Like gold, Davao de Oro has been through “peaks and valleys” before reaching its triumph and sustaining it with golden standards.
Through the years, the province remains solid and progressive as it was known as Davao region’s golden province. With its celebration of the Online Bulawan 2020 with the theme “Ang Atong Bulawan”, Davao de Oro showcases various events thru social media platform. The 3 day virtual celebration officially opened on October 19, 2020 and will end on October 21.
This year’s Bulawan celebration departs from the ordinary. Thru the transition from the physical celebration to virtual or via online, the Online Bulawan 2020 paves a way to converge not only for Dabawenyos, but people from all over the archipelago of different generations, such as; Baby boomers, Millenial generation and Generation Z. Everyone can access and witness the celebration with just a click of their fingertips.
This year’s theme “Ang Atong Bulawan” brings out the province’s augustness and wealth--- the Dabawenyos and the province’s culture. Virtually, the Bulawan Celebration will brandish everything that is purely local- from raw materials to agri-products and local talents.
“Ang Atong Bulawan” means the Dabawenyos themselves, who in times of crisis and downfall remains hopeful and strong as their hearts were anchored of the province’s spirit of “Bayanihan”. It also signifies local talents that already romped the international stage and brought pride and honor in Davao de Oro and its agri-products from the eleven municipalities each with distinct harvest and agricultural endowments that could match export standards.
“Ang Atong Bulawan” showcases the province’s past and present. Since the renaming of the province from the former “Compostela Valley” to “Davao de Oro”, this is the first time that the province celebrated the bulawan virtually. Formerly, the celebration was called “Anibina” and now “Online Bulawan”, an evolution towards progress with observance to the New Normal.
The former festival activities were transformed in-line with the current situation. The yearly Indak-indak sa Kadalanan became Tiktokan sa Bulawan, annual Fun Run to Subasta for cause, Tree Planting to Green Day at Home, and Garbo Comvalenyo to Bulawanong Musika. The celebration will also host Bahandi Talks, Balik Tanaw: Bidyu Serye, Agri-Oro and Babayinihan for the first time. There will also be a special tribute for the front-liners who, from the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, relentlessly served the public.
Online Bulawan 2020 reminds people of the golden things the province is blessed with and conveys that Davao de Oro, no matter what comes in its way, will remain hard-bitten just like gold. (Jasteen P. Abella, Information Division Davao de Oro)
