Workers paint the side of one of the buildings of a university using makeshift ladder along Bonifacio Street in Davao City. (Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Kilusang Mayo Uno-Vice President for Southern Mindanao Region and former partylist representative, Joel Maglungsod urges Congress to override the vetoed bill seeking P2,000 increase for SSS pensioners and calls to all pensioners to unite and push for the approval of the bill during the protest rally in front of SSS building, Bajada, Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Cecilio Carog,72 years old, narrates his life as SSS pensioner way back in 2004 Cecilio was receiving P1,200 until 2013. After nine years, the pension increased by P200. For food alone, Carog said P1,400 is not enough, much less for medicine. He works as stevedore in FILPORT, Sasa wharf. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Atty. Gil Norman Ciudadano, Deputy Ombudsman Mindanao spokesperson during the I-speak media forum on Thursday says they cannot control the filing of complaints against officials running in the coming elections. But he said they fast track the cases and resolve it within 120 days. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Police Chief Inspector Andrea dela Cerna, Police Regional Office XI spokesperson presents the computerized composite sketch of two of the nine suspects in the jewelry robbery in a Tagum shopping mall last January 16 of this year. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Hundreds of local businessmen flock inside Sangguniang Panlungsod to pay and renew their business permits, which ends at 12:00 midnight today. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Col Ricardo Nepomuceno, 1003rd Brigade Commander based in Davao del Norte, says the killing of a 15-year old student in Talaingod municipality was a result of a retaliatory attack by a tribe who declared a “pangayaw” or tribal war against the New People’s Army. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Chief Inspector Andrea Dela Cerna, spokesperson of Police Regional Office-XI, shows the photo of the alleged suspect of NCCC robbery identified as Salvador Giad Dagong, who is also known as Francis Molo or Atort, during the AFP/PNP press conference in Davao City on Wednesday morning. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Members of Gabriela Women’s party-list protest in front of the Social Security System office in Bajada, Davao City calling President Benigno Aquino III as “heartless” after the president vetoed the bill seeking to increase the pension of SSS members by P2,000. The group said the protest is also a build-up activity for their upcoming 1 Billion Rising flash mob this coming February 14.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Activists and indigenous peoples advocates hold a candle lighting activity at the Freedom Park in Davao City on Monday
to call for justice for a Manobo student who was killed on Sunday by a suspected member of the paramilitary group Alamara in Sitio Laslasakan, Barangay Palma Gil, Talaingod, Davao del Norte province. The Save Our Schools Network in Southern Mindanao said the 15-year-old Alibando Tingkas is the 20th child victim of extrajudicial killing in Mindanao since 2010. The group said the total number of child killed in the country is 29. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
