SUMMER FUN DEALS AT MARCO POLO DAVAO

Marco Polo Davao, the premier 5-star hotel at the heart of the City, will kick off summer with a 2-day summer fair.

The Summer Fair offers up to 50% savings on rooms, restaurants and other hotel deals. Vouchers will be sold only on April 26 & 27 from 9AM until 5PM at the hotel lobby.

Plan a staycation with us and choose from our standard rooms and suites. Room voucher starts at Php3,800nett inclusive of an overnight stay with buffet breakfast for two. Room vouchers can be availed from April 26, 2019 until April 25, 2020.

Marco Polo Davao introduces new General Manager and holds Paskris Tree Ceremony

Marco Polo Davao, Mindanao’s first premier hotel holds their yearly Paskris Tree ceremony to mark the start of Easter celebration. Paskris is a Swedish Easter tradition in which the hotel adopted years ago where tree branches are decorated with colorful feathers and also by hanging embellished Easter eggs on it. 

And to make the celebration more colorful and meaningful the associates of the hotel conducted an Easter egg decorating contest along with giving donations for every egg they hang on the Paskris tree to their chosen charity.

Sherwin Darrel opens Tenue de Soiree, a couture shop in Davao City

Tenue de Soiree by Sherwin Darrel

Ground level, North Zen Hotel

Sobrecary St., Obrero, Davao City

Sherwin Darrel couture designs on the runway on this blogpost

About Sherwin Darrel on this blogpost

Hello there my dear readers, how have you been? It’s officially summer on this side of the Earth and it can’t be helped mercury is rising. I’m wrapping up a lot of backlogs before we jump out of town for a family vacation in May.

Meantime, my friend Sherwin Darrel, after a long designing stint in Saudi Arabia finally settled home for good and decided to open a couture shop of his own here in Davao.

So on Friday, I went with my husband to attend the blessing of his shop called, Tenue de Soiree by Sherwin Darrel at the ground level of North Zen Hotel along Sobrecary Street here in the city.

Davao City: Cebu Landmasters launches Davao Global Township (DGT)

Davao Global Township Executives

Cebu Landmasters, Inc. the leading Visayas and Mindanao master developer has partnered with one of Davao City’s prominent family – the Villa-Abrille to put up an ambitious project named the Davao Global Township (DGT) under the joint venture YHEST Realty and Development Corporation.

The Davao Global Township will soon transform a 22-hectare Matina golf course into Davao’s iconic business and residential district. The development is estimated to cost P33-billion and is expected to generate at least 3,000 employees at the onset of the first phase. The project is also expected to be completed in 2020.

Four Homegrown Restaurants You Should Try When in Davao #DavaoFoodCrawl

Of all the elements of culture, the food I must say is one of the common denominators of every human living on this planet. Anywhere we travel we always look for something new to try other than the usual fare we have at home.

The food scene in my beloved city, Davao has changed tremendously in recent years. Restaurants big and small have been sprouting like mushrooms everywhere, all of them offer gastronomic delights waiting for us to try.

Davao Digital Influencers has recently done a food crawl where we sample food offerings of every homegrown restaurant here in the city. So when you’re in town, here are four of my recommended homegrown food destinations you should try.

2-day Mindanao Transportation Cooperatives Congress held in Davao City

Mindanao Transportation Cooperative Congress

March 20-21, 2019

SMX Convention Center, Davao City

In the government’s quest to expedite the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program, the Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC) under the Department of Transportation is spearheading a 2-day Mindanao Transportation Cooperatives Congress on March 20-21, 2019 at SMX Convention Center here in Davao City. The congress which revolves around the theme, 'Road to modernization, innovating transport for a livable community' is a response to the urgent call of President Rodrigo Duterte to accelerate the modernization of our public transportation system.

The congress was attended by Mr. Arthur Tugade, DOTr Secretary represented by his Asisstant Secretary for Communications, Ms. Hope Libiran, Mr. Eugene Pabualan, Executive Director of Office of Transportation Cooperatives, Mr. Martin Delgra III, Chairman of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Mr. Edgar Galvante, Assistant Secretary of Land Transportation Office and Mr. Medel Afalla, OIC of the Office of the Chairman of the Office of Transportation Cooperatives.

Engkanto Craft Beers now in Davao City

Engkanto Craft Beer variants available in Davao.

Double IPA, Lager and Pale Ale

Hello, Titas of Davao!

I recently had a chance to join the intimate Davao launch of Philippines’ most progressive craft beer, Engkanto.

If you’re a pure-blooded Filipino the word Engkanto runs familiar in our culture as it is a famous term we use to call supernatural beings that have the power to enchant people. The peculiarity of this Filipino folkloric element becomes the inspiration of the product name and its nocturnal moth logo.

Park Inn by Radisson Davao hosts Feel Good Fun Run

Park Inn by Radisson Davao held its 6th Anniversary Fun Run event dubbed as  “Feel Good in Every Run” last March 03, 2019. 

Sunday morning was started early with eager runners that were joined in by local residents, in-house guests of the hotel, corporate clients, friends from the media, participants from different running groups and pet owners in the city. The runners had an energizing morning run and a fun vibe as they run about in their respective categories. Our furry pet runners joined the event together with their owners added a friendly atmosphere to the race. 

How To Manage A Long Distance Relationship

Situations can sometimes mean that those we fall in love with don’t live in the same town, state, or even country as well do. There is a choice to be made; either break up, one of you moves closer to the other, or have a long distance relationship. 

Breaking up is usually not an option; you love one another so why would you want to do that? Moving close can sometimes be the next step, but if you have work commitments, school, or family that need you, this might not be possible right away. Therefore, if you want to stay together, you will need to enter into a long distance relationship. Here are some ways that it can be managed successfully. 

Davao Dining: Marco Polo Davao introduces signature dishes

Davao online and media friends during the launch of 

Marco Polo Davao's signature dishes.

Mindanao’s premier hotel, Marco Polo Davao introduces signature dishes that will redefine your culinary experience in three of their stellar restaurants - Café Marco, Polo Bistro and Lotus Court.

“We are delighted to unveil Marco Polo Davao’s signature dishes for our three restaurants as we continue to be a destination for culinary adventure,” said Executive Chef Alex Destriza.