Campus journalists mark the 56th month commemoration of the Maguindanao massacre during the opening of the Press Freedom Week. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
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It’s an exhausting day for this young girl who bikes off with her brother looking for useful trash as they navigate the tight road along C. Bangoy corner Palmagil, Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Boys from Purok Soliman, Boulevard frolic in Santa Ana Wharf unmindful of the possible infections brought by the murky waters. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Indigenous Peoples (IP) representative to the Davao City Council, Berino L. Mambo-o, Sr. and 3rd District Councilor Hon. Joselle D. Villafuerte calls on their fellow legislators and the executive branch to increase the 2015 health budget. (davaotoday.com)
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard conduct a rescue drill along the shore in Santa Ana wharf in preparation for possible calamities in the region. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Avelino Ignacio, an urban poor leader from Agdao, recalls his two sons were killed by state elements during Martial Law on Friday’s forum at Ateneo de Davao University on compensation claims for Marcos’ victims. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
University of the Philippines Mindanao professors Myfel Paluga and Andrea Ragragio (middle) are joined by a co-teacher and activists in exposing alleged intelligence agents tailing them from their research work in General Santos City all the way to Davao City last Saturday. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Small-scale miner Rey Zamora from Maco town in Compostela Valley revealed soldiers were deliberately bombing their tunnels to sabotage operations due to large-scale mining interests. His group Indug Kautawan condemns the mining intrusion. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Activist group Bagyong Alyansang Makabayan – Southern Mindanao led a cultural protest at Freedom Park during the July 4 Filipino-American Friendship Day.
Davao’s Bureau of Fire chief Nestor Jimenez reports fire incidents doubled from the first half last year with 178 incidents from January to May, as he warns households to stop using flammable butane gas for cooking meals. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)