Rodrigo Villanueva bonds with a fellow musician at the sidewalk of Magsaysay Avenue, Davao City in this photo taken on Friday (6 December 2024). The 44-year old musician from Don Victoriano Chiongbian, Misamis Occidental earns between 500 and 700 pesos from playing Christmas songs on the streets during this holiday season. MindaNews photo by TOTO LOZANO
After harvesting squash two months ago, a farmer prepares his land which will be planted with ampalaya (bitter gourd) in this photo taken on January 20, 2024 in Banga, South Cotabato. Crop rotation is a common practice among organic farmers. MindaNews photo by TOTO LOZANO
Emily Joy Koa, Metrobank’s General Usage Head; Malaysian Ambassador TO the Philippines, His Excellency Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino; Genrose Tecson, head of the Office of the Vice President-Mindanao Office; and Big Bad Wolf Book co-founder Andrew Yap check on hardbound titles at the opening of the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City on Thursday (14 December 2023). MindaNews photo by TOTO LOZANO
Moro women join an interfaith gathering to call for an end to violence in Palestine at the Freedom Park in Davao City on Wednesday (29 November 2023). In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly called for the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People every 29th of November. MindaNews photo by TOTO LOZANO
Mario Santillan removes debris, mostly single-use plastics, trapped on the mangroves the morning after the Wednesday evening (8 November 2023) flood that hit parts of Davao City. The 50-year-old fisherman has planted more than 300 mangrove seedlings, locally known as “bakhaw,” along Matina River. MindaNews photo by TOTO LOZANO
Noemi Raymundo Ortega-Labja, widow of the composer, police colonel Gregorio Responso Labja (portrait beside her) of Tagum City, shares the stories behind the songs , including “Usahay” which was credited to somebody from Cebu. The commerically recorded “Usahay” is an
