Several small scale miners from Mt. Diwata in Compostela Valley Province protest in front of the Philippine Mining Development Corporation in Lanang, Davao City on Monday, October 23. They are opposing the plan of relocating ball mill operators outside Mt. Diwata. (More…) (Medel V. Hernani / davaotoday.com)
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Children in Barangay 76-A in Davao City race to scour for wood and metal scraps and other materials they can salvage a day after a fire gutted the community of Muslim Village last Thursday, October 12. (Medel V. Hernani / davaotoday.com)
Activists march in protest of the death of Lumad student Obello Bay-ao on Wednesday, September 13. Bay-ao’s relatives said Obello was able to identify his attackers as members of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Hundreds of farmers in Davao region rally in Davao City on Tuesday, August 29, to support the appointment of Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano, who will face the Commission on Appointments for his deliberation on the following day. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A military tank and truck are on standby outside the Sangguniang Panlungsod building along San Pedro Street as Davao City celebrates for the first time the Kadayawan festival under Martial Law. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
The Kadayawan Dome is already set for the Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan competition to take stage this Saturday, August 19. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Decorative durians and mangosteen made of styrofoam are used as props at the Kadayawan Dome in San Pedro Street in Davao City. The Kadayawan Dome is where dancers will perform the Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan showdown on Saturday, Aug. 19. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
The preparedness of several emergency responders were tested during the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill held along Bolton Street in Davao City on Thursday.
As part of the observance of World Water Day, participants of the One Call for All campaign prepare plastic wastes for recycling. The event was initiated by the Davao City Water District on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the Matina Town Square in Matina, Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Corazon Espinoza, Samahan ng Maralitang Kababaihang Nagkakaisa – Davao City chairperson delivers her message of support to the urban poor women in Bulacan who are occupying thousands of government housing units. Espinoza was among those who joined a protest action along Magallanes Street Friday, March 24. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)