Yongyong, 19, poses for a picture while selling fruits along Magallanes street in Davao City on Thursday, Dec. 29. Yongyong helps his uncle to earn his keep while classes have yet to resume. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A laborer carries tuna that weigh at least 15 kilos each as they unload tons of tunas from a Filipino fishing vessel from inside the General Santos Fish Port Complex in General Santos City on Thursday morning, Dec. 29, 2016. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Laborers inside General Santos City Fish Port Complex unload tons of tuna from a fishing vessel. The vessel just arrived on Thursday morning, Dec. 29, 2016 after six days of fishing trip. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Luis Jalandoni, National Democratic Front senior adviser, shakes hands with a guerrilla fighter of the New Peoples’ Army the morning after the 48th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines in Barangay Lumiad, Paquibato district on Tuesday, Dec. 27 . (Jaja Necosia/Breakaway Media)
Renewable energy advocates Engr. Melvin Purzuelo, National Coordinator of Aksyon Klima Pilipinas (left) and Jessica Dator-Bercilla, Senior Advocacy and Policy Officer for Asia and the Middle East of Christian Aid (right) call for more public awareness regarding the dangers of Hydroflourocarbons, a type of greenhouse gas that was used as an alternative to Chloroflourocarbons, but causes bigger problem in the environment. Their groups held a forum at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City on Wednesday, Dec. 28. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A small sari-sari (variety) store is one of the 23 houses razed by fire in Purok A, Barangay 19-B, in Davao City on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 27, 2016. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
Barangay officials from Davao City rejoice following President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that they will receive cash gifts this month during the Christmas party held at the Davao Recreation Center on Tuesday, Dec.27. Barangay captains will receive P10,000 each while barangay councilors will get P3,000 each. Duterte said the money came from a certain politician’s campaign donation that he refused to receive. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Children who joined the 48th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines copy the movements of the cultural performers who have their final stage rehearsal before the program started. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
Thousands of participants and guests of the 48th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines mass up at a gym in Paquibato district here to witness the celebration. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
New People’s Army guerillas gather in Paquibato district in Davao City on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 for the celebration of the Communist Party of the Philippines’ 48th founding anniversary. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)