TODAY marks the official opening of the weeklong celebration of the 23rd Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival with “Dayaw: Pambukas nga Tulumanon sa Kadayawan,” at 4 p.m. at People’s Park.
The official kick-off ceremony will commence with the “Huni sa Kadayawan” presentation by the Kaliwat Theater Collective and the “Pagpasalamat” message of the Kadayawan 2008 executive committee co-chair and Davao Tourism Association president Angel Puentespina.
Datu George Mandhaay of Tribung Ubo, Madrasah executive director Aleem Diamal Monib and Reverend Doctor Mariano Apelado of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines will then lead the “Pangaliya sa Kahiusan,” followed by the “Pag-abi-abi” to be led by Mary Ann Montemayor, Kadayawan 2008 executive committee vice-chair for the private sector, and the “Tolonggon” by the Kaliwat Theater Collective. Read more…