People’s park (Camus street) is probably the city’s most popular recreational destination. The City Government- owned and managed facility boasts of playgrounds, gardens, water features, walkways, artworks and art installations that depict the diversity of the city’s culture.It is also a favorite venue for various arts, cultural, social and environmental events of the city.
The People’s Park opened in the second half of 2007. Before that, it used to be the “Palaruang Panlunsod”/PTA Park, which hosted the athletic meets and sports events in the city. But then it was neglected for years and became a lair for criminals and home for the homeless. For that, the local government of Davao City decided to undertake a 71-million peso development of the PTA Park envisioning it to be a landmark of the city in the future.
And the future is NOW, the 4-hectare park is now a landmark!
Everyone who enters the park needs to undergo a security check. All my bags were thoroughly checked. Aside from that, the park also has a built-in surveillance system. Talk about real security!
Upon entry to the park, one will be greeted by the 425-square meter visitors’ center built with a durian dome design. (the picture above)
the park’s over four-hectare land area, almost 10,000 square meters were allotted to plants; that’s more than 1,000 species of trees and wild plants from Madagascar, Borneo, Indonesia, Cambodia, Central America, Papua New Guinea, dark rain forests of Africa and of course, the Philippines.
Kublai Millan's Sculpture
Dancing Fountain
There are a lot of reasons why the place look like a small miniature of Davao City. For one it is very clean. It must be one of the few public places in the country that is free of litter. This is the reason why the place is very ideal for people who just want to relax. Secondly, it has carefully taken care of pines and trees that reflect so much the still-rich mountains of the green city of Davao. The place is indeed perfectly situated in the middle of the busy streets of city as it offers a simple retreat for those who have had enough of their tiring day at work.
Admission: Free
Schedule of Dancing Fountain: Friday, Saturday and Sunday ( 7:00 – 8:00 pm) or (7:30- 8:30 pm)
Tel No: (+6382) 302- 1146
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