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An overseas Filipino worker holds a sign during the press conference Monday to call for the repatriation of OFWs in Saudi Arabia. Here, Christine (real name withheld) shows her hands which have been burned because of using disinfectant chemicals everyday to clean her employer's house in Saudi Arabia. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Ice-cream vendor Dionilo dela Torre, 60, is flocked by hundreds of customers along Roxas Avenue who lined up for about 3-5 hours just to buy his ice cream. Customers start to line up as early as 4:00 pm, while Dela Torre arrives at 9:00 pm. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

A foreigner from Bangladesh, who is visiting the country for a conference, wears a sticker on her bag which says "Hands off! No to Laglag Bala!" inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)