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 Mindanao and Dole's Innovations
Click the picture for a larger view. These pictures are taken in 1998 to 2000 (JPM shots).

Davao City and Mt. Apo (5/12/2000)

Deforested Mountains of Davao City(5/12/2000)

Mountains of Davao City(5/12/2000)

Typical rice fields in the Valley of Bukidnon (5/12/2000)

Mobile Banana Processor, the MBP5b, which I initiated and helped realized with Ric Paguio, Fred Buno, Dr. Hoang, Romy Fernandez, Rico casteneda, Tony Gumapac, and the whoole MBP Team (5/12/2000)

MBP5b operating in the RC Plantations of Bukidnon, or Skyland(5/12/2000)

MBP5 (5/12/2000)

MBP5(5/12/2000)

MBP5(5/12/2000)

MBP5(5/12/2000)

MBP5(5/12/2000)

MBP5(4/14/2000)

Click here to follow the pictures with some notations. By JP Mercado.
Updated by JP Mercado (May 13, 2000)

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