Hundreds of Dabawenyos file names as they wait in line to get the regular ration of rice from the Davao City government. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Kapalong Mayor Edgardo Timbol listen to former Bayan Muna Representative Joel Virador as the militant leader recounts incidents of harassment committed by the paramilitary group Alamara.
Gabriela Partylist Representative Luzviminda Ilagan announces the women’s support for alleged domestic abuse victim Susie Danao, the embattled wife of Davao City Police Chief Vicente Danao. (davaotoday.com)
Media workers under the Radio Mindanao Network announced they are ready to wage a strike against the management in a uninamous strike vote decision. RMN Employees Union president Gina Hitgano scored the leading radio station for violating their Collective Bargaining Agreement and committing unfair labor practices. (Photo by Ace Morandate/davaotoday.com)
Two vendors watch news of the Middle East conflict through this improvised cable television machine which runs for 15 to 30 minutes for a rate of five to fifteen pesos, a device similar to the piso-piso internet machines. (Tyrone A. Velez/davaotoday.com)
Isidro Indao from the Manobo tribe argues against the current tourism-linked festivities of the tribal harvest festival saying the Kadayawan festivities are not the answer of the plight of the tribes’ problem. on hunger and military operations. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Matigsalug tribal members show their bountiful harvest of crops and fruits during the Subang sa Sinugdanan, a river festival at the Bankerohan River. The Matigsalugs are known to reside along the river banks. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Three foreigners watch as 11 tribes take turn in culture presentations at the Rizal Park. The activity is part of the week-long 29th Kadayawan fruit harvest festival. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Tribal leader Lito Sampag (left) from Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong town, Davao del Norte discloses to the media the alleged military restriction on their movement, including their routine work in the farms, as the military renews counterinsurgency operations. A military-organized paramilitary among other tribesmen is being used to enforce the restriction on them in the villages of Kapatagan, Mankay, Taonatok, Aninipot and Ngan, all in Kapalong. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A Lumad keeps his balance at the wooden stilt, made from tree branches, as he races to the finish line in the tribal festival of games featured in this year’s Kadayawan festival of Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
