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A woman displays school patches and ribbons for school uniforms in time for enrollment for school starting this week. The vendor earns around 300 pesos a day. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Students of Salugpungan Learning School of Talaingod, Davao del Norte reenact their community's experience of harassment from the military during a public forum last week on human rights and militarism at Brokenshire College Chapel. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (with mic) calls for the pullout of troops in Paquibato District during a presscon with the Makabayan coalition that conducted a fact-finding mission in the area on alleged human rights violations. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness gathered at Rizal Park to take part in the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial held every May 16 by grassroots communities reportedly in over 115 countries. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

The Makabayan coalition led by Satur Ocampo (second, right) urges the government to pull out military troops in communities in Southern Mindanao after human rights violations were documented in this week's fact finding mission. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)