmental festival in the municipality of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines every first week of April. The town also celebrates the Araw ng Sta. Cruz every October. Etymology Pista sa Kinaiyahan comes from the words pista, meaning feast, the preposition sa (of), and kinaiyahan, meaning nature. Taken […]

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Araw ng Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur

Araw ng Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, also translated to Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur Day, is founding anniversary celebration of the municipality of Sta. Cruz in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines every October 5. The date may be special non working holiday through executive issuance (such as Proclamation No. 1224 in 2021). […]

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Sulop Founding Anniversary

Sulop Founding Anniversary is observed in the municipality of Sulop, Davao del Sur, Philippines every April 24th. The date can be declared a special holiday through presidential proclamations (example, Proclamation No. 472 in 2018). History of Sulop, Davao del Sur Aboriginal groups such as B’laans, Bagobos, and Tagacaolo were the first inhabitants of Sulop. In […]

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Araw ng Dabaw

Araw ng Dabaw, translated in English to Davao Day, is the cityhood anniversary and charter day celebration of Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines every March 1. The city observes special non-working holiday subject to issuance from the Office of the President every first of March pursuant to Republic Act No. 11379. The city also […]

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Kadayawan Festival

Kadayawan Festival is a yearly cultural and historical festival in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines held every third week of August. It is a celebration of diversity and thanksgiving for life and harvest, Davao City being rich in bounties of nature and agriculture, in addition to giving tribute to the city’s indigenous minority composed […]