DAVAO CITY –The City Tourism Operations Office (CTTO) is mulling on making the Tribal Village inside the Magsaysay Park a city attraction after it drew positive feedbacks from tourists during the week-long Kadayawan Festival, which concluded on Sunday.
Tourism officer Generose Tecson said she already talked to Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio regarding the plan to continue with the tribal village which showcases the rich culture, cuisine, and tradition of the city's 11 tribes.
“Maybe, we will let them (lumads) rest first after the Kadayawan and we will talk to them about the plan. Our initial talk with mayor is to continue the village and we will just set up mechanics for the village,” she said.
The tribal village was one of the new highlights of this year’s Kadayawan festival. Since its launching last August 14, the tribal village lured local and foreign tourists.
“We are happy because that is the purpose of the festival, to let everyone understand the culture of the 11 tribes, it is good to note that our visitors are amazed about how we live harmoniously despite differences,” Tecson said.
For the construction of the Kadayawan village’s tribal houses, the city government gave PHP100,000 each to all 11 tribes.
Assessing this year’s Kadayawan, festival director Gatchi Gatchalian said that despite the martial law tourists still flocked here to celebrate the festival noting that all hotels here are fully booked.
He added that the week-long celebration ended peacefully. Gatchalian also said that they are preparing for a bigger and grander Kadayawan next year.
Tecson added that expectations were met for thiso year’s Kadayawan. “We have met our expectations, we are very overwhelmed to the response of visitors and Dabawenyos,” Tecson said.
The mayor earlier thanked all the stakeholders for the success of the event at the end of the Pamulak on August 20, Sunday.
She emphasized the contribution of the Dabawenyos, private sector, the 11 tribes and the local government offices who worked on the ground hand in hand to make the event successful.
Duterte-Carpio also assured the city will discuss more improvements for the next Kadayawan celebration during the Kadayawan Executive Committee exit conference.
"In our exit conference with the execom, all the observations including my observations will be collated and considered to improve our Kadayawan 2018," she said. (ASP/PNA)
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