Digos City, Things to Do | Davao Del Sur
A city in Davao province, Digos is officially called the City of Digos and served as an important local government center. It's also home to 188,376 people It is situated on Mindanao's southern shoreline, with General Santos City to the south, Davao City as a major city located on the southwestern part, and Cotabato City to the west. It is included in the metropolitan area of Davao.
Digos is a 5th-class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur in the Philippines. It is about 137 kilometers away from Davao City. Digos experiences a wet tropical monsoon climate and its main product is copra. Fresh shrimp abound in this town, making it perfect for fishing. Digos boasts beautiful coasts that make it ideal for water sports such as swimming or diving.
Digos City is also known for its delicious carabao variety of mangoes sold locally and exported abroad. This city once been called the Mango Capital of the Philippines and also dubbed the Gate City of the South.
In the 1800s, Digos came under the influence of Datu Bago. This local Datu led a resistance against the Spanish Empire in Davao Region and was believed to be based out of Maguindanao. When the Spaniards arrived in Davao during the 17th Century, they were met by natives carrying bows and arrows.
One of the conquistadors, López Jaena Pacheco, inquired about their destination from these bare-footed natives, who called it "Padigus." That word means "to take a bath" in their language. When the Spaniards heard that answer, they knew this must be where they would set up camp. Thus came the name Digos.
The town of Digos became a refuge for many migrants, mainly from the Visayas and Ilocos provinces. Before World War II, an enterprising American transformed it into an Abaca Plantation. This subsequently became the hub for economic activity during those days.
This is a sentence rewriter. The Japanese invaded and attacked the Digos in 1942.
In 1945, through the brave efforts of the combined forces of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the local Davao guerrilla units from the Davao peninsula, and the United States military, the Japanese soldiers were defeated.
In 1998, when the bid to convert into a city was first suggested. It wasn't until September 8, 2000, that Digos became a city.
The topography of the land in Digos City is hilly and mountainous in the north-northeast region and mostly flat at the seacoast. The city's urban areas are also generally flat, while the surrounding barangays are classified as mostly flat.
Agriculture is a major component of the Digos City economy. More than a third of the total households turn to agriculture as their means of income while the resident living on the coastline splits between fishing and agriculture-related work.
There are some important crops grown therein: including coconut, sugarcane, mangoes, and bananas. Rice and corn are stapled crops (and they make up most of these staple crops).
Transportation in Davao City is served by a variety of vehicles - tricycles, single motorcycles, multi-cabs, jeepneys, and private vans. We also have public utility vans that provide routes to and from cities like Davao, Cotabato, Kidapawan, Tacurong-Isulan, and General Santos.
Hospitals/healthcare facilities
- Digos Doctors Hospital
- CM Torregosa Birthing Home and Woman Center
- Medical Center Of Digos Cooperative
- Gonzales-Maranan Clinics & Hospital
- Davao Del Sur Provincial Hospital
- Dominican Hospital
- Sunga Hospital
- Llanos Medical Clinic & Hospital
- Paulino Hospital
- Masong-song Clinic & Hospital
- Davao Del Sur Medical Specialist
- Digos Medical Multi-test
- Bethlehem Birthing Center
- Monarca Lying Inn Clinic
- Mayor's Birthing Place
- Kayden-Blaise Birthing Home
Colleges and Universities
- Cor Jesu College (private, catholic)
- University of Mindanao Digos Campus (private, non-sectarian)
- Polytechnic College of Davao del Sur (private)
- Davao del Sur State College (DSSC/SPAMAST) - Digos Campus (public)
- John Paul II Seminary (theological school, Diocese of Digos)
- PRIME Innovations, Technical and Vocational School [PITVS] (Private, Non-Sectarian)
- Southern Mindanao Computer College (private)
- Philippine International Technological School (private)
- Adventure College Of Technology And Science (private)
- Mindanao Technological Institute (private)
- Digital Systems Institute (private)
- Digos Institute Of Technical Education (private)
Tourist Spots
- Dhen Yho’s Family Resort
- Montefrio Garden Resort
- Wine Woods Apo
- Camp Sabros Highland Resorts
- Agong House
- Jardin De Senorita
- Apo Flower Garden Mountain Resort
- Rose Yellow Garden
- Mt. Apo Civet Coffee Farm
- Sky Garden
- Cactus Farm
- Tudaya Falls
- Virgin Falls
- Lake Mirror
- Lake Rosario
- Davao International Airport (F. Bangoy)
- General Santos City International Airport
