Author: MEDEL V. HERNANI

Militant Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) leads the workers on the sixth station of the cross along Bolton street beside San Pedro Cathedral on Wednesday as progressive groups held their annual Kalbaryo sa Kabus, a practice of depicting the people's experience of poverty as likened to the struggle of Jesus Christ. The workers demand for a national minimum wage increase of 16,000 pesos. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Catholic devotees attend the Sunday mass at St. Joseph The Worker parish in Sasa with their "lukay" made out of palm leaves, to start the observation of the Holy Week. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

A mobile shoe repair man rushes the repair of sandals and shoes for display at Rizal Park. He is anticipating an increase in needs on graduation day. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

An elderly woman crosses a downtown street in Davao City wearing socks and an umbrella to protect her from the El Nino heat. As many as 11,000 farmers are expected to be affected by the dry spell. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Graduates of a college along Catitipan highway here flash their smiles despite uncertainty in their future. Davao Region posted an unemployment rate of 6.5 percent and underemployment rate of 20.2 percent. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)