It’s an exhausting day for this young girl who bikes off with her brother looking for useful trash as they navigate the tight road along C. Bangoy corner Palmagil, Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Boys from Purok Soliman, Boulevard frolic in Santa Ana Wharf unmindful of the possible infections brought by the murky waters. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Beggars scrounging for scraps have been common sight in the city, as a recent national survey found that 50% or 11.5 million families consider themselves poor. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Laborers in one of the city’s construction snatch some rest. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Amidst tough times, a vendor in a bicycle calls for everyone to save money through his bamboo-made alkansya. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Residents of this fishing village complain that the noise drives out fish and disrupts their peace. (Jason Occidental/davaotoday.com)
Activist group Bagyong Alyansang Makabayan – Southern Mindanao led a cultural protest at Freedom Park during the July 4 Filipino-American Friendship Day.
Vendors steal time for a midday nap in the hot afternoon in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
For two nights, the stage play The Vagina Monologues in Visayan translation tickled and touched the audience at the RSM Event Center at the Philppine Women’s College of Davao. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A market porter bears the morning heat to make his daily delivery of fresh vegetables from Bankerohan to Mabini market, which earns him some 100 pesos for his labor. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)