Footloose in Davao: Cracking open the Philippines' 'durian city'

Durians are piled high at a fruit stall in Davao's Bankerohan Market. The biggest city on Mindanao, the Philippines' southernmost island, Davao serves up plenty of street food and puts Indigenous art in the public eye. (Photo by Marco Ferrarese) Mindanao's sprawling metropolis blends taste, heritage, art and wildlife DAVAO, Philippines -- One of the first things visitors see when flying into Davao, the biggest city on Mindanao, the Philippines' southernmost island, is as pungent, divisive and utterly addictive as the place itself: a giant durian, the foul-smelling king of fruits.