At 5:30 in the morning, early risers bathe themselves with the splendor of sunrise from the Pacific Ocean side of Mindanao. Taken at Menzi beach resort of Dahican, Mati Davao Oriental.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
On early morning, a family go on bonding together beside Sta Ana wharf swimming. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
This young vendor tries his best to roll the Puto Bumbong, a traditional Filipino kakanin, using only the light from the lamppost on the second day of Simbang Gabi. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Members of the bike patrol unit of the Davao City Police Office roam around the vicinity of San Pedro Church during the second day of the Simbang Gabi. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Thousands of Davaoeños attend the first night of Filipino tradition Simbang Gabi at the San Pedro Cathedral. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)