Government panel chief negotiator and incoming Labor Secretary Sylvestre Bello III converses with Fidel Agcaoili, on of the members of the National Democratic Front negotiating panel during the peace forum at the Davao City Recreation Center, Tuesday.Both panels will resume the formal peace talks this coming July in Oslo, Norway. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Leaders from various sectors belonging to the progressive Left, hand their agenda to the peace panels of the government and the National Democratic Front during the peace forum held at the Davao City Recreation Center on Tuesday, June 28. (Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)
GRADUATES. Moro graduates of the University of the Philippines Mindanao hold a placard during a lightning rally held at the commencement ceremony on Tuesday, June 28. (Isaiah Shallom Baluso/Contributor)
An estimate of 40,000 people marched from Magsaysay Park to Rizal Park in Davao City in support of the resumption of peace talks between the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
Indigenous peoples groups in Mindanao marked the first year death anniversary of Leoncio Pitao or Ka Parago with a march rally in Davao City and called for the resumption of peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
President-elect Rodrigo Roa Duterte waves his hand to say goodbye to government employees at the City Hall of Davao on Monday, June 27. The former city mayor will take his oath as President of the country on June 30 in Malacañang. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A government employee holds a placard with a message to outgoing city mayor and President-elect Rodrigo Duterte saying she is faithful to him since 1987. Three days before his inauguration, Duterte, who was mayor in Davao City for 22 years, delivered his farewell message to government employees during the flag ceremony at the Davao City Hall on Monday, June 27.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
During the turnover ceremony of the Davao City Police command on Friday, June 24 President-elect Rodrigo Duterte says he will top the bounty offered by drug lords for his head and asked police officers to kill them if necessary. Duterte also assured the police officers that they will be promoted if they succeed. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Marites Flor, one of the four kidnapped victims of the Abu Sayyaf Group last September 21, 2015, is escorted by incoming Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza at the Davao City Police Office afternoon Friday, June 24. Flor was presented to President-elect Rodrigo Duterte. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Police Chief Superintendent. Manuel Gaerlan, acting regional director of the Police Regional Office 11 turns over the PNP flag to Senior Supt. Michael John Dubria who is now the new Davao City Police Office director during the ceremony held at the Davao City Police Office grounds on Friday afternoon, June 24, 2016. (Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)
