National Police Commission Region 11 director Atty. Francis Brion announces the 19th Crime Prevention Week activities will include dialogue with youth and students to help in the prevention of crimes. Presidential Proclamation No. 461 declares every first week of September as the National Crime Prevention Week. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
A Bagobo-Tagabawa garb on display at a souvenir store at SM Annex in Ecoland Drive, is part of the city tourism’s promotion of Davao’s indigenous garb and accessories. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
A painting of the Philippine Eagle Pag-asa is on display at the lobby of Marco Polo Hotel Davao. This is part of an exhibit of Philippine Eagle portraits in support for the Philippine Eagle Foundation which takes care of the eagles bred in captivity after threats of being hunted (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Peace advocates lawyer Mary Ann Arnado and Jun Aparece of Mindanao People’s Caucus announced on Wednesday’s Club 888 press forum that next month’s round of peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will include members of civil society. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
The Agusan Manobos return to Loreto, Agusan del Sur and received these relief package from cause oriented groups and LGUs from Davao. Their trip back Saturday from Davao was met by various checkpoints in Comval and Agusan del Sur that delayed their trip for hours. (contributed photo by Johnny Urbina)
Students from Ateneo de Davao University gathered at Freedom Park as they joined the Million People March Davao to Rizal Park. The AdDU Samahan Central Board led the call to students to wear black to protest the stealing of people’s money (davaotoday.com photo by Mart Sambalud)
Nuns from the Sisters’ Association in Mindanao joined the zumba dance sequence to shake off the pork during the Million People March Davao. Some 3,000 people joined the ‘festive’ protests marked with songs, speeches and dance. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
A real pig gets locked up during Monday’s Million People March to symbolize the people’s rage against the pork barrel system or Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of Congress which has been exposed to cases of corruption. (davaotoday.com photo by Jandy Ken Lizondra)
Representatives of academe, church, doctors and journalists led protesters in Million People March Davao to continue various campaigns for the abolition of PDAF and accountability of public officials on government spending. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
These nuns do their selfie protest against the pork barrel and other issues in Mindanao during the Sisters’ Association in Mindanao (SAMIN) 30th anniversary Congress last August 23 to 25 in Benedictine Sisters’ Retreat House in Ulas. Some 80 SAMIN nuns will join Monday’s nationwide protests against the pork barrel system. (contributed photo by SAMIN)
