Event | All Set for the Visit Davao Summer Festival 2018

Davao Region is now up for a very wide and more than 2-month long festival - the VISIT DAVAO SUMMER FESTIVAL! 

Mr. Lizada (center) with the execom and Gov. Uy

Visit Davao Summer Festival is an initiative of Mr. Benjie Lizada, together with the Department of Toursim Davao Region headed by Mr. Antonio Fernando Blanco, in participation with the different local government units and partners in Davao Region. It has a lot of summer activities that people can enjoy from different sites of the region such as in Davao City, Island Garden City of Samal, Tagum City, Mati City, Davao del Norte Province, Compostela Valley Province (with the Municipalities of Maco, Mabini, and Maragusan), Davao Oriental Province (with the Municipalities of Governor Generoso and San Isidro), and Municipality of Sta. Cruz. A total of 35 activities are to be expected that cover much of summer sport activities, travel, shopping, arts, pet shows, and nature appreciation. This region-wide festival starts from April 15-June 30, 2018.

This is such an exciting festival as it features the region more of sporting activities from highlands to islands. Yes, more of sport activities from a vertical, going to the mountains or diving the deep blue sea, and horizontal races and extreme sports - name it, you’ll gonna experience it in Davao Region. Hopefully, this will bring the region as a major sporting hub in the country especially that some events are being participated not only by the locals but with some international competitors, too.

Wayback, it is VISIT DAVAO FUN SALE! It is situated and focused only in Davao City with summer shopping sale and fun activities. With the Visit Davao Summer Festival 2018, it is wider and reaching more cities and provinces. That’s a goal of a One Davao Festival!

Show a Signed MOA with Execom and Sponsors

Inking the Memorandum of Agreement between partner local government units with the executive committee, and sponsors with executive committee is really the start of making the Visit Davao Summer Festival 2018 on the roll! Hoping to see you guys around, either shopping or sporting! ;-)

For more information about the festival as well as the roster of events, you can reach them at this LINK!

Thank you for visiting my avenue, www.ten7avenue.com!

RSA: A Year with the Davao Digital Influencers and More!

Davao Digital Influencers, Inc. (DDI) is now on its 1st year! *horray!!!*

Being part of DDI means a lot to me. Personally, it is like...
...having an identity as a netizen promoting Davao in the country and in the whole world, the universe rather (borrowed from Queen Pia... lol).
...a passport for me to advance my presence in the cyber space introducing Davao.
...being authorized to make Davao known. ;-)

I have this feeling because, before, I question myself with what authority I have in promoting Davao but I am not really connected with an institution to do so. Yes, there's nothing wrong actually in promoting without any affiliation but it appears to me more as an advocacy and to advocate alone isn't powerful. Being with DDI, a group, it is more powerful!

There maybe other blogger groups in Davao and we have the same motive of bringing Davao in the spotlight. However, what I like more with DDI is that it a SEC registered entity, but don't get me wrong, there is no competition among groups, really, no competition but more groups that create Davao promotion amidst challenges. It is a preference of being with DDI and privileges for events is high. Also, DDI isn't just a blogging group; there are vloggers and influencers in other platforms like one's own page on social media.

On DDI's first year of existence, I may not be physically present to join the celebration, I am virtually present and with full support to the group! I expect more years to come!!!

We would like to thank our dear sponsors for supporting the 1st Anniversary of the Davao Digital Influencers Inc., to wit:

Thank you for visitng my avenue, www.ten7avenue.com! Madayaw!

Jolly Christmas with Jolly Cow Chocolate Milk!

Any chocolate is really my energizer, but I prefer dark chocolate over chocolate milk. I just love the rawness of the cocoa I taste from a dark chocolate - oh yeah, my preference. Well, I understand that not all love the bitterness of a dark chocolate and most people would love to have sweetness than bitterness! LOL

Now, here comes JOLLY COW CHOCOLATE MILK!

Jolly Cow Chocolate Milk

Gladly, I am able to avail these!!! Thank you Ms. Lormy through Mommy Verna and Dencio! Stars aligned as these are given in Davao and reached me in Manila. :-p

Chocolatey Drink

Jolly Cow Chocolate Milk is new to my knowledge of chocolate milk drinks. The design is fancy for me, a lot of details - in a way, informative and entertaining. The colors that play in the design are mix of yellow, chocolate brown, white, blue and red. The back portion has the usual play section for kids, but wait, this drink is for adults also. The sides of the box informs about its content, nutritional facts and how it is opened - anyways, it takes a common sense to open this. :-p

Fun Section

Opening a chocolate drink excites me. I am giggling to taste and savor every drop of it. Pouring it to the glass excites me more and seeing the rich, thick cold chocolatey fluid tells me not to let it go! :-p

Pouring it in the Glass

The first sip, ugh, a crave-thirst-quencher! It is a chocolate milk drink but hey, it is a surprise, a subtle raw cocoa or tableya taste is present - well, that's what my palate registered. For me, most of chocolate drinks are sweet and chocolatey; less to no raw cocoa taste.

Tip: cool the drink in the refrigerator and shake before serving.

However, I have a concern over the cover. When not yet opened, shaking it is no problem. Yet, there are spills from the cover when shaking after being recovered. It is better to transfer it to a pitcher or closed bottle container.

Jolly Cow on Supermarket Rack

This is such a wonderful gift! It is available in most supermarkets nationwide. Again, thank you!!!

Events | Grand Launch and Acquaintance Party of Team DDI!

Davao Digital Influencers (DDI) is an organized group of online influencers from Davao. It is not new to have digital influencers from the region yet this group is a registered non-profit organization in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The group aims to be a brand of online people from Davao, extending to the whole of Mindanao, that will show first hand stories, experiences and events in the island without bias. Being an INFLUENCER is such a BIG WORD. It carries a RESPONSIBILITY and AUTHORITY. Yet, being part of the group doesn't mean that there is a right of raising an eyebrow over things but it helps to carry an identity of origin and story to tell.

Instax Photo Souvenir by Rhonson Ng

The DDI Grand Launch and Acquaintance Party has been challenged with a sad event, which is the Roxas Night Market bombing. Historically, it is not the first incident in the city. However, people of Davao has this resiliency and ability to stand up after a fall - the grand launch and acquaintance party still went through offering prayers and wishes of PEACE, LOVE and UNITY. It was a sad day in the city and the sky mourned, too, pouring a heavy rain. The pour of rain hopes of washing away the sorrow and anger felt by the people. Then, a time to move on and go on with life amidst the circumstances. Let us not be dampened by the unfortunate happening, as the city proudly says, "LIFE IS HERE!".

There are simple games, surprises and feast prepared for the night. The group of more than 40 people get along well divided in four tables. It is such a fun encounter with the DDI barkada. There are a lot of blog and vlog personalities writing in different niches such as personal, travel, lifestyle, beauty, food, microblogging, youtube etc. It may not be my first time to meet many of them, but seeing them in one venue is such a blessing - it feels so good - there is this craziness in the crowd that you can't contain and encourages you to LAUGH OUT LOUD! Participating in the games is also not so hard to do with these people, as each one of them will encourage you to join even you are a new face to them. Of course, you will be encouraged to join too as exciting prizes are waiting for you! Aside from that, having a group photo with the DDI barkada captured by Sir Rhonson Ng is so much to ask. :-p

I may have started blogging years way back. Still I consider my blog in its infancy stage. Seeing these bloggers or video bloggers in person inspires me to blog more or post my own video and share my stories. It is also heart warming to hear inspirational message from Sir Art Boncato, Asec for Department of Trade and Industry. It is indeed a beautiful start for this new organization and I am looking forward to a very fruitful team - TEAM DDI! Well, it is only once that a grand launch and acquaintance party is held, gracing this is such a memorable moment in the history of the organization.

It is also cool that there's so much trust that is given in the group as a number of sponsors share some of their products and souvenirs! We are very much thankful with all of the blessings! Here comes below the list of sponsors... :-)

Becoming a Davao Digital Influencer: IT EXCITES ME!!!

Lamdag Watch Tower: Brings Light to Davao City

Since I started blogging, of different blog names hahaha, it has been an advocacy to share stories from Davao City and other parts of the Region. I believe as a Davao Digital Influencer (DDI), officially, will help me have a backbone to further stage like an online Davao ambassador! Isn't that exciting? Of course it is!

I do travel a lot whether due to business or pleasure, solo or with a group, meeting friends, and introducing Davao to the ASEAN community during socialization in a conference. I don't brag about it though but traveling, really, is an opportunity to meet people from all walks of life and introduce the place where you come from.

Introducing Davao is challenging. It is because talking about the Philippines, people will be focused mostly among Luzon and Visayas islands. Yet, it must be remembered that 1/3 of the country is Mindanao wherein Davao Region is positioned.

What does it mean to be part of DDI? Why it excites me?

An online platform is a way to exchange information among people in the vast world wide web. It has been a strategy used by our tourism department and eventually successful. With this, being part of DDI, it will help me showcase Davao more with a backbone, and it will be very beneficial in making Davao known as an active space where people can experience life, too. Why I say so, it is because portraying like an online ambassador without identity is pseudo portrait, well because I am not a popular blogger LOL. With DDI, I believe it will be completely a different story.

Now, the de facto capital of the Philippines is Davao City because the new President comes from and is frequently here. It is very timely to introduce the southern part of the country wherein there is a dynamic lifestyle. The successful celebration of the Kadayawan Festival has been a grand entrance for the DDI in action! Yet even with some unfortunate instances that happen, being part of the DDI barkada will help people view things outside the mainstream media and it urges to have more balance. It really excites me to be part of the team since it creates an identity being a proud brand of online warriors to showcase Davao! How's that? It is really encouraging to be more frequently felt online. More to come with DDI!

MABUHAY!

Thank you to our generous sponsors for supporting Davao Digital Influencers, Inc. 

Platinum Sponsor

PLDT HOME is the country’s leading broadband and digital services provider that allows seamless, simultaneous streaming in all your devices at home. Enabling moments that bring your family closer together, PLDT HOME offers Fibr, DSL, Ultera and Telpad services. 

PLDT brings you the finest options when it comes to telecommunications solutions. Whether you need high-speed Internet connection, a landline or a combination of both, PLDT HOME has the right package for you.

Gold Sponsors

Coca-Cola FEMSA is the largest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world. The Company has 63 bottling facilities and serves more than 358 million consumers through more than 2,800,000 retailers and over 100,000 employees worldwide.

Locally, the Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines operates 19 plants and 53 sales offices and distribution centers across the country. It has operates two plants and one Distribution Center in Davao. The first plant was established in May 1950 and is located along MacArthur Highway. The second plant is located in Barangay Darong, Sta. Cruz. Collectively, both plants employ around 350 associates.

The Davao Digital Influencers Inc. is supported by Cebu Pacific, the largest airline operating flights to Davao. It offers seat sales that go as low as P599 all-in, and a network that spans Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Guam. It operates direct flights from Singapore, Manila, Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga to Davao. Book now through bit.ly/DavaoCEB or call 7020-888. The latest seat sales are also up on Cebu Pacific’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

Smart brings together the Eraserheads to go all out for a new, complete prepaid offer: the ‪#‎SmartAllOutSurf 30! 

This is the first complete call, text and data offer for Prepaid! For P30, prepaid subscribers get 2 days of: 

• 300MB data with FREE Facebook 
• Unlimited text to all networks 
• 30 minutes free calls to Smart, TNT and Sun

Silver and Bronze Sponsors

PR, Events & Promotions | Jolly Heart Mate Canola Oil | Seda Abreeza Hotel

Park Inn by Radisson Davao | Marco Polo Davao | JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

Benefactors

TBR Concepts | Kai Artisan Chocolates | KaiserWebs | Biscoff Bren Ang Photography | M Magazine | San Miguel Brewery Inc.