RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARDS 2015

Philippine President Benigno Aquino lesds presentation ceremony of Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2015 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City.

Ramon Magsaysay 2015 awardee Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa from Philippines during an interview with the members of media at Ramon Magsaysay Center in Manila.

Ramon Magsaysay 2015 awardee Kyaw Thu from Myanmar during an interview with the members of media at Ramon Magsaysay Center in Manila.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino presents the award to Sanjiv Chaturvedi of India during the presentation ceremony of Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2015 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City.

FILIPINOS 70 PERCENT NOT DIGITALLY CONNECTED

Promo girls shares light moment during an event on a mall in Quezon City of chat app Viber, which aims to bring people connected to one another through online messaging. About 70 million Filipinos or nearly 70 percent of the population are still not digitally connected according to Intel Philippines.

NATIONAL HEROES DAY

Children from Tondo looks on the interactive exhibit portraits of the national heroes while listening on the telephone below the portrait where they can hear a recorded audio telling about the past life of the hero at the Circle of Heroes, Old Manila Room in Museo Pambata (Children's Museum) along Roxas Boulevard, Manila. The National Heroes Day will be celebrated on Monday, August 31 2015.

OFW PARCELS

An employee arranges newly arrival international 'parcels' from Overseas Filipino Workers at the Parcel Section of Manila Central Post Office. President Benigno Aquino ordered to stop the random inspection of Balikbayan boxes due to public uproar. Some OFW declared 'Zero Remittance Day' on Friday, August 26 2015 as protest.

SENATOR JUAN PONCE ENRILE RETURNS TO SENATE

Senator Juan Ponce Enrile attends the session at the Senate in Pasay City after he was freed out of detention for more than a year over the Pork Barrel scam issue .

SEEING GHOST - ONE YEAR SENATE PROBE ON VICE PRESIDENT JEJOMAR BINAY

Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Koko Pimentel and Antonio Trillanes question about the alleged 'ghost' or dead citizen beneficiaries of Makati City during the Blue Ribbon Sub Committee probe in line with the corruption allegations against Vice President Jejomar Binay at Senate in Pasay City.

SENATOR ANTONIO TRILLANES AND SECRETARY MAR ROXAS

 DILG Secretary and Liberal party standard bearer Mar Roxas and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV having private conversation away from celebration at 38 Valencia Events Place during the Regal films' anniversary and Mother Lily Monteverde birthday celebration in Quezon City. Both are invited on the event. Senator Trillanes offers 'self' as 'alternative' running mate to Senator Grace Poe.

OFW STATUE IN MANILA

The baywalk of Roxas boulevard went into rehabilitation with new landscaping and homeless people living in have been shoo but the metal sculpture depicting an OFW being reunited with his family and was meant to honor the sacrifice of many Filipinos is still neglected and have been desecrated by unknown persons who may have snapped off the missing arms for scrap metal.

WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION

A man buy a plastic drum for P 850 on a store along Aguinaldo Boulevard in Bacoor, Cavite for storing water following the expected water supply interruption in Metro Manila and Cavite on August 10-13,17 and 18 due to realignment of Maynilad Water Services, Incorporated  primary pipeline in Tondo, Manila to give way to DPWH anti-flood project.

MUTYA NG PILIPINAS 2015 CORONATION NIGHT

(L-R) Winner are 1st runner-up Julee Ann Marie Bourgoin, Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism International Janela Joy Cuaton, Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific International Leren Mae Bautista and 2nd runner-up Brenna Cassandra Gamboa during the coronation night at the Resorts World Manila in Pasay City.