Here are some photos taken during the Martial Law years in Davao City from the files of the now defunct Media Mindanao News Service:
SM Mall of Davao will be having a Chocolate Festival in partnership with the Cacao Industry Development Association of Mindanao (Cidami) this coming September 25-27.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Commodore Joselito Dela Cruz, deputy chief of the Philippine Coast Guard gives the initial report on the National Coastal Clean Up Day last Saturday. Dela Cruz said more or less 300 participants joined in the cleanup drive in Sta Ana pier.(Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A farmer in Sitio Dao, Barangay White Culaman, Kitaotao town, Bukidnon is dusting off rice grain before delivering it to the rice mill. Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com
Delegates of National Peace Mission plays basketball along with pupil of Misfi academy as part of their Psychosocial Intervention due to the recent harrassment of there schools at sitio dao, brgy white culaman, kitaotao, bukidnon, that happen the 4 students stop their school.(Ace Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Rights advocates meet with Kitaotao Municipal Mayor Lorenzo Gawilan, Jr., and some councilors to discuss reported cases of human rights violations in Barangay White Culaman. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Grade 7 and 8 pupils of Misfi Academy in Sitio Dao, Barangay White Culaman, Kitaotao, Bukidnon sing the national anthem before going to their classes at 7:00 in the morning Thursday. Their school is now threatened to be “closed or burned” by Barangay Captain Felipe Cabugnason because he said the school is built by the New People’s Army. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Milagros Maglungsod-Tan, community education program coordinator of MISFI academy files a blotter at the National Police station in Kitaotao town of Bukidnon. She said Barangay Captain Felipe Cabugnason of Barangay White Culaman has been threatening school officials that they would burn down the school for allegedly teaching revolutionary ideas. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Perry Liquigan shows the “pen-in-ink” portrait of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Part of the proceeds of the sale of this P15,000-portrait, and of the other portraits of 20 artists now in exhibit at Museo Dabawenyo will be for the benefit of a Badjao tribal coastal community in Matina Aplaya, Davao City. (John Rizle L. Saligumba/davaotoday.com)
Davao City athletes take home medals from the recently concluded 2015 Philippine Sports Commission National Games Mindanao Leg held in Pagadian City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)