So far, here is what I got. I’ll update this when I learn of other mall sale announcements. Keep posted. 🙂 Gaisano Mall of Davao Back to School Fair — May 18 to June 17, 2009 Back to School Midnight Sale — May 30, 2009 (Saturday) Victoria Plaza Mall Back ...

Aside from great pancakes (the main reason we frequent their stores), Pancake House also offers rice meals, sandwiches and delightful desserts.

Tata Benito's at Robinsons offers one of the best venues where you can just stop and watch other people outside as they go on with their fast and busy lives while you're enjoying some quiet time inside.

Robinsons Cybergate Davao is the first of several upcoming establishments to set foot in the northern part of Davao City. Although somewhat small to be considered a mall, it houses a number of stores to complete a family's shopping experience.

Go ape over Kasagingan's banana preparations like the Two-ron, a fried roll of banana and jackfruit drizzled with caramel and Belgian chocolate syrup.

Cebu Pacific has recently opened its Davao-Cagayan de Oro route, making travel between the two top cities in Mindanao a breeze. I remember the time when we went to Camiguin and the travel by land from Davao to Cagayan de Oro took 6 long hours! Starting last Thursday, May 14, ...

There's one particular food store that Dabawenyos are craving for: Krispy Kreme.

'Latus' from Davao filmmaker John Paul Seniel is making waves after having been chosen as finalist to the Cinemalaya's short feature category.

Wordless Wednesday post: Make way for this 4-seater motorcycle. The photo was captured while waiting for the public bus in Darong, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.

Indie film director Sherad Anthony Sanchez pulled a double feat in the 10th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) in South Korea last May 8, 2009. His film "Imburnal" triumphed over 12 other international entries to bag the Best Film award.

Annipie Malvar gets plus points for providing a relaxing atmosphere for its clients, and for selling the best cinnamon rolls in Davao City.

The local government has spearheaded the creation of Task Force AH1N1, a select group of health practitioners and assigned personnel who will carry out actions that will prevent the outbreak of the Swine Influenza virus in Davao City.

We posted snippets of our Samal trip last Friday in Twitter and Plurk, and now comes the mother account of what happened in our Bluejaz visit. Of course, a lot of you may have heard about Bluejaz before since it has been featured twice (not once, but twice!) in TV ...

San Miguel Beer has set up several viewing parties for the Pacquiao-Hatton fight. Get your front row seats in these Davao establishments.

Caffe Firenzo serves its coffee with added comfort and style.

Here in Davao, greaseless chicken is usually associated with one landmark destination: Molave Restaurant. It set the prime example of a classy Filipino restaurant back in the day.

This is the first of eventual weekly posts supporting Wordless Wednesday, a unique way of expressing yourself to the Web populace by using a single image.

There's a Philippine-made malicious software scouring the Internet and looking for potential victims, and it's famously known as the "Jollybee virus" here in Davao City. If you want to get rid of this dastardly annoying malware, here's how to do it.

The following Davao City colleges and universities have announced that they will NOT be increasing tuition fees for the School Year 2009-2010. Brokenshire College Holy Cross of Davao College John Paul II College of Davao San Pedro College St. Peter’s College of Toril University of the Immaculate Conception University of ...

All in all, its services are at par with other photo studios in the city. But what gives Photomac a clearer edge is its accessibility to students and passport applicants.

Filipino family gatherings involve eating. That's why we decided to dine in Davao Ranchero Grill Steak and Seafood Restaurant, because of its homey atmosphere.

The child-centric Jollibee Kiddie Crew program once again opens its doors to children between 4 to 12 years of age. The summer event promises to be not just a fun activity, but also a source of new hobbies and skills for your precious kids.

We dropped by Igloo in SM City Davao yesterday to once again indulge in their ice-cold concoctions. Our picks: Mais Con Macapuno and Banana Boat.

Gaisano Mall of Davao will be hosting this year’s Labor Day Job Fair on May 1-3, Friday to Sunday. Organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and trade unions, this is part of the biggest and longest nationwide job fair. For the first time, the activities will last ...

Buy 1 ice cream product and take another 1 for free at Mercorner this Easter Sunday!

We ordered Charbroiled Baby Back Ribs, Chicken Barbecue, and Siggi's Sisig Special. But it was Catch of the Sea (steamed fish in butter and lemon sauce) that unanimously got our taste buds' applause.

If you’re planning to hit the mall during the long break, be guided with this summary of Holy Week schedules of Davao malls. Gaisano Mall of Davao Maundy Thursday — regular hours Good Friday — closed Black Saturday — regular hours NCCC Mall of Davao Maundy Thursday — 8:00 AM ...

This morning, I have been getting the message ‘Connection Refused’ posted against a blank page when I try to log in my Yahoo! Mail account. It’s not every single time, though. I was able to access my account a few times, and then unable to do so in other times ...

Around 1:30 this afternoon, another earthquake hits the Philippines. This time around, I felt it. You probably did, too. It was a bit stronger than Thursday’s and recorded a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale. The quake measured 6.5 in the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia, just south of ...

A news website reported that Davao was hit by a 4.9 earthquake yesterday at 4.59 PM. I did not notice it. Did you? Well, we may not have felt it, but the United States Geological Survey has actually recorded such occurrence. Earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 4.0 to 4.9 are ...

The Caracoles Festival, which has attracted thousands of tourists to the Island Garden City of Samal for the past years, will be having a new home for 2009 —  and yes, it’s going to be Davao City. The Department of Tourism XI has confirmed that Davao will be the host ...

A reader dropped a comment on CHR Sets Eyes on Davao Death Squad and shared a link to the Multiply account of the movie “Engkwentro”. The movie, produced and directed by Pepe Diokno and set for release in July 2009, is one of the ten finalists to this year’s Cinemalaya ...

For a minimum purchase of PhP500 worth of Red Ribbon products, you get a free cake loaf. You can choose from these choices: Taisan, Butter Cake, Banana Crunch and Chocolate Marble. This offer, valid until April 30, is available at Red Ribbon in SM only as you need to present ...

The Malagos Garden Resort holds regular bird shows every Sunday at 10:30 AM and also hosts the famous Interactive Bird Show, the country’s first and only full production free flight bird show. Catch the Malagos Garden’s Interactive Bird Show this Holy Week, April 9 to 12 (Holy Thursday to Easter ...

Business Mirror reported today that Air Asia, a budget airline based in Malaysia, has expressed interest to fly between Kota Kinabalu and Davao City. This is actualy good news for us. It seems that we can expect more seat bargains for international travel now that Air Asia is preparing to ...

The Davao Museum of History and Ethnography presently hosts the exhibit of the ‘Battle of Ising’, a significant event in the fight to protect Northern Davao and parts of Agusan from Japanese occupation during World War II. The exhibit runs in Davao City until June 11, 2009. It will then ...

Finally, our plan was realized. Presenting our new baby — the Acer Aspire 4730z! It also marks our first successful online shopping experience. At first, we were hesitant to purchase something that we weren’t able to see. After all, online shopping tends to be risky in some cases. In the ...

Topnotch comedians Pooh and K Brosas will be in Davao on April 18 (Saturday) for their ‘Laugh Til You Drop’ show at the Central Bank Convention Hall. The show is scheduled to start at 8:30 PM. Tickets are sold at PhP1,500, PhP800 and PhP400.

I was in SM City Davao this morning and saw that Jollibee is offering Great Grad Rewards. * Free peach mango pie with Supermeal * Free french fries with Bucket Solo * Free sundae cone with 2-pc Chickenjoy value meal

Survivor Philippines will be holding its Davao auditions on March 18 to 19, 2009 (Wednesday to Thursday) at the Event Center of SM City Davao. Auditions start at 10 AM. Interested parties can download the official audition form from their website. John Carlo “JC” Tiuseco, winner of Survivor Philippines Season ...

Exactly one year ago, we launched this humble blogsite in time for Araw ng Dabaw. Now, we’ve never been happier with how our baby site has turned out. DavaoBase has figured in Google searches for target keywords, and some of our posts even landed as primary search results. We’re still ...

Yes, a ‘jailbreak’ will happen on April 4 here in Davao, and it is fully supported by the Archdiocesan Commission on Prison Welfare (ACPW), Marist Fathers and Brothers, Marist Sisters, Couples for Christ, Handmaid of the Lord, Alexian Brothers, NCCC Davao and the City Government of Davao. What!?!? You must ...

Davao, let’s turn off our lights from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM on March 28, Saturday! This 1 hour of darkness will serve as our vote to Mother Earth. Keeping our lights on will mean we vote for global warming and continuous environmental degradation. Philippines ranked 9th in the most ...

Davao Archbishop Fernando R. Capalla has directed the Catholic community to pray the oratio imperata to heal the wounds of the city and put an end to drug abuse and summary killings. The Church members have been reciting the prayer on bended knees after Holy Communion in all daily masses. ...

It’s time for huge discounts and great promotions again! In celebration of the 72nd Araw ng Dabaw, the city’s major malls are having a sale! SM City Mall of Davao, NCCC Mall and Gaisano Mall of Davao will be open until midnight on March 14, Saturday, for all Dabawenyos and ...

The Holy Cross of Davao College received bomb threats yesterday, March 9, at 8:15 AM and 2 PM through calls directed to the Finance Office. This prompted the school’s officials to order all administrators, staff, teachers and students to vacate the campus. Holy Cross of Davao is an archdiocesan educational ...

Davao City will host the First National Vegetables Marketing Summit on April 22 to 23. The event aims to gather around 500 vegetable farmers, producers and buyers from the different regions. One of the important issues to be discussed in the summit is organic farming. The shift from conventional methods ...

Lawrence Limjuco of the Ateneo de Davao University was chosen as the National Champion in the Undergraduate Research Contest of the 2009 PIChE National Student Congress held last February 25, 2009 at the Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku (Mindanao International College), Davao City. His study was entitled “Waste Durian Peelings – A ...

Temptations of Lachi's food have been haunting me since I first tasted their Chocolate Cake when I was in college.