Children play outdoors with a grocery bag for a kite during Lent in Barangay Tablon, Cagayan de Oro, oblivious to the local government’s order to residents to stay inside their homes to avoid infection from Covid-19.(Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
A river leading to the Guadalupe shrine in Barangay Tablon, Cagayan de Oro was closed to the public for this year’s observance of Holy Week to avoid the spread of COVID-19. In the past, especially on Good Fridays, thousands of Roman Catholic devotees travel to the religious site on foot. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
Two health workers who finished their night shift at a local hospital waited for nearly an hour at for their ride offered by the city government as the city started its enhanced community quarantine to control the spread of Covid-19.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Despite the risk of infection to Covid-19, this charcoal seller in Bankerohan Public Market shakes off his worry, just to earn for his family to survive the quarantine up to April 19.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Using a thermal scanner, medical personnel from the Department of Health-10 (DOH-10) check the temperature of arriving passengers at the Laguindingan Airport Wednesday (March 11), in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The DOH-10 has confirmed Thursday that a patient now confined at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center has tested positive for the coronavirus. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
Meat vendors at Bankerohan Market place a tarpaulin to assure consumers that their pork is safe amidst the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Davao City. (Leo XL Y. Fuentes Jr./davaotoday.com)
With the upper part of his body wrapped in blue, green, and red ribbons – the official colors of ABS-CBN, whose legislative franchise is set to expire this March – well-known Cagayanon multi-artist Nicolas Aca stage a performance art outside the television network’s Northern Mindanao regional office Friday afternoon, Feb. 28. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
Jeepney drivers and operators in Davao City, commuters, and multi-sectoral groups launch the “Dabawenyo Kontra Jeepney Phaseout” Coalition on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. The group oppose the High Priority Bus System (HPBS) of the Davao City government, which would affect the livelihood of thousands of jeepney drivers in the city. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)
Pork vendors in Davao City’s Bankerohan Public Market noted a decline in their sales following the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the region. The Department of Agriculture, though, has assured the public that it is safe to eat pork as ASF cannot be transmitted to humans but only affects pigs. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)
Actress and One Billion Rising Global Director Monique Wilson along with activist-performer Mae “Juana Change” Paner lead the dance during a local event for the global campaign to end violence against women and children on Thursday, February 13, at Brokenshire Resource Center in Davao City. Wilson and Paner expressed their solidarity to the Lumads displaced by militarization in Mindanao.
