Chinese performers entertain the crowd during a trade and cultural event dubbed “Nanning Day in Davao City” at the Abreeza Mall, Davao City on Friday, June 9. The event is in celebration of the 10th anniversary of partnership between the cities of Davao and Nanning in China. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
This is not a condominium, but a government building located at the right wing of the provincial capitol complex in Marawi City which shelters hundreds of evacuees displaced by the crisis after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law in Mindanao on May 23 to quell the Maute group in the city. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
A convoy of several army trucks transported wounded soldiers in a hospital here Friday afternoon.
Curious young boys keep their eyes on soldiers and their guns during their break from school on Thursday noon, June 8 along San Pedro Street in Davao City. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)
Dozens of high-powered firearms are recovered by government troops from the Maute group in Marawi City. The firearms are supposed to be presented to President Rodrigo Duterte during his scheduled visit at the 103rd Infantry Brigade in Marawi. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
A member of the Philippine National Police feeds an abandoned cat during lunch break in the midst of the continuing military offensives against the Maute Group in Marawi. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com)
A Moro woman attends to their belongings in Barangay Libutan in Maguindanao province on Tuesday, June 6. The woman in this photo is among the evacuees from six villages of Shariff Saidona and Shariff Aguak who evacuated since Saturday, June 3 as military bombardments has reached their communities. (Photo by Bong Artil)
Pupils from Magallanes Elementary School line up as their teacher tours them inside the school premises on June 6, the second day of the opening of classes across the country. The opening of classes on June 5 is mar with the usual problems of insufficient number of classrooms, teachers, among others. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)
A total of 2,732 students of Mintal Comprehensive High School in Barangay Mintal, Davao City line up for the first flag ceremony of the school year during the opening of classes on Monday, June 5. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Churchgoers undergo strict inspection as the church gates of San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City are guarded by security personnel, on Sunday, June 4, 12 days after the declaration of Martial law in Mindanao. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)