Swimming in "tea", athletic nuns, another kind of school bus, what remains of Kian, and much more
Swimming in “tea”, athletic nuns, another kind of school bus, what remains of Kian, and much more Pozorrubio BustAgents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the police do an inventory of the suspected packs of crystal meth, or “shabu,” seized from a Chinese national and his three Filipino accomplices in a rented house in Pangasinan province. More Contributed / Pangasinan Police Second ChanceLee Jae-yong, vice chair of Samsung Electronics, received a presidential pardon on August 12 after being convicted of corruption. More AFP / Jung Yeon-Je Sisters ActStill donning their habits, nuns go for the basketball at this year's Vianney Cup, an annual sports fest and fellowship held by the diocese of Borongan, Eastern Samar, with Bishop Crispin Varquez making the opening toss. More Contributed / Fr. Edmel Raagas Writing on the FloorPeople walk by Trump Tower in Manhattan in New York City on August 10. The FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida looking for nuclear-related documents among other things. More AFP / Spencer Platt Aging PhenomenonAround 20 senior citizens participate in the 15-lap San Roque Bike Fest 2022 on August 14, covering a 700-meter stretch of inner roads in Marikina City. Lyn Rillon On the MoveStudents from the Smokey Mountain community in the Manila district of Tondo attend a “pilot” class session at a passenger bus converted into a roving classroom. More Marianne Bermudez Sky PartnersMembers of the Republic of Korea Air Force’s 53rd Air Demonstration Group demonstrate at an air show at Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga, on August 15. More Marianne Bermudez Still GrievingThe family of Kian delos Santos exhumes his remains a day before the fifth anniversary of his murder linked to the government’s war on drugs. More Krixia Subingsubing The National Hero Was a NovelistA visitor views the original manuscript of Jose Rizal’s “Noli Me Tangere” on exhibit at the National Library, which marked its 135th anniversary on August 12. Marianne Bermudez Suddenly ClosedStudents queue outside Colegio de San Lorenzo on August 16 to secure copies of their school documents after the college announced its shutdown, which the Commission on Higher Education criticized as “rather arbitrar[y].” More Grig C. Montegrande For a Neighbor in NeedA member of Tatalon Nanay Power (TNP), a group formed by mothers in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City, gives a cancer survivor some vegetables in this photo taken on August 12. Lyn Rillon Rest Well, FreyaThe young female walrus nicknamed Freya that attracted crowds while basking in Oslo was euthanized on August 14, with experts slamming it as an "infinitely sad" decision. More AFP / Tor Erik Schrder Hi, Edward. We want to hear what you think of this newsletter. Submit your feedback to our suggestion box. |