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Lapanday Foods Corporation Chief Finance Officer Manolito Dagatan says the total damage of the estimated 15 hectares of banana crops cut down by protesting farmers inside the plantation in Barangay Madaum, Tagum City costs $120,000. Dagatan says the 150-hectare occupied by members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. comprise three percent of the total volume of production of Lapanday. (Maricar Emata/davaotoday.com)

LOSSES

Lapanday Foods Corporation Chief Finance Officer Manolito Dagatan says the total damage of the estimated 15 hectares of banana crops cut down by protesting farmers inside the plantation in Barangay Madaum, Tagum City costs $120,000. Dagatan says the 150-hectare occupied by members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. comprise three percent of the total volume of production of Lapanday. (Maricar Emata/davaotoday.com)

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Despite the recent violence that happened inside the banana plantation reclaimed by members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association, Inc. in Madaum, Tagum City, Davao del Norte, a farmer bike his way going around the plantation. At least nine protesters were injured after two incidents of attack against the farmers group on December 12 and December 14, 2016. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

CAREFREE

Despite the recent violence that happened inside the banana plantation reclaimed by members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association, Inc. in Madaum, Tagum City, Davao del Norte, a farmer bike his way going around the plantation. At least nine protesters were injured after two incidents of attack against the farmers group on December 12 and December 14, 2016. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

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City administrator, Atty. Zuleika Lopez, situates US Ambassador Sung Y. Kim, about the bomb blast incident at the Roxas night market along Roxas Avenue in Davao City. The US ambassador paid a courtesy call on Wednesday, December 14 to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

COURTESY VISIT

City administrator, Atty. Zuleika Lopez, situates US Ambassador Sung Y. Kim, about the bomb blast incident at the Roxas night market along Roxas Avenue in Davao City. The US ambassador paid a courtesy call on Wednesday, December 14 to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

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US Ambassador to the Philippines, Sung Y. Kim offers flowers to the victims of night market blast during his visit at the memorial marker on Wednesday, December 14 in Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

FLOWERS FOR THE VICTIMS

US Ambassador to the Philippines, Sung Y. Kim offers flowers to the victims of night market blast during his visit at the memorial marker on Wednesday, December 14 in Davao City. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

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Col. Gilbert I. Gapay delivers his speech as he assumes the position as the new ?commander of the Joint Task Force Haribon. The Change of Command Ceremony was held on Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Naval Station, Panacan, Davao City. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com file photo)

NEW COMMANDER

Col. Gilbert I. Gapay delivers his speech as he assumes the position as the new ?commander of the Joint Task Force Haribon. The Change of Command Ceremony was held on Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Naval Station, Panacan, Davao City. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)

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