Living Asia Discovers Davao Del Norte
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Image courtesy Martyn Willes
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Living Asia, one of Asia’s premier travel & tourism promoters, spent a week during May discovering the travel & tourism investment opportunities and activities in the province of Davao Del Norte. Their production will premiere in the Philippines and Asia-wide on cable and television channels during October, 2010 (see bottom of this article for details).
The Living Asia crew traveled throughout Davao Del Norte and: experienced, the beautiful rivers, beaches and waterways; learned the myriad of ways to use bananas (ripe and ruined), grasses and other fruits; explored plantations, factories and ports; and, they discovered the sometimes surprising history of this vibrant and culture-rich corner of the Philippines.
From the rain forested mountains and cacao plantations of Talaingod and San Isidro to the beaches and waterfalls of Samal Island; from the limestone caves and cascading rivers of New Corella to the vast expanse of banana plantations surrounding the cities of Tagum and Panabo.
Having seen the first-cut of the production it is evident that the Living Asia crew, despite being tasked primarily with promoting Davao Del Norte as a modern investment and tourism destination, were more than intrigued by the rich history that takes every visitor back into the mists of time, to the culture of the indigenous people’s of Mindanao – before Muslin invaders from Malaysia and Indonesia during the 1300s, before Christian invaders in Spanish colonial times and before the latter-day invasions from Luzon and other parts of the Philippines.
The Living Asia crew have extracted the indigenous and modern, life and essence of Davao Del Norte and presented if for your edification. The final production will air within August on the following channels (dates/times to be published later):
Metro Manila (all major cable television systems and satellite)
Provincial Areas
Overseas
East China – Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Tianjin, Jinan, Fuzhou, Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin; Japan; Korea; Taiwan; and, the Philippines
Web Access
Links:
Webcam in Davao Del Norte Hof Gorei Beach Resort, Samal Island
Fly to Davao Del Norte through Davao International Airport
Living Asia Channel
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| Oct. 10 | Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 1:00 | PM | |
| Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 7:00 | PM | ||
| Oct. 11 | Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 1:00 | AM | |
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| Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 5:00 | PM | ||
| Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 11:00 | PM | ||
| Oct. 12 | Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 5:00 | AM | |
| Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 11:00 | AM | ||
| Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 3:00 | PM | ||
| Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 9:00 | PM | ||
| Oct. 13 | Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 3:00 | AM | |
| Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 9:00 | AM | ||
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| Oct. 14 | Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 1:00 | AM | |
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| Oct. 15 | Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 5:00 | AM | |
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| Oct. 16 | Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 3:00 | AM | |
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| Oct. 17 | Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 1:00 | AM | |
| Davao del Norte: From Island to Highlands | 7:00 | AM | ||