CATEEL, DAVAO ORIENTAL – My Humble Home | My Source of Pride

I was born in Gingoog City in the Province of Misamis Oriental, the hometown of my father. When I was 7 years old, my family decided to move to the hometown of my mother – the town of Cateel in the Province of Davao Oriental. Since then, I consider Cateel as my hometown – my roots, my humble beginning and my source of pride.

My Hometown of Cateel

Cateel is a very special place blessed with so many beautiful places not just to see but to relish. It is a 3rd class municipality in the easternmost province of the Philippines which is Davao Oriental. It lies at the very mouth of the Great Pacific Ocean in the East, the green Valleys of Compostela in the West, the rustic town of Boston in the North and the municipality of Baganga in the South.

Mahoc Cove in Barangay San Antonio

Growing up in Cateel, I get to enjoy everything that nature has blessed us. We have everything in Cateel. Name it, we have it – beaches, coves, mountains, hotspring, waterfalls, caves, rivers, mangroves, people, culture – and all these things mean so much to me because it made me who I am today.

HERE ARE SOME OF THINGS THAT I CONSIDER

MY FAVORITES IN CATEEL

Santa Filomena Beach

Bito Falls in Barangay San Antonio

Vast Ricefields of Cateel

Friendly beaming people of Cateel

The Hanging Bridge of Maglahus

The Majestic Aliwagwag Falls

The Alluring Beauty of Aliwagwag Falls

The Highest Waterfalls in the Philippines

The St James Apostle Church

Sunset in Cateel

The clean and green Cateel River

The riverine sytem of Cateel

The coastline of Cateel

Mahan-ob Beach

Th Sister's Beach

Cateel Bay

San Antonio-Baybay Creamsand Longbeach

Local Food in Cateel

Crabs Unlimited in Cateel

Mahoc Beach

Creamsand Beach of Barangay Baybay

Danog Falls in Mainit

Tres Marias Falls

Greenfields in Cateel

Cateel's Famous Local Fish - SAWUGNON

There are a lot of things I’d like to share about my hometown Cateel but this post is not even enough to describe the many wonderful stories I have about my hometown. There is so much to see, to tell about our little humble town, our culture and our people.  Even now that I am in the big city pursuing my college education, I sometimes long to go home and again savor the simplicity of life that only my hometown Cateel can give.

Ako si ALEMAR. Ito ang TRIP ko!!!!

Changes have come to my hometown. It’s inevitable. But what never changes is the fact that Cateel is where my heart truly is. CATEEL, DAVAO ORIENTAL – My Humble Home | My Source of Pride.