SEARCH FOR QUAKE SURVIVORS

Army and police personnel join civilian volunteers in Solongon, La Libertad in Negros Oriental as they search for missing persons possibly buried under the dirt following a landslide triggered by Monday’s 6.9-magnitude earthquake. (Photo by CHERYL BALDICANTOS)

MISMATCH

There’s such a thing as hype, but People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao and Filipino golfing legend Frankie Miñoza may have overdone it as they ‘square off’ on the eighth green of the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong City Wednesday. The two are partners in the pro-am event ahead of the Philippine Open which starts Thursday. (AFP Photo)

EARTHQUAKE METER

A research assistant at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) shows an earthquake intensity meter at the Philvocs office in Quezon City Wednesday, where he explained that the device is a box-like structure equipped with a small monitor that is capable of calculating the intensity of a earthquake and transmitting ‘on real-time’ the data into the Phivolcs database for an accurate description and measurement of the quake’s intensity. (Photo by MARK BALMORES)

QUAKE OPERATION

A volunteer of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) checks the search and rescue equipment at the PNRC headquarters in Port Area, Manila, Wednesday, February 8, 2012. PNRC is bringing the equipment to Negros Oriental to be used by PNRC workers helping in the relief efforts in the quake-hit province. (Photo by KJ ROSALES)

A FLUTTER OF WINGS

A boy is fascinated by pigeons that flock every morning to the Rizal Park. The pigeons have become a fixture of the park. (Photo by LINUS GUARDIAN ESCANDOR II)

 

Special Reports

Birthdates Combinations Lead To Jackpot

A 35-year-old seaman of Laguna won P21 million in jackpot, while a 33-year-old domestic helper of Batangas City working abroad grabbed P4.9 million in separate draws of Mega Lotto 6/45.

 

Safety Strategy For OFWs Mulled

Based on new developments in the Syrian central city of Homs, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Albert del Rosario disclosed on Wednesday that the Philippine government may need to go one step further and resort to a strategy of extraction to ensure the safety and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there.