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About Davao: The Provinces and the City

The Provinces of Davao and the City are located in the southern second largest island of the Philippines.The island is Mindanao, and the City is the larget City in the world. This is the setting of our stories with the PME Fathers among the early seminarians and priests of the Saint Francis Xavier Seminary.
Before World War 2 and about 15 years after, the three provinces of Davao, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental, remained one political provincial unit, governed by one Governor. They comprised also one Diocese, run by one Diocesan Bishop, initiated by the PME Fathers. In the early years of the seminary, there was only one political Province and one Diocese. This was until the three provincial and diocesan divisions in the sixties.

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More Pictures about Davao and Davao City
Click the picture for a larger view. These pictures are taken in 1998 to 2000 (JPM shots).

Crush site of the Air Philippines Flight #541, killing all 131 passengers, in Davao City on April 19, 2000 (5/5/2000)

This crush was the first time in Davao City and the worst in the Philippine Airline Industry (5/5/2000)

The Boeing 737 crushed on a hill at nearby Samal Island when it was asked to abort its landing attempt (5/5/2000)

The crush site facing the airport of Davao City at the horizon(5/5/2000)

Valley of Mabini, Davao del Norte (5/5/2000)

The Diwalwal gold diggers in the mountains of Pantukan, Davao del Norte (5/5/2000)

Typical untouched forest of Davao del Norte (5/5/2000)

Typical denuded mountains of Mindanao, along the range to Maragusan, Davao del Norte(5/5/2000)

Denuding the mountains, along the range to Maragusan (5/5/2000)

Click here to follow the pictures with some notations. By JP Mercado.
Updated by JP Mercado (May 6, 2000)

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Pictures of Davao City and the Provinces