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Event changes need to be disseminated ahead: Milan By MAYA M. PADILLO
COMFORT ROOMS. A physically challenged person walks towards a privately-owned comfort room with gender-specific designations at a commercial compound near City Hall in Davao City on Saturday. Lean Daval Jr
avao City’s business and tourism sectors urged stakeholders to disseminate information ahead of changes in the city’s calendared events to avoid inconvenience.
This came amidst mixed reactions from tourists and Davaoenos during the recently concluded Kadayawan sa Davao. The festivity was stretched throughout the entire month of August such as this year's Pamulak, Indak-Indak, and other highlights were held on separate weekends. While organizers thought it is good for tourism, it did not turn out so for some visitors. The spread-out schedules messed up their plans of stay. “The only thing we need to improve probably the next time around is the communication part especially for those coming from abroad. I have to go to Marco Polo speak to Davaoenos who are now based in the US because they called me bakit ganon ang nangyari because they booked already and expected that Indak Indak and Pamulak will be of the same weekend. That is the thing we need to improve our communication probably,” said Arturo Milan, president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII), which also cochaired this year’s Kadayawan sa Davao. Davao Tourism Association (DATA) President Gatchi Gatchalian, for his part, told media what happened in Kadayawan this year was a major paradigm shift. “Those who were expecting a back-to-back event of streetdancing and floral float parade
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