The highlight of the Kadayawan Festival in Davao City this month was the street performances, such as the one above. Most of the performers used cultural themes derived from Mindanao's Lumads. Click here for Kadayawan slideshow. (Photos by Barry Ohaylan, Cheryll D. Fiel and Germelina A. Lacorte)
A member of the group Mamamayan Ayaw sa Aerial Spraying (Maas), which advocates the banning of aerial spraying of pesticides on the city's banana plantations, stage a demonstration in front of the Davao City office of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA), the industry group. The association is asking a court injunction against the ban. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
Students in this classroom at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School in Matina Aplaya don't seem to mind the water that is leaking not through the roof but through the floor. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)