In Pictures: Alveo Ironman 70.3 Davao
At least 1700 participants from 39 countries have joined the first Alveo Ironman 70.3 in Davao City on Sunday, March 25. The event covers 1.9-kilometer swim along the coast of Azuela cover, 90-kilometer bike loop to Tagum City and 21-kilometer loop to downtown...
First National SWAT Challenge
Davao City hosted the First National Special Weapons and Tactics Challenge at the Team Davao Firing Range in Barangay Maa.
My Top 20 Pictures in 2017
This set of pictures contains some of the biggest news events in Mindanao in 2017.
Datu Victor: The ‘thorn’ in the coffee plantation
Datu Victor was like a thorn in the coffee plantation. He was killed because of his firm stance to protect their ancestral domain. But he did not die in vain for he was not only fighting for the future of his children but for the future of his people as well, and perhaps his death will inspire and strengthen them more to continue defending their ancestral domain.
IN PICTURES: Datu Victor, his people and the ancestral domain
Datu Victor Danyan remained a firm leader of the indigenous peoples until his death on December 3, 2017 in the remote village of Datal Bonlangon, which nestled deep in the rugged Daguma Mountain Range. Amid the death threats, he never backed down and continued to...
IN PICTURES: Sasa fire, aftermath
A massive fire hit a community of informal settlers and a large portion of a bustling Sasa public market in Davao City on November 24. The fire, which according to the residents was caused by an explosion of a butane gas, destroyed about 350 structures and left at...
Scout Rangers share stories of brotherhood, courage and determination
The five-month war in Marawi City uncover so many stories of heroism, brotherhood and determination of government soldiers as they flush out ISIS-inspired terrorists. I was able to interview with some of the Philippine Army’s elite soldiers: the Scout Rangers....
IN PICTURES: Marawi evacuees
Four months after the fighting broke out in Marawi City, displaced residents are still languishing in 78 different evacuation centers across provinces of Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and Misamis Occidental. The clashes between Philippine government forces and...