In his Aug. 23, 2021 letter addressed to the archdiocese’s clergy, religious workers and faithful, Archbishop Jose Cabantan asserts that getting the COVID-19 vaccination is “morally acceptable” (Jigger Jerusalem/davaotoday.com).
Manobo leaders plant a tree as a marker of their plight as evacuees in Haran, where they have sought refuge since 2014. On August 8, the remaining families in Haran went back to their communities in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Police personnel confront protesters for staging a rally despite the ban of social gatherings in the city due to the pandemic on Monday, July 26 – the day of President Rodrigo Duterte’s final state of the nation address. Progressive groups conducted a short program in various areas of the city to condemn the failures of the Duterte administration in the last five years
Around 300 Food Panda delivery riders stage a motorcade protest at Roxas Avenue on Thursday, July 15, 2021 against their company due to unfair labor. Among the issues they raise are the sudden termination of work, discrepancies in the computation of percentage per delivery and the call for salary increase.
The first batch of the remains of soldiers from Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions who perished in the crash of the C-130 military cargo plane in Sulu arrive at the Lumbia Airport, in Brgy Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City on Wednesday, July 7 where they received traditional military honors.
Davaoeños line up to get their fair share of fresh vegetables, canned goods, and other food items from a community pantry setup along Roxas Avenue. The initiative was inspired by a similar effort started in Maginhawa, Quezon City by Anna Patricia Non. (Lucelle Bonzo/davaotoday.com)
A nurse administers the Coronavac shot to a soldier at the Phil. Army’s 4th Infantry Division headquarters in Barangay Patag, Cagayan de Oro on March 5, 2021. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
Protesters refuse to sit on chairs prepared by police authorities for them along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2020. They instead placed photos of victims of political killings under the Duterte administration. (Photo courtesy of Bern Pormento)
A mall employee whiles away the time watching a video as his jeepney ride is stuck in traffic as thousands rush home to beat the city-government’s 7 pm curfew on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Progressive groups stage protest actions in different areas in Davao City on the 48th anniversary of Marcos’ Martial Law, criticizing Duterte’s Anti-Terror Law as a draconian measure. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
