Grim, stiff-lipped, agitated are all written in the faces of these youth over Congress’ misuse of public funds at the expense of lack of budget for education. The Youth for Accountability and Truth Now (Youth ACT Now) led around 800 youth and students in Wednesday’s march rally from Rizal Park to Freedom Park. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
An elderly lights a candle at Davao City’s Freedom Park along Roxas Avenue and CM Recto on Wednesday’s nationwide action for the abolition of Congress pork barrel and the president’s special funds. The candle lighting was the culmination of two events – the Youth for Accountability and Truth Now (Youth ACT Now) rally and a forum at Ateneo de Davao University on the pork barrel system. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Davao City Mayor Rudy Duterte pumps his fist in salute to the Davao City delegation for bagging 97 gold medals en route to winning the overall championship of the Batang Pinoy Mindanao sports competition held on August 27 to 31 in Tagum City. The Davao young athletes bested 40 cities and municipalities in 23 sports. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
A family scours through burned debris in their home after Thursday's fire that razed 200 houses in a crowded and narrow settlement from Fatima Village, Km 11, Zone 5 Sasa through Purok 1, Muslim Village. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A colorful float representing the Ata tribe wades through Bankerohan River during Friday’s Davao River Festival, one of the events of the week-long Kadayawan Festival 2013. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)