PADADA, SULOP AND MALALAG: TOWNS OF DAVAO DEL SUR

         When Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao invited me to attend the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Archdiocese of Davao, I saw it as an opportunity to explore some towns in the Diocese of Digos, which adjoins the Archdiocese of Davao. I was particularly eager to visit a town in Davao Occidental, a province I had yet to explore.

        Archbishop Valles graciously provided a car and driver for my use, allowing me to travel to Santa Maria, the northernmost town of Davao Occidental. Along the way, we stopped at three parish churches in the towns of Padada, Sulop, and Malalag, all of which are part of Davao del Sur under the Diocese of Digos.

ST. MICHAEL PARISH (F-1952)
Padada, Davao del Sur

SAN ROQUE PARISH (1969)
Sulop, Davao del Sur

STA. TERESA DE AVILA PARISH (1959)
Malalag, Davao del Sur

The bridge fronting the church was destroyed during a flash flood a few years back and it has not yet been repaired. I was no longer able to get inside the church as we would have to take a longer route to cross to the other side where the church was.