
KINURISKURIS: Temple of Praise
Temple of Praise Fellowship along Arellano St., Davao City. (Sketch by Keith Bacongco)

Temple of Praise Fellowship along Arellano St., Davao City. (Sketch by Keith Bacongco)

Montelidano Bldg, Davao City (Sketch by KEITH BACONGCO)

ndian Palace, San Pedro St. Davao City . Sketch by Keith Bacongco
(Kinuriskuris is the urban sketching page of Mindanawon journalist Keith Bacongco. Kinuriskuris is Hilgaynon word for doodles).

Old Caltex Gas Station along Guerrero corner Monteverde St., Davao City. Sketch by KEITH BACONGCO

Gahol Bldg. Torres-Jacinto Extension Streets Davao City. (Sketch by KEITH BACONGCO)

Amgar Plaza along Ilustre corner San Pedro Streets, Davao City. Sketch by KEITH BACONGCO

(Kinuriskuris is the urban sketching page of Mindanawon journalist Keith Bacongco. Kinuriskuris is Hiligaynon word for doodles.)

Tongson Bldg, Monteverde St, Davao City. Sketch by Keith Bacongco
(Kinuriskuris is the urban sketching page of Mindanawon journalist Keith Bacongco. Kinuriskuris is Hiligaynon word for doodles).

The old Villa-Abrille residence along Pichon St. (Magallanes) is among the landmarks in Davao City. Sketch by KEITH BACONGCO

Jaltan Building on Magallanes Street, Davao City. (Sketch by Keith Bacongco) (Kinuriskuris is the urban sketching page of Mindanawon journalist Keith Bacongco. Kinuriskuris is Hilgaynon word for doodles).

New Asia Restaurant along Villa Abrille st, Davao City. (Sketch by Keith Bacongco)

People’s Park, Davao City ( Sketch by KEITH BACONGCO)
(Kinuriskuris is the urban sketching blog of Mindanawon journalist Keith Bacongco. Kinuriskuris is Hiligaynon word for doodles)

Kinuriskuris is the urban sketching page of Mindanawon journalist Keith Bacongco. “Kinuriskuris” is Hiligaynon word for doodles.

Aldevinco Shopping Center had been one of the most prominent landmarks in downtown Davao City for five decades until it was shutdown in 2021. Today, it is overshadowed by towering condominium buildings. Sketch by Keith Bacongco
(Kinuriskuris is the urban sketching page of Mindanawon journalist Keith Bacongco. Kinuriskuris is Hiligaynon word for doodles).

When the Royal Mandaya Hotel along Palma Gil St. in Davao City was inaugurated in the 1990s, it was one of the tallest buildings in the city then. Today it is dwarfed by the recently built Avida Towers Davao along CM Recto Avenue. KEITH BACONGCO

Ateneo de Davao University along Roxas Avenue in Davao City. Sketch by KEITH BACONGCO

Mosque under construction in Barangay 23C, Davao City. (Kinuriskuris is the urban sketching page of Mindanawon journalist Keith Bacongco. Kinuriskuris is Hiligaynon word for doodles).

Only the older Dabawenyos will remember this landmark — the building along Cabaguio Avenue in Davao City that housed the Social Security System for several years until it transferred to another part of the city. Sketch by KEITH BACONGCO

Signage of an old cinema house along CM Recto Avenue in Davao City. Davao Theater closed decades ago. Along the same street, signages of cinemas long gone, remain. (Sketch by KEITH BACONGCO)

San Pedro Cathedral. Drawing pen on paper by KEITH BACONGCO. (Kinuriskuris is the urban sketching page of Mindanawon journalist Keith Bacongco. Kinuriskuris is Hilgaynon word for doodles).

Crooked Road, Davao City. Pen and watercolor on paper by KEITH BACONGO.
(Kinuriskuris is the urban sketching page of Mindanawon journalist Keith Bacongco. Kinuriskuris is Hilgaynon word for doodles).

Touted as a flagship project of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Secretary Emmanuel Piñol wrote on his Facebook Page on March 30 that since huge dams take years to construct, “the most logical option” that would quickly respond to the threat of El Niño would be the “sustainable small irrigation projects like the Solar-Powered Irrigation System, Ram Pumps where these are applicable and even windmill-powered water pumps.”




