Yasushi Okamoto (center), president and general manager of Honda Philippines Inc., and Kaiser Yamashita (second, right), assistant vice president for sales and marketing, unveils new models of the XRM 125 series designed for on and off-roads suitable for Mindanao terrains. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
A hole in a building in Lustre Street peers through a mosque. Many of these buildings were left in tatters during the Zamboanga standoff last September. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Children scour the roads towards Barangay Santa Catalina, Zamboanga City in search of scrap wood and other things, two months after the Zamboanga standoff burned hundreds of houses here. (davaotoday.com photo by Earl O. Condeza)
Older sister smiles while younger sister stares emptily at their evacuation center in Zamboanga City's Enriquez Memorial Complex, two months after the Zamboanga siege. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Civil Engineer Jose Gestuveo, Jr, fist vice president of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) – Davao City assures the public that structures and buildings in the city undergo annual inspection as mandated by the National Building Code to check on their stability and safety from earthquake, fire and other hazards. Gestuveo announced the city’s hosting of the PICE 39th National Convention on November 7 to 9 at the SMX Davao Convention Center. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)