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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)