BATTLE CRY. The cries,”Stop Cha-cha, stop Gloria!” reverberate in the streets of Davao during the People’s March June 10 torch rally. The group believes that changing the Constitution will only extend President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyos stay in power. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
DAY WITH DAD. Ordinary moments like this will soon form the childs special memories of her father. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
Misfis caravan for peace reaches out to far flung villages. In May, the five-day Caravan for Peace and Development by the Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Inc. (Misfi) stirred the community of the Ata-Manobos in the far-flung sitio (hamlet) of Muling in barangay (village) Gupitan with free medical and dental services to residents and supplementary feeding to children. More(davaotoday.com Text and Photos by Jomel Hernani and Medel Hernani)
FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL. Still oblivious of the rising cost of education in the country, these young girls show strong determination to learn. (davaotoday.com photo)
RACE FOR PEACE. The first ever Mindanao tour of Race for Peace by Radio Mindanao Network leaves Davao City Rizal Park and blazes a trail to General Santos City. Organizers and supporters from the military, local government, the MNLF and the MILF hope the event will help chart a new road map for peace. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
OVERWHELMED. Students contend with the rising prices of notebooks and school supplies now flooding stores in time for the opening of classes. (Keith Bacongco/ AKP Images)
HORSEFIGHT. Despite protests from animal rights activists, horsefights continue to be a part of most traditional events in Mindanao; just like this one during the Araw ng Muling (Muling Day) in the village of Gupitan in Kapalong, Davao del Norte. (davaotoday.com photo by Jomel Hernani)
BIG BROTHER. A young girl is captivated by the large monitor that shows areas in and around City Hall and the People’s Park, courtesy of the newly-installed closed-circuit television (CCTV). (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
SURVIVOR. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte visits one of the landslide survivors in a hospital in Pantukan, Compostela Valley. More bodies are expected to be dug out from the tons of mud that collapsed in the mining areas of Kingking and Napnapan after bad weather hit last Monday afternoon. (Keith Bacongco/ AKP Images)
CANDLES FOR PRESS FREEDOM. Davao-based members of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) light candles at the People’s Park on World Press Freedom Day to remember the 64 journalists killed under the Arroyo regime. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
