Moon rises in Kidapawan City

The moon over in Kidapawan City in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geo Solmerano)

Security check in Kidapawan City

Bus passengers pass through a routine security check in Kidapawan City in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geo Solmerano)

Text Baby!

A girl passes her time by texting friends from a cellphone in the southern Philippine city of Kidapawan. Filipinos are of the world's largest cellphone users. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geo Solmerano)

After the flood

Villagers in Kidapawan City in Mindanao rebuild what is left from flash floods that submerged many areas and destroyed small houses and structures over the weekend. There were no reports of casualties, police say. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Geo Solmerano)

Kidapawan City celebrates Hinugyaw Festival

Participants to the weeklong Hinugyaw 2010 Festival perform during a street dance on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 in North Cotabato province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geo Solmerano)

Unforgettable Images of War

An exhibition of photographs chronicling a century and a half of conflict documented by the International Committee of the Red Cross is currently being held at the Kidapawan City Hall.

The exhibit offers a unique and first-hand look at what war and armed violence do to people’s lives – from the heartbreaking loneliness of an elderly woman made homeless by last year’s war between Georgia and Russia to the unbridled joy of two brothers reunited after being separated by fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Forty unforgettable images of war-torn Afghanistan, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Georgia, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, and the Philippines by renowned war photographers Ron Haviv, James Nachtwey, Antonin Kratochvil, Franco Pagetti and Christopher Morris will be on display. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geo Solmerano)

A busy day in Kidapawan City

A government worker trims a pine tree in Kidapawan City in Mindanao while two men at a thrift shop wash second-hand shoes before they are sold at cheap prices. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Geo Solmerano)

Ukay-Ukay Shop in Kidapawan City

A grandmother and her niece shop for used clothes at a thrift shop more popularly called "ukay-ukay" while children pose for a picture in the southern Philippine city of Kidapawan. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geo Solmerano)

Notre Dame Teachers Give Out Free Food In Kidapawan City

Children from nursery phase 1 and 2 enjoy food from a feeding program in Kidapawan City by Notre Dame of Kidapawan College teachers as part of their Community Extension Service. Nursery phase 1 and 2 in Kidapawan City is home to a population of malnourished kids. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geonarri O. Solmerano)

Balut, anyone?

Workers in Kidapawan City in Mindanao boil duck eggs popularly known as "balut," a delicacy in the Philippines and is believed to be an aphrodisiac. The eggs are a favorite among young and old men alike. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geo Solmerano)

Ready-to-eat meal

A man sells steamed rice and chicken meat wrapped in banana leaf for P7 at a stall in Kidapawan City. The ready-to-eat meal is popular among students and office workers because it is delicious and cheap. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geonarri Solmerano)

Kidapawan Bonzai!

Davyd Traspe, a bonsai enthusiast explains the latest techniques of the art of growing trees, or woody plants shaped as trees, in containers to a group of people who are interested to do bonsai in the village of Perez in Kidapawan City in Mindanao. Bonsai uses cultivation techniques like pruning, root reduction, potting, defoliation, and grafting to produce small trees that mimic the shape and style of mature, full-sized trees. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Geo Solmerano)

Bayanihan Spirit!

Mindanao Examiner’s Giovanni and Arlene Solmerano put up gravel and stones on a village road in Kidapawan City in Mindanao. Many motorists are complaining about the poor road condition in the village of Boragay, especially if it rains. The Solmerano couple has volunteered to help in putting up temporary fillers in the village road. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

New Kidapawan City Officials Take Oath

Kidapawan City Mayor-elect Rodolfo Gantungco and Vice Mayor Joseph Evangelista and members of the City Council take their oath from Judge Rogelio Narisma at the Kidapawan City Hall of Justice. The oath-taking was witnessed by their families. The newly elected officials vowed to work hard for peace and progress in Kidapawan City in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Arlene Solmerano)

The Tailor Of Kidapawan

A tailor rushes a school uniform in the southern Philippine city of Kidapawan. Regular opening of classes starts next week in the country. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Geo Solmerano)

Census and Poverty

A census worker puts a marker on a house in Kidapawan City in Mindanao. The Filipino government is currently taking census across the country to update its statistics. While a disabled man begs in the city’s busy road. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Geo Solmerano)

Brigada Eskwela launched in Kidapawan City

Brigada Eskwela launched in Kidapawan City in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Geo Solmerano)

KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / May 25, 2010) – The Department of Education’ City Division of Kidapawan launched the “Schools Maintenance Week” dubbed as “Brigada Eskwela” in preparation for the opening of classes next month.

The Brigada Eskwela was spearheaded by Omar Obas, the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent, as a venue for the school, the community and stakeholders hand-in-hand in the preparation for opening of the classes.

He said Brigada Eskwela is an annual activity which began in 2005 where the community renders services to help the Department of Education in preparing for the coming school year. (Mary Nina Rodriguez)

Kidapawan City's Florists

Florists arrange decorative plants in Kidapawan City in Mindanao. Kidapawan is holding a month-long Flower Festival which will end on May 28. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Geo Solmerano)

Barbeque Boys In Kidapawan City

Two boys prepare a table on a road in Kidapawan City in Mindanao where they sell barbeque to augment the family income. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Geo Solmerano)

A Beautiful Wedding In Kidapawan City

Geonarri Solmerano-Alloha Umpa Wedding in Kidapawan City in Mindanao.