Matigsalug women hurry in sifting rice from the chaff during the “Bibinayo”, a traditional way of pounding rice, which was part of the tribal games in the Lumadnong Dula at the People’s Park in Davao City on Thursday, August 18. The Lumadnong Dula is one of the highlights of this year’s Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival celebration. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Political prisoners Ariel Arbitrario (left) and Eduardo Genelsa are granted provisional liberty by the Court on Thursday, August 18 to join the GRP-NDF peace talks in Oslo, Norway. They are two of the three NDF consultants detained in Davao. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Relatives of the police officials who were captured by the New People’s Army as its prisoners-of-war appealed for their immediate release in a press conference on Thursday, August 18 at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar shows a copy of the first issue of the bi-monthly “Mula sa Masa, Para sa Masa” publication of the Presidential Communications Office in a press conference after the advance screening of the #50FirstDays documentary at the Ateneo de Davao University on Thursday, August 18.
Members of the Cabinet, Ateneo de Davao University President Fr. Joel Tabora, students and guests at the ADDU watch the advance screening of #50FirstDays documentary of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. The screening was held at the Finster Auditorium of the ADDU on Thursday morning, August 18, 2016. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco says the objective of the Social Development Initiatives Summit is to address the concerns of the different sectors in the society. The two-day Summit opened its first day on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Musicians from the Kalinawagan Ensemble perform along Ilustre Street, Davao City on Wednesday afternoon, August 16 to express their support to the GRP-NDF peace talks. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
The second day of the week-long Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival celebration highlighted the culture of the indigenous peoples in the opening of the “Tribuhanong Pasundayag” (cultural show) on Tuesday, August 16.
The Kaliwat Performing Arts Collective performs different presentations depicting what is Kadayawan all about during a forum about the celebration at the Ateneo de Davao University Tuesday, August 16. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
Alejandro Yadao, Jr., Department of Agriculture Region 11 rice coordinator, says that brown rice is much more nutritious than white rice, since it has higher protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
