A power firm released 114 newly-hatched hawkbill turtles, known locally as pawikan, in a 37-hectare nesting ground Marine Protected Area sanctuary in Punta Dumalag, Matina Aplaya, Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Author Archives: ACE R. MORANDANTE
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte refuses to turn over custody of arrested suspected child couriers to their parents, in a consultation with Social Welfare chief Malou Bermudo. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Karapatan Task Force Malita head Lordino Guatero (middle) present their fact-finding report on the murders of two farmers last week in Malita, Davao Occidental – Tony Bago and Arnel Tanduya – whom they said were victims of the military’s red-tagging campaign. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Yashuhiro Nakamura (with cap) was presented by Japanese Consul Koichi Ibara (middle) to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Thursday after being reportedly released months after being kidnapped in Maguindanao. (Ace R. Morandante/ davaotoday.com)
Davao activists staged a rally in solidarity with Palestinian civilians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza Strip as they demand the end of atrocities staged at the time of Muslim Ramadhan. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Beggars scrounging for scraps have been common sight in the city, as a recent national survey found that 50% or 11.5 million families consider themselves poor. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
The closure of Generoso Bridge along Bankerohan for repairs after peak hours forced motorists to use the adjacent Bankerohan Bridge, causing heavy traffic. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Laborers in one of the city’s construction snatch some rest. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Amidst tough times, a vendor in a bicycle calls for everyone to save money through his bamboo-made alkansya. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Bayan Muna partylist representative Attorney Carlos Zarate said President Aquino’s defense of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) makes him sound like a dictator for challenging the Supreme Court’s decision that struck down DAP as unconstitutional. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
