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This kid is one of those who painted their hands to symbolize the pledge for peace and unity in Mindanao during a protest action held in Centennial Park on the 40th day of the Mamasapano incident. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Department of Science and Technology Secretary Mario G. Montejo introduces the Hybrid Weather Monitoring System during the press conference on Friday. The system will last up to 25 years with minimal maintenance. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Women from Barangay 20-B of Davao City join a march for women initiated by the city government on Friday in commemoration of the International Women's Day. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Two old women of the Badjaos, a sea gypsy tribe, start their morning by begging in front of the San Pedro church in Davao City, while a group of peace advocates in front stages their protest action to call for peace in Mindanao amid the all-out offensives by the armed forces against Moro insurgents. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Ronnie Adel, 62, shows a copy of a photograph of leaders of the Moro defenders in the Philippine's southwestern island province of Sulu. Adel is a descendant of a survivor of the Bud Dajo Massacre 109 years ago where American troops killed hundreds of Moro warriors and civilians in Bud Dajo, Sulu. (John Rizle L. Saligumba/davaotoday.com)