Businessmen in Davao City flock to the Business Bureau office at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on Tuesday to pay their taxes for the second quarter. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
One of the eight children of Teresita and Reynaldo Martir, cries in grief after her parents were killed by an identified member of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu), Panggong Masaluon, on Black Saturday in Sitio Patel, Brgy Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Benjie Lizada, president of Restaurant Owners Association of Davao City shows the passport for the Visit Davao Fun Sale where one could enjoy discount in participating stores. Lizada said as of Sunday there are 117 restaurants which are participating. The public may also download the android application to enjoy the same discounts. (Johannes Paul R. Garado/davaotoday.com)
Children portray the role as angels in a reenactement of the resurrection of Jesus Christ at the Redemptorist church along Bajada on Easter Sunday. The local tradition, Pasugat, is a way of Catholic’s celebration of Christ’s resurrection. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Luz Kinilaw, established in 1968, is a famous landmark along Quezon Boulevard in Davao City. It is known as a kinilaw haven for Davaoenos and visitors alike serving the famous raw tuna cooked in vinegar. The establishment has already survived three fire incidents. But on Wednesday night, one of its workers don’t think it will ever rise again.
Militant Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) leads the workers on the sixth station of the cross along Bolton street beside San Pedro Cathedral on Wednesday as progressive groups held their annual Kalbaryo sa Kabus, a practice of depicting the people’s experience of poverty as likened to the struggle of Jesus Christ. The workers demand for a national minimum wage increase of 16,000 pesos. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
F/Supt.Sydney C. Besana, Bureau of Fire Protection XI assistant regional director for operation, says they recorded about 117 fire incidents in the whole region on March and the cost of damage amounted to P20,169,700. Davao City has the most number of cases of fire incidents last March with 55 cases.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
On Holy Wednesday, members of Children’s Rehabilitation Center in Southern Mindanao reenacts the situation of children as victims of human rights violations in Mindanao. CRC recorded 21 children killed under Aquino administration, 11 of whom are from Mindanao. The group also blames the government’s counter-insurgency program Oplan Bayanihan as the “culprit” behind children’s killings. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Danny Diarog, secretary general of Kahugpongan sa mga Lumad (center), expresses his dismay on the continuing harassment by alleged private army of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy against their community in Sitio Diolo, Brgy. Manuel Guianga, Tugbok District, Davao City. Diarog claims that Quiboloy is encroaching their ancestral land which is now only left with around 20 hectares from the original estimated 7,000 hectares. (Ace R Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte finally signed the documents for Halila Sudagar declaring her as the new Indigenous People representative of the city. Sudagar immediately took oath at the People’s Park on Wednesday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
