A policewoman inspects bags of jeepney passengers along R. Castillo street, Davao City. Routine inspections of both public and private vehicles have become the norm in the city after the Davao bombing that claimed at least 14 lives and wounded 70 others on September 2. The incident led President Rodrigo Duterte’s to issue a proclamation declaring a state of national emergency. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)