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Big Sculpture of Dead Whale Appears on Philippines Beach

Megi7 — Wed, 17 May 2017 11:58:46 +0000

This massive 73 ft. x 10 ft. installation made of plastic wastes found in the ocean was made by the creative team and local artists to ensure the realistic effects of every detail and texture—the slimy innards sprawling out of its underbelly which composed of plastic bags, remains of plastic containers, sachet, bottles and more.

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Mangrove Forests Are Dying In The Philippines

Megi7 — Tue, 17 May 2016 00:34:39 +0000

Mangrove forests in the Philippines are being destroyed by pollution. These once beautiful places now look like city streets as they’re covered in garbage. The garbage is killing the ecosystem because there are many types of fish that live in the same area where the plants are located.

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3D Art Museum In Philippines

Megi7 — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:02:43 +0000

Most museums don’t like to see their visitors take pictures, some going so far as to charge them for the privilege. But this is not the case at the Art In Island museum in Manila, The Philippines. Here, visitors are encouraged to interact and have fun with the art pieces, taking as many photos as they want. “Art paintings are not complete if you are not with them, if you don’t take pictures with them,” Blyth Cambaya, the museum’s secretary.

The museum is filled with unique paintings that, when photographed from a certain angle, create optical illusions that make it seem like you’re, for example, stepping out of the painting or being attacked by it.

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Photos Of The Flooding In Manila

Megi7 — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:53:38 +0000

The overflowing Marikina river in Marikina, Metro Manila, is seen in this aerial photograph released by the Department of National Defense August 8, 2012. Emergency workers and troops rushed food, water and clothes to nearly 850,000 people displaced and marooned from deadly floods spawned by 11 straight days of southwest monsoon rains that soaked the Philippine capital and nearby provinces. About 60 percent of Manila, a sprawling metropolis of about 12 million people, remained inundated on Wednesday, Benito Ramos, head of the national disaster agency, told Reuters.

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Waterfalls Restaurant in Villa Escudero, Philippines

Megi7 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:24:29 +0000

The Waterfalls Restaurant is an amazing place located Quezon Province, Villa Escudero, Philippines. It has breathtaking views and water is actually running over and under your feet.

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Giant Crocodile is caught in Philippines

Megi7 — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:27:31 +0000

Residents of a small Philippine town caught a huge reptile. The hunt lasted for a couple of weeks. The size of the crocodile is dire. Imagine a predator with a length – 6.4 meters and weight – 1075 pounds.

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