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)
