Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is not too impressed with the last State of the Nation Address of President Benigno Aquino III on Monday.
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An effigy of President Benigno Aquino III on board a military tank is brought by activists from various organizations to portray what they call as a “militaristic government” during their version of State of the Nation Address in Davao City on Monday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A day before President Benigno Aquino III’s last State of the Nation Address, Kerlan Fanagel, a B’laan and spokesperson of Pasaka Confederation of Lumad Organizations, reads their statement before hundreds of indigenous people evacuees during the State of the Lumads Address at United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran Mission Center in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Members of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in Tugbok District salute their elder scout leaders in Rizal park during the 50th founding anniversary of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines Davao City Council on Friday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
United Church of Christ in the Philippines Bishop Hamuel Tequis turns emotional during a press conference a day after their church compound was raided by the police to “rescue” Lumad evacuees inside. He said the local police and undetermined number of Army members disrespected their place which they treat as a Peace Sanctuary.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Activists throw tomatoes toward the entrance gate of Davao City Police Office as they condemn what they claim as “police brutality” for the commotion inside the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound on Thursday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte intervenes during the tension between the Davao City Police Office, the Alamara government militia and the indigenous peoples who evacuated in Haran compound of the UCCP church on Thursday.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Perut Malibato, a tribal Manobo from Sitio Patel, Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte turns emotional after seeing his parents, Celia and Anayak Malibato. His parents have refused to go back home for fear of military in their community. Incidentally, Perut is a member of the paramilitary group, Alamara which his parents and the rest of the tribal evacuees have accused of doing the harassment at the instance of the Army. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Members of the Davao City Police prop up fellow policemen to break through the gate of Haran compound of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Davao City, while support groups of tribal evacuees block the gate on Thursday morning.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Persons with disabilities from various districts in Davao City play basketball in Davao City National High School court on Wednesday as they commemorate the 37th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation week that started last July 17 and will end on July 23. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
