Small scale miners and farmers from Compostela Valley Province hold a candle lightning protest in front of the Mines and Geoscience Bureau Region XI office. They are asking government to scrap the Mining Act of 1995, which they say legitimizes environment degradation in mineral-rich areas. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
With the help of flashlights, it’s business as usual for store owner Leo Garcia amid the recurring outages in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Hundreds of Lumads and members of progressive organizations rally in front of Task Force Davao’s headquarters to urge Commander Cristobal Zaragosa to apologize to the Lumad evacuees staying at the gutted Haran Compound for his malicious statements. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Ferdinand Marañon, CEO and president of Southern Agro Export Corporation (Sagrex), says the second National Banana Congress in April will tackle problems gripping the banana industry. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Around 3,000 people in Cotabato City Plaza witness the political rally of presidential aspirant Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Saturday afternoon, February 27. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Presidential hopeful Mayor Rodrigo Duterte seeks the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s support and asks MILF Vice-Chairperson Ghadzali Jaafar not to wage war in the wake of the non-passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. Duterte visited Camp Darapanan in Maguindanao on Saturday, February 27. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A group of medical professionals who call themselves DDS, for Duterte got Doctors Support, has launched on Thursday, February 25 its group to declare support to the Presidential bid of this City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
These two student boarders of the dormitory inside the UCCP Haran compound in Davao City look for something useful for their school papers and books that burned Wednesday, February 24. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Medical and health professionals and workers turned up in the launching of the Duterte got Doctors’ Support, a new group in Davao City to support Duterte’s presidential candidacy. ne of the convenors, Dr. Jet Lu, who is a pediatrician and chief of clinics at Metro Davao Medical and Research Center said its members will campaign for Duterte in hospitals all over the country. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Lumad leaders and rights advocates condemned what was widely believed to be a clear case of politically-motivated arson against human rights victims, ironically a day before the 30th year anniversary of the EDSA People Power on February 25.
