OIC Director of CSC Davao City Field Office Evelyn B. Yparraguirre announces during Thursday’s I-Speak forum the coming October 2013 Civil Service Exams is open for all those who plan to seek employment in government office. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
UP Mindanao Student Government President Malaya Genotiva announces the formation of Youth Act Now, a youth alliance calling for the scrapping of the pork barrel and re-channeling the fund to state colleges and universities. At right is Kabataan Partylist regional coordinator Rendell Ryan Cagula. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
An electric lineman braves the midday heat as he fixed a line in an intersection along JP Laurel Avenue Davao City (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Ret. Col. Yusop Jimlani, head of the city’s demolition team said their enforcement of the rule is not meant to demolish vendors from their livelihood but to ‘rearrange’ vending stalls to decongest sidewalks. He appeals to sidewalk vendors to follow the city’s rule to occupy only one-third of the sidewalk so not to congest traffic of passersby. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
National Police Commission Region 11 director Atty. Francis Brion announces the 19th Crime Prevention Week activities will include dialogue with youth and students to help in the prevention of crimes. Presidential Proclamation No. 461 declares every first week of September as the National Crime Prevention Week. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
A Bagobo-Tagabawa garb on display at a souvenir store at SM Annex in Ecoland Drive, is part of the city tourism’s promotion of Davao’s indigenous garb and accessories. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
A painting of the Philippine Eagle Pag-asa is on display at the lobby of Marco Polo Hotel Davao. This is part of an exhibit of Philippine Eagle portraits in support for the Philippine Eagle Foundation which takes care of the eagles bred in captivity after threats of being hunted (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Peace advocates lawyer Mary Ann Arnado and Jun Aparece of Mindanao People’s Caucus announced on Wednesday’s Club 888 press forum that next month’s round of peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will include members of civil society. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
The Agusan Manobos return to Loreto, Agusan del Sur and received these relief package from cause oriented groups and LGUs from Davao. Their trip back Saturday from Davao was met by various checkpoints in Comval and Agusan del Sur that delayed their trip for hours. (contributed photo by Johnny Urbina)
Students from Ateneo de Davao University gathered at Freedom Park as they joined the Million People March Davao to Rizal Park. The AdDU Samahan Central Board led the call to students to wear black to protest the stealing of people’s money (davaotoday.com photo by Mart Sambalud)
