The Davao Chinatown Development Council unveiled a prototype street sign along Monteverde-Lizada featuring Chinese dragons holding durians atop their mouths to symbolize the uniqueness of Davawenyo Chinese. The council will build 60 street signs in the streets of Chinatown until mid-2014. (Tyrone A. Velez/davaotoday.com)
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte scolded taxicab drivers and operators in a meeting Monday on complaints from passengers at the Davao International Airport that taxi drivers there did not charge metered rates and asked for certain fare rates. The mayor has repeatedly warned drivers about such practices as it ruins the reputation of the city. (Ace R. Morandante, davaotoday.com)
Student activists staged a protest in front of the University of Mindanao campus during US Ambassador Philip Goldberg’s visit in Davao for turnover of USAid projects in Compostela Valley. (Medel V. Hernani, davaotoday.com)
Children served as audience to student activists demanding government support to education at a rally in front of the University of Mindanao campus. (Medel V. Hernani, davaotoday.com)
A bridge in Caraga, Davao Oriental was damaged by Agaton, and can only be passable by light vehicles. (Ace R. Morandante/
davaotoday.com)
Boatmen offer ride for residents in Baganga, Davao Oriental after the
Baogo Bridge collapsed due to strong river current due to Agaton. (Ace
R. Morandante/ davaotoday.com)
Residents of the municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte perform their version of the Sinulog festival celebrating the Feast of Santo Nino here along San Miguel Parish Church led by the Aklan Ati-Atihan Foundation. (Mart D. Sambalud/ davaotoday.com)
Bishop Elmber Bolocon (right), executive secretary of the Ecumenical Bishops Forum (EBF) is joined by fellow bishops and priests of various denominations from six countries at the EBF “Conference on United States Intervention in the Affairs of Sovereign Nations” held this week at RVM Retreat House in Davao. The conference aims to draw churches’ response for peace amidst threats of US military and economic interventionism. (Ace R. Morandante/ davaotoday.com)
COLLECTING
With the heavy rains in the past days, garbage from the city and driftwood finds its way to a coastal area where a woman gathers them for a living. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
DELUGE IN DAVAO REGION
The trough over the weekend due to the low pressure area triggered floods and landslides in Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte, forcing over 150,000 people or 32,000 families in 16 municipalities to evacuate for shelter. Pictures here are from the Davao del Norte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction & Management and from the Davao Oriental Press Club. (davaotoday.com)
