CEBU. A Carcar City Hall employee seeks shade near the Dr. Jose Rizal monument across the Carcar City Hall, while waiting for the requiem of the mayor’s son, Carl Vinson Apura. (Rey Campaña)

DAVAO. The Taiwanese nationals, whose case filed against them by the Davao City Police has been dismissed by the court in Davao City, rest in a room inside the Davao City Police Office for lack of a detention cell big enough for all of them. (Seth Delos Reyes)

CEBU. Fishermen prepare to head home as the light begins to wane on Bantayan Island. (Bernadettel A. Parco)

MANILA. American pop singer and songwriter Lady Gaga poses before the media upon her arrival in a hotel Saturday, May 19, in Makati City. Lady Gaga will hold two concerts on May 21 and 22 as part of her Asian tour. (AP)

DAVAO. A payee enters to pay her electric bill, stamped with marking that read, "PAID under protest" at the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) office in C. Bangoy Street on Friday. (King Rodriguez)

BACOLOD. Governor Alfredo Mara on Jr. (extreme left) wears the hat given by the province's Indigenous Peoples who were overjoyed upon receiving the P100,000 financial assistance for their livelihood projects from the governor at the Capitol on Friday. (Contributed Photo)

CEBU. A resident of Barangay Lamac, Pinamungahan searches for housing materials he can still reuse, after a strong wind and hail storm hit his community last Thursday afternoon. Balls of ice the size of marbles or a child’s fist hit two barangays. (Allan Defensor)

CAGAYAN DE ORO. Ten beautiful ladies from Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga cities take time out to join the screening for the Miss World 2012 Philippines on Friday at SM City. (Joey P. Nacalaban)

MANILA. Filipino Christian youths chant "Stop the Lady Gaga concerts" during a rally, calling for the cancellation of the singer's May 21-22 concerts, outside the Pasay City Hall in Pasay on Friday. (AP)

DAVAO. Tasneen, 6, youngest of detained Temogen Tulawie's children, hands over a paper and a shirt with print that reads "Free Cocoy Tulawie and all Political detainees" to government peace panel chair Marvic Leonen. (King Rodriguez)

CEBU. Police ready themselves for physical opposition from settlers whose houses were being demolished in compliance with a court order. The demolition in Saint Joseph in Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City was orderly.(Alan Tangcawan)

CAGAYAN DE ORO. Despite the heavy rain, survivors of Tropical Storm Sendong hear a Mass officiated by Msgr. Elmer Abacahin and Msgr. Tex Legitimas on Thursday at Sitio Cala-Cala in Barangay Macasandig. (Joey P. Nacalaban)