Workers bear the noontime heat as they work on the construction of a 37-story residential building along C.M. Recto and Ramon Magsaysay Streets in Davao City on Thursday morning, February 22, 2018. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
An athlete from Digos City cries after crossing the finish line first in the 2,000 meters walkathon secondary boys in day three of the Davao Regional Athletic Association (DAVRAA) Meet 2018, Wednesday, February 20, at the University of Mindanao Matina campus track oval. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)
Jerbie M. Daclan, a grade 12 student from Lungaog Elementary School in Sto. Tomas town bags the first gold medal for the province of Davao del Norte with a throw of 9.21 meters for shot put elementary boys category,during the first day of the Davao Region Athletic Association Meet (DAVRAA) 2018. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)
Mikey Aportadera, head of the City Sports Development Division passes the torch to grade 12 student athlete Ranel Bantilan during the opening ceremony of the Davao Region Athletic Association (DAVRAA) Meet 2018 on Sunday, February 18 in Davao City. (Mark Joy G. Basallales / davaotoday.com)
Trading through exchange of goods is still alive in Panglima Sugala town in Tawi-Tawi. In this photo taken on February 9, members of the Sama Dilaut indigenous group in Panglima Sugala town in Tawi-Tawi prepare their products from the sea to trade with the land dwellers. (Garelle Kris J. Bacaron / davaotoday.com)
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Romulo Valles blesses young athletes who will compete in the Davao Region Athletic Association Meet after a thanksgiving mass held Friday, February 16 at the San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)
A student of the Davao Chong Hua High School reads her fortune during the school’s Chinese New year celebration on Thursday, February 15. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)
A lay minister marks a cross on a man’s forehead on Wednesday, February 14. Hundreds of Dabawenyos flock to San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City in time for the Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lenten Season for Christians. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)
Lumad women dance the One Billion Rising theme song, “Bangon na sa Rebolusyon” on Wednesday, February 14 at Rizal Park in Davao City. They are among the 300 Lumad evacuees in UCCP Haran compound who call for the immediate pull-out of military troops from Lumad communities. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)
Flower sellers tease a man who stopped by Bangkerohan Public Market to buy a bouquet of roses a day before Valentine’s Day. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)