Visiting college students plant rice in a contested lot in Barangay Maa, this city. Claimed by the powerful Villa Abrilles to be used for a high-end subdivision, the lot is being fought for by Nanay Silay and other urban poor residents in the area. The Villa-Abrilles forcibly evicted residents, destroyed plants and dumped landfill in the 11-hectare land last year. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Ordinary folks say deteriorating incomes and high prices of basic commodities overshadow the bright prospects for the New Year.
DISCUSSION. A liaison officer from the local government discusses with the leader of the small-scale miners the mechanics of distributing…
SEARCHING. Small-scale miners try to remove debris and mound of soil that swallowed 50 bunkhouses, hoping to retrieve…
WAITING. Small-scale miners wait for the advice to continue the retrieval operation. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)
MORE BODIES. In the morning of January 7, three dead bodies were found, right before the retrieval operation was stopped…
VOLUNTEER. A member of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) rests and takes fresh air at a higher and safer…
AFTERMATH. Sitio Diat after the January 5 Pantukan landslide. About 3 AM that day, when most of the residents were…
BODY BAG. A bag carrying a dead body was opened for documentation by a police officer. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)
ONE MORE. Volunteers of the search and retrieval operations recovered one more body from the landslide area. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)
