Author: MEDEL V. HERNANI

A woman displays school patches and ribbons for school uniforms in time for enrollment for school starting this week. The vendor earns around 300 pesos a day. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Students of Salugpungan Learning School of Talaingod, Davao del Norte reenact their community's experience of harassment from the military during a public forum last week on human rights and militarism at Brokenshire College Chapel. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness gathered at Rizal Park to take part in the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial held every May 16 by grassroots communities reportedly in over 115 countries. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Activists in Davao blamed the power outage on the government for favoring private power firms over efficient public service. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)