DAVAO CITY

There are a lot of worlds to enjoy and celebrate in Davao City. Aside from being the country's melting pot of diverse cultures, the world's largest city offers a wide array of modern urban amenities such as shopping malls and an active night life that readily complement its accessible beaches and abundant supply of fresh seafood and fruits including the Exotic Durian.

There are many compelling reasons why people choose Davao over any other place in Southeast Asia. As varied as the reasons and factors may be, still they all summed up to one thing- quality of life. The air is fresh. The city is clean and green. There is real abundance of the freshest.

The Kadayawan festival is an annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. Its name derives from the friendly greeting "Madayaw", from the Dabawenyo word "dayaw", meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful. The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living.