In Pictures

Dabawenyo book lovers choose from a wide collection of books during the VIP Day of the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Davao 2024 at The Tent of Azuela Cove in Lanang, Davao City. LEAN DAVAL JR

A store attendant arranges imported noodles at a snack joint offering South Korean food inside a mall along J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City on Wednesday. South Korean food such as spicy noodles and fried chicken are popular among Dabawenyos, specially high school and college students. LEAN DAVAL JR

Seda Abreeza Hotel welcomes the merriest season of the year with a Christmas tree lighting on Monday evening. This year, Seda Abreeza Hotel marks its seventh consecutive year of partnership with Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, for the charity program "Give the Gift of a Smile." LEAN DAVAL JR

Workers sort mangoes for packing in Sulop, Davao del Sur over the weekend. Mindanao mango producers have also been affected by the recent successive storms that have hit Luzon which have caused delays in the delivery of their produce to where they can get better prices for their produce. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Carespan Asia, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Raymund Marañon (left) and Ecoland Medical and Wellness Center, Inc. President Ricardo Pascua Jr. sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to promote free primary healthcare for Dabawenyos held at EcoMed along Quimpo Blvd., Davao City on Monday. LEAN DAVAL JR

A vendor prepares chicken meat inside Agdao Market in Davao City on Wednesday (13 November 2024). According to the vendors, they are expecting a price hike on meat and other poultry products as Christmas approaches. MindaNews photo

Miniature Santa Claus and other Christmas items are sold at a mall along J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City on Wednesday. LEAN DAVAL JR

A pump attendant fills a taxi with gasoline at a station in downtown Davao City. Oil firms announced upward adjustments of more than P2 per liter for diesel, and over P1 per liter for both gasoline and kerosene starting today, November 12. LEAN DAVAL JR

Ayala Malls Abreeza kicks off the Christmas season on Friday with the lighting of its giant Christmas tree adorned with beautifully painted parol ornaments made in partnership with the Down Syndrome Association of the Philippines (DSAPI). This Holiday season, the mall invites every Dabawenyo to celebrate a heartwarming Filipino Christmas with its "Christmas in my Home" campaign. LEAN DAVAL JR

A food delivery rider traverses along Palma Gil Street in Davao City. The United Davao Delivery Riders Association (UDDRA) on Tuesday once again asked the City Council to amend a city ordinance requiring food delivery riders to obtain business permits. LEAN DAVAL JR