Youth convenors of Rise for Education alliance light candles along Freedom Park in Davao City before they lead hundreds of delegates of the International Solidarity Mission 2015 in a torch march going to United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound where the Lumad evacuees are staying. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and UP System President Alfredo E. Pascual sign the memorandum of agreement to start the planning and construction of the sports complex in a 20-hectare property of the UP Mindanao campus. Duterte said that projects like this should be prioritized because they are for the future of the children. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A woman watches strong waves due to bad weather at the breakwaters along Magsaysay Park on Friday morning.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Workers double their time to complete the construction for the underground cabling near Davao City hall before the start of Kadayawan festival on August 17. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Macario Gonzaga, assistant regional director of the Land Transportation Office Region XI receives the speed guns turned over by traffic enforcers upon the advice of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to suspend the implementation of speed limit due to the reported corruption among enforcers. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Ann Victoria Silvosa, chief of the City Archives and Record Center says construction of the center will start after the soil survey which would take 45-60 days. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Task Force Davao commander Col. Macairog Alberto says that they are still in full alert even if there is no report of possible attacks in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Task Force Davao spokesperson Captain Ernest Carolina says they can deploy as much as 300 personnel for Kadayawan with the augmentation force from the Army. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
An art exhibit of Vic Secuya will be shown at the Abreeza Corporate Center on August 24-27. Secuya said he will share through 32 pieces acrylic on canvas paintings, what he saw during his visit to Israel and the Holy Land. On August 24 to September 7 the “Illumination is light,” – a 12-piece large format painting exhibit featuring Secuya’s expressions to his travel will also be displayed at the SM Lanang. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Dr. Raquel Montejo, medical officer IV from the Department of Health Region XI says they will conduct the nationwide vaccination for all public school students of Grade 1 and Grade 7 this month. There are 86,022 Grade 1 population and 115,300 for Grade 7 to be vaccinated against measles, rubella, tetanus and diphtheria (MRTD). (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
