AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS AT ABREEZA

Habi Kadayawan 2019, Ben&Ben, and MTE are just some of the activities to be held in the mall

This August, Ayala Malls Abreeza encourages Dabawenyos to be one with Kadayawan through a series of events that not just turn up the festive fun, but also put our heritage front and center.

A recent highlight in Abreeza’s August calendar was the Habi Kadayawan 2019 Fashion Accessories and Luxe Apparel Design Competition, a Kadayawan official event held on August 9 which had 25 professional and aspiring designers from all over Mindanao taking their heritage-inspired creations to the runway.

Taking the top honors for Luxe Apparel were Mark Pabon as grand winner, Shine Casiño as first runner-up, and Jun Artajo as second runner-up. Mark Pabon also won the Philippine Airlines Colors of Kadayawan special award.

For the Fashion Accessories categories, emerging as grand winners were Stephen Azarcon for the Student category, Dennis Almoroto for the Hobbyist category, and Patrick Gabutina for the Professional category.

Indie folk-pop band Ben&Ben makes its comeback to Abreeza tomorrow, August 17, 7 p.m. for the Davao leg of their Limasawa Street Tour. The nine-piece band promises to wow their local fans with another electric performance following their jampacked first-ever show in Davao last year, which also took place during Abreeza’s Kadayawan festivities.

General admission to the Ben&Ben show is free. To get a VIP pass, purchase an Ayala Malls Cinema Gift Card worth P300 at the Main Concierge on August 15-17. To get a VIP + Meet & Greet pass, purchase the Ayala Malls Cinema Gift Card and Ben&Ben’s Limasawa Street album for P1,500, available at the Main Concierge on August 17. VIP + Meet &

Greet passes are available for the first 50 people only.

The annual Kadayawan edition of Abreeza’s SALE! SALE! will be treating shoppers to a mall-wide discount madness from August 12 to 18, with extended mall hours of up to 10 p.m. stretching out the shopping fun on August 16 and 17.

For homegrown finds, Mindanao Trade Expo once again took over the Activity Center from August 10 to 14 with a selection of apparel and accessories, beauty and wellness products, food and drink, and more made by the region’s MSMEs.

Also making its return this Kadayawan is Spike 6, the 6th outing of the annual Abreeza Kadayawan Open Volleyball Tournament in partnership with Balibolista de Dabaw. Sports buffs can catch the action at 3 p.m. on all weekends of August until September 1 at the Open Court (near the Open Parking)./