National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Project Development Officer II Kathleen F. Cruzat, says the NCCA will be implementing a total of P32 million worth of projects for Mindanao. Cruzat also announced that they are calling for submission of project proposals for funding next year. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Department of Agriculture, Director for high Value crops,Jean Remoquillo, delivers her message during the 2nd National Cacao Congress held at the SMX Lanang in Davao City (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
An agriculture technician demonstrates how to graft cacao plant to yield fruits early. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Different varieties of cacao seeds processed into finished products and organic farm inputs commercially produced by farmers groups are displayed at the SMX, Lanang, Davao City, during the two-day KakaoKonek 2015 and the 2nd National Cacao Congress. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
On Wednesday, the officers of the Supreme Pupil Government of Teodoro Palma Gil Elementary School here along with the SPG Federation of the Davao Central District conducted a tree planting activity dubbed “Treevolution of the Young” where they planted 2,000 seedlings of trees endemic to the Philippines.
Activist groups with Lumad leaders splash red paint unto themselves to show anger on the “continuing unresolved extrajudicial killings” in Mindanao during the visit of President Benigno Aquino III in Davao City on Wednesday. The groups said extrajudicial killings in the region are part of the state’s anti-insurgency campaign – Oplan Bayanihan. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Jirojunn Juri Lopoz, Supreme Pupil Government Federation President of Davao Central District, reads his message on stage before the tree planting activity in Barangay Tigatto, Buhangin, Davao City, on Wednesday morning. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Manuel “Bobby” Orig of Apo Agua corporation, said the joint venture project with Davao City Water District, Aboitiz Equity Venture (AEV) and JV Angeles Construction Company (JVACC) for a P10-billion private bulk water supply project deal in Davao City will supply 300 million liters of water. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
National Secretariat member of faith-based NGO Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. (PMPI), Edel Garingan says that Tampakan mining covers 3,900 hectares of forest land which will affect fresh water supply. He said mining operation needs 908 million liters of water to process and extract minerals from large scale mining leading to contamination of fresh water. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
155 families, who evacuated from the municipalities of Kapalong, Talaingod and some areas in Bukidnon, are the recipients of the relief goods from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The relief goods were distributed Wednesday morning at the Haran compound in Father Selga Street, Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
