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A construction worker manually hauls sand from the shore beside the sea wall of Magsaysay Park for the restoration of charred houses in Barangay 23-C, Quimpo Boulevard where 57 houses were razed by fire on April 4. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

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)