A construction worker keeps digging at a road construction along Quezon, Boulevard during the labor day celebration. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
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On the 129th International labor day, some 5,000 workers in Southern Mindanao march from Magsaysay Park to Rizal Park, bringing banners of thinkers that have inspired revolutions in the Third World. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Leaders of various unions in Davao City call for President Aquino’s ouster. Here they pose with their closed fists as they are set to deliver hard blows against the Labor Export Policy of the Aquino administration on Labor Day this Friday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Activists rally in front of the Consulate General of Indonesia on Tuesday morning as part of their efforts to call to stop the execution of Mary Jane Veloso. At night, Veloso’s supporters gather in a prayer vigil at the Freedom Park while waiting for her fate. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Davao activists stage a candle lighting activity at the Freedom Park a day before OFW Mary Jane Veloso faces the firing squad in Indonesia. Protesters call for the government to stop its labor export policy. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
These two young boys hunt for prawns, or ulang in local dialect, as they enjoy their vacation in Hagimit falls in the Island Garden City of Samal. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Workers join the 4-kilometer fun run calling for P16,000 national minimum wage. The activity, led by labor group Kilusang Mao Uno, started at Magsaysay Park and ended in Rizal Park. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Indigenous children hold their first gig during the launching of their full length album, Tunog Bobongan (Music from the Mountains), at the Davao City Recreation Center on Friday night.
Indigenous children hold their first gig during the launching of their full length album, Tunog Bobongan (Music from the Mountains), at the Davao City Recreation Center on Friday night . (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte observes the Static Display and Capability demonstration of the Task Force Davao. Beside him are Major General Eduardo Año, 10th ID commander, Task Force Davao commander Col. Macairog Alberto and Major General Hernando Iriberri, the 56th Commanding General of the Philippine Army. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)