Bulawan Festival 2023

The Gold Festival of Davao de Oro is all about a land of rich gold deposits, a land of golden-hearted and industrious people with a rich cultural heritage, and a land of golden opportunities awaiting those who desire to be part of the province’s development. It celebrates its people’s heritage, history and thanksgiving, a unified government, sustained good harvests, abundant resources, a promise of a golden future, and competent and competitive people and institutions.

Array of Activities

Tourist Attractions

Bilawa Mainit Hot Waterfalls

This steaming waterfall is tucked on the side of a hill in Barangay Mainit, one of some 12 villages lined along the Masara line. A strip of dirt road that starts from Mawab, the first town of Davao de Oro, and a 15–20-minute bus ride from Tagum City in Davao del Norte. The road stretches all the way to Brgy. Masara, where Apex-Crew Mines holds court. From Mawab, home of the rare white clay, the trip by vehicle takes at least 45 minutes of alternating paved and dirt road.

Mt. Pandadagsaan

is the highest peak of Mt. Pandadagsaan, at 2,670 meters above sea level. The mountain is the 3rd highest peak in Davao Region and is ranked 13th in the Philippines. It is considered by Philippine mountaineers as a much more challenging climb than Mount Apo, the country`s highest mountain peak. It would usually take two to three days. The average trekking schedule is 2-3 days.

Pyalitan Falls

It is located northeast of Brgy. Mapawa, 7 kms from Poblacion. It is undeveloped to preserve its natural beauty. The falls is reachable after half an hour of trek by way of Brgy. Coronobe. The falls is composed of nine tiers and drop 120 feet into a six-foot deep pool.

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BARANGAYS

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TOTAL POPULATION

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Government Works

Governor Dorothy P. Montejo-Gonzaga

Commonly called by her constituents as “Gov Dot-dot,” the first lady chief executive of Davao de Oro, captured the hearts of the people of Davao de Oro by embodying her dedication for genuine service.

A lawyer by profession, she was active in the private practice before her appointment to the Judiciary in 2000. She was a Municipal Trial Court Judge (MTC), then a Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge, until her appointment by the President Rodrigo R. Duterte as an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals on June 19, 2018. In her four (4) years in the Court of Appeals, her office was constantly acknowledged and praised as one of the top performing offices in dispensing/ resolving cases submitted for decision.

During the national celebration for Indigenous Peoples’ Month, she was named as “Gibubayan Pyasaya Magsibay”. According to the Mansaka Tribe, “Pyasaya” means “Pinangga,” while “Magsibay” means “Ikot.” The name profoundly implies a deep concern for the welfare of her people in the province. Her being responsive to the needs of her people means going down to the grassroots level and rendering genuine public service reflecting her thrust that truly, “Government Works!”