Davao City Joins Earth Hour

Today, 3.23.13, the world unites once again to mark Earth Hour, an annual event that aims to raise awareness on the importance of saving energy. Davao City has been joining the international community commemorating this occasion and each year, a program is being held solely for this purpose at one of the city's major malls. This year, the event will take place at the Ayala Abreeza Mall to be hosted by model-actress-host Angel Aquino.

Switching off the lights and all other electronic devices even for an hour is a big help to the environment. The savings are enormous when the world unites to observe this Earth Hour.

This year's Earth Hour campaign encourages people to take up the "I Will If You Will" challenge. It invites people to take action to preserve the environment beyond the yearly March event and encourage their family and friends to do the same. 

Launched in 2007, Earth Hour is now on its fifth year. Its first year which was launched in Sydney, Australia attract some 2.2 million participants. Since then, many famous landmarks around the world have joined in such as the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House, Empire State Building, Petronas Twin Towers, Burj Khalifa, Buckingham Palace, Niagara Falls, Gateway of India and Tokyo Tower to name a few.

So let's join forces once again later tonight and turn off the lights for an hour. You'll be glad you did. It's a great opportunity to relax, experience the stillness of the night and do some stargazing if you want.

Araw ng Dabaw Weekend

The Araw ng Dabaw weekend is here and the city is abuzz with activities relating to the local culture and the arts. Davao City is celebrating its 76th founding anniversary and tomorrow, March 16 is the big day.

The traditional float parade will be day's highlight to be taken part by private companies. We'll see if Kisan Lu Lands, the winner of the 2012 Kadayawan Festival float parade, will again bag the major prize.

The festive mood is being felt now a young and popular celebrities as well as bands are in town again to provide entertainment to the public free of charge. For sure, the major malls here will be jampacked and as much as I'd like to bring my young girl there, I'd rather not because it would be so crowded then.

Of course, bargain sales are everywhere, too. This event won't be complete without the major malls holding weekend sales. And being a fanatic of bargains, I'm now in a frenzy where to start looking for great buys for my kids and hopefully, I can find something worth buying for myself and my hubby as well. I love shopping but I'm not the type to splurge in one go. You can call me a wise buyer.

I'm proud to be living in Davao City which I call my second home. I'm overwhelmed by the progress that it has achieved and continue to achieve. Hopefully, more people will be able to visit here and experience the city's beauty and splendor moving forward.