Special Reports

At 75 years old, Obu Manobo Jaime Epi still plays the gong very well. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

33-year-old Jerell Salandao, a tribal Klata Manobo from Barangay Tambobong, Baguio District Davao City shows his prowess in a Karang game competition. After the game end, Jerell shows off his skill in an exhibition, Thursday afternoon at Peoples Park. (Medel Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Some of the Karang competitors during the Lumadnong Dula are too fast they failed to reach the finish line.(Medel Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte opens the Kadayawan festival at San Pedro Square, Davao City on Thursday afternoon. The formal opening of the festival was cut short by heavy rains in the city last Monday. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

A woman from the Matigsalog tribe in Bayanihan, Marilog District sells her handmade tikus for P10 each to visiting tourists in downtown Davao City who are here for the Kadayawan festival. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)