A father and son go swimming beside Santa Ana pier, unmindful of the searing noon time sun. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Children scavenge for pebbles, shells and other items that interest them, along the shoreline of Santa Ana pier. (Johannes Realista Garado/davaotoday.com)
A man crosses Bolton Street in Davao City after finishing his transaction at the City Council building while workers (background) remove Christmas decorations along San Pedro St outside the San Pedro Cathedral. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A man at left, before he takes a nap, says, "for five years of renewing business permit I could not remember that I experience easy processing steps". Before, one can easily get a barangay clearance and cedula in Davao City, but now one has to apply for renewal first before assessment. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A pick-up type car with officials going to the Monday's release of jail warden Jose Mervin Coquilla is stuck in the river along Barangay Casoon, Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)