Fire guts at least 60 houses in a residential area in Purok 2, Barangay 76-A in Davao City Thursday noon, August 9, 2018. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Police Inspector Menardo Cui, Deputy Police Chief of Pres. Roxas Municipal PNP, is emotional when the custodial unit of the New People’s Army announced his release on Friday afternoon in a remote village at the boundary of Davao City and Magpet town, North Cotabato. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)
Lumad evacuees walk past a military checkpoint in Barangay Diatagon, Lianga town on Monday, July 16. The military barred the Lumad to enter the center of Barangay Diatagon, the Lumad were only allowed to pass after negotiations. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)
A nun plays the indigenous musical instrument called kulintang at the Kadayawan Village in Magsaysay Park, Davao City. The Kadayawan Village showcases the craftmanship of the 11 tribes of the city through life size replicas of their traditional houses and considered as one of the must-see places during the Kadayawan festival on August. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)
A boy enjoys playing near the beach despite the ongoing implementation of a coastal bypass road project under President Duterte’s Build, Build, Build program. The road project that will traverse from Talomo area to Sta. Ana Pier, is aimed to decongest the heavy traffic now being experienced by commuters in Davao City. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)
Newly elected barangay officials in Davao City take their oath before Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio at the Davao City Recreation Center on Monday, June 25, 2018. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
A Higaonon tribal leader performs “singampo,” a ritual purposely asking the “Magbabaya” (Creator) to protect them and their children and to hasten their return to their community, on Monday, June 19, in Cagayan de Oro City. (More…) (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
Muslims gather for the Eid prayer at a mosque in Quezon Boulevard Ave., in Davao City to mark the end of a month-long fast, Friday, June 15, 2018. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)
Workers are busy preparing the canopy at the Divisoria Park in Cagayan de Oro ahead of the 120th Philippine Independence Day celebration on Tuesday, June 12. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
The opening of classes at a Lumad makeshift school inside the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Haran compound in Davao City push through despite the lack of proper classroom, chairs and teaching materials. (More…) (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)