Marines

SEARCHING FOR FOOD. These Philippine Marines are not scouring for enemies or looking for abandoned firearms, bombs or ammunition. They are engrossed in searching for edible plants like “pako” or fern for their sustenance. In between breaks, Marines find time to search for food within the surroundings where they are presently assigned. INQUIRER MINDANAO/JULIE S. ALIPALA

Body Bag

BODY BAG. A body of a slain soldier is unloaded from a helicopter upon its arrival at a military base in Zamboanga Saturday, following an encounter between government troops and Islamic militants on nearby Basilan island. At least 15 soldiers were killed in the latest gun battle with the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan, while an attack helicopter was shot down by rebels, killing the pilot. AFP PHOTO/THERENCE KOH

Skyline

PILLARS OF SERENITY: On the ground, Jolo teems with the sounds of war but its skyline is defined by the serenity of the Masjid Tulay mosque towering above the residential and commercial structures in the heart of downtown. EDWIN BACASMAS

Whale Shark

PICTURE PERFECT: BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year (2002) Duncan Murrell was startled by the sight of a giant fish gliding underneath him heading for the surface in Puerto Princesa Bay last week. It was a 20-foot whale shark that seemed to be working in cahoots with a swarm of tuna as it was herding a school of tiny jacks into a killing zone for the tuna to feast on just below the water surface.

Pedicabs

BUSINESS AS USUAL. Pedicabs and water delivery continue their work in spite of heavy rain and deep floods in Panghulo,Malabon City. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/RUDY ESPERAS

Briefing

BRIEFING. 1st Marine Brigade Commander Col. Ramiro Alivio briefs Flag Officer in Command Vice-Admiral Rogelio Calunsag at their meeting in Tabiawan, Basilan. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/EDWIN BACASMAS

Manuel L. Quezon

COMMEMORATION. Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno, Southern Luzon Command Chief Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano and Governor Rafael Nantes offer a wreath at the bronze monument of President Manuel L. Quezon at the Perez Park in Lucena City in commemoration of his 129th birth anniversary. INQUIRER SOUTHERN LUZON/DELFIN MALLARI