The prayer vigil and protest actions by Muslims and Christians at the Freedom Park in Davao City and elsewhere in the country for OFW Mary Jane Veloso pay off after she was granted reprieve by the Indonesian government. (Medel V. Hernani/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)
Eduardo Regidor and Aida Seisa of the Paquibato District Peasant Alliance (Padipa) narrate how armed men tried to forcibly enter the office of human rights group Karapatan along Pag-asa Street in Davao City on Monday night. Regidor and Seisa were among the victims of human rights violations who are seeking sanctuary at the Karapatan office after the armed forces tagged them as members of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA). (Medel V. Hernani/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)
LBC Davao workers in C. M. Recto gain sympathy and support from RMN Davao Employees Union over their demands for an increase of their daily wages. Workers will not accept below 7% increase of their salaries since company earnings last year posted at P8.2 billion. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
A customer buys watermelon along the highway in Pigcayawan, North Cotabato on a Sunday morning. This summer fruit is sold at P15 to P20 a kilo. The trader here said they got their supply from farms in Brgy. Manwangan. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/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 . (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)
