City councilor John-Christopher Tanjili Mahamud takes his oath after he was nominated by his colleagues to chair the committee on ethics and good governance and other several committees, Tuesday morning. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Jail Superintendent Jonathan Ignacio Lavapie, the newly assigned warden in Davao City, makes a courtesy visit at the Sanguniang Panlungsod regular session, Tuesday. Lavapie said that he will do his best to eradicate all illegal contraband and drug trade inside the city jail.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Lawrence Bantiding, head of Davao City’s Business Bureau says the application for business permit renewal as of Tuesday is up by more than 2,000 with 18,949 application compared to last year’s 16,812 during the same period. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Pomelo fruits which are displayed in a fruit stand along Bankerohan Public Market in Davao are spotted with stickers bearing the name of presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor, Rodrigo Duterte. The fruit vendors said this is their way to show support for Duterte. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Dan Wood (right), president and founder of World Freestyle Federation promotes the freestyle football for the youngster as a way of expressing their selves. The Maharlika Sports Development Institute, Inc together with the WFF is hoping to hold the Asian Freestyle Football Championship in Davao City this year. Beside Wood is Nguyen Hoai Nam, secretary of the Asian Football Federation.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
President Benigno Aquino III (center) and Erramon Aboitiz (second from right), Aboitiz Equity Ventures president and CEO, lead the ceremonial switching of Therma South Inc’s 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Barangay Binugao, Toril district in Davao City on Friday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
As part of their strict security measure, members of the Philippine National Police and the Presidential Security Group confiscate the personal belongings of visitors and members of the media during the inauguration of the 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Barangay Binugao,Toril district, Davao City on Friday. The inauguration was graced by President Benigno Aquino III and other local officials. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Dr. Josephine J. Villafuerte, chief of the City Health office says that the programs of the government-owned Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) are good, but they lack personnel that is why some patients are not immediately attended to. Villafuerte reacted to the recent stabbing incident against a doctor and a nurse in SPMC by the father of a patient.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
After a press conference, student leaders and campus journalists from the University of the Philippines, who visited the indigenous peoples evacuees in a church compound in Davao City on Wednesday, join a Panubadtubad ritual done by Lumad leaders. The ritual was said to be an offer for the safe journey of the students. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Election officer Atty. Danilo Cullo says there are some proposal to hold elections in malls. He said they already contacted three malls in District 2, but the Commission on Elections national officials told him that the proposal is still under deliberation. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
