The Lenten season has began. It is a time for reflection and contemplation. Holy Week is also a great time to have quiet quality time with your family and friends. Why not consider spending Holy Week at Eden Nature Park?
Eden Nature Park is the perfect place to spend the season. It is located away from the hustle bustle of downtown and it is close to nature. Though it is away from the buzz of the city, Eden has all the amenities to make your Holy Week comfortable and relaxing. It has a vast area with spots for tranquil reflection. Add to that the park’s countless facilities and activities if quiet is not really what you are looking for.
2018 Holy Week at Eden Accommodation Rates
Eden Nature Park has great holiday rates for Holy Week 2018.
Holy Week at Eden Nature Park
Whether you are spending the week alone, with your partner, with your family, or your barkada, Eden has the perfect accommodation for you. And rates that are just right.
All room rates come with Breakfast Meals plus use of the Swimming Pool and entry to the Fishing Village.
For a relaxing respite away from the stress of the city life, spend Holy Week at Eden Nature Park.
Good news, health and fitness enthusiasts! Healthy Options Davao relaunched its store at SM City Davao last January 17, 2018. Now bigger and better with more options for a healthier you.
Healthy Options is not just your ordinary store. It offers all-natural products for everyone’s overall health and wellness. These products are cruelty-free, green, and organic. All products are sourced with sustainability and fair trade in mind. So it does not just advocate for a healthier and better you, but also for a healthier and better environment and for healthier and better communities around the world.
What’s Inside Healthy Options Davao
Healthy Options sell products that cover almost all your organic needs for a healthy body, inside and out.
Check out some of the products available at Healthy Options at SM City Davao.
Natural Beauty Section of Healthy Options Davao for your skincare, beauty, and hair care needs.
Various Organic Sauces for your pasta, appetizers, snacks, and other dishes.
It’s February once again which means “HELLO, LOVE MONTH!” Whoever says Valentine’s Day is just for couples is totally wrong. Single or taken, celebrating with someone special, with family or just by yourself, Valentine’s is for everybody. And a great occasion to gift. Check out these Valentine’s gift ideas from Miniso Philippines.
Valentine’s Gift Ideas from Miniso Philippines: Scents
How about giving your loved ones the gift of fragrance?
Valentines Gift Idea from Miniso Philippines: Flipped Perfume
Miniso’s Flipped Perfume is a combination of bergamot, apple, black currant and pear which altogether make a fruity yet elegant fragrance.
And for the super feminine woman? Miniso’s Perfect Love Perfume might be the best choice.
Valentine’s Gift Idea from Miniso Philippines: Perfect Love Perfume
This scent is best for women who are always on the go and is great for everyday use.
Miniso also has their own Miniso Women Perfume Collection.
Valentine’s Gift Ideas from Miniso Philippines: Romantic Pink Sakura Perfume and Crystal Diamond Perfume
The Romantic Pink Sakura Perfume’s sweet aroma is best worn on a sunny day, while the sensual Crystal Diamond Perfume is the go-to scent for a romantic night with the significant other. Continue reading →
Every December, in a tradition started in 2008, Davao Bloggers gather for its biggest event. The Davao Bloggers Christmas Party is the most anticipated event of the organization. Old and new members, friends of the organization, and members of partner organizations attend to join the festivities. This 2017, the party is grander like never before.
The Davao Bloggers Grand Christmas Ball 2017 is co-presented by our Official Telecom Partner SMART Communications and by ASUS Zenfone.
One of the highlights of the event will be the Davao Blog Awards 2017 (DBA). House of Wooden Letters will be providing trophies for all the winners of the DBA 2017. SMART will present the Blogger of the Year Award. And the Best Tech Blog will be presented by Asus. For the complete list of finalists, check this link.
Añejo Gold Medium Rum, is the Official Drink Sponsor of the Grand Christmas Ball and the After Party.
Megaworld, the Philippines’ pioneer of the LIVE-WORK-PLAY-LEARN integrated urban townships is also sponsoring the ball.
McDonald’s, will be giving away Gift Certificates to all event attendees.
Halloween is almost here. Before the main event arrives, let’s spend a spooktacular weekend together at Malagos Garden Resort. Malagos is hosting Mga Handuraw sa Baul 2017 on October 28. It is a horror arts and music festival that highlights local horror stories and superstitions.
Mga Handuraw sa Baul 2017
Handuraw features Halloween-themed attractions and events for kids and adults from morning til midnight. Kids will enjoy an inflatable playground and a neon playhouse. For the adults, Malagos has a nightmarish haunted house that promises to deliver screams and probably a sleepless night.
Guests are not required but requested to wear costumes. The best ones get special prizes and surprises.
Another reason to to join Handuraw are a food fest featuring food producers and an arts and crafts bazaar. Malagos attractions like the Butterfly Museum and the Chocolate Museum are open during the event.
Malagos Garden Resort is a co-presentor of Ngilngig Film Festival. The film festival entries will premiere at Handuraw beginning at 2 pm.
Musical Acts
Finally, Filipino indie musical acts will provide the beats to celebrate local arts and culture.
Musical Acts of Mga Handuraw sa Baul 2017
Headlining the indie music festival this Saturday is Crwn. Filipino indie musical acts She’s Only Sixteen, Clara Benin, BP Valenzuela, Jensen and the Flips, Anne Mendoza, and RJ Manulid are set to take the stage, as well. Continue reading →
Enjoy getting scared? Give yourself and your squad a fright with brand new films about Filipino tales of horror and superstitions during the Davao Ngilngig Film Festival 2017.
Davao Ngilngig Film Festival 2017
The Davao Ngilngig Film Festival 2017 is organized by Pasalidahay in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines and co-presented by Malagos Garden Resort.
Opening Film
Davao Ngilngig Film Festival 2017 opens on October 27 with a Cebuano film, LILY by Keith Deligero.
It revolves around gossip of a woman in Cebu said to be a murderous monster. The movie tells the story of a mother seeking justice. Go home, Lily is coming.
Opening Film Lily by Keith Deligro
The film is a Cinema One Original, produced by Deligero & Co., Quiapost Productions, Heritage Productions. It stars Shaina Magdayao, Rocky Salumbides, and Natileigh Sitoy. Lily received several awards from the Cinema One Originals Festival 2016: Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture.
Davao Ngilngig Film Festival 2017 Entries
The films of the Ngilngig Film Festival 2017 is categorized into three programs: Davao Ngilngig Films, Sa Dako Pa Roon, and Bonfire Stories. All films revolve around local horror stories, town tales, and Filipino superstitions.
This year’s Davao Ngilngig Films by Davaoeño filmmakers are:
BAHIN by Jomar M. Ebus
BWESITA by Louis Usaraga and Melchor Cabangbang
DALINGSIL by Jamillah Natividad
DISIPLINA by Rod Marc Abrina
MEOW by Breech Asher Harani
TAGUAN by Earle Galindo
TAKBO by Rikki Torres
TAMBAG by Alecs Mari Ballarta
Ngilngig Films by Filipino indie filmmakers are featured in the Sa Dako Pa Roon category:
A BIRTHDAY TREAT by Amaya Han from Cebu
CHONG-AS by Rojie Somera and Jette Palicas from Kalinga
ELMO by Andrian Rey B. Manapil from Bukidnon
EXPERIMENTAL FOREST by Angelica Gamolo from Cebu
PARA SA MGA NI BIYA by Mac Kianro and Maki Calo from Cagayan de Oro City
PEÑARANCIA by Gab Mesina from Manila
SIN-O ANG TIKTIK by TM Malones from Iloilo
ANG IKADUHANG PAGBALIK by Jeffrie Po from Cagayan de Oro City
LAPPAW by Lovely Jan M. Cadauan from Echague, Isabela
LUBONG by Marvin Gabas from Manila
MORU by Edmund Telmo from Ozamiz City
OYAYI by Darryl Yap from Zambales
TAMIAW by Robert Christian Diaz from Valenzuela
And from the participants of the Ngilngig Film Fest Camp are Bonfire Stories:
Davao Ngilngig Film Camp 2017
ANG PAG-ABOT Lumpia Productions
BALBAL Mayora Films
PANABI Limbo Productions
UROM 1001 Productions
Every entry offers us a unique glimpse into the Filipino way of life and the stories, intrigues, hearsays, and superstitions that we live by. Some of it might sound familiar, a few seems new to you, but each one will definitely be delivered in a unique cinematic presentation to delight and terrify your every sense.
“Panagtagbo” is a multi-platform art event. It is composed of an art exhibit, a zine launch, and a small press expo from October 29 until November 12 at the Morning Light Art Gallery and Shop. They are running simultaneously with Nginlngig.
The Ngilngig is also part of Malagos Garden Resort’s Halloween event “Mga Handuraw sa Baul 2017.” The event includes the premiere of the films of Davao Ngilngig Film Festival 2017.
