News in Pictures

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS

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Jun 14, 2009

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS. Tourists and some locales have their pictures taken with the Philippine eagle inside one of the city’s leading malls. The Philippine Eagle week celebration this year focuses on Philippine eagle and wildlife conservation. (AKP images)

BATTLE CRY2

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Jun 14, 2009

BATTLE CRY. The cries,”Stop Cha-cha, stop Gloria!” reverberate in the streets of Davao during the People’s March June 10 torch rally. The group believes that changing the Constitution will only extend President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyos stay in power. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

BATTLE CRY

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Jun 14, 2009

BATTLE CRY. The cries,”Stop Cha-cha, stop Gloria!” reverberate in the streets of Davao during the People’s March June 10 torch rally. The group believes that changing the Constitution will only extend President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyos stay in power. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

RACE FOR PEACE

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Jun 08, 2009

RACE FOR PEACE. The first ever Mindanao tour of Race for Peace by Radio Mindanao Network leaves Davao City Rizal Park and blazes a trail to General Santos City. Organizers and supporters from the military, local government, the MNLF and the MILF hope the event will help chart a new road map for peace. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

OVERWHELMED

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May 31, 2009

OVERWHELMED. Students contend with the rising prices of notebooks and school supplies now flooding stores in time for the opening of classes. (Keith Bacongco/ AKP Images)

HORSEFIGHT

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May 31, 2009

HORSEFIGHT. Despite protests from animal rights activists, horsefights continue to be a part of most traditional events in Mindanao; just like this one during the Araw ng Muling (Muling Day) in the village of Gupitan in Kapalong, Davao del Norte. (davaotoday.com photo by Jomel Hernani)

BIG BROTHER

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May 25, 2009

BIG BROTHER. A young girl is captivated by the large monitor that shows areas in and around City Hall and the People’s Park, courtesy of the newly-installed closed-circuit television (CCTV). (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

SURVIVOR

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May 25, 2009

SURVIVOR. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte visits one of the landslide survivors in a hospital in Pantukan, Compostela Valley. More bodies are expected to be dug out from the tons of mud that collapsed in the mining areas of Kingking and Napnapan after bad weather hit last Monday afternoon. (Keith Bacongco/ AKP Images)