Fire gutted a temporary shelter for hundreds of Lumads on Wednesday dawn, February 24.
Author Archives: ACE R. MORANDANTE
Davao City Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta turns emotional after being questioned by majority floor leader Councilor Bernard Al-ag for inviting Ateneo president Fr. Tabora to speak in the session regarding the 10% green space requirement for development projects in the city. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Atty. Marlon Casquejo, assistant director of Comelec Region XI, says that their office and the Department of Public Works and Highways are now starting to tear down all election and non-election materials posted on prohibited areas. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Mary Ann Fuertes, executive director of Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) is elated over Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to junk the amended City Land Use Plan (CLUP) that removed the 10% green space provision. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Brigadier General Ronnie Evangelista, Deputy Commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command claims the threats of communist insurgency remain significant in the area of Eastmincom. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Pedrita Demakiling, Social Welfare Officer IV of the Department of Social and Welfare Development Region XI, says the 14-year-old minor who was injured during an alleged encounter of government troops and rebels in Pantukan, Compostela Valley Province is now in their custody. The military claims that the minor is a member of the New People’s Army. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A Manobo elder from Talaingod, Davao del Norte observes a volunteer trying her bead work inside an evacuation center in a church-owned compound in Davao City. The old woman still manages to make a traditional handicraft despite her half-blindness. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Students from Kitaotao, Bukidnon continue their studies inside an evacuation camp in Davao City. Their community has been displaced due to threats of harassment, allegedly by the military and paramilitary groups. (Ace R. Morandante/davatoday.com)
The top 30 Davaoeñas competing for the Mutya ng Davao 2016 are presented to the media at the SEDA hotel on Monday, February 15. The pageant will be held on March 15 at the Davao City Recreation Center. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Out of the 50 applicants who were screened on Saturday, February 13, 30 Davaoeñas have been named to compete for the annual Mutya ng Dabaw pageant on March 15.
