Indigenous peoples who are staying in Buhangin gym cook early to feed their family and prepare for a long day of caroling in downtown Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A gay couple sit at a seawall as they watch the sea stretching to Samal Island resort. (Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)
A worker from Davao City General Services Office decorates with Christmas lights the clock tower along San Pedro Street in Davao City. The clock tower displays a giant colorful torch during night time. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Officials, administrators, teachers and Islamic school students of Barangays Dunguan in Aleosan and Langayen in Pikit hold a parade to seal a peace pact between their two communities which have been locked in rido (clan feud) for 30 years. The Ma'ahad (Islamic High School) built at the boundary of the two communities May of this year became a marker of peace and reminder of their peace pact which they hope to be strengthened with a kanduli (feast) this Sunday. (Photo by Mohaiden Ampatuan)
A power line tower of the National Grid Corporation lies across a corn field after being taken down by a bomb attack at 9:26 pm Thursday in Sitio 1, Barangay Pagangan, Aleosan, Cotabato Province. The bombing sent North Cotabato, Cotabato City and Maguindanao in darkness.(Photo by Mariline Cantomayor)