But with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s plan of calling off the festival due to security threats, the deputy mayors would have to make do with less festivities this year.
President Benigno Aquino III delivers his keynote to the Mindanao Business Conference in SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang on August 8, saying his government is focusing on peace, power reform and tapping potential on Mindanao’s agriculture, tourism and infrastructure. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Activists seem to split up the phalanx of police during the arrival of President Benigno Aquino III at SM Lanang to address the Mindanao Business Conference on August 8. The group disputed Aquino’s claim of ‘inclusive growth’ when poverty is rising in the country. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
President Benigno Aquino III promised business leaders that government will bring more infrastructure, surplus in power supply and funds to support the region’s economy heading towards the ASEAN 2015 integration during his keynote at the 22nd Mindanao Business Conference on August 8 at SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Mayor Rody Duterte said he would announce on August 13 if the Kadayawan Festival, the city’s main annual attraction, would push through or be cancelled following security considerations after the bombings in Mindanao. “If the margin of safety is 7.5, we’ll go ahead; but short of that let’s say at 5, we’ll go home and sleep early,” he explained. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)