Hundreds of farmers and indigenous peoples coming from provinces outside Davao gathered in Rizal Park in Davao City to express their support to the first President from Mindanao, Rodrigo Duterte, who took his oath on Thursday, June 30. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
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Hundreds of representatives of the business sector from across the country gather for the two-day Sulong Pilipinas: Hakbang Tungo sa Kaunlaran (Move Forward Philippines) consultation workshop to promote inclusive growth. The conference started on Monday, June 20 at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
During the conference of the business sectors at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City, on Monday, June 20 incoming agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol (center) bares a feeding program plan which target street-dwellers. The program, he said, will train the poor for food production using a greenhouse technology from Israel. He is joined by incoming Department of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo and incoming Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Incoming Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo exchanges smiles with the Lumad children inside the evacuation center at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound during her visit on Wednesday, June 1. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Striking workers pitch tents inside their barricade line of the Nakashin International Inc. to ask the management to stop alleged unfair labor practices. Workers go on strike on May 25. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
59-year old shoemaker, Leopoldo Ofril, takes pride in knowing that a Davaoeño leads the presidential elections. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Valentina Berdin is among the complainants who filed their case against government officials before the Office of the Ombudsman Mindanao in Davao City on Monday, April 25. Berdin, who is charged by the police with direct assault, is out on bail. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Rodulfo Elman assures that their office will be acting on the complaint filed by the farmers against the government officials. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Atty. Joel Mahinay of the Union of People’s Lawyers in Mindanao says they filed the cases against 94 government officials for murder, frustrated murder, illegal arrest and other charges. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
(From left) Pregnant women, Arlene Candiban and her cousin-in-law Elisa Candiban, courageously file charges against government officials at the Ombudsman in Mindanao in Davao City on Monday, April 25. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)