Activists in Davao City continue to raise the call to stop red-tagging and harassment of activists and community workers. Two Lumad students and two teachers were recently cleared from trumped up charges filed by the military. (Sean Jhayzeith Cortez/davaotoday.com)
The youth group Anakbayan commemorates its 25th anniversary on November 30, which is also the birth anniversary of Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio. The group stages a rally affirming to uphold the revolutionary spirit of Bonifacio through activism and fighting for people’s rights and demands. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
A Davao Muslim college student paints the Palestine flag on a fellow student in a solidarity gathering of Muslim and non-Muslim students in Freedom Park on Sunday to call for a ceasefire and justice in Israel’s bombing in Gaza. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
A resident from Purok 6 in Barangay Bago Gallera, gathers her kitchenware as she waits for water ration, one of the few things she saved from the raging flood that engulfed their barangay on the late night of November 8, 2023. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
On All Souls’ Day, a man lits a candle at the ‘Dakung Krus’ in a Catholic cemetery in Davao City, ‘Dakung Krus’ is a place dedicated to dead loved ones whose graves are difficult to locate. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
The Sindac Anib Performing Ensemble from Bislig, Surigao del Sur, who have won the grand championship three times, presented a performance depicting the challenges faced by their tribe living by the riverside. Their dance celebrates the bountiful produce of nature and their harmonious way of life.(Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
In time of the 125th commemoration of Philippine independence, progressive groups in Davao City have challenged Pres. Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. to protect the country amidst the growing tension between the US and China over the West Philippine Sea in a protest Monday, June 12 at the Freedom Park. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Protesters led by Kilusang Mayo Uno-Southern Mindanao had a brief altercation with the personnel of the Davao City Police Office when the former attempted to march the city’s main thoroughfares Monday, May 1. The authorities blocked one lane of Ponciano Street using its mobile patrol and insisted that march rallies and other road blockages which may hamper the free flow of traffic are prohibited as per a city ordinance. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
On the commemoration of International Women’s Day, Wednesday, members of the LGBTQ+ community joined the rally led by Gabriela-Davao at Freedom Park in Roxas Avenue to push for social equality and campaign against the pervasive violence against women and children. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Mayor Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte encourages Dabawenyos and visitors to celebrate the 86th Araw ng Dabaw in harmony during the opening ceremony Wednesday, March 1, at Rizal Park. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
