#ConnectedDavao Smart Digifest 2017

Connected Davao Smart Digifest 2017

#ConnectedDavao Smart Digifest 2017

Celebrate the fastest LTE in the Philippines at the #ConnectedDavao Smart Digifest happening all weekends of March 2017 around Davao City.

Yes, the fastest LTE in the country is in Davao City. And Smart Communications is inviting all Davaoenos to celebrate this awesome speed via a month-long celebration showcasing various ways in which Dabawenyos can enjoy the fastest LTE in the country.

The Digifest celebration kicked off with the Smart Digifest Social Media Weekend at Gaisano Mall of Davao last March 4 – 5, 2017. The event featured a trick eye wall, a graffiti photo wall, and awesome deals and discounts exclusively available during the event.

Check out my walkthrough of the event broadcast and recorded via Facebook Live, using the fastest LTE in the country, Smart LTE:


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S&R Members’ Treat Sale 2016

S&R Members' Treat Sale 2016

S&R Members’ Treat Sale 2016

It’s making a comeback! Get ready for the S&R Members’ Treat Sale 2016. This much anticipated sale event is happening from September 29 to October 2 at all S&R Membership Shopping stores around the country.

Get awesome deals and big discounts on almost everything at S&R. From groceries, imported food items and chocolates, toiletries, furniture and home fixtures, to gadgets and automotive parts, everything you need is at S&R Membership Shopping. And these will be available with amazing discounts during the S&R Members’ Treat Sale 2016.
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The Off Price Show Davao 2016

The Off Price Show Davao 2016

The Off Price Show (TOPS) is back in Davao. And it is even more exciting. All our favorite discounted brands and more are back. The Off Price Show Davao 2016 is happening this weekend, September 2 – 4, 2016 at the Davao City Convention and Trade Center.

The Off Price Show is the biggest Roving Sale Event in the Philippines. TOPS brings discounted items from various brand all together in one roof.

The Off Price Show Davao Brands

Clothes, footwear, cosmetics and fragrances, and other items will be available for all TOPS Davao 2016 shoppers. All of these will be available with a discount of up to 80% off.

Melissa Shoes at TOPS Davao 2013

Melissa Shoes at TOPS Davao 2013

For the ladies, Melissa and Mel are back with great deals on your favorite comfy and stylish jelly shoes.

Adidas, Puma, and other sportswear brands will also be at the TOPS Davao 2016 event.

Another brand to watch out for is Pacsafe. Pacsafe is one of the leading smart travel gear brands in the world with each other product designed with the global traveler in mind.
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Havaianas UAAP Pop Up at Abreeza Ayala Mall

Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop

UAAP Season 79 is here and you can bring your school spirit everywhere you go. Havaianas has a UAAP Limited Edition Collection specially designed for each UAAP school. And this is available at the Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop at Abreeza Ayala Mall from September 1 – 5, 2016.

Look at the awesome UAAP 79 flip-flops.

ADMU UAAP Havaianas at the Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop

ADMU UAAP Havaianas

ADU UAAP Havaianas at the Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop

ADU UAAP Havaianas

DLSU UAAP Havaianas at the Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop

DLSU UAAP Havaianas

FEU UAAP Havaianas at the Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop

FEU UAAP Havaianas

NU UAAP Havaianas at the Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop

NU UAAP Havaianas

UE UAAP Havaianas at the Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop

UE UAAP Havaianas

UP UAAP Havaianas at the Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop

UP UAAP Havaianas

UST UAAP Havaianas at the Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop

UST UAAP Havaianas

Each pair will retail for only PhP1,195.

Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop

These limied edition UAAP flip flops will be launched at the Havaianas + UAAP Pop Up Shop and Photo Exhibit at the 2nd floor of Abreeza Ayala Mall. The flip flops will also be available at the pop up shop along with other complimentary Havaianas + UAAP 2016 merchandise.
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Stellar 2016 Designers

Stellar Mindanao Fashion Design Competition

Stellar: I Am Mindanao Fashion Design Competition

Stellar: I Am Mindanao Fashion Design Competition

Today, the first ever Stellar Mindanao Fashion Design Competition will be staged at Abreeza Ayala Mall with the theme “I am Mindanao.” Stellar is the brainchild of the newly formed Davao Fashion and Design Council (DFDC), headed by its President Aztec Barba.

Stellar Mindanao Designers

The competition focuses the spotlight on Mindanao’s Young Designers.

Stellar Mindanao's Young Fashion Designers

Stellar’s Young Fashion Designers

Joining this year’s competition are Aries Bienvenida, Lala Chua, Neil Jimlani, Wilson Limon, and Mandy Velasco of Davao City. Also competing from the Davao Region are designers Mark Joseph Sayad of the Island Garden City of Samal, Marlon Suan of Tagum City, and Chard Pulatche and Mimi Tandigan of Davao Oriental. Completing the list is Frankie Galagnara of Cagayan de Oro City.

These talented young designers will compete to be crowned as the first Stellar Mindanao Young Designer.
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Representatives of the 11 Tribes of Davao at the Opening of Kadayawan Festival 2016

Celebrate Smart Kadayawan 2016

Kadayawan Festival 2016 officially opened last Monday, August 15, 2016. And the best way to enjoy the festival is to have a Smart Kadayawan 2016 celebration.

Unlike most festivals in the Philippines, the Kadayawan Festival is a thanksgiving festival without Christian roots. It is a celebration of Davao’s 11 lumad tribes and the bountiful harvest that the region receives every year. It highlights the melting pot of cultures that make Davao a vibrant, booming, interesting region.


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This year, SMART renewed its commitment to the growth of Davao’s tourism and development via their support of the Kadayawan Festival. First in the #SMARTKadayawan line up of events is the Opening Ceremonies of Kadayawan Festival. The leaders of the 11 tribes of Davao opened the festivities.

Smart at the Great Kadayawan Bazaar

Kadayawan Bazaar 2016

Kadayawan Bazaar 2016

One of the must-visit events of Kadayawan is the Great Kadayawan Bazaar where homegrown brands, aspiring entrepreneurs and restaurateurs show off their best products and services. Many local businesses have started their ventures at this event. The Great Kadayawan Bazaar will open on August 18 and will run until August 21 at the Davao Convention Center (DavCon).

To give bazaaristas, shoppers, and foodies a better bazaar experience, Smart has prepared exciting surprises for everyone.

SMART will be setting up a SMART Zone with free charging stations and exciting activities where Smart subscribers get the chance to win awesome prizes like Invasion tickets, Samsung S7 units, and Samsung Gear VR units.

On August 18 and 19, Smart will be hosting the Smart Night where local performers and a popular Youtube star will regale the bazaar crowd with musical performances. There will be fun games and a raffle where subscribers get the chance to win even more prizes.

Smart Kadayawan Invasion 2016

Smart Kadayawan Invasion 2016

Smart Kadayawan Invasion 2016

And for the third time, Smart is the Official Mobile Partner for Kadayawan Invasion.

Headlining the biggest party of the season are Smart Ambassadors Nix Damn P! and Inno Naguit with MC Pao Avila. Also mixing beats for Kadayawan Invasion 2016 are Mother Bass, Tom Taus, Funk Avy, and Jack Ripper. That’s an all start line up right there.

Kadayawan Invasion 2016 will be on August 20, 2016 at the Crocodile Park Grounds. Read more about it at this link.
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