Professional Blogger. Social Media Strategist. Davao Bloggers Society Founding President. Aspiring Vlogger. Brand Ambassador. With over 10 blogs developed, you could say Ria has tried it all. Well, at least online. After more than 10 years as resident blogger and editor-in-chief of MyDavaoCity.com, she remains passionate and committed to sharing her hometown to the world.
It’s almost 11.11! It’s the Philippines biggest sale day. Our favorite brands and stores are having their biggest sale promotions. Online and even in store. Check out the BratPack, The Travel Club and ResToeRun 11.11 Sale details.
ResToeRun 11.11 Sale
Grab new kicks at the ResToeRun 11.11 Sale. Popular shoe store ResToeRun sells various popular shoe and footwear brands, most of which are for people with an active lifestyle.
Tretorn, Dr Martens, Aetrex, and FitFlop are some of the brands available at ResToeRun.
This 11.11, selected brands and products will be on sale. If you buy 1 pair, you get 11% off. And if you buy 2 or more pairs, you get to enjoy 22% off!
Visit the ResToeRun Store at Abreeza Ayala Mall to shop and enjoy discounts.
Or buy online via the Lazada Flagship Stores of the brands to enjoy their 11.11 discounts:
Also on sale are selected Delsey luggages and travel accessories. Buy Delsey at The Travel Club and enjoy 11% off if you buy one item. And like the ResToeRun 11.11 Sale, buying 2 or more items will entitle you to a 22% discount.
You can also avail of Delsey’s 11.11 discounts via their Lazada Flagship Store at this link.
Herschel, Jansport, and The NorthFace Sale at BratPack
And yes, our favorite backpack brands are also on sale this 11.11. Herschel, Jansport, and The NorthFace will be on sale at BratPack.
Jansport
North Face
Herschel
All three brands and other selected products at BratPack will have the same promo. Buy 1 to get an 11% discount. Buy 2 or more to enjoy a 22% discount.
Taiwan Excellence is coming back to Davao. This time, they will showcase world class brands at the much-awaited Taiwan Expo. This is the first of its kind in Davao and in Mindanao. Taiwan Expo 2019 will feature the best products made by noted Taiwan brands. It will be held at the SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang Premier from November 8 to 9.
About Taiwan Excellence
Taiwan Excellence visited Davao earlier this year to host the Davao International Marathon. During the event, they held a mini-expo of their top TE brands and products. And they teased the Taiwan Expo, as well.
See and experience Taiwan brands with certified high quality.
And here it is. Taiwan Excellence (TE) comes back to showcase the best of Taiwan brands and products. TE reviews and recognises outstanding Taiwanese products. They award products by Taiwan brand that exhibit “Innovative Value.”
TE judges products for outstanding performance in four major aspects. First, products are judged on Research and Development. Another criteria is Design. TE also judges the products Quality. And finally, Marketing.
Taiwan Expo Exhibitors
During the Davao International Marathon, Taiwan Excellence brought and showcased Taiwan products.
This time around, more Taiwanese brands and products will be on display at the Taiwan Expo 2019. Traders and distributors will get to talk to brand representatives. Consumers are also welcome to see, try, and experience the best brands and products from Taiwan.
Featured TE brands include popular computer hardware brands Asus and Acer. Tech brands Dyaco, Kymco, Tokuyo Biotech, Cal-Caompl, Zyxel, and Transcend will also be present.
Skincare brand Annie’s Way Jelly Masks will also be at the expo.
These and more
Taiwan Expo 2019 Side Events
During the event, there will also be several talks and seminars for entrepreneurs and professionals.
World class brands will be showcased at the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion during the Taiwan Expo in Davao. The event will highlight superior quality products
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World class brands will be showcased at the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion during the Taiwan Expo in Davao. The event will highlight superior quality products made by topnotch Taiwan brands. Taiwan Expo will be held at the SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang Premier from November 8 to 9, 2019.
Taiwan Excellence is an award and a symbol. The organization reviews and recognises all Taiwanese products. They grant awards to products of excellent quality. Taiwan Excellence judges and awards brands and products for outstanding performance in four aspects: Research and Development, Design, Quality, and finally, Marketing.
See and experience Taiwan Excellence this November.
See and experience Taiwan Excellence Products at Taiwan Expo.
My Davao City is an official digital media partner of Taiwan Expo 2019. So expect more updates and coverage on this site soon. We will also showcase and tell you more about TE brands and products soon.
Interested in building or improving your own Bubble Tea Business? Learn from suppliers, experts, and entrepreneurs from Taiwan. Join the Bubble Tea Business Mix Event at the SMX Convention Center.
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Interested in building or improving your own Bubble Tea Business? Learn from suppliers, experts, and entrepreneurs from Taiwan. Join the Bubble Tea Business Mix Event at the SMX Convention Center.
The Bubble Tea Business Mix event is a side event of Taiwan Expo.
Taiwan Excellence will hold a Taiwan Technical Solutions Seminar. Entitled "Transform Cities with Technological Solutions from Taiwan," the seminar is targeted at LGUs, urban planners, contractors, and other development stakeholders.
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Taiwan Excellence will hold a Taiwan Technical Solutions Seminar. Entitled “Transform Cities with Technological Solutions from Taiwan,” the seminar is targeted at LGUs, urban planners, contractors, and other development stakeholders.
The Seminar will feature Cal-Comp, plustek, GEOSAT, and Kymco.
The Technical Solutions Seminar is a side event of Taiwan Expo.
Know more about Taiwan Healthcare products and services at the Taiwan Expo. Join the Taiwan Healthcare Seminar.
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Know more about Taiwan Healthcare products and services at the Taiwan Expo. Join the Taiwan Healthcare Seminar.
The Seminar will feature Medical Services by the Chang Gung Medical Foundation and the Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital.
It will also highlight Smart Healthcare from Taiwan. Specifically, the following:
Lite-Med and New Developments to ESWL;
Minimal Invasive Surgery Biomaterials; and
Diabetes Management with Telehealth.
Other topics include Taiwan New Southbound Policy and One on One Trade Meetings.
The Taiwan Healthcare Seminar is a side event of Taiwan Expo.
It’s NACHOS DAY! To celebrate this day, we have prepared for you a list of the Best Nachos to try in Davao.
There is no popular authentic Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurant here in Davao. (If there is any you know of, let us know. Leave a comment down below.) But we do have a handful of restaurants and bars that offer nacho dishes. Given that most of these restaurants do not really make their own nacho chips. So we are recommending the best nacho dishes based on the quality of chips they use. We also love these dishes because of the toppings, dips, and sauces they are served with. The ratio of chips to everything else also matters. And yes, consistency of quality. And presentation.
Best Nachos in Davao List
Nachos by Batu Cafe
We love Batu Cafe‘s Nachos. The chips are served without any toppings but with three sauces on the side.
It’s like you can make your own perfect nacho. Our Editor Ria of KusinaMaria.com loves putting a bit of Chili con Carne and some Cheese Sauce on her nacho. Sometimes a chip with just the Tomato Onion Salsa is a great way to cut through the richness of the Cheese Sauce. There is a sauce for everyone.
You can also have the option to order more chips or more sauce.
These chips are our favorite to snack on while hanging out. Be it during the daytime or while drinking at night. Batu Cafe is open from 10 am to 1 pm so you can have these from morning to midnight.
Cheesy Nachos by Cafe Demitasse
Planning a meeting or want to work outside of your home? Go to Cafe Demitasse and order their Cheesy Nachos.
We love ordering this during meetings, hangouts, and basically just about any time we are at Cafe Demitasse.
Nachos. Beef. Cabbage and onions. Fresh tomatoes. Cheese sauce. Shredded Cheese. This is the perfect nachos platter to share. Or not? Eat it alone. We won’t judge you.
And you can ask them to remove the onions (as suggested by Ria, who is not a fan of raw onions) or any component you like. Or you can just have it one the side. We suggest asking for the cheese sauce served separately to avoid sogging. But hey, if you are going to eat this fast, no need to do that.
This goes great with Cafe Demitasse’s Iced Tea or beer. Yes, they serve beer.
Off the Menu by Lachi’s Sans Rival Atbp.
And here’s something we love but unfortunately can’t share yet.
Lachi‘s does not serve this to the public so we apologize. And the star of this dish is Tomato Salsa. Tasty and tangy with a great balance of sour, salty, and sweet this Tomato Salsa is a must-try.
They served this to us during our events and special occasions. And we have been asking to have this on their menu. Or maybe Lachi‘s could be convinced to sell the salsa in bottles. Who knows, they might after we post about it. Repeatedly. Persistence pays off. We hope.
Where to Find the Best Nachos in Davao
So there you go, our top suggestions for the Best Nachos in the city. Here is where you can find them.
BOO! It’s October. And it’s time for Halloween! Events for kids and adults are happening around the city starting this weekend up until October 31. Here are all the Davao Halloween Events 2019 happening.
Davao Halloween Weekend
The weekend is here and so are Halloween Events. RBG at Park Inn Davao kicks off the celebration with their Halloween Monster Bash.
On Sunday, October 27, more Halloween Events are happening around the city.
In the morning, Waterfront Insular Hotel will host brunch at 10 am at the Grand Agila Ballroom. The Halloween fun continues with trick or treat and other games and activities for the kids until the afternoon.
Gaisano Grand Citygate’s Spookyriffic Halloween activities will begin in the morning and will run the entire day.
Meanwhile, NCCC Mall Buhangin’s faBOOLous Halloween will start at 3 pm.
Ngilngig Asian Film Festival
Halloween in Davao is never complete without our own homegrown film festival: the Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival. It opened on October 25 and will run until October 29.
From what used to be a horror-genre festival, Ngilngig Festival has expanded its scope to become the first fantastic film festival of its kind in Southeast Asia, extending the reach to other neighboring countries’ “ngilngig” and fantastic films that are significant with our own ways of telling stories to promote and preserve our myths, traditions, history and culture into cinematic form.
Festival films and other featured films will be screened at the Cinematheque Davao.
Ngilngig Film Festival 2019
The festival will highlight short films in competition by Filipino and Asian filmmakers. It also features Full-Length Asian Films. Ngilngig will also screen films by Filipino Filmmakers. Bamboo Dogs by Khavn and Markado (The Moon Devourer) by Joe Bacus will be screened on Sunday, October 27. MedusAe (New Cut) by Pam Miras will have a Special Screening on Monday, October 28.
The Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival will also screen two Pinoy Classics: Magic Temple on Sunday, October 27 and Pantayin sa Sindak si Barbara on Monday, October 28.
Finally, A Short History of a Few Bad Things by Keith Deligero will close the festival on Tuesday, October 29. Closing Day will also feature a Ngilngig Showcase and an Experimental Shorts Exhibition.
Mall Events
Davao Halloween festivities will continue in malls around the city on October 30 and 31.
SM Davao Monstacular
SM Lanang Premier Spooktacular
Abreeza Shriektober
Take your pick. SM City Davao‘s Monstacular Halloween, SM Lanang Premier‘s Spooktacular Halloween, and Abreeza‘s Skriektober featuring The Lost Arcade are all happening on October 30 and 31.
Love Japanese food but do not want to spend too much on it? You must try Sukidesu Davao. They serve popular Japanese cuisine dishes at affordable prices. Last August, Sukidesu Modern Japanese Cusine celebrated Kadayawan by introducing 3 new dishes that are filling yet budget-friendly.
First off, here’s something for those of you who love hot and spicy dishes.
New on the Menu: Spicy Ramen
One of our favorite noodle dishes in the city is Ajitama Ramen by Sukidesu Davao. It is tasty and costs only PhP99. The best ramen you can get for less than a hundred pesos. They also serve Chasu Ramen, Black Ramen, and Miso Ramen.
And now, they add Spicy Ramen to satisfy the cravings of those who want their ramen hot and spicy. Their Spicy Ramen has a rich flavorful broth and firm noodles. It is topped with pork, mushrooms, seaweed, and a delicate ajitama.
What makes it different is their super thick, super spicy sauce doused right on top of the pork chasu. And it is sprinkled with even more pepper. This ramen should come with a warning. It is definitely not for those with weak tastebuds. Sukidesu’s Spicy Ramen is definitely deliciously spicy. A bowl is priced at only PhP109.
Katsu Curry Bowls by Sukidesu Davao
But wait. There is more to satisfy your spice cravings. So much more.
Katsu Curry Dishes by Sukidesu Davao
If you like spice but ramen is not your thing, Sukidesu has three new Katsu Curry dishes for you to try. Each one is a steaming bowl of rice topped with meat, carrots, and potatoes. And all doused with rich, tasty, and savory curry sauce.
Hello, Davao Moms! Gaisano Grand Citygate Mall is celebrating you and your little one. From August 2 to 4, 2019 have fun and bring home prizes at the Gaisano Grand Mom and Baby Convention.
Gaisano Grand Buhangin Mom and Baby Convention
Prizes, freebies, and special promos await you and your tot.
Event Highlights
Enjoy Buy 1 Take 1 Promos and get big savings when you shop your favorites at the Gaisano Grand Citygate Mall. Plus, a chance to win instant prizes. Join games and the raffle for countless chances to take home prizes. Plus, freebies and sampligs for all.
On August 2, be at the Citygate Atrium at 2 pm for a special Meet and Greet with Ms Maureen Wroblewitz.
Mom and Baby Convention Freebies
Want to get an extra 1 kg of rice? Bring a Mom and Baby Convention Flyer and enjoy a buy 1 take 1 deal on Mega Value Rice. This is available for the first 100 shoppers per day from August 2 until 4 only. So be early.
You can also get the chance to win a dozen eggs. The First 100 Smart Shopper Card Holders to buy at least P250 of participating products get a free dozen. 1 dozen per card holder per day only.
