HOMECOMING. Fleeing villagers return to their sitios in barangay Batiano, Baganga, Davao Oriental after spending the night with friends and relatives in town. They fled their homes following the March 10 aerial bombing by the 67th Infantry Battalion in the area, after an earlier encounter with NPA rebels. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
Sayawan sa Daan 2009. A glimpse of the street dance performances during the 72nd Araw ng Dabaw celebration.More... (photos by Barry Ohaylan/ davaotoday.com)
PROBE. City Councilors probe police and military officials on the alleged human rights violations suffered by farmers in Paquibato district in Davao City. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
CHILD-FRIENDLY? Children sleeping soundly along the alley near a mall in Davao city while waiting for passersby to drop a few coins onto their plastic cups. Davao has been cited among the country's most child friendly cities several times in the past. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
CONFRONTATION. Davao city human rights workers and members of peoples groups troop to New Bataan, Compostela Valley province to protest against militarization. Protesters blamed the military for the rampant extra-judicial killings in the area and called on soldiers to respect human rights and the International Humanitarian Law. They also asked the military to surface the three members of the New Peoples Army recently captured. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)