Davao City rises from pandemic beating

  D AVAO CITY, Davao del Sur, Philippines --- There are still traces of the severe and scathing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy of this city, the leading economic hub of Mindanao. The iconic Marco Polo Hotel has yet to operate after it shut down in July 2020 as large gatherings were called off to prevent the spread of the virus. Prior to the pandemic, Marco Polo and other hotels in the city were kept comfortably afloat by the continued stream of tourists, mostly arriving for meetings, incentive travel, convention, and exhibition (Mice) events. In the 11 months of 2019, tourist receipts in the city amounted to P51 billion, generated from some 2.34 milli...

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