Although blessed with abundant and clean water, Davao's residents should be prepared for the possibility that their city will suffer from inadequate supply, knowing how the watersheds of the city are slowly being encroached into by plantations that use environmentally hazardous chemicals.
Below are Davao Today’s pictures taken during the protest rally against the State of the Nation Address by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on July 23. Arroyo’s promises mean nothing to the activists as they protest the rampant human rights violations and the implementation of the Human Security Act, which, they said, will worsen political repression in the Philippines. (Photos by Cheryll Fiel and Jon Mahinay)
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Sherad Anthony Sanchez, a young filmmaker from Davao City, has won the "First Film" award at the 18th Festival International du Documentaire de Marseille in France for his film Huling Balyan ng Buhi: O Ang Sinalirap Nga Asoy Nila. Another Filipino, Raya Martin, won a "special mention" for the film Autohystoria. Only 21, Sanchez has won other accolades for his first film.