The fresh water and daily catch of krill may show the area is far from perceived dangers.
A child catches up with school studies while tending to their little sidewalk store along Palma Gil Street in downtown Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
The difficult chess game seems easy for these young tots who take it as a pastime away from school along Claveria Street, Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
LUMADS from different tribes pull the rope in the tug-of war, one of the ethnic sports featured in this year’s episode of the Kadayawan fruit harvest festival. The six tribes in Davao City – Ata, Klata, Matigsalug, Ovu-Manubo, Bagobo and Tagabawa – compete for the tribal sports’ top prize P50,000 at Peoples’ Park. City Administrator Atty. Melchor Quitain and Councilor Berino Mambuo attend the ceremonies. Songs, chant and dances are presented in the afternoon. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
An Uvu-Manobo plays his Kulintang instrument at the Rizal Park during the opening of the 29th Kadayawan Festival. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A vendor takes time for an instant nap in Bolton’s sidewalk. (Ace Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Never minding the perils of his job, a cable worker fixes damaged wires along Ponciano street. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Amidst the humid weather, this old man delivers refreshing soft drinks to Bankerohan Public Market. (Medel V. Hernani, davaotoday.com)
Construction workers scale the 12-storey building of the Ateneo de Davao University. (Ace Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Some 6,000 protesters from across Davao Region march on Monday from different assembly points in Davao City to the rally area in the Freedom park. They later converge at the Rizal Park.