Category — Philippines

Candidates for the “Amazing Philippines Beauties” contest for transvestites and transsexuals apply makeup backstage before they are presented to the media at a hotel in Manila, on October 7, 2008.

Some 25 contestants are vying for the annual crown which will be awarded on October 24.

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A statue of the Black Nazarene makes its way through Manila, Philippines as thousands of devotees join a procession on January 9, 2008.

Tens of thousands of devotees, many of them barefoot, thronged in Manila on Wednesday to snatch a glimpse of the centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ during the annual parade.

The statue, carved in Mexico and brought to the Philippine capital in the early 17th century, is cherished by Catholics, who believe it performs miracles.

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I’ve recently read that dance is instilled within Philippine culture and so here is a clip showing this - mass performance by inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Centre re-creating “Thriller“.. awesome…

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Samowel illustrates on Philippine Lotto tickets. As throw-away as this seems, I do think ephemeral art has an original quality that can capture an idea.

I mean, either he was feeling very unlucky the day he drew this, or he’s been to the UK this month.

See more of Samowel’s art

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