Category Archives: Business

Bangayans Invest in Samal Resort

By 2009, Holiday Oceanview Resort & Spa will open its doors to the public. Holiday Oceanview Resort & Spa is a project of the Bangayan Group of Companies which counts among its businesses Holiday Taxi, Holiday Spa, Venue, Wheels n More, and the Center for Asian Culinary Studies in Davao.

Holiday Oceanview Resort & Spa is a PhP300 million project in Samal Island which includes a hotel, a condominium complex, a marina, and a subdivision. The project is sure to boost the tourism industry in the Island Garden City of Samal, and consequently, Davao City.

The Holiday Oceanview Resort & Spa has already started selling lots during this year’s Davao Travel Show held at the SM City of Davao.

Davao Flowers

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I recently went somewhere in the Marilog District for a work-related event. And I was mesmerized once again by the beauty of the flowers that are bred and sold there. You’d think these flowers can only be bought from abroad, Baguio, or Tagaytay. But locals, in fact, breed and sell them for very low, low prices.

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Davao Convention Center’s Christmas Bazaar 2006

Every year, Davao’s established and budding entrepreneurs gather to showcase their wares in the biggest bazaar in town. Last November 30 – December 3, the Davao Convention Center became the hottest shopping address in town.

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Shopaholics went crazy scouring through great finds. Clothes, bags, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, toys, gift items, books, miscellaneous kikay stuff, and even furniture were sold at varied prices. Some were as low as a couple of pesos, while some set back shoppers a couple of thousand pesos. Christmas decors were available for those who haven’t decorated their houses and offices yet.

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