The Angkols, a 16-man jazz band performs during the Pasko Daba-Daba sa Roxas 2016 on Wednesday night, Dec. 21. The event is one of the activities prepared by the City Tourism Operations Office of Davao City this holiday season. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Children sing Christmas carols to jeepney passengers in exchange for loose change in Ulas, Davao City on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 21. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A young man plays his makeshift drums while his brother dances to the tune in exchange for some loose change in Ulas, Davao City on Wednesday afternoon, Dec.21. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A man from the audience records the performance of one of the entries to the Koro sa Pasko, a carol singing contest organized by the City Tourism Operations Office of Davao City on Tuesday night, Dec. 20. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Members of the Pitch Blend Chorale bested six other entries in this year’s Koro sa Pasko, a carol singing contest organized by the City Tourism Operations Office of Davao City on Tuesday night, Dec. 20. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Department of Agrarian Reform Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Luis Pangulayan (standing on the left side of the policeman), summarizes the points discussed during the dialogue between the agrarian reform beneficiaries and the Lapanday Foods Corporation on Monday evening, Dec. 19. DAR stressed during the dialogue that the cease and desist order issued in favor of the farmers should be respected by all parties. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Dr. Abdullah B. Dumama Jr., assistant health secretary for Mindanao Cluster, explains that counseling services and information and dissemination campaigns will be conducted before the Department of Health distributes free condoms for junior and senior high school students. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, head of the finance committee, announces that the public consultation on the proposed increases for local business taxes will begin by early 2017. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Jason Balais, Department of Labor and Employment XI assistant regional director, says that as of October 2016, the employment rate in Davao Region stands at 96.4 percent employment rate, noting a slight increase from last year’s 94.5 percent. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
President Rodrigo RoaDuterte sits beside the celebrant Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao during the latter’s 38th birthday celebration at the KCC Mall Events Convention Center, General Santos City on December 17, 2016. (Karl Alonzo/Presidential Photo)
