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+ March 12, 2021 MANY seem to be confused about the change of the Araw ng Dabaw celebration from March 16 to March 1. Given there is still a pandemic, and there’s no more local ABS-CBN station to announce the changes, the events held online had a limited reach.
But the city government can be credited for course correcting the Araw ng Dabaw to the original date of Davao’s cityhood. But it could not be said of the Davao City history they presented through the video that needs more corrections.
I may be fussing over details, but history is important. It’s not just important about knowing names and dates, but also equally important is the narrative, who we are, and how we move along the struggles and tides of the times.
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+ March 11, 2021 A DAVAO City councilor revealed that the city government is planning to erect a monument of Datu Bago, the city’s hero who fought against the Spaniards.
Councilor Pilar Braga, committee chairperson on education, science, and technology, said in a radio interview on Thursday, March 11, 2021, that the city is coming up with a statue depicting the heroism of Datu Bago.
Braga said the city is still looking for a site for the statue. Among the locations they are choosing from is somewhere in Bolton Riverside in Ecoland, Matina, and a portion along the Davao City Coastal Road.
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February 26, 2021 MALACAÑANG has officially declared March 1, 2021 as a special non-working holiday in Davao City to mark the celebration of the 84th Araw ng Dabaw.
Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, who signed Proclamation No. 1106 on February 24 on behalf of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, said, “It is fitting and proper that the people of the City of Davao be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies, subject to community quarantine, social distancing, and other public health measures.”
Prior to its approval, the 19th City Council submitted a resolution requesting Duterte to declare via Presidential Proclamation, March 1 as a special non-working holiday in the city to celebrate the annual Araw ng Dabaw.