Located in the middle of the forest, Aliwagwag Falls is considered as one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the country.
It is a series of 84 falls appearing like stairway to heaven with various heights among the steps ranging from 6 to 110 feet. One step is measured 72 feet and another is 67 feet. Overall Aliwagwag Falls is 1,110 feet of cascading energy and 20 meters in width. All these in the midst of virgin forest. River at the foot of the falls. 13 rapids to cross.
Located amidst thick forests just some 25 kilometers away from Cateel proper, Aliwagwag Falls offers adventurers and vacationers alike a wild exposure and relaxing in its refreshing waters will give you an unforgettable and fun experience.
Cateel, Davao Oriental is some 360 kilometers from Davao City is accessible by bus at the Ecoland Transport terminal. L300 vans are also available from Davao City.
I made another wallpaper about Davao, a rather simple one.
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Davao is unlike most developed cities in the Philippines. Here, we celebrate the holidays in peace, without much bang boom bang.
Since 2001, a firecracker ban has been imposed in Davao City during the holidays, and Mayor Duterte has been quite serious about the implementation. Duterte has been stern on his orders to the police to detain all violators, even those who are found in mere possession of any of the banned items.
The Davao City Council passed the local ordinance prohibiting the use, sale, and distribution of pyrotechnics or firecrackers in 2002. But the year before that, Duterte has already made it a policy.
Every New Year, TV shows all over the country always report the victims of firecrackers. These range from slight burns to blown off fingers to death. For the uninitiated, firecrackers usually found here in the country are not the same as the ones used during July 4th. What is common here in the Philippines somehow resemble mini dynamites, small yet dangerous.
Since the implementation of firecracker ban in the city, there were no longer “bloody Christmases” and the city enjoyed an almost-zero incidence of firecracker-related accidents.
I remember a few years ago when the mayor was asked if he believed that lighting firecrackers will ward off bad luck in the coming new year. It has been a tradition for most filipinos to light firecrackers during New Year’s to scare off bad spirits and avoid bad luck. He just said that if one will simply avoid breaking the law regarding the ban of firecrackers, it is a sure way to avoid “bad luck”.
Davao City is the only city in the Philippines that has an emergency response system. In a city where crime rates are comparably low, adding the “Central 911″ to the Davaoeno’s reach further proves that Davao is among the most livable places in the world. The project was first envisioned during 2002 and then was quickly developed to help law enforcers, even ordinary citizens react to emergency situations.
“The launching of the 911 in Davao, made the Philippines the only country after the US and Canada to adopt the system. Using the 911 system, DLPC used a modified version of its Geographic and Information System and called it the Emergency Computer Aided Dispatch (ECAD) to help authorities locate the origin of emergency calls. The system even tracks how fast the police could respond to the emergency calls. The system also uses color-coded icons to monitor movement and location of police mobile units: Blue for mobile units at rest; Red for on the move response and Green for onsite, which means that a mobile unit has arrived in the site of emergency.(www.rvr.aim.edu.ph)
My cousin works as a telephone operator for more than a year now. I asked her what kind of emergency calls they usually receive. She said that emergencies requiring immediate medical attention makes up most of the calls. Second are domestic disturbances, especially late at night. Of course, prank callers are already given, she added. Rescuers sometimes encounter strange situations like pythons coiling around trees, snakes sleeping inside a car’s engine compartment, dogs swallowing mothballs and drunk individuals showing a little too much skin and confidence.
