Argel Kiawan, 14 and an incoming second-year high-school student, does some spade work outside the Magallanes Elementary School, which pays him 100 pesos a day. Kiawan says his family is poor so he needs to find work for his lunch money and daily school allowance. That a minor like him was hired by a public school to do manual labor likewise underscores the problem of child labor in Davao City and the flagrant violation even by government officials of the country’s child-labor laws. Click for larger photo(davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
Back to Work. The City Council resumed its session on Monday, but this time at the conference room because the session hall, which was being spruced up, was reeking with paint fumes. davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan
Back to School. Parents, guardians and students line up on Monday at the Magallanes Elementary School for enrollment. Some parents complained about the high cost of education but at the same time were thankful that the public schools are way cheaper. davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan
Activists and relatives of the Rev. Berlin Guerrero of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines hold a demonstration on Monday to demand his release. Guerrero was the latest victim of enforced disappearances in the Philippines. (Arkibong Bayan) More photos
A Moro child in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in one of the schools being supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The agency recently conducted a one-week training class for ustadzes (Islamic teachers) to integrate English, science, and math into the basic Islamic and Arabic teaching in madrasahs. At a ceremony to mark the training, ARMM Department of Education Undersecretary Manaros Boransing said that implementing the Revised Basic Education Curriculum is important to develop future Moro leaders who are deeply rooted in their Islamic faith while being fully attune to developments in the Philippines and the global community. (US Embassy photo)
Davaoenos witness the proclamation last night at the City Council building. The elections were generally peaceful in the city — some even said boring — although there were instances of irregularities. Read the story. | More photos
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