Davao

Region 11: Davao
-Davao is known as the "Durian Capital" of the Philippines.
-Davao, provides a living for many fishermen. Some of the fish products include: yellow fin tuna, brackish water milkfish, tilapia, shrimp, and crab.
-The fourth-most-populous city in the Philippines and the most populous in Mindanao.

Provinces Capital
Compostela Valley Nabunturan
Davao Tagum City
Davao Oriental Mati
Davao del sur Digos City

Compostela Valley

-It is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao.
-The province, called “Comval” for short, used to be part of Davao del Norte until it was made independent in 1998.
-It is the fourth newest province of the Philippines.
-Its capital is Nabunturan.
-The valley itself is rich in copper and gold ore and mining since the 1970’s.

Nabunturan
-The origin of the name is from “buntod”, the Cebuano term for "mountain." The word "Nabunturan" means "surrounded by mountains"

Language
-Cebuano is the most common spoken dialect in the province of Compostela Valley.
-It is being adopted by about 52.27% of the province's total household population.
-The language being spoken is Filipino and English then Mansaka.

People
-Mansaka people who live in and around Compostela Valley, Mindanao.
-The Mansaka are just one of a number of indigenous groups living in Compostela Valley, but they are the most numerous in the area.

Davao

-The city is the largest in the country in terms of land area.
-The city serves as the main trade, commerce, and industry hub of Mindanao and the regional center for Davao Region.
-Davao is home to Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the Philippines.
-Davao is also known as the "Durian Capital" of the Philippines.

-The region's name is derived from its “Bagobo” origins. The word Davao came from the phonetic blending of three Bagobo subgroups' names for the Davao River, a major waterway emptying into the Davao Gulf near the city. called the river “Davah”, and turned into Davao.

Tagum City
-is the capital city of the province of Davao, Philippines.
-It is one of top most livable cities in the Philippines, and was one of the finalists in Most Child Friendly City in the Philippines.

-There is no official record as to the origin and meaning of the name Tagum, but a legend explains how the name Magugpo, Tagum City's former name, came about. The name Magugpo was derived from the native word “mago”, a name of certain tree, and the “ugpo” means very high.

Language
-People in Davao City speak many dialects but the vast majority speak the local dialect Cebuano or Visayan.
-There are also those who speak Tagalog and English.
-Most people in Davao understand and speak English.

Bagobo Riddles

Anak ta mahindanaw
Na ahad iddat saysay
Nadidinog tadsinaggaw. -ahung

Batang magindanaw
Abot hanggang saysay
Ang kanyang palahaw. -agung

Ad’ ipapanaw inis anak
Aruwa rak ka: mmas ta saddu”
Nad uli na idda reen. -bavot kavi

Pag ang taong ito ay umalis,
Nag-iiwan lamang siya ng
Dalawang bakas
Sa kanyang pagbabalik. -sisidlang may dalawang paa ng mga Bagobo

Atukaru
Sekkaw warad tavod du. -buyyag

Hulaan kung sino
Ang hindi magiging ganoon kung
Walang sinturun. -magulang