The Pamulak sa Kadayawan is an annual parade of floral floats during the week-long Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival. Civic organizations also join the parade held in downtown area Davao City on Sunday, August 21, 2016. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Using umbrellas, members of Konsyensya Dabaw movement renew their call to President Rodrigo Duterte to have the burial of the late strongman, President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., in Batac, Ilocos Norte and not at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The group held their protest action in front of the Ateneo de Davao University on Sunday, August 21, 2016. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
One of the contingents during the Indak-indak sa Kadalanan (street dance) shows the festive mood of the this year’s Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Datu Doluman Dawsay, spokesperson of Salugpungan Ta ‘tanu Igkanogon in Talaingod, Davao del Norte province says that Amelia Pond is a teacher of their community school. He also said that the murder charges against her were baseless.(Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Board of Director Chairperson Luz Ilagan of the Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Learning Center, Inc. in Mindanao questions the arrest of one of their teachers, Amelia Pond. Pond was arrested by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Cebu City on Friday, August 19, 2016. Ilagan said the arresting agents allegedly refused Pond to read her warrant of arrest. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Couple Liza and Aiza Seguerra pose with journalists during the Pink Ink, a training to empower media practitioners to deal with LGBT human rights issues, held at the Seda Hotel in Davao City on Saturday, August 20, 2016. The couple discussed SOGIE 101 or Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
(L-R) Hiyas ng Tingusbawan Rachel Caputol of the Bagobo Tagabawa, Hiyas ng Kadayawan Inna Betil Garcia of the Bagobo K’Lata tribe and Hiyas ng Kauswagan Mosrifa Hadji Sohair of the Maranao tribe were crowned Friday night, August 19, 2016 at the Davao Recreation Center. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Inna Betil Garcia, 22, of the Bagobo K’Lata tribe, is the Hiyas ng Kadayawan 2016. She was crowned Friday night, August 19 at the Davao Recreation Center. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
In Bibinayo, the Lumad tribes pound “palay” (pre-husked rice) and separate grain from the chaff in a given time. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
These children are among those who were left homeless after a fire gutted their community in Purok 4-A, Barangay 23-C Mini Forest in Davao City early morning Thursday, August 18, 2016. The Davao City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) said more or less 36 families were affected by the fire. (City Information Office)
