Relationship makes it closer discussing future plans at Magsaysay Park, specially during Valentines day. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
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A teenage girl receives earrings from her boyfriend while dating beside the sea. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A woman who collects and sells recyclable materials as a main source of income for her family is dismayed over the recent price drop of the buying price of empty plastic bottles in the junk shops from 5 pesos to 3 pesos per bottle. Even tin-cans , she said, are down to 1 peso a kilo from 3 pesos a kilo. (Medel V. Hernani, davaotoday.com)
Alumni of the University of the Philippines in Mindanao announce the major events for their 20th founding anniversary celebrationwhich will be held in Bago Oshiro, Mintal campus. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Davao’s militant teachers led by ACT TEACHERS President Elenito Escalante say that the latest Memorandum No. 169, 2014 on Annual Physical Examination issued by Department of Education Davao City division which mandates the teachers to have a mandatory drug and neurological tests is “degrading and insulting”. Teachers also lament that it is an added burden for them who will pay for the exams. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A man crosses Bolton Street in Davao City after finishing his transaction at the City Council building while workers (background) remove Christmas decorations along San Pedro St outside the San Pedro Cathedral. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Applicants queue for occupational permit in Davao City, some standing and some lucky to have a chair to sit, waiting for their name be called outside the Business Bureau office along Bolton street. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A man at left, before he takes a nap, says, “for five years of renewing business permit I could not remember that I experience easy processing steps”. Before, one can easily get a barangay clearance and cedula in Davao City, but now one has to apply for renewal first before assessment. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Timuay Alim Bandara from Teduray tribe and head petitioner against the delineation of “Ancestral Land” says the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) has no clear policies on ancestral domain as UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNSR) Victoria Tauli-Corpuz listens during a consultation Wednesday in Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Lijobeth Coquilla, wife of NPA captive jail warden Jose Mervin Coquilla, appeals for the release of her husband Thursday. She is accompanied by Compostela Valley Province executive assistant Isabelo Melendrez and peace group Exodus for Justice and Peace. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)