Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesperson and former City Councilor Peter Tiu Laviña (right), cites historical events to show federalism as a doable alternative to unify the Filipino people against centralized and foreign-controlled governance. To his right is Maguindanao Tribe Deputy Mayor Mika Nakan Al-Haj, Tausug Deputy Mayor Masil Ahalul-Al-Haj and People’s President Rody Duterte (PPRD) President Engr. Samid Pangandaman. The Muslim leaders assure 70-100% support coming from the entire Muslim community for Duterte should he run as president. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Atty. Danilo Cullo, Commission on Election Second District Officer, gives the number of registered voters, 1st district in Davao City has 389,374 while the remaining numbers of the registered voters without biometrics data reach 65,722 as of October. He also said registered voters who applied for validation is only 779 or 16.9 percent. He said there is a possibility that the Comelec will open satellite offices in the 3rd district in Gaisano Mall Toril, NCCC Mall for the 1st district, and SMX Lanang for the 2nd district, to entertain qualified voters to have their biometric data. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Health Office, section chief of Tropical Disease Control, Elizabeth B. Banzon discourages the use of fogging to drive away the dengue-carrier mosquitoes because of chemicals in it. Instead, she urges the public to clean the surroundings where the mosquitoes lay their eggs. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Chief Inspector Milgrace Driz, Davao City Police Office spokesperson, says illegal drug operations in Davao City is declining after the implementation of the KATOK or Katilingban ug Kapulisan Kontra Droga, the anti-drug campaign of DCPO. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
The spokesman of the Police Regional Office XI Superintendent Antonio Rivera is still baffled why the kidnappers have not communicated with the families of the victims up to now. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Farmers from Quezon, Bukidnon spread the grains of the Denorado rice to prepare it for milling. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Two brothers from Barangay White Kulaman, ride with their horses loaded with sacks of Denorado rice to be milled in Barangay Pagan, Kitaotao, Bukidnon. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Students of Holy Cross of Davao College express support for their teachers during a protest action held outside the school campus Monday afternoon. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Instead of celebrating teachers day, teachers and employees unions of Holy Cross of Davao College stage a protest action outside the school against the implementation of a policy for employees that has threatened their security of tenure. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Edward Geguera, Project Maglev (magnetic levitation) operation manager shows the map for the proposed Filipino invention of the Hybrid Maglev Monorail Train using permanent magnet and aluminum which is said to help solve the traffic problem all over the Philippines. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)