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Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte intervenes during the tension between the Davao City Police Office, the Alamara government militia and the indigenous peoples who evacuated in Haran compound of the UCCP church on Thursday.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Perut Malibato, a tribal Manobo from Sitio Patel, Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte turns emotional after seeing his parents, Celia and Anayak Malibato. His parents have refused to go back home for fear of military in their community. Incidentally, Perut is a member of the paramilitary group, Alamara which his parents and the rest of the tribal evacuees have accused of doing the harassment at the instance of the Army. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Members of the Davao City Police prop up fellow policemen to break through the gate of Haran compound of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Davao City, while support groups of tribal evacuees block the gate on Thursday morning.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

(From left) Alfred Galvez from the Art Portal Gallery for Contemporary Art and Leonilo Doloricon, a social realist and University of the Philippines-Diliman former president of UP Artists' Circle Alumni, announce an exhibit dubbed "Dispossessed" which depicts the social reality of the working class in the country. The exhibit will open on Friday night, 6 pm at the BGP Complex ll along McArthur Highway, Matina, Davao City.(Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)