A power firm released 114 newly-hatched hawkbill turtles, known locally as pawikan, in a 37-hectare nesting ground Marine Protected Area sanctuary in Punta Dumalag, Matina Aplaya, Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/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)
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte refuses to turn over custody of arrested suspected child couriers to their parents, in a consultation with Social Welfare chief Malou Bermudo. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Karapatan Task Force Malita head Lordino Guatero (middle) present their fact-finding report on the murders of two farmers last week in Malita, Davao Occidental – Tony Bago and Arnel Tanduya – whom they said were victims of the military’s red-tagging campaign. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
At this point in our nation’s journey through time as a republic, we are thankful to President Benigno S. Aquino III for having forewarned us about the possibility of an abnormal type of governance to happen in our country. We are thankful because we are promptly reminded by his own pronouncements to be extra alert and be closely on guard lest we be caught flat-footed like what happened in 1972 when then President Ferdie Marcos declared martial rule over the entire Philippine archipelago.
Yashuhiro Nakamura (with cap) was presented by Japanese Consul Koichi Ibara (middle) to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Thursday after being reportedly released months after being kidnapped in Maguindanao. (Ace R. Morandante/ 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)
Davao activists staged a rally in solidarity with Palestinian civilians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza Strip as they demand the end of atrocities staged at the time of Muslim Ramadhan. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Beggars scrounging for scraps have been common sight in the city, as a recent national survey found that 50% or 11.5 million families consider themselves poor. (Ace R. Morandante/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)
