A member of Sama-Ako, an organization of workers in Franklin Baker, demonstrates how they peel the coconut using bare hands during the solidarity visit of other labor groups to the striking workers of the dessicated coconut company in Sta. Cruz. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
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John Vincent Moralde, a WBC Asian featherweight title holder, hails from Buhangin, Davao City. Moralde won in a unanimous decision last March 14 this year against Australian Braydon Smith who died after the game. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Edgardo Elera, Digos Tourism Officer, announces that during the meeting of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMBI) last February 26, 2015, a resolution was passed to increase the rate of the six trails of Mt. Apo to P1,500 per person. The new rate will take effect starting May this year. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Verlind Basira, an organizer of Habagat Earth Hour Nightride, promotes bicycle riding on the day of the Earth Hour. Basira said they will hold a night ride to encourage people to switch off their lights for one hour on March 28. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Liwayway Calindog (left), assistant chief of the City Social Services and Development Office, said they have rescued 92 minors when Mayor Rodrigo Duterte imposed the marching order to round up the minors and the homeless and to bring them to the halfway houses. Beside her is the new spokesperson of Task Force Davao, Reah Costales. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
John Ryan Largo, one of the Datu Bago Awardees for 2015 and founder of the Unified Action for Environmental Development, calls to all volunteer groups here to join the cleanup drive in Bucana on Sunday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Josephine Ata, a leader of the San Antonio Village Association Inc. questions the quality of the houses given by the government to the Typhoon Pablo survivors during the turnover ceremony of the houses at the municipalityof Compostela. She said that the houses have weak foundation and uses low quality materials. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Diding Gutierez, 51 years old, is one of the 84 typhoon Pablo survivors and beneficiaries of the housing program in San Antonio Village, Compostela, Compostela Valley Province. Here she shows the cracked flooring of the house turned over by the local government to typhoon survivors on Wednesday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Taho is a bestseller during holidays like the celebration of the 78th Araw ng Davao. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A hobbyist photographer takes a selfie during the 78th Araw ng Davao celebration at San Pedro Street. Behind him are the winners of Mutya ng Davao 2015. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)