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)
DAVAO TRANSPORT GROUPS bring 95 per cent of the city’s traffic to a halt as they protest against excessive fees imposed by the Department of Transportation and Communication. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
GEARING UP FOR MAY. Left- leaning groups form a new coalition called Makabayan (Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan) for the upcoming May 2010 elections. Among its senatorial bets are partylist representatives Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casio of Bayan Muna, Liza Maza of Gabriela Womens Party and Rafael Mariano of Anakpawis. (photo by arkibongbayan.org)
POWER NAP. A modest lunch and a quick nap in a karenderia in downtown Davao gives this man respite after a half day’s work. (davaotoday.com photo by T.W. Trinidad)
TOXIC WASTES. Members of the community theatre group Mascomthea call the public’s attention against the dumping and burning of mercury-containing devices like the compact flourescent lamps (CFL) and thermometers, which are toxic. Environment groups are calling for the setting up of proper disposal system for hazardous wastes like mercury. (photo by Gigie Cruz)
VIEW OF THE PEAK. Mt. Apo, the countrys highest peak, is still 40-kilometers northeast of Davao City. But on a clear day it can be seen from many areas of the city, including this part of Buhangin, just before you go through the underpass. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
SUN WORSHIPPERS. Instead of going to church, some people flock to the beaches of the island garden city of Samal to escape the heat during the Lenten break. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
FIGHT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT! Members of environment group Panalipdan in Southern Mindanao hold a pre-Earth day cultural protest during the Supreme Court’s environment justice forum at the Ateneo de Davao University. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
SUMMER FISHING. This summer, one can try fishing like these four kids who try their luck at the Davao river. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
REUNION. Two months after their abduction, New People’s Army members Catherine Cacdac (second from left) and Ruel Cabales (right) surface in Palo, Leyte, where they are reunited with their families in the provincial jail. They were captured on January 26 in Compostela Valley province by members of the 66th Infantry Battalion and the Scout Rangers.
Karapatan Eastern Visayas informed Karapatan Southern Mindanao about the multiple murder charges the two are facing in Leyte. Cacdac and Cabales recounted in their affidavits how they were transferred from Camp Panacan in Davao City to Bukidnon, Guingoog City, Digos City, Surigao City before reaching Leyte. Karapatan is still trying to trace the third missing NPA member captured with Cacdac and Cabales. Nelson Carbajosa has reportedly been kept in Digos City. (contributed photo)
