Roger Jude Garcia, who hails from Brgy. Magugpo South, Tagum City, presents these soft shell crabs during the launching of Davao Business Incubators Project. The project showcases local businesses and products from Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley Province until Friday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Engr. Manuel A. Medros, a local artist, exhibits his sketches of women as a tribute to the 105th International Women’s Day. The exhibit will run until Friday at a mall along JP Laurel Street. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
George Barriga, a farmer from Brgy. Nueva Fuerza, Tagum City, shows off a big squash which he said is organically grown. Barriga is one of the 27 candidates to be funded by USAID introduced during the launching of Davao Business Incubators Project at a mall along JP Laurel Street. The event was initiated by the Tuazon Development Foundation Inc. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Action star celebrity Robin Padilla asks Mayor Rodrigo Duterte if he will allow them to make a film on Duterte’s life and works. But Mayor Duterte said he will have to consult certain people on the matter. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
This kid is one of those who painted their hands to symbolize the pledge for peace and unity in Mindanao during a protest action held in Centennial Park on the 40th day of the Mamasapano incident. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Department of Science and Technology Secretary Mario G. Montejo introduces the Hybrid Weather Monitoring System during the press conference on Friday. The system will last up to 25 years with minimal maintenance. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Women from Barangay 20-B of Davao City join a march for women initiated by the city government on Friday in commemoration of the International Women’s Day. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Two old women of the Badjaos, a sea gypsy tribe, start their morning by begging in front of the San Pedro church in Davao City, while a group of peace advocates in front stages their protest action to call for peace in Mindanao amid the all-out offensives by the armed forces against Moro insurgents. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Members of the women’s group Gabriela picket outside the Commission on Human Rights office in Davao City to demand explanation why there had been no arrest yet of the killers of Rebelyn Pitao, daughter of guerrilla leader Ka Parago. Pitao was killed on March 5, 2009 while she was going home after a days work at a public elementary school outside the city. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
James Zimmerman, chairperson of the Araw ng Dabaw Executive Committee, says there will be a shift from traditional to modern style of the Mutya ng Dabaw pageant to make it more interesting to the public. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
