Davao Bloggers’ Meet-Up With Travel Agents

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This afternoon, several bloggers met up with travel agents at Coffee Spot for some chit-chat about blogging, promoting Davao City, and travel in general. The meet-up was organized by Blogie Robillo. On the bloggers’ side of the room, there was Ria Jose and Andrew dela Serna of the My Davao City Team, Christian Te of Just Didn’t Make the News, and Dominic Cimafranca of Village Idiot Savant.

On the other side of the room were several travel agents from the Davao Association of Tour Operators (DATO): Edmund Israel Mayormita of Travel Advantage, Alex Divinagracia of Pacific Royal Wings, Ruben A. Neri of Surelite Travel and Tours, Pia Lourdes Paroza-Montano of ParTravel and Tours, and Dizon P. Namuag of Dizerlin Travel and Tours. (Contact information available at the end of the entry.)

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Boyd’s Pizza

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MDC’s Webmaster is a certified pizza addict. And one of his recent discoveries is a quaint little pizza place named Boyd’s. Boyd’s serves delicious pizza with generous heaps of toppings on top of a soft, savory dough.

It’s definitely a must-try not just for pizza lovers.

Boyd’s Pizza is located along JP Laurel Avenue, beside the Wheels and More Drive Compound, in Davao City.

Guerilla Filmmaking Workshop 5

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The following is a press release.

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In its quest to strengthen the filmmaking movement in Mindanao, Alchemy of Vision and Light Film and Television Productions will once again conduct the Guerilla Filmmaking: Filmmakers in The Making Workshop on October 6-7, 13-14, and 20-21.

The Guerilla Filmmaking Workshop is one of the highlights of the annual Mindanao Film Festival which is held every first week of December. Already on its 5th year, this digital filmmaking crash course deems to capacitate Mindanao filmmakers, film enthusiasts, students, and people who wish to tell their story through an alternate medium of cultural and artistic expression.

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Kasagingan’s Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows

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Twice or thrice a week, Kuya Andrew and I go to a local cafe to avail of free WiFi and enjoy delicious hot and cold drinks. We usually drink hot tea. But there are times when we want to indulge our chocoholic selves, and we go to Kasagingan. Why? To drink their delectable Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows. YUM!

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Merco’s Banana Split and other Desserts

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One of the perks of living in Davao City is the availability of delicious food at affordable prices. And Merco, one of the first food establishments in the city, is the place to go to for delicious but affordable food. It can be said that you are not a true blue Davaoeño if you have never tasted Merco’s pizzas and ice cream-based desserts.

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Davao’s Park

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For months now, the historical PTA Grounds, located in the heart of Davao City, has been closed to the public. It has been undergoing a total makeover. As part of the local government’s aim to make the city more environment-friendly, it has made the PTA Grounds into a garden in the middle of the city’s downtown commercial area.
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