Philippine presidential candidate Benigno Aquino III sips a bottled water as he listens intently to the question given to him by the moderator during the first ever presidential debate organized by the Philippine Daily Inquirer held on 08 February 2010, a day before the start of the official campaign period. 

Voltaire Domingo

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Presidential aspirants (l-r) Benigno Aquino III, JC De Los Reyes, Richard Gordon, Maria Ana Consuelo Madrigal, Nicanor Perlas, Gilbert Teodoro, Eddie Villanueva, and Manuel Villar participated in the first ever presidential debate organized by the Philippine Daily Inquirer held on 08 February 2010, a day before the start of the official campaign period. Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada did not attend the debate, citing "bias" against him by the paper.

Voltaire Domingo

The Sudanese children shown here are among the former internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to their homes in Swilinga village, Darfur.

Albert Gonzalez Farran

Polar bears have become a symbol of the consequences of climate change, and for good reason: if the world warms by  3°C, they will most likely disappear.

Nick Cobbing

Ajna Mari Ysabel Domingo (left), 8 years old, won the bronze medal for 400m freestyle elementary girls division during the recently concluded Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association Meet in Baguio City, some 250 kms. north of Manila.

Paul Kristian Darang

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo gesture as she delivering her speech during the 10th E-Services Global Sourcing Conference and Exhibition at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, south of Manila

Charlie Olila