08 10 / 2012

PROTOTYPE OF MONORAIL IN UP DILIMANPhoto by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.comWorkers continue the development of a 465-meter elevated test track of the Automated Guideway Transit System (AGT) prototype at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. The AGT is a fully automated and driverless electric transportation system that travels on an elevated railway.

PROTOTYPE OF MONORAIL IN UP DILIMAN
Photo by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.com

Workers continue the development of a 465-meter elevated test track of the Automated Guideway Transit System (AGT) prototype at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. The AGT is a fully automated and driverless electric transportation system that travels on an elevated railway.

30 8 / 2012

NBA STAR RAJON RONDO IN SAN JUANPhoto by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.comFans swarm into a school in San Juan City where NBA star Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics meets students of San Juan National High School as part of his three-day tour to promote the NBA in the Philippines.

NBA STAR RAJON RONDO IN SAN JUAN
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Fans swarm into a school in San Juan City where NBA star Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics meets students of San Juan National High School as part of his three-day tour to promote the NBA in the Philippines.

16 8 / 2012

MAKESHIFT BOATS IN TAYTAY, RIZALPhoto by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.comResidents of Lupang Arenda in Taytay, Rizal use makeshift boats to move around their village on Tuesday. Residents say they have been overlooked by the government and relief organizations even as they expect the floodwater to remain for several months like the last time it flooded.

MAKESHIFT BOATS IN TAYTAY, RIZAL
Photo by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.com

Residents of Lupang Arenda in Taytay, Rizal use makeshift boats to move around their village on Tuesday. Residents say they have been overlooked by the government and relief organizations even as they expect the floodwater to remain for several months like the last time it flooded.

10 8 / 2012

CLEAN-UP OF GARBAGE LEFT BY FLOODSPhoto by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.comWorkers start clearing tons of garbage which accumulated on G. Araneta Avenue after rains stopped on Thursday allowing the water to subside. Eleven days of continuous rains brought about by a southwest monsoon flooded 60% of Metro Manila.

CLEAN-UP OF GARBAGE LEFT BY FLOODS
Photo by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.com

Workers start clearing tons of garbage which accumulated on G. Araneta Avenue after rains stopped on Thursday allowing the water to subside. Eleven days of continuous rains brought about by a southwest monsoon flooded 60% of Metro Manila.

08 8 / 2012

RESCUE WORKERS REACH STRANDED RESIDENTS
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Rescue workers reach residents stranded in their houses in Tumana, Marikina on Tuesday. Residents and local officials fear the repeat of the record flood similar to tropical storm “Ondoy” three years ago and have begun evacuating. 

RESCUE WORKERS REACH STRANDED RESIDENTS

(Photo by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.com)

Rescue workers reach residents stranded in their houses in Tumana, Marikina on Tuesday. Residents and local officials fear the repeat of the record flood similar to tropical storm “Ondoy” three years ago and have begun evacuating. 

20 7 / 2012

ON ABS-CBNnews.com: SLIDESHOW: Former NBA, PBA stars entertain Pinoy hoops fansText by Camille B. Naredo and photos by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.comThe USA All-Stars defeated the Philippine All-Stars, 112-93, in an entertaining game that provided numerous light-hearted moments for the sizable MOA Arena crowd.

ON ABS-CBNnews.com: SLIDESHOW: Former NBA, PBA stars entertain Pinoy hoops fans
Text by Camille B. Naredo and photos by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.com

The USA All-Stars defeated the Philippine All-Stars, 112-93, in an entertaining game that provided numerous light-hearted moments for the sizable MOA Arena crowd.

05 7 / 2012

SUPPORT FOR SLAIN DUTCH MISSIONARY
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Friends, co-workers and supporters of Wiillem Geertman rally in front of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines in Quezon City to condemn his killing on Tuesday in Angeles City. Geertman is a Dutch lay missionary who worked closely with the farmers in Central Luzon.

SUPPORT FOR SLAIN DUTCH MISSIONARY

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Friends, co-workers and supporters of Wiillem Geertman rally in front of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines in Quezon City to condemn his killing on Tuesday in Angeles City. Geertman is a Dutch lay missionary who worked closely with the farmers in Central Luzon.

02 7 / 2012

THE MILKY WAY, VIA THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
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The Milky Way is seen on a moonless night across the mountains surrounding Barangay Bantey, Tadian town in Mountain Province. One needs to get out of the city, away from the city lights and other light pollution to be able to see the Milky Way with a naked eye.

THE MILKY WAY, VIA THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

(Photo by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.com)

The Milky Way is seen on a moonless night across the mountains surrounding Barangay Bantey, Tadian town in Mountain Province. One needs to get out of the city, away from the city lights and other light pollution to be able to see the Milky Way with a naked eye.

27 6 / 2012

CAMPAIGN TO END CHILD LABOR
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Children perform a number at the launch of “Batang Malaya: Child Labor-Free Philippines” in Pasig City on Tuesday. The nationwide campaign against child labor is the country’s response to renewed action towards the global deadline of ending the worst forms of child labor by 2016.

CAMPAIGN TO END CHILD LABOR

(Photo by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.com)

Children perform a number at the launch of “Batang Malaya: Child Labor-Free Philippines” in Pasig City on Tuesday. The nationwide campaign against child labor is the country’s response to renewed action towards the global deadline of ending the worst forms of child labor by 2016.

13 6 / 2012

MILITARY-CIVIC PARADE MARKS INDEPENDENCE DAYPhoto by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.comCadets from the Philippine Military Academy perform a fancy drill during the military-civic parade at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila for the 114th anniversary of the Philippines’ independence from Spain on June 12, 1898.

MILITARY-CIVIC PARADE MARKS INDEPENDENCE DAY
Photo by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.com

Cadets from the Philippine Military Academy perform a fancy drill during the military-civic parade at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila for the 114th anniversary of the Philippines’ independence from Spain on June 12, 1898.