Author: ACE R. MORANDANTE

Members of the Davao City Police Office temporarily lock the gate of the Hall of Justice because of the rally staged by protesters on Wednesday, June 29. The protesters condemn the warrant of arrest for 15 activists on alleged kidnapping and serious illegal detention of the indigenous people evacuees in a church compound in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Almost 1,000 protesters march to the Hall of Justice in Davao City to condemn the alleged trumped-up cases filed against 15 leaders of progressive organizations. The warrant of arrest for cases of kidnapping and serious illegal detention of the indigenous people's evacuees in Davao City is issued on May 13 by Judge Retrina Fuentes of Regional Trial Court 10 . (Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)

A day after President-elect Rodrigo Duterte announced that he will give incentives for government employees, workers start to receive the educational assistance worth P4,000 for job order workers and P10,000 for those with plantilla (regular) positions on Tuesday, June 28. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Government panel chief negotiator and incoming Labor Secretary Sylvestre Bello III converses with Fidel Agcaoili, on of the members of the National Democratic Front negotiating panel during the peace forum at the Davao City Recreation Center, Tuesday.Both panels will resume the formal peace talks this coming July in Oslo, Norway. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)