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SURVIVAL

SURVIVAL

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Apr 01, 2020

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)

TEMPERATURE CHECK

TEMPERATURE CHECK

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Mar 12, 2020

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)

PORK IS SAFE

PORK IS SAFE

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Mar 03, 2020

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)

PERFORMANCE ART

PERFORMANCE ART

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Feb 29, 2020

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)

‘NO TO JEEPNEY PHASE OUT’

‘NO TO JEEPNEY PHASE OUT’

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Feb 18, 2020

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)

SALES DROP

SALES DROP

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Feb 16, 2020

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)

RISING FOR THE LUMAD

RISING FOR THE LUMAD

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Feb 14, 2020

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.

FLOWERS FOR V-DAY

FLOWERS FOR V-DAY

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Feb 14, 2020

Flower vendors at the Bankerohan Public Market in Davao City are hoping to cash in on today’s Valentine’s day celebration. A bouquet’s price ranges from P300 to P1,500 each. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

BREAK

BREAK

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Feb 11, 2020

Taking time out from their hectic job, bus drivers of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) subsidiaries from all over Mindanao compete in the RBY Memorial Cup 2019 basketball games held at the Rural Transit Mindanao Inc. headquarters in Barangay Camaman-an,Cagayan de Oro City, on Tuesday.

ZONES OF PEACE

ZONES OF PEACE

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Jan 30, 2020

Officials of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) and Lumad leaders hang a tarpaulin at the gate of UCCP-Haran compound in Davao City Thursday (Jan. 30). Their message is clear: no arms should be brought or stored inside the church places and premises. Their action came following the Jan. 25 forcible entry of bolo-wielding members of the Alamara paramilitary group into the evacuation camp that holds hundreds of Lumad who evacuated due to militarization and other rights abuses. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)