Author: DAVAO TODAY

LIKE ZACCHAEUS. Like the short man Zacchaeus, a character in the Bible?s New Testament who climbed up the Sycamore tree to see Jesus more clearly, these young children enjoy the view from the top during the Araw ng Muling (Day of Muling) in Kapalong, Davao del Norte. They watch the free medical and dental services and the graduation rites of those enrolled in the literacy-numeracy program of Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Inc. (Misfi) in Kapalong. (davaotoday.com photo by Jomel Hernani)

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS. Tourists and some locales have their pictures taken with the Philippine eagle inside one of the city's leading malls. The Philippine Eagle week celebration this year focuses on Philippine eagle and wildlife conservation. (AKP images)

BATTLE CRY. The cries,"Stop Cha-cha, stop Gloria!" reverberate in the streets of Davao during the People's March June 10 torch rally. The group believes that changing the Constitution will only extend President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo?s stay in power. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

BATTLE CRY. The cries,"Stop Cha-cha, stop Gloria!" reverberate in the streets of Davao during the People's March June 10 torch rally. The group believes that changing the Constitution will only extend President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo?s stay in power. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)