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Lean Daval Jr.

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Motorists traverse Segment B of the Times Beach–Roxas Avenue stretch of the Davao City Coastal Road on Tuesday, with portions of the city skyline obscured by haze brought by forest fires in Indonesia. According to a recent report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the city retained its position among the Top 10 largest provincial and highly urbanized city economies in the Philippines in 2025, posting a gross domestic product (GDP) of P601.68 billion. LEAN DAVAL JR

Hazy view

Sofia Zobel Elizalde and T’nalak Home’s Maricris Floirendo-Brias try on modern knitwear and Indigenous-inspired couture during the opening of the inaugural Designers Holiday Bazaar (DHB) 2026 Davao at Ayala Malls Abreeza’s Activity Center on Thursday. Elizalde and her sister, Bea Zobel Jr., are the founders of DHB. LEAN DAVAL JR

Designers Holiday Bazaar

Workers in Davao Region go about their daily routines as the second tranche of the minimum wage increase takes effect on September 1. Under Wage Order No. RB XI-24, the daily minimum wage will increase to P525 for agricultural workers and P540 for non-agricultural workers. LEAN DAVAL JR

Daily routine

City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) OIC Willenito P. Tormis Jr. presents the Kadayawan 100-Piso Philippine Commemorative Coin Series during the Kapihan at Apo View Hotel in Davao City on Thursday. LEAN DAVAL JR

Kadayawan Commemorative Coin

A personnel of the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) dumps soil into a pothole along JP Laurel Avenue, Davao City. LEAN DAVAL JR

Good deeds