It's another festive year for Marco Polo Davao as it celebrates its 18th year in the business. The anniversary celebration kicked off with a fashion show in partnership with the newly-founded Davao Fashion Design Council. The event also featured dishes which best represents the 11 tribes of Davao.
“We are honoured to kick-off the city’s 31st
Kadayawan Festival with the theme, FESTIVE
at 18, which can be manifested through the wonderful creations of the
newly-founded Davao Fashion Design Council. Thank you very much for this
partnership and we look forward to sustain this in the years to come” says
Marco Polo Davao GM Dottie Würgler-Cronin in her Opening Remarks.
The event was well-attended by members of Hijos
de Davao Foundation, the City Tourism Office, Davao City’s Diplomatic Corps,
Department of Tourism and regular guests.
Heads-of-Department and Associates of Marco Polo Davao
also delighed the guests with their Kadayawan-inspired outfits.
“DFDC is
delighted to take part in the Kadayawan Fashion and Fusion Project of Marco
Polo Davao, by which the 11 flavors from the 11 tribes of Davao served as an
inspiration for the garments which we will feature in tonight’s runway”, says Aztec Barba, President of the Davao Fashion Design
Council.
After the fashion
show, Marco Polo Davao, headed by Halifax
Davao Hotel, Inc (HDHI) President Francis R. Ledesma, GM Dottie Würgler-Cronin, Kadayawan 2016 Co-Chairperson Arturo Boncato, Malaysian Consul Zawawi Tahir and Acting Consul General of the Indonesian Consulate Endah R. Yuliarti, unveiled
the Presidential Plaque of President
Rodrigo Roa-Duterte to the guests.
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