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BOUND FOR MIDDLE EAST. President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his pre-departure speech at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport on Monday, April 10. Duterte will be meeting his counterparts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom og Bahrain, and the State of Qatar from April 10 to 16. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

PRE-DEPARTURE SPEECH

President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a reporter asking a question during his pre-departure speech at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport on Monday, April 10. Duterte will be meeting his counterparts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Bahrain, and the State of Qatar from April 10 to 16. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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KOREAN COMPANY. The Shin Sun Workers Union hold picket rally in front of Shin Sun Tropical Fruit Co.'s office in Sales street, Davao City, Monday, to call on the Korean company to reinstate the 53 terminated workers. The union says the termination of the workers did not go through due process and the workers. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

WORKERS’ PROTEST

The Shin Sun Workers Union hold picket rally in front of Shin Sun Tropical Fruit Co.'s office in Sales street, Davao City, Monday, to call on the Korean company to reinstate the 53 terminated workers. The union says the workers were terminated without due process. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

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PALM SUNDAY. Crowds hold their crosses made of palm fronds as a Catholic priest blesses them with holy water on Palm Sunday, April 9 at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Mintal, Davao City. Palm Sunday marks the first day of the Holy Week, with the palm crosses representing the palm leaves scattered by the crowd on the roads of Jerusalem as Jesus Christ rode into the city. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

PALM SUNDAY

Crowds hold their crosses made of palm fronds as a Catholic priest blesses them with holy water on Palm Sunday, April 9 at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Mintal, Davao City. (More...)(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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SUCCESSFUL ROUND. The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines conclude the fourth round of talks on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands. Negotiators of the government and the NDFP raises their arms with the third party facilitator from the Royal Norwegian Government. L-R: NDFP peace panel Chairperson Fidel Agcaoili, NDFP Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison, Norwegian Special Envoy to the Philippine Peace Process Elisabeth Slattum, Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza and GRP Chief Negotiator Silvestre Bello III. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

SUCCESSFUL ROUND

The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines conclude the fourth round of talks on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands. (More...) (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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CHURCH CONSTRUCTION. Two workers brave the midday heat while working on the reconstruction of the San Pedro Cathedral Bell Tower along San Pedro Street, Davao City on Thursday, April 6. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

CHURCH’S BELL TOWER

Two workers brave the midday heat while working on the reconstruction of the San Pedro Cathedral Bell Tower along San Pedro Street, Davao City on Thursday, April 6. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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