Lumad women from Paquibato, Davao City go around downtown singing Christmas carols for some loose change from residents. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
These tribal students use bamboo during a noise barrage in front of the Armed Force’s Eastern Mindanao Command headquarters in Panacan, Davao City during the commemoration of the 67th International Human Rights Day. The Lumads call for the disbandment of paramilitary troops which they alleged as organized by the military. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Several road repairs in downtown Davao City contribute to traffic congestion during weekdays. This photo was taken along C. Bangoy Street on Thursday afternoon. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Indigenous peoples who are displaced due to militarization in their communities in Southern Mindanao lead protesters during the 67th International Human Rights Day in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
This motorcycle driver sustains cuts on different parts of his body after hitting a young boy who crosses the street along Panacan highway in Davao City on Thursday afternoon. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A mother attends to his son who fell unconscious after he was hit by a motorcycle along Panacan highway in Davao City Thursday afternoon. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Adzhar Albani, regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency XI says they confiscated 700 grams of shabu in a parcel coming from Parañaque, Manila and Iloilo that has been caught by the intelligence unit at the airport area. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A child enjoys watching the Christmas lights in the CIty Hall of Davao. The city lightings is part of the Pasko Fiesta celebration of the local government unit. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A Matigsalog woman sells her handmade bracelets in the overpass along Bankerohan, Davao City. This woman is one of the hundreds of indigenous people in Davao City who are welcomed by the local government during holidays. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Davao activists hold protest along with the indigenous peoples “bakwit” (evacuees) in Bankerohan Public Market. The activists call for the accountability of President Benigno Aquino III over the human rights violations in Lumad communities in Mindanao. (Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)
