Following the Supreme Court decision this week junking with finality the rebellion charge against him and five other colleagues, Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran walks out of the hospital where he had been imprisoned for 16 months. Beltran's arrest and incarceration has drawn widespread condemnation here and abroad. (Photo by Arkibong Bayan, www.arkibongbayan.org)
Students staged a rally in front of the University of Mindanao campus on Bolton Street to protest the implementation of the Human Security Act, which, they said, would impinge on democratic rights. The law, which will take effect on July 15, allows the formation of an "inter-school coordinating body" that, according to the students, would suppress student councils and student publications. (davaotoday.com photo by Tyrone A. Velez)
Employees of Davao City Water District during a prayer rally on July 5 to oppose the proposed privatization of the government utility company. (Photo by Keith Bacongco)
Veronica Duterte looks at her father, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, deliver a speech during the oath-taking ceremony on June 30 at the City Hall grounds. Duterte said that the youth remains his inspiration and that they must have access to education. Another daughter, Sara, also took her oath of office that same day as vice mayor. (davaotoday.com photo by Marilou M. Aguirre)
A child sleeps in front of a Chowking branch along Ilustre Street, Davao City. According to child advocates, landless families are forced to send their children to work as hired hands in plantations and farms. Many of them opt to move to the cities. 
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