Compostela Comval Province

Compostela, a town located at the mid section of ComVal Province. With three hours bus ride from Davao City, the fully cemented roads within ComVal lessen the hassles of commuting throughout the place. The trees and rice fields alongside the national highways has also become the major attraction upon entering the vicinity that elegantly expresses its natural beauties. Locating midway to the town lays the huge Agusan River that subdivides the two adjacent towns of Compostela and Montevista. Known from its bowl shaped valley it is surrounded by lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, hills and giant trees that geographically protects the place from devastating typhoons. 

The main agricultural products provided by Compostela were bananas and rice, but some other vegetable crops like corns and tomatoes were also available in little numbers. Banana plantations were operating sideways to manufacture fresh and exportable bananas outside the Philippines in bundles of shipments. Thus become one of its biggest industries that cover roughly 45 percent of the town's total income. Municipal officials provided irrigation systems; sewage systems and canals to assist local farmers maximize the rate of production of these agricultural products.

Living in Compostela is like living in a little paradise of both urban and rural areas. Urban like life of bars, mini-malls, internet cafes and provision of basic needs were available through the initiative of few Comvaleneo businessmen to provide the place a life comparable to a city. The Borios Bar located northeast part of the municipal gym offers Filipino style seafood delicacies and bar beverages captures the taste of Comvaleneo and non-Comvaleneo youngsters. Mini-mouse internet cafe has also been a major hangout for an internet savvy young men and young gamers. Some kids from the near towns visit to the place to look for competitive online and offline gamers to play for tournaments. Malls like GS Gaisano of Davao City is also starting its construction and soon be operated at full pace. For the meantime grocery stores are the main providers of grocery products all over the town. 



After all, these Compostela is the town where I was born and grew up. Here is my family, my life and my homeland that makes me who I am. :)