Martial law victims who are members of the Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto staged a rally condemning the decision of the Supreme Court to allow the hero’s burial for former president Ferdinand Marcos in San Pedro Street, Davao City on Wednesday, Nov. 9. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Philippine National Police Director General Ronaldo “Bato” Dela Rosa says that he has nothing to fear about the Ombudsman probe since he only accepted the invitation of Sen. Manny Pacquiao to watch his fight in Las Vegas. The PNP chief issues his statement on Friday morning after President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrival speech at the Davao International Airport. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang expresses concerns over the design of the Davao Coastline and Port Development Project during a public forum on Wednesday, Nov. 9. The project will see 214.61 hectares of landmass from the coastline of the Sta. Ana wharf to the estuary of the Davao River, and the development of the reclaimed land for commercial, industrial, residential purposes, as well as the development of a modernized port. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol says he hopes the deal that the Department of Agriculture signed with Japanese distributor Farmind Corp., would contribute to the attainment of lasting and sustainable peace in Mindanao. The deal of distributing 20 million boxes of cavendish Bananas every year was inked during President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Japan. Piñol speaks in a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 10. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Kim Gargar, spokesperson of environmental group Panalipdan said that the implementation of the Davao Coastline and Port Development Project will destroy marine life ecosystems, not only in the areas to be reclaimed, but from the areas where suitable earth materials will be extracted to be used in the reclamation. A public forum on the project was held Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the Sangguniang Panlungsod building in Davao City.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A Lumad girl smiles while selling bracelets made of beads with different designs during the launching of the One Billion Rising Revolution at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound in Fr. Selga St., Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Women’s rights activist Monique Wilson, discusses the different forms of violence against women before a crowd gathered inside the UCCP Haran Compound on Wednesday, Nov. 7 where the One Billion Rising Revolution 2017 was launched. The theater actress urges women to join the call to end all forms of abuses. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Former Gabriela party-list Rep. Luz Ilagan (center) and Ata Manobo woman leader Bibyaon Bigkay (right) hold a press conference during the launching of One Billion Rising 2017 on Wednesday, Nov. 7 inside the UCCP Haran Compound in Davao City where the Lumad seek refuge after being displaced from their communities due to militarization. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Members of Konsensya Dabaw, a local movement opposing Marcos’ hero’s burial, stage an indignation rally along Roxas Avenue in Davao City hours after the Supreme Court allowed the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Tuesday, Nov. 8. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Members of Konsensya Dabaw, a local movement opposing the hero’s burial for former President Ferdinand Marcos, hold portraits of the five judges who voted against the burial. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
