Major General Eduardo Año presents the report on the death of Leoncio “Ka Parago” Pitao of the New People’s Army’s 1st Pulang Bagani Command after an operation by the Task Force Minion with troops from 10th Infantry Division, 1003rd Brigade, 69th Infantry Battalion, 6SRC of 2nd Scout Ranger Battalion, and Intelligence Service of the AFP (Isafp) during their press conference on Monday morning. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Migrante chairperson Connie Bragas Regalado retells the tale of Mary Jane Veloso, the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who Migrante helped save from the Indonesian death row last April this year, during the launching of Tanggol Migrante in Davao City. Tanggol Migrante will bring Migrante Partylist’s already existing services such as paralegal, medical, and psychological counselling, education of rights, among others to the OFWs and their families. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Teacher Althea May Gullos of Tuburan Institute tells the story of the Garden of Light, an environmental fairytale, to kids on Sunday afternoon at the People’s Park in Davao City. She is joined by other teachers of the school who used handmade puppets and a mini xylophone during the storytelling session. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Participants of the tree planting organized by the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) early morning Saturday in Barangay 26-D, Davao City pose for the camera while planting mangrove seedlings. They say the mangroves will protect the community from huge sea waves. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Drainage Management Unit chief, Yusop Jimlani (right), warns that sidewalk vendors inToril District in Davao City may face demolition if they would reject the option for a night market. The concept worked well in downtown Davao and Jimlani said other alternatives would have to be worked out to avoid demolishing their makeshift stores along the streets. The barangay council in Toril has requested the City Mayor’s Office last year to establish night market. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
CSSDO QRTCC-Center Head, Minda Silvano expresses their limitation in handling minors rescued during curfew. The City Social Services and Development Office has been assigned to rescue and take care of minors loitering during the 10 pm- 4 am curfew. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte told the CSSDO to bring the children to the police station, not to imprison them but to secure and protect them from harm on the street. The problem is that, Silvano said, children usually go back to the street after they are turned over to their parents. Previously, there are 20 to 30 minors rescued daily, Silvano said, but added this has gone down to five per day. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
63 years old Melvin Bayancian, a Dibabawon-Mangowangan tribal elder in Sitio Bango, Barangay Ngan, Compostela, Compostela Valley Province calls for protest against the exploration of 12,000 hectares in the area. The Agusan Petroleum and Mineral Corporation has been granted mining rights in five barangays in Compostela. Settlers and tribal farmers demanded the cancellation of the exploration permit in a protest held in front the office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau region XI on Thursday. (Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Committee on Human Rights vice chairperson and councilor Leah Librado-Yap asks the police who investigated the strafing incident in Paradise Embac, Paquibato District, Davao City last June 14, why they only arrived at about noon of the next day to investigate. Beside her is Councilor Karlo S. Bello, committee chairman during the hearing held on Wednesday. (Medel Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Graduates from the University of the Philippines Mindanao today bring umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain while waiting to get their own picture in front of the iconic oblation statue. The class of 2015 is the first batch of students to graduate on the rainy month of June in accordance to the UP System’s shifting of the academic calendar from June-April to August-May in its goal of “maximizing the opportunities offered by ASEAN integration and global education partnerships.” (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Efren Armilla, RMN Employees Davao Union (RDEU) vice president, announces their recent victory with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)’s dismissal of the illegal strike case filed against them by the RMN management. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
