Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte along with Davao City councilors and Kadayawan Executive Committee co-chair Ruben Bangayan (fourth from right) observe the Kadayawan opening ceremonies as rain starts to fall. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Hundreds of Davaoeños run towards the Rizal Park stage as heavy rains poured in during the opening ceremonies of the Kadayawan Festival on Monday afternoon. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Officials of the Armed Forces’ Eastern Mindanao Command are grilled by the members of the House committee on human rights on alleged abuses perpetrated by their units in the indigenous communities of Southern Mindanao Region during the second day of the committee’s public hearing held in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Bayan Muna Rep. Karlos Ysagani Zarate tells officials of the Armed Forces’ Eastern Mindanao Command that what they did to the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur Chaloka Beyani’s statement on the indigenous peoples in UCCP Haran in Davao City is an international embarrassment to the country. Zarate make the comment during the second day of the public hearing of the House Committee on Human Rights.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte discusses during command conference held Wednesday at Menseng Hotel the security plan for the Kadayawan Festival with Davao City Police Office Chief Sr. Supt. Vicente Danao Jr. (right) and TF Davao Chief Col. Macairog Alberto (left). (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte foists the ball with two All-Star PBA players during the opening of the invitational basketball tournament as part of the Kadayawan festival activity. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Members of the House committee on human rights conduct a two-day public hearing in Hotel Vicente along Torres Street in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Sr. Stella Matutina, a Filipina Benedictine nun from Mindanao who was the recipient of 2015 Human Rights Award by the Weimar City, Germany, appears before a public hearing conducted by the House committee on human rights in Davao City on Tuesday.
Marine engineering graduate, Alex V. Destriza, becomes the Executive Sous Chef at Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City and he specializes on native dishes. Detriza acquired his skill in cooking when he was given the opportunity to undergo training by the hotel management. He said he uses ingredients usually found in Davao region. (Medel Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte presents the bigger identification card for traffic enforcers during the command conference with the police and military at the Grand Menseng Hotel Wednesday afternoon. The new ID aims to deter traffic enforcers from mulcting. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
