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Category: Highlands

  • Ride the Wave at D’Leonor Inland Resort

    Text and photos by Jojie Alcantara (published in my SunStar Davao column, Witerary) A rising attraction in the highlands of Davao City is the D’Leonor Inland Resort and Wavepool. A breathtaking vista of a 30-hectare property is transformed from a wilderness of forest and rivers to a continuously developing establishment groomed to become the city’s…

  • Juan for Fun Backpackers Explore Davao

    Juan for Fun Backpackers Explore Davao

    Juan for Fun Backpackers Explore Davao Text and photos by Jojie Alcantara Five adventurous teams composed of 15 energetic college students with high self-motivation and thirst for exploration were selected through video auditions for the first Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge in the Philippines. Opening this wonderful opportunity to the youth is the…

  • Davao in Mabuhay Magazine December 2011

      Photo of Mount Apo and Madrazo Fruitstand in Davao City by Rhonson Ng My article in Mabuhay Magazine, PAL’s international inflight magazine, is a road trip around Mindanao’s best destinations:  Cagayan de Oro, Camiguin, Bukidnon, Davao,  Samal, Tagum, and Mati. This was published on Dec. 2011. Photos courtesy of Rhonson Ng and mine. View…

  • The North Face Great Camp Out

    The North Face Great Camp Out By Jojie Alcantara Photos by Rhonson Ng Set in a high elevation of Kapatagan in Davao del Sur, and overlooking an imposing and fog-coated Mount Apo, the Great Camp Out event sponsored by North Face last October 8 and 9 was highly anticipated by eager participants who arrived despite…

  • Philippines features Davao in China Travel Expo 2011

     Click here to view large images of Expo event PHILIPPINES FEATURES DAVAO IN CHINA TRAVEL EXPO Text and photos by Jojie Alcantara, published in SunStar Davao, Sept. 10, 2011 Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio led the Davao delegates in attending the China Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM) 2011 in Beijing, China from August…

  • Mindanaons flock to Davao’s Kadayawan

    Mindanaons flock to Davao’s Kadayawan By Carmelle Marie Harrow and Ivy C. Tejano, Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 21, 2011 DAVAO CITY – More or less 6,000 people coming from various towns and cities of Mindanao and tourists flocked to Davao City Saturday to witness the Indak-indak sa Kadalanan, a street dance…

  • Davao’s new punch line

    DAVAO’S NEW PUNCH LINE Davao City has a new treat for visitors as soon as they arrive in the airport. From August 11 down to August 21, tourists will be treated to the Davao Punch, a new concoction of non-alcoholic drink with a combination of guava, calamansi and pomelo, which was created by a chef…

  • Cool Wildberry Gardens

    When you come across a hidden pathway to a lush garden hideaway in the midst of nowhere, what do you do? Expect more surprises, like in the WIldberry Gardens.

  • Team Carmen, Davao del Norte, Wins the 1st Int’l Mt. Apo Boulder Face Challenge

      Team Carmen, Davao del Norte, Wins the 1st Int’l Mt. Apo Boulder Face Challenge (press release from DOT XI) April 30, 2011 marked a milestone in the lives of a team sponsored by the Local Government Unit of Carmen, Davao Del Norte as they were hailed champions of the 1st International Mt. Apo Boulder…

  • Davao’s Perfect 10

    Davao’s Perfect 10

    “Davao’s Perfect 10” is an article written by Mabuhay Magazine editor-in-chief Jun Ventura back in 2011 (president of Eastgate Publishing Corporation).