TODAY’S HEADLINES
Passersby along corner San Pedro Cathedral and CM Recto read the latest headlines about Pope Francis’ call for prayer against the US military strike against Syria and the updates on the pork barrel probe (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
WAITING FOR CUSTOMERS
This vendor along the Ponciano – San Pedro junction waits whole day for a customer to buy her wares of slippers and sandals. The city has enforced a rule on vendors to occupy one-third space along sidewalks to decongest traffic. (davaotoday.com photo by Tyrone A. Velez)
A peace sign formed out of candles and stones highlighted Saturday’s gathering of nuns, priests and peace advocates at Redemptorist Church calling for opposition to the US planned air strikes in Syria. Churches nationwide and across the globe held similar actions to echo Pope Francis’ call for fasting and prayer against US intervention. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
A nun and priest holds balloons during a prayer for peace and justice in Syria, where conflict has prodded the United States to plan military air strikes in the area. The activity held Saturday at Redemptorist Church echoed Pope Francis’ call for fasting and prayer against US military intervention. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Stella Estremera (right), SunStar Davao editor-in-chief discussed the effect of the libel conviction on her during Friday’s Davao vs. Libel roundtable talk at Ateneo de Davao University. She said the decision comes near the time of media freedom day on November. “I am now in a position to make it small or big…the time is ripe for protest,” Estremera said. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
As the fourth PhilConstruct Mindanao convention opened here Thursday, its chair Ramon Allado said Davao is leading the Mindanao construction industry, which could possibly draw close to half a million workers and a 15-times multiplier in income for the local economy. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
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)
