Lanterns on Tiongko

With Christmas less than two months away, entrepreneurs are already cashing in on the expected holiday boom. These lanterns are sold along Tiongko Street for as low as 150 pesos. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

With Christmas less than two months away, entrepreneurs are already cashing in on the expected holiday boom. These lanterns are sold along Tiongko Street for as low as 150 pesos. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

Davao activists protest the impending approval of the Philippine-Japan trade agreement Jpepa, which they call a "pest" on the lives of farmers and peasants. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
Students and campus journalists of the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) in Davao City light candles to protest a recent incident of violation of campus press freedom in their school. Members of the school's official student publication, Collegiate Headlight, accused a professor of harassing members of the staff over an article on the increase of publication fees. (davaotoday.com photo by
Barry Ohaylan)

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte hands a package of food to Muslim leaders at a mosque in Ecoland last week. Giving out food to Moro communities in Davao City during the Ramadan has been a yearly practice of the mayor. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)