In Pictures

A porter delivers a sack of commercial rice at Bankerohan Public Market in Davao City. The Department of Agriculture (DA) is determined to achieve its unmilled rice or palay production target this year despite the impact of El Niño on the local rice sector. LEAN DAVAL JR

Since six years ago when his family moved from Davao to General Santos City, Ivan Moriel has been selling Philippine flaglets weeks before the June 12 Independence Day celebration. Here, he sells a flaglet for 50 pesos along the national highway on Monday. MindaNews photo by ROMMEL REBOLLIDO

The Philippines’ Sonny Wagdos (2311)¡of Davao, coached by Eduardo Buenavista and Christabel Abenoja Martes bagger two bronze medals in the recent Taiwan Open 2024....

Scenes inside the modernized fish section of the Agdao Public Market in Davao City, where some stalls have remained closed for months. According to reports, many stall owners have closed shop due to low sales and high rental cost. Photo taken on May 26, 2024. MINDANEWS PHOTO

Tourism Sec. Christina Frasco visits the pawikan hatchery in Menzi area in Dahican Beach, Mati City on Monday morning. Frasco is in Mati City to distribute cash assistance for displaced workers during the onslaught of shearline a d LPA in the city and the province. CIO Mati

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte obliges to selfie requests from the attendees during a gathering in Panabo City. The Department of Education (DepEd) warned school officials, teachers, and the public about a fake graduation message of the vice president circulating online. FB page of Inday Sara Duterte

A Malaysian exhibitor proudly shows halal certified chocolate products during the Philippine Halal Trade and Tourism Expo 2024 at SMX Convention Center on Thursday afternoon. LEAN DAVAL JR

Visitors buy halal certified products from one of the booths during the opening of the 9th Philippine Halal and Tourism Expo at SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City on Thursday. LEAN DAVAL JR

Culinary students check the wedding cakes of various competing teams on display during the three-day Davao Culinary Cup 2024 at the atrium of SM Lanang Premier in Davao City on Thursday. LEAN DAVAL JR

Fish vendors wait for customers at the wet section inside the new Agdao Public Market in Davao City on Wednesday. LEAN DAVAL JR