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PROTESTERS GATHER BEFORE SONA
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Protesters burn an image of President Aquino as they converge on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City before the State of the Nation Address on Monday. Various groups used the occasion to voice issues on wages, oil price increase, land reform, the RH bill and charter change, among others. 

NO TO PLASTIC
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Volunteers from different environmental groups led by Ecowaste Coalition hold a “freeze” mob at Mega Q-Mart in Quezon City to push for the immediate regulation and eventual phase-out of single-use disposable plastic that contribute to flooding and environmental pollution.

VENUS IN TRANSIT

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Venus, appearing as a small black dot, passes in front of the sun as seen from a refracting telescope with mylar filter set up at the University of the Philippines Observatory in Quezon City. The next time the celestial spectacle can be observed will be in 2117.

PLANE PASSES A LUNAR ECLIPSE

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A silhouette of a plane is caught as it passes in front of the moon during a partial lunar eclipse on Monday as seen from the UP Observatory in Diliman, Quezon City. The first lunar eclipse of the year follows last week’s partial solar eclipse.

FLASH FLOODS HIT METRO MANILA

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Vehicles and pedestrians brave floodwaters that overflowed from a creek in Quezon City on Thursday. A thunderstorm brought about by the onset of the rainy season caused flash floods in many parts of Metro Manila.

Children play in the rain

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Students from an elementary School in Quezon City use a makeshift slide to play on the gutter after a sudden downpour in Metro Manila on Thursday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomic Services (PAGASA) said a Low Pressure Area is affecting the southern part of the country.