Protesters hold placards and candles for the victims of election-related violence in Maguindanao province, southern Philippines, during a rally in Manila November 24, 2009. The Philippines placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule on Tuesday after gunmen killed 46 people in a brutal election-related massacre that has shocked the country. [Agencies] 

A student holds a bunch of flowers, as prayer offerings for the victims of election-related violence in Maguindanao province, southern Philippines, while shouting anti-government slogans during a protest outside the presidential palace in Manila November 24, 2009. [Agencies]