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DEAD WHALE. A backhoe pulls ashore a dead giant sperm whale that was discovered by residents in Babak District, Island Garden City of Samal on Friday afternoon. (Photo by Dean Ortiz)

Dead whale

DEAD WHALE. A backhoe pulls ashore a dead giant sperm whale that was discovered by residents in Babak District, Island Garden City of Samal...
Comforting presence.  Edge Davao reporter Tiziana Celine Piatos tries her hand at comforting a weeping physically challenged child by gently rubbing her during the annual joint outreach program of sister companies Edge Davao and Zion Accuprint Publishing, Inc. in partnership with McDonald’s at Missionaries of Charity Home of Love in Juna Subdivision, Davao City yesterday.  LEAN DAVAL  JR.

Comforting presence

TOP-LEVEL WELCOME. President Rodrigo R. Duterte is welcomed by Singapore Minister of National Development Lawrence Wong upon his arrival at the Changi Airport in Singapore yesterday morning. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo

Top-level welcome

Guaranteed Deep-fry. A customer chooses from a pile of freshly deep-fried chicken at a roadside chicken house along San Pedro Street in Davao City. Roadside chicken eateries are popular choice among budget-conscious people in Davao City due to the affordability of the food offered. LEAN DAVAL JR.

Guaranteed deep-fry

Gridlock. A road construction at the junction of E. Quirino Avenue and Mabini Street causes heavy traffic build up in the area which is one of the main thoroughfares of Davao City. LEAN DAVAL JR.

Gridlock

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE. Escandor Development Corporation president Glenn Escandor delivers a message of inspiration and appreciation before the sellers and brokers of Matina Enclaves during the company’s Christmas party held at The Royal Mandaya Hotel on Wednesday evening. LEAN DAVAL JR.

Christmas message

GETTING ORGANIZED. A sidewalk vendor fixes her display of Christmas paper bags and wrappers at her makeshift stall along San Pedro Street in Davao City in preparation for brisk sale ahead. LEAN DAVAL JR.

Getting organized

ROYAL PRESENCE. President Rodrigo R. Duterte shows a gesture of respect to King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni before the start of the State Banquet at the Peace Palace in Cambodia on Wednesday night. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo

Royal presence

MINDANAOAN DESIGNS – Davao City fashion designer Alfonso “Boy” Guino-o showed during the regular Wednesdays Press Conference at Habi at Kape in Abreeza Mall on Wednesday his designs that were published at the 3rd Annual First Ladies and Fashion for Development luncheon in New York. Guino-o and his group expressed disappointment over the decision of the Department of Tourism to appoint a non-Mindanaoan designer to dress up the candidates of Miss Universe for a cultural fashion show to be held in Davao City. LEAN DAVAL JR.

Mindanao designs

DISAPPOINTMENT – Davao City fashion designer Dodjie Batu, a member of Davao Fashion and Design Council Foundation, Inc. (DFDCFI) vented his regrets, during the regular Wednesdays Press Conference at the Habi at Kape in Abreeza Mall, on Wednesday over the decision of the Department of Tourism for appointing a non-Mindanaoan designer to dress up the candidates of Miss Universe for a cultural fashion show to be held in Davao City. LEAN DAVAL JR.

Disappointment