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RITUAL FOR PEACE. A Higaonon tribal leader performs “singampo,” a ritual purposely asking the “Magbabaya” (Creator) to protect them and their children and to hasten their return to their community, on Monday, June 19, in Cagayan de Oro City. Around 137 individuals had to flee their homes in Sitio Kimansi, Barangay Banglay, in Lagonglong town, Misamis Oriental due to the fighting between government forces and communist fighters. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

RITUAL FOR PEACE

A Higaonon tribal leader performs “singampo,” a ritual purposely asking the “Magbabaya” (Creator) to protect them and their children and to hasten their return to their community, on Monday, June 19, in Cagayan de Oro City. (More...) (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article EID’L FIT’R PRAYER
EID'L FIT'R PRAYER. Muslims gather for the Eid prayer at a mosque in Quezon Boulevard Ave., in Davao City to mark the end of a month-long fast, Friday, June 15, 2018. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

EID’L FIT’R PRAYER

Muslims gather for the Eid prayer at a mosque in Quezon Boulevard Ave., in Davao City to mark the end of a month-long fast, Friday, June 15, 2018. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

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INDEPENDENCE DAY. Workers are busy preparing the canopy at the Divisoria Park in Cagayan de Oro ahead of the 120th Philippine Independence Day celebration on Tuesday, June 12. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Workers are busy preparing the canopy at the Divisoria Park in Cagayan de Oro ahead of the 120th Philippine Independence Day celebration on Tuesday, June 12. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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LUMAD SCHOOL. THE opening of classes at a Lumad makeshift school inside the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Haran compound in Davao City push through despite the lack of proper classroom, chairs and teaching materials. The school is run by the Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Inc. to cater to at least 80 Manobo children displaced from their communities due to militarization. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

LUMAD SCHOOL

The opening of classes at a Lumad makeshift school inside the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Haran compound in Davao City push through despite the lack of proper classroom, chairs and teaching materials. (More...) (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article BRIGADA ESKWELA
BRIGADA ESKWELA. This parent lent his carpentry skills to help in the repairs and renovation of classrooms in Looc Elementary School, Barangay Looc, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. Parents join the yearly Brigada Eskwela to prepare their children's schools for the opening of classes. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

BRIGADA ESKWELA

This parent lent his carpentry skills to help in the repairs and renovation of classrooms in Looc Elementary School, Barangay Looc, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. Parents join the yearly Brigada Eskwela to prepare their children's schools for the opening of classes. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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