Takip Silim at Lanikai Beach
Tagum City, the capital of the Davao Province, takes pride as one the most viable and most competitive business site. Cited as one of the 20 most viable and most competitive business sites in the Philippines in 2005 by the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project, Tagum City is one of the fastest-growing cities in Mindanao and in the Philippines. Tagum has become a bustling center of culture, commerce, health services, and entertainment in the Davao Region, in Mindanao and in the southern Philippine region. As a first class city, Tagum is the seat of the Davao Province with the largest share and highest growth of investments.
“Palm Tree City of the Philippines”
In 2006, Tagum City became known as the Palm Tree City of the Philippines. It also holds an unofficial record for having the tallest Christmas tree in the Philippines. At 153 feet tall, the stunning structure which was erected at the Freedom Park behind the City Hall rivaled Puerto Princesa City's 100 feet tall Christmas tree.
Palm Trees, Tagum City
Freedom Park
“World's Biggest Wooden Rosary”
Tagum City is home to the world's biggest wooden rosary, made out of ironwood, which can be found at the Christ the King Cathedral, which is incidentally also one of the region's biggest Catholic churches.
“Flourishing Economy”
Tagum City, from being a predominantly agricultural area, has become Mindanao's fastest-rising urban city due to its strategic location, being in the crossroads between the rural areas of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley and the urban Metro Davao. Blessed with a developed infrastructure, the city manages to export goods like wood chips, veneer plywood, and wood lumber. Fresh bananas, however, remain as the chief export product.
Thanks to the influx of people from the countryside of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley the rise of human resources has helped a lot in the revenue generation of the City.
Tourism has also become of the city's main economic powerhouse lately. With fifteen festivals in the city's calendar, small and medium entrepreneurs, or SMEs, and the transportation sector have benefited with the rapid influx of domestic and international visitors visiting the various festivals in the City.
Tagum City
“Up Up Tourism”
Students from different schools and universities in the region have conducted study tours and field trips in the City, due to the diversity of its tourist spots, accessibility in transport and high security standards.
The fourteen festivals held around the year also bring tourists, both locally and internationally, to the City, most notably during the Musikahan season (the 2010 celebrations coincided with the city's hosting of the National Schools Press Conference), Durian Festival, Christmas celebrations and the New Year celebrations, where people from nearby Davao City witness the 30-minute fireworks show, as their City Government prohibit the firing of any form of fireworks so as to avoid casualties; the 30-minute fireworks are held in Briz District and can be clearly seen at Poblacion, Magdum, Visayan Village and Canocotan.
Aside from that, people from neighboring municipalities and provinces visit Tagum City for commercial, business, civil and personal purposes, as the city now hosts major amenities and services that ease up congestion in Davao City. This rate will increase toward the end of this year as more commercial establishments are being constructed in the city, notably malls, hotels, restaurants and public facilities.
“Tagum Quick Trivia”
The city is currently the only one in the Philippines to have a direct joint agreement with Venezuela for cultural exchanges. This in line with the 11th Musikahan sa Tagum in 2011, thus supporting the City's claim as The Cultural Center of Mindanao. This is affirmed by the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Music and the College of Arts and Letters.
Likewise, the city is a top exporter of banana (cavindish and cardava) including banana chips and other related products. Wood based, metal and agri-based industries are also vital in the city's booming economy.
Do you want a step foot in the city?
Located in the juncture of the south eastern route of the Daang Maharlika in Mindanao, Tagum City is strategically a significant hub where all passenger buses and jeepneys from Northern Mindanao going to Davao City or from Davao City to any point in Eastern and Northeastern Mindanao pass by. There are also taxis or vans plying from Davao City to Tagum City in approximately one-and-a-half hour journey.
By plane: The Davao International Airport has daily flights to and from major cities in the Philippines. The airport is an hour ride from Tagum City. Upon arrival at the airport, the taxicabs or PUBs will take you to the bus terminals located at Ecoland, Davao City and from there different kinds of buses will take you safe to Tagum City.
By sea: Superferry will bring you to Davao Sasa Wharf safely with its three times a week trip if you are from Manila. When you leave Manila on Monday you will reach Davao by Wednesday and if you leave Wednesday you will arrive on Friday and if it’s Saturday you will reach Davao by Monday. You can check their schedules at superferry.
By land: Tagum City can be reached by land boarding Philtranco Bus from Pasay City via Bicol Region then to Samar, Leyte. From Leyte the bus will board a ferry boat to Surigao City then to Butuan City, San Francisco Agusan del Sur and in a few hours you will reach Tagum City. It took you three days to reach Tagum by land but you will enjoy the scenic views of the Philippine Island from Metro Manila to Visayas and Mindanao.
Accommodations in Tagum City
- Molave Hotel – Osmeña St. , Tagum City
- Golden Palace Hotel –Capitol Circumferential Road, La Filipina, Tagum City
- Raj Hotel – Mirafuentes Street, Tagum City
- Prime Hotel – Rizal Street, Tagum City
- Captain’s Deck – Mirafuentes St., Tagum City