MUTYA NG DABAW 2014. Winners of the Mutya ng Dabaw 2014 graced the Sayawan sa Da’n street dancing competion, from left to right,Dawn Casquejo Dogma – Sinag ng Davao (2nd Runner-up), Mary Joyce Villanueva – Diwa ng Davao (1st Runner-up), Franchesca Enriquez – Mutya ng Davao, Angelie Villa – Pag-asa ng Davao (3rd Runner-up), Kristine Joy Agcopra – Patnubay ng Davao (4th Runner-up). (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Grace Orot, wife of arrested and jailed truck driver Renante Orot, said her husband never left her side in their 19 years of being together. Grace appeared before the media to appeal the release of her husband and nine others accused of participating in an attack by New People’s Army members of the Matanao Police Station March 10. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
KIDNEY IN FOCUS. Nephrologists Dr. Jeanette Ybiernas (left) and Dr. Meldia Anuta announced the city’s hosting of the Philippine Society of Nephrology’s “Kidney in Focus” post-graduate studies on March 14 and 15 at Apo View Hotel in observance of the World Kidney Day on March 13. (Ace R. Morandante/ davaotoday.com)
LIGHT LEYTE. A young Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivor in La Paz, Leyte stares at a light bulb powered by a generator set during a medical mission by non-government BALSA Mindanao. (Ace R. Morandate/davaotoday.com)
SHOE LIFE. Joel Coctin, a “shoe-shine boy” in his youth, is now 42 years-old. He saw for himself varied show sizes, colors, designs and brands while working hard in Davao City’s San Pedro Street for 20 years but has yet to see how his work will bring him and his family the so-called “good life.” (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
VANESSA JOINS WOMEN’S MARCH. Former New People’s Army fighter Vanessa de los Reyes joins the annual commemoration of the International Women’s Day. Delos Reyes was wounded in a firefight versus govt troops and is currently out on bail and has to face charges. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
WOMEN’S MONOLOGUE. Some cast of the play “The Vagina Monologues” performs a tableau to show their solidarity with women during the 104th commemoration of the International Women’s Day in Davao City. The play, by feminist writer Eve Ensler, was translated in the vernacular by Palanca-awardee Don Pagusara and will start in June of 2014. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
VHONG IN THE STREETS. A crowd gathers around a television set in a sidewalk located in the corner of Ponciano and San Pedro streets, one of Davao City’s busiest intersection, to watch Vhong Navarro appear for the first time on his noontime show after being involved in a controversy. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Political prisoner Vanessa delos Reyes raised her fist at a press conference Friday announcing her temporary release as the court granted bail. Delos Reyes was a New People’s Army fighter until she was injured in the spine during an encounter in 2011 and placed under hospital arrest for three years. Family, schoolmates and cause-oriented groups had campaigned for her release on humanitarian grounds. (Ace R. Morandante/ davaotoday.com)
Women rights advocates announce activities for the coming International Women’s Day. (L-R) Lorna Mandin of city government’s Integrated Gender Development Division and Mae Ann Sapar of Gabriela Southern Mindanao. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
