Vice Mayor Bernard Al-ag takes a photo of Councilor April Dayap with a person with down syndrome during the regular session of the Davao City Council on Tuesday, February 13. February has been declared as National Down Syndrome Consciousness Month in 2012. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)
An elderly woman holds a bouquet of roses in front of a flower shop managed by senior citizens of Barangay 7-A, Davao City. The shop’s proceeds will go to the general and mortuary fund of the senior citizens’ organization. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Two-year old twins, Rosa Maria and John, sit inside the makeshift shelter at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound on Saturday, February 10. The twins are among the 300 Lumad from Davao del Norte province who sought asylum at the compound from the alleged militarization of their communities. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Students from various schools in Davao City on Friday, February 9, 2018 listen to Kabataan Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago during a city-wide consultation at the University of Southeastern Philippines in Obrero. (Mara S. Genotiva / davaotoday.com)
Women wear their colorful sarong as the province of Maguindanao officially kicks off the second Inaul Festival with a parade and the opening of the trade hall in Buluan town on Thursday morning, February 8. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano / davaotoday.com)
Davao City Police Office director Police Senior Superintendent Alexander Tagum presents the proposal to expand the DCPO during the regular session of the City Council on February 6 at the Sangguniang Panglungsod (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and Mayor Bernard P Carvalho Jr. of the County of Kaua’i, Hawai’i do the “shaka” hand sign commonly used by Hawaiians to the convey the aloha spirit or greeting of thanks. The two cities signed the Sister City Agreement on Monday, February 5, 2018. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes / davaotoday.com)
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio receives the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Clean Tourist City Award (More…) (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)
A mother and son take time to pose for a selfie after attending the mass at the San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City on Friday, February 2. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes / davaotoday.com)
Lumad group PASAKA holds protest outside the venue of the Indigenous Peoples Summit on Thursday, February 1, to call for President Rodrigo Duterte to pull out the soldiers from Lumad communities to pave way for the safe return of Lumad evacuees in UCCP Haran. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)
