Photo: Siasi and Pandami Islands In Sulu Archipelago

A row of thatched houses line up on a beach in Pandami Island in the southern Philippine province of Sulu. US and Filipino troops are to begin a two-week humanitarian and medical missions in Sulu province starting February 18, 2008 as part of the Balikatan 2008. US and Philippine troops have built roads and bridges and schools and renovated many mosques in Sulu since last year. Washington also pledge to fund the rehabilitation of the Sulu airport in Jolo town this year in support to Manila's peace and development efforts in the province, says Sulu Governor Sakur Tan. (Mindanao Examiner Photo/Nickee Butlangan)

Policemen patrol the island-municipality of Siasi in Sulu province, which is celebrating its 104th founding anniversary Tuesday, February 12, 2008. US and Filipino troops are to begin a two-week humanitarian and medical missions in Sulu province starting February 18, 2008 as part of the Balikatan 2008. US and Philippine troops have built roads and bridges and schools and renovated many mosques in Sulu since last year. Washington also pledge to fund the rehabilitation of the Sulu airport in Jolo town this year in support to Manila's peace and development efforts in the province, says Sulu Governor Sakur Tan. (Mindanao Examiner Photo/Arthur Abasolo)

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Photo: US Military Plane Flies Over Southern Philippines

A US military cargo plane flies Thursday, January 23, 2008 over Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, where American and Filipino troops are to begin a new joint military training next month. Thousands of Muslims and militant groups are opposing the presence of US troops in Mindanao and Sulu Archipelago. Last month, US troops forcibly ordered the nightly closure of a government hospital in Sulu's Panamao town for fear that rebels would target their camp near the hospital. (Mindanao Examiner Photo/Jun Delgado)

Photo: For Christ's Sake

A man selling a life-size wooden statue of Christ nailed to the cross and an icon of the infant Jesus pushes a cart Wednesday, January 23, 2008 in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. Zamboanga was a former Spanish colony. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

Photo: Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Chief Dionisio Santiago

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Dionisio Santiago gestures during a meeting of the Cotabato City Drug Council. Santiago led police and military officials in the burning of confiscated drugs, mostly shabu and marijuana. Also in the photos are PDEA–ARMM chief, Police Senior Supt. Rene Orbe, Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service/Mark Navales)

Photo: Black Nazarene

A man dressed up like the Black Nazarene speaks on a mobile phone in front of the Saint John, the Baptist Church in Manila’s Quiapo District. The Black Nazarene is a life-sized statue of Christ that a priest bought in Mexico and brought to Manila in 1606. Since 1787 the statue has been housed at Saint John the Baptist Church. Today, January 9, Manila will celebrate the annual Black Nazarene Procession with throngs of people following the statue through the neighborhood in hopes of a miracle. For more than 200 years the church has been placing the statue on a gilded carriage every January and pulling it through the streets of Quiapo. People who touch it are reported to sometimes be healed of diseases. It is usually the single largest festival of the year in the Philippines, the only country in Asia where Roman Catholics make up a majority of the population. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

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Photo: Revelry Injuries

Victims of stray bullets and firecracker explosions in Cotabato City in the Muslims autonomous region in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner Photo / Mark Navales)

Photo: Manila's Light Railway Transit

Manila's Light Railway Transit is the best way to travel around the metropolis.Traffic in Manila's streets is terrible. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

The Mindanao Examiner Photo: Famed Mexican Director Gustavo Loza

"Al Otro Lado" director Gustavo Loza poses for the Mindanao Examiner during a week-long workshop on film making attended by more than 40 directors, film makers and cinematographers in Manila. The workshop is sponsored by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in cooperation with the Embassy of Mexico and Mowelfund Film Institute (MFI) with support from the President’s Social Fund (PSF).

The film workshop tackled all the processes in creating a movie – from the origin of an idea, its transformation into a film script, its projection on the big screen and other processes involved when directing a film.

Considered as one of the exciting new directors in Mexico, Loza has several films to his credit. Loza’s latest film, “Al otro lado” (To The Other Side), is about the interspersed lives of three children – a Mexican, Moroccan and Cuban – whose fathers have left them to venture in other lands. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

The Mindanao Examiner Photo: The Cigar Vendor

An old cigar vendor sleeps on a roadside in Manila's Quiapo District. Manila's traffic is one of the worst in Asia, especially during the Christmas holiday. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

The Mindanao Examiner Photo: Child Abuse In Southern Philippines

A Filipino girl hits her brother after the child refuses to go with her to beg for alms in the busy streets of Basilan province on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

Many beggars used children as front to beg for money and food in the Philippines and many have been exploited and become victims of abuses by their own family. The World Bank says child labor is one of the major concerns confronting many countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

There are 36.3 million Filipinos who are 19 years old and below (NSO 2000). In excess of a million and a half children are estimated to live on the streets, begging for food and often engaging in criminal activity.

More than three and a half million children from 5 to 17 years old work under often-grueling conditions, in spite of legislation outlawing child labor.

A survey of the Department of Social Welfare and Development shows a sudden increase in their number of clients probably as a result of increased recognition and reporting in the community.
The children in this survey were victims of physical abuse, neglect, with majority reporting sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, reports say. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

The Mindanao Examiner Photo: Sulu Mountain

A mountain in the southern Philippine province of Sulu. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

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The Mindanao Examiner Photo: Fishers Of Men

Villagers catch fish near Santa Cruz Island off Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. Zamboanga Mayor Celso Lobregat says the stable peace and order situation in the city is attracting many local and foreign tourists and so are investors to the Zamboanga City Economic and Freeport Zone. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

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Photo: Clouds Over South RP

Clouds over southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

Photo: A Man Peddles Exotic Durian In Zamboanga City

An unidentified man peddles his durian along R.T. Lim Blvd. in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. This larger-than-life fruit of the Malaysian tree can weigh up to 10 pounds, has a brownish-green, semi-hard shell covered with thick spikes, and is slightly larger than a football. To all but its Southeast Asian fans, the durian has a nauseating smell, a truth attested to by the fact that it's been outlawed by many airlines ans hotels. The creamy, slightly sweet flesh, however, has an exquisitely rich, custard-like texture. Fresh durian can also be frozen, canned and preserved. It is considered as an aphrodisiac in the Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

Photo: When Protagonists Work Together For Peace...

Members of the Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front Coordinationg Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities and the Malaysia-led International Monitoring Team donate school bags and supplies to students of the Rangeban Elementary School in Midsayap town in North Cotabato province on Saturday, July 7, 2007. Shown in the photo are MILF Secretariat Rashid Ladiasan, GRP-CCCH chief Brigadier General Edgardo Gurrea and the coordinator of Mindanao Peace Program of Malaysia, Isheia Abubakar and Maj. Gen. Dato Md Ismael Bin Ahmad Khan, head of the IMT. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service/Mark Navales)