14 DIED ON PLANE CRASH IN PARANAQUE

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BASILAN 19

 

The C130 aircraft carrying the body of 19 soldiers killed in Basilan arrives at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City.

 

Pallbearers carry the casket of one of the soldiers killed on the nine hour clash.

Soldiers salutes on their fallen comrades.

 

Veronica Magno, 49, and Leopoldo Magno, 57, parents of killed Private First Class Jordan Magno, weeps as she see for the first time the dead body of his son at the mortuary of Libangan ng mga bayani in Taguig.

 

PHOTOS BY RICHARD REYES

THE PHILIPPINES' 7TH BILLIONTH BABY

7 BILLIONTH BABY. Danica May Camacho, the Philippines’ symbolic seven billionth baby, yawns as she lies on top of her mother Camille after they were wheeled out of the delivery room of Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila on Sunday midnight. The Philippines is now the 12th most populous country in the world with 94.9 million people. © RICHARD REYES (01/11/11)

 

PEDRING AND QUIEL

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PHILIPPINES VS NEPAL

The Philippines Azkals won over Nepal in Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila with the score of 4-0. RICHARD REYES

COASTAL CLEAN UP

A boy carry a sack of garbage during a clean up drive at the coastal of Freedom Island in La Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism Area. The Freedom Island is the last mangrove island and bird sanctuary in National Capital Region. Also, the activity protest the planned reclamation and port project in the area by a Thai company. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES

CHILD AND SAINTS

Child and Saints. RICHARD REYES

LOOKING FOR MONEY

People look for recyclable materials brought ashore off Roxas Boulevard in Manila unmindful of strong waves spawned by heavy monsoon rains and tailwinds from "Typhoon Mina". RICHARD REYES

MANILA HOSTAGE CRISIS

One year anniversary of the bloodbath at the Quirino Grandstand. Be peace with all the victims.

DENGUE OUTBREAK

An entomologist observes the dengue carrier Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes under investigation at the Department of Medical Entomology of Research Institute of Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa City. RICHARD REYES

The mosquitoes are collected from areas where they are dengue cases recorded. The DOH declared dengue outbreak in Quezon City alone. RICHARD REYES

At least six people were confirmed dead due to dengue in one village in Antipolo City. Meanwhile, the death toll from dengue in the Ilocos region rose to 37 as of August 7, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. RICHARD REYES

They also breed mosquitoes on their research facility to further study the mosquitoes. Accodrding to entomologist Mahjalia Torno there is a possibilty that these outbreak has a new strands of dengue virus. RICHARD REYES

A daughter of a health worker joins a protest denouncing the government inadequency on dengue problem amid its rising cases infront of Department of Health office in Manila. RICHARD REYES

Dengue patients crowd the Pediatric ward of Qurino Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City after the recent flooding brought by Tropical Depressions. The 23,000 number of dengue cases for the first half of the year increased by eight percent compared to the same period last year, the Department of Health said in a statement. RICHARD REYES

A medical technologist arranges newly donated blood at the bloodbank of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) office in Manila. Amid the rising number of dengue cases in the country, the PRC urged the public to donate blood for patients suffering from the mosquito-borne disease. RICHARD REYES

FISH FOR LIVING

A man sets up fish traps as the sunsets on Manila Bay in Parañaque. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES

PACMONEY

Amid a shower of confetti, gyrating dancers and an audience screaming for good luck, you’d expect the controversial Filipino TV host Willie Revillame to come out and do his thing onstage.

Boxing Superstar and Saranggani Representative Manny Pacman Pacquiao puts on finishing touches backstage before the start of the first airing of his game show " Manny Many Prizes”. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES

Instead, it was eight-division world boxing champion and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao, dapper in a Rajo Laurel outfit, who burst into the spotlight on Saturday night at the premiere of a GMA 7 show at the AFP Theatre in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

Studio audience echoing screams during the show hoping they will be the next pick to be a contestant. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES

It’s not your set, folks. Dubbed “Pacman” in boxing circles, the pound-for-pound king, politician, and part-time actor-singer has a new entry in his resumé: game show host.

Pacman hands over money on contestants. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES

At the pilot for the show titled “Manny Many Prizes”, the ring legend hailed by Filipinos as their “Pambansang Kamao” (Nation’s Fist) acquired a new moniker as “Pambansang Ninong” (Nation’s Godfather). For in a way, Pacquiao played ninong as he gave away “aguinaldo,” or Christmas presents, months in advance. (words by Bayani San Diego, Inquirer Entertainment)

Pacquiao is being hug by first house and lot winner of the show , Bito Roldan Jr, who suffer stroke recently and abandoned by his own children. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES

PLANE CRASH

Farmers check their ricefields where the Cessna Plane 152 had crashed in Barangay Sta. Maria, Magalang, Pampanga. A Malaysian pilot and a Filipino were killed on the crash, identified as, Tian Yu Wong, the pilot and Alfred Christian de Leon, the passenger. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES

CROSSING PED XING

A woman strolls with her couple of pug as they cross the Ped Xing in Roxas Boulevard, Manila. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES

GROWING POPULATION

A mother carries his child as they take a walk in Quezon City Memorial Circle. The country's population is expected to balloon 95.8 million this year from estimated 94.01 million last year according to Commission on Population. With that population growth rate of 2.04 percent is away with the ideal growth rate of 1.04 to accelerate economic growth. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES

HUNGER ON THE RISE

A mother feeds his children near Del Pan Bridge in Manila. According to the recent Social Weather Stations survey, hunger is on the rise again affecting 3.4 million Filipino families now compared to 3.0 million last year. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES