Orchid girls
These girls's costume promote the waling-waling, one of Davao's main attractions. (davaotoday.com photo by Keith Bacongco)
A day of fun
These children enjoy the spectacle along San Pedro Street. (davaotoday.com photo by Keith Bacongco)
It rained on their parade…
The rains didn't stop these Davaoenos from enjoying the today's Araw ng Dabaw parade. (davaotoday.com photo by Keith Bacongco)
Araw ng Dabaw in Pictures
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?Davao 8? Mull Charges Vs Police for ?Trumped-Up? Charges
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte speaks at the Feb. 24 anti-Arroyo rally in front of the City Council building. Police cited this rally as proof in the rebellion case the government filed against Bayan Muna Rep. Joel Virador and eight leaders of progressive groups. Duterte, an ally of Arroyo, is not included in the charge. Click here to view more pictures of the demonstration. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
DAVAO CITY ? The eight leaders of progressive groups in Davao said to be included in the rebellion case filed against Bayan Muna Rep. Joel Virador were contemplating on filing charges against the police, their lawyers said on Wednesday.
The counter-suit was in response to the allegation, said to be contained in the affidavit executed by two operatives of the police?s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), which the eight called ?ridiculous.?
?We are entertaining the possibility of filing charges against these CIDG officers,? said Angela Librado-Trinidad, one of the leaders? lawyers, during a press conference on Wednesday.
Carlos Isagani Zarate, another lawyer representing the eight and who is the secretary-general of Union of People?s Lawyers in Mindanao, said the charges against his clients had been trumped up.