Author Archives: MEDEL V. HERNANI

10 years ago

ENROLLMENT, DAY 1

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ENROLLMENT, DAY 1

Parents and students from elementary and high school troop to Francisco Bangoy National High School in Barangay Sasa for enrollment on Monday.

10 years ago

PRAYERS

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PRAYERS

Five days after the fire razed Kentex Manufacturing Inc., militant groups in Davao City held a candle-lighting activity and offered prayers for the 72 workers who died during the incident. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

10 years ago

LAST DAYS OF SUMMER

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LAST DAYS OF SUMMER

Teenagers spend their last days of summer roaming around the seashore using improvised net to catch small fish meters away from sea wall. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

10 years ago

BRIGADA ESKWELA 2015

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BRIGADA ESKWELA 2015

Brigada Eskwela 2015 kicks off in Davao City on Monday with parents and teachers joining the annual school preparation before the opening of classes on June 1. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

10 years ago

FACELESS

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FACELESS

An old woman roam around in Magsaysay Park begging money for food from park goers. The recent Social Weather Station showed around 3 million families experienced involuntary hunger on the first quarter of 2015. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

10 years ago

NEW NAME

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NEW NAME

Workers of courier company Luzon Brokerage Corporation (LBC) rally anew in front of the company’s branch along C.M. Recto Street here. The workers called the company with its new name, Labihang Barata Company, as their demand for 15% wage increase remains unheeded. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

10 years ago

RESTORATION

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RESTORATION

A construction worker manually hauls sand from the shore beside the sea wall of Magsaysay Park for the restoration of charred houses in Barangay 23-C, Quimpo Boulevard where 57 houses were razed by fire on April 4. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

10 years ago

TRIUMPHANT

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TRIUMPHANT

The prayer vigil and protest actions by Muslims and Christians at the Freedom Park in Davao City and elsewhere in the country for OFW Mary Jane Veloso pay off after she was granted reprieve by the Indonesian government. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

10 years ago

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

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HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

Eduardo Regidor and Aida Seisa of the Paquibato District Peasant Alliance (Padipa) narrate how armed men tried to forcibly enter the office of human rights group Karapatan along Pag-asa Street in Davao City on Monday night. Regidor and Seisa were among the victims of human rights violations who are seeking sanctuary at the Karapatan office after the armed forces tagged them as members of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA). (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

10 years ago

SOLIDARITY

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SOLIDARITY

LBC Davao workers in C. M. Recto gain sympathy and support from RMN Davao Employees Union over their demands for an increase of their daily wages. Workers will not accept below 7% increase of their salaries since company earnings last year posted at P8.2 billion. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)