Children from Barangay 23-D in Davao City scour the shore along Isla Verde's coastal line for small shell fishes to cook for lunch. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte checks the confiscated guns owned by the alleged drug pushers rounded-up in a simultaneous raid in Davao City on Wednesday morning. The authorities have confiscated a total of 13 firearms and 10 assorted ammunition. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Floating plastic rubbish already covered the sea surrounding the houses of residents in some parts of Barangay 23-C in Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
This young boy tries his luck in catching a fish amid the big waves in Isla Verde, Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Jourah Abdila, 56, a Maranao who hails from Isla Verde in Davao City, shows how to make an abaniko, or paypay in the local dialect. She can make 2 dozens of fans a day which she sells in Uyanguren. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)