Construction workers scale the 12-storey building of the Ateneo de Davao University. (Ace Morandante/davaotoday.com)
It’s an exhausting day for this young girl who bikes off with her brother looking for useful trash as they navigate the tight road along C. Bangoy corner Palmagil, Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Boys from Purok Soliman, Boulevard frolic in Santa Ana Wharf unmindful of the possible infections brought by the murky waters. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Beggars scrounging for scraps have been common sight in the city, as a recent national survey found that 50% or 11.5 million families consider themselves poor. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Laborers in one of the city’s construction snatch some rest. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Amidst tough times, a vendor in a bicycle calls for everyone to save money through his bamboo-made alkansya. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Vendors steal time for a midday nap in the hot afternoon in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A market porter bears the morning heat to make his daily delivery of fresh vegetables from Bankerohan to Mabini market, which earns him some 100 pesos for his labor. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
The brothers and two other siblings have dropped out of school. “Our brother earns so little, we don’t have a chance to finish school,” said Rick in the vernacular. Like other families living under the bridge, parents work in the nearby public market as cart pushers or porters, where earnings could barely sustain their daily food and basic needs. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A mother buys an umbrella and chair for her child who will attend kindergarten class on school opening at June 2. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
