Veronica Duterte looks at her father, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, deliver a speech during the oath-taking ceremony on June 30 at the City Hall grounds. Duterte said that the youth remains his inspiration and that they must have access to education. Another daughter, Sara, also took her oath of office that same day as vice mayor. (davaotoday.com photo by Marilou M. Aguirre)
A child sleeps in front of a Chowking branch along Ilustre Street, Davao City. According to child advocates, landless families are forced to send their children to work as hired hands in plantations and farms. Many of them opt to move to the cities. 
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Duty Free Philippines general manager Michael Christian Kho being interviewed by the media during the opening of the Duty Free Shop at the Davao International Airport on Wednesday. It is the first and only Duty Free Shop in Mindanao. (Photo by Keith Bacongco)
A streamer opposing the planned privatization of the Davao City Water District hangs by the facade of the utility firm along J.P. Laurel Avenue. The company's union, the Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Davao City Water District, held a picket last week not only to demand the implementation of their Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) but also to oppose a 100-million peso loan from the Local Water Utility Administration that they said would lead to the privatization the city's water system. (davaotoday.com photo by Cheryll D. Fiel)
Activists and human-rights advocates stage a demonstration on San Pedro Street on Thursday to denounce what they claim as the government's intensifying anti-insurgency campaign that victimizes children. The photo in the placard is that of Grecil Buya, the 9-year-old girl from New Bataan, Compostela Valley, who was killed in March during a military raid on members of the communist New People's Army. Read the story (davaotoday.com photo by Cheryll D. Fiel)