A fireman uses his flashlight to inspect a burned house in Pag-asa Village, Matina Aplaya, Davao City on Wednesday afternoon, August 10, 2016. Five houses were razed in the fire. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Instead of crossing the Bangkerohan Bridge, commuters who want to travel from Magallanes riverside to SIR, New Matina riverside, vice versa can traverse the Davao River through these boats for two pesos per ride. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Apart from being the biggest source of fresh goods in Davao City, Bangkerohan Public Market is also home to one of the biggest convergence of stalls that sell used clothing. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Passersby gather and place their bets on a chess match being played in one of the sidewalks in San Pedro Extension, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
The tattoos on Apo Oki Ligue’s body, some of which have been there since she was nine years old, symbolize the stars, which the Tinananon Manobo believe will serve as their guiding light in afterlife.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Women wash clothes by the river in Sitio Kibasalan, Barangay Malibatuan in Arakan, Cotabato province. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A young student holds his bolo while watching the foreign delegates of the International Solidarity Mission help clear out the weeds in their vegetable garden at the Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Incorporated (MISFI) school in Kisante, Makilala, North Cotabato. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Two men atop a scaffolding paint signs in a commercial building in San Pedro Street, Davao City on a Thursday morning. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Complete with a crystal ball and cards at San Pedro Cathedral compound, a fortune teller conducts business. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A shoe repairman plays checkers with a friend while waiting for customers near San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
