Davao CIty Police Office Chief Ronald Dela Rosa orients barangay tanods on security measures for the Kadayawan festival. Around 400 tanods from the first district’s 40 barangays would form part of the city’s security for Kadyawan which includes police, intelligence, soldiers and volunteers. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
A house at the Boulevard street bears this mother who does everything– from caring the toddler to cooking with a charcoal stove.(davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani) (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Myrna Lim of Soroptimist International, admires the tinalak design from Tboli tribe of South Cotabato. These are on display in the Mindanao Trade Expo 2013 at Abreeza Ayala Mall until August 25. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Maylene Cutor of Ivory.07 Arts and Craft from Butuan City, demonstrates how to weave dried water lily into a pair of sandals which they are displaying now in the Mindanao Trade Expo 2013 at Abreeza Ayala Mall until August 25. Cutor said they can produce a maximum of seven pairs of sandals a day. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Minda Amodayon belongs to the Mandaya tribe, one of the first inhabitants of Davao Oriental. During the Kadayawan Festival, she exhibits her skill in weaving the Dagmay, a fiber from a native abace tree at the Apo View Hotel. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Nicolas Delange (right), President of the Chamber of Furniture Industry of the Philippines, praised Davao designers for their use of indigenous materials in furniture including salvaged materials from Typhoon Pablo in Davao region; he challenges designers to make crafts more accessible for consumers. Delange was guest at the 18th Mindanao Trade Expo 2013 at Abreeza Mall. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Davao City Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa assured the public that security measures are in place to protect participants and tourists in the ongoing Kadayawan Festival. Dela Rosa asked tourists to observe rules the police will implement during the activities. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
A teenage girl and young brother bear the midday sun as they push their cart full of ukay-ukay goods from Bankerohan public market to Magallanes Street. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
This woman vendor comes prepared for the afternoon heat on Sunday with a hat and shirt for cover. Vendors are now busy all over the streets with the Kadayawan events. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Youth in indigenous garb rehearsing a dance at People’s Park for Friday’s opening ceremony of the 28th Kadayawan Festival, an event celebrating the ten Lumad and Muslim tribes that inhabit the city. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
