Read more about the article OPERATION BAKLAS
OPERATION BAKLAS. Activists organized an "Operation Baklas" on Monday, August 17, to tear off posters that tagged them as "human rights violators". They took down one of such posters along J.P Cabaguio Avenue, Davao City. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

OPERATION BAKLAS

Activists organized an "Operation Baklas" on Monday, August 17, to tear off posters that tagged them as "human rights violators". They took down one of such posters along J.P Cabaguio Avenue, Davao City. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article DIGITAL KADAYAWAN STARTS
'DIGITAL' KADAYAWAN STARTS. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio sounds the ceremonial gong to formally kick off this year’s Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration during the city hall's flag ceremony at Quezon Park on Monday, August 17, 2020. Mayor Sara urged the public to stay at home amidst the Covid-19 pandemic as this year’s festivities will go online. (Photo courtesy of Davao CIO)

DIGITAL KADAYAWAN STARTS

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio sounds the ceremonial gong to formally kick off this year’s Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration during the city hall's flag ceremony at Quezon Park on Monday, August 17, 2020. Mayor Sara urged the public to stay at home amidst the Covid-19 pandemic as this year’s festivities will go online. (Photo courtesy of Davao CIO)

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Read more about the article FAMILY PERISH FROM FIRE
FAMILY PERISH FROM FIRE. Workers from a funeral parlor retrieve four members of a family who perished from a fire in Barangay 22, Cagayan de Oro on August 12. The bodies were discovered three days later. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

FAMILY PERISH FROM FIRE

Workers from a funeral parlor retrieve four members of a family who perished from a fire in Barangay 22, Cagayan de Oro on August 12. The bodies were discovered three days later. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article MINDANAOANS VS ANTI-TERROR LAW
MINDANAOANS VS ANTI-TERROR LAW. Rights defenders, journalists, Moro and Lumad defenders gather at Ateneo de Davao University to signify their opposition to the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 by filing their petition to the Supreme Court through electronic filing on Monday August 30, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Atty. Mary Ann Arnado)

MINDANAOANS VS ANTI-TERROR LAW

Rights defenders, journalists, Moro and Lumad defenders gather at Ateneo de Davao University to signify their opposition to the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 by filing their petition to the Supreme Court through electronic filing on Monday August 30, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Atty. Mary Ann Arnado)

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Read more about the article LUMAD’S CALL
LUMADS' CALL. Students from the Lumad Bakwit School attend Monday morning's, July 27, 2020, 'SONAgkaisa' rally at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. Wearing their kinaraan, the traditional attire of the Lumad, and face masks and shields, as they protested the closure of their schools in Mindanao. Three years earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to bomb Lumad schools upon accusations that these were teaching young children to rebel against the government. (Maro B. Enriquez/davaotoday.com)

LUMAD’S CALL

LUMAD'S CALL. Students from the Lumad Bakwit School attend Monday morning’s, July 27, 2020, ‘SONAgkaisa’ rally at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. Wearing their kinaraan, the traditional attire of the Lumad, and face masks and shields, as they protested the closure of their schools in Mindanao. (More...) (Maro B. Enriquez/davaotoday.com)

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