Author: MEDEL V. HERNANI

Labor groups led by Kilusang Mayo Uno in Southern Mindanao (KMU-SMR) bring an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte as they march from Magsaysay Avenue to Roxas Avenue in Davao City during the commemoration of Labor Day on Tuesday, May 1. The labor group said the effigy portrays the economic and political repression against workers under the Duterte administration. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

A worker brings his son to the Labor Day protest in Davao City on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Three major federations namely, Kilusang Mayo Uno, Partidong Manggagawa-Nagkakaisa and Sentro Nagkakaisa held a unity march against labor-only contracting. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Some women flower vendors failed to sell their flowers after half a day at the graduation ceremonies held at the CAP building last Wednesday. The vendors were not allowed to sell inside the grounds reportedly to prevent congestion. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Workers bear the noontime heat as they work on the construction of a 37-story residential building along C.M. Recto and Ramon Magsaysay Streets in Davao City on Thursday morning, February 22, 2018. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

This photo was taken on January 30, 2018, a day before Filipinos will witness the rise of the "super blue blood moon." (Medel V. Hernani / davaotoday.com)