Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte checks the gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer, a machine worth P4-million that can identify different substance of all kinds of drugs in a test sample at the newly opened laboratory of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency at the Davao City Police Office.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his message to drug lords and drug pushers that they should not enter the city. He issued the call during the anniversary of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency held at the Davao City Police Office barracks. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Indigenous peoples from Davao region stage an indignation rally on Monday calling for justice for the victims of the Paquibato massacre. Three civilians were dead after the Army fired upon the residence of Paquibato District Peasant Association leader, Aida Seisa on Sunday midnight. One of the victims was Datu Ruben Enlog, chairman of the Nagkahiusang Lumad nga Mag-uuma sa Paquibato (Nagkalupa). (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Tj (not his real name), 13, is a former child laborer who has been in crutches for about a year after sustaining an injury in his left ankle while working in the gold mines of Mt. Diwata in Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province. Tj used to earn P10 to P15 pesos for a day's work. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Militant groups stage a protest along San Pedro Street in Davao City against the intrusion of China and US in the Philippine waters during the 117th commemoration of the Philippine Independence day. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)