Diabetes patients wear a shirt saying "Taas ng Asukal Kayang Puksain Basta't Walang Iwanan sa Nagkaisang Layunin (High Blood Sugar We Can Beat If We Don't Miss a Beat)" to promote healthy lifestyle to control diabetes during Friday's World Diabetes Day program at Nikken Jin Kai. Diabetes is the eighth leading cause of death in the country, and there are about 2.1 million people in the country suffering from Type 1 diabetes. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani )
DANCE VS. DIABETES Diabetes patients join a dance for awareness during the World Diabetes Day on November 14 at Nikkei-Jin Kai Building. Diabetes is the eighth leading cause of death in the country, and there are about 2.1 million people in the country suffering from Type 1 diabetes. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani )
Families of five barangay officials make their plea with peace advocates here in Davao for the release of their relatives captured by the New People’s Army in Sabu, Loreto, Agusan del Sur. The officials were captured last October on allegations they are members of paramilitary groups that harassed the community. The National Democratic Front orders the release of the captured officials after the latter’s apology. . (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle L. Saligumba)
YOLANDA VOLUNTEERS BATCH TWO The second batch of Davao City 911 retrieval and medical personnel bound for Tacloban gets blessings from military chaplain Fr. Cirilo Bermudez last Thursday at Almendras Gym. Behind Fr. Bermudez is Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who urge people to volunteer and donate for the relief and recovery of Visayas cities and towns hit by Typhoon Yolanda as its local government has been paralyzed by the devastation, and the death toll has reached more than 2,200 people. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Some of the 911 personnel in their uniform as they get set to go as the second batch of the city's volunteer work for retrieval and medical operations in Tablocan City. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte send 55 personnel who arrived in Tacloban Monday, but will return to Davao when this second batch arrives to take over their roles. Local relief and international aid are racing against time to a now restless populace in Tacloban who are in need of food and relief. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)