A four-year old Lumad preschooler from White Culaman, Kitaotao, Bukindon is ready to go to his class inside the UCCP Haran compound in Davao City. The displaced Lumads are staying inside the church-owned compound for a year and a half due to massive militarization in their community. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
The Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Inc (Misfi)Academy opens their classes today at the UCCP Haran compound in Davao City where 110 Lumad students are enrolled from preschool to Grade 6. The students are evacuees from White Culaman, Kitaotao, Bukidnon and Kapalong, Davao del Norte. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Mark Mangubat, 35, prints school logo on shirts outside Kapitan Tomas Senior Central Elementary School in Ponciano Street. in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
The Davao City Police Office has estimated a crowd of 500,000 during Saturday’s “One Love, One Nation” thanksgiving party for President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.
Members of the Davao Bakers’ Club and students of the Philippine Baking Institute prepare a giant Philippine flag made of 5,000 cupcakes for the thanksgiving party for President-elect Rodrigo Duterte at the Crocodile Park on Saturday, June 4.(Image used with permission from the Davao Bakers’ Club Inc.)
Davaoeños line up for free food and medical mission organized by the Junior Chamber International (JCI) in Davao inside the People’s Park, Saturday, June 4. The organizers said the activity is part of the thanksgiving party for the victory of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Incoming Presidential Communications Operations Office chief, Martin Andanar, meets with reporters to lay down his plans for the office Saturday, June 4. Andanar is also a reporter and news anchor before his appointment. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Incoming Philippine National Police Chief General Ronald Dela Rosa, says he expects big surprises for those who are involved in drug trafficking when he sits as PNP chief. The press conference was held at the SM Annex, Thursday afternoon.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte is offering no apologies for his previous statement on media killings and reiterated that he is just telling the truth about the members of the media who are corrupt. In a press conference on Thursday, Duterte was unfazed by the calls of boycotting his press conferences saying he does not need publicity. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
(From left) Activist and former Anakpawis Partylist representative Joel Maglunsod is appointed as the undersecretary of the labor department. Beside him is retired Philippine Army general Eduardo Del Rosario is named as the undersecretary for for civil veterans and retirees of the Department of National Defense. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
