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Inside the church can be seen the main altar, religious figures and wall paintings. Baclayon Church, Bohol Island, Philippines

Blood compact was a ritual in the Philippines where tribes would cut their wrist and pour their blood into a cup and drink each other's blood as part of the tribal tradition to seal a friendship, treaty or agreement. The cup was usually filled with a wine and is mixed with blood and drank by both parties signifying their mutual consent. Bohol Island, Philippines

A young Philippines boy wearing grass headwear holds a lizard. Loboc River, Bohol Island, Philippines

A butterfly sits in the centre of thin radiating green leaves. Bohol Island, Philippines

The Philippine tarsier's eyes are fixed in its skull, they cannot turn in their sockets, and a special adaptation in the neck allows its head to be rotated 180 degrees. The eyes are disproportionately large, having the largest eye-to-body size ratio of any mammal. Bohol Island, Philippines

A group of sellers sit under a colourful umbrella surrounded by potatoes, bananas and other prickly fruit. Carbon Market, Cebu City, Philippines

This shows the place where the fuse powder was lit to fire the canon. San Pedro Fort, Cebu City, Philippines

A man smiles and hand signs towards the camera from the passenger seat of a purple coloured jeepney. Cebu City, Philippines

Magellan's Cross was planted by Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan when he arrived in the Philippines on April 8th 1521, the cross is housed next to the 16th century Basilica del Santo Nino Church in Cebu City, Philippines

A girls hand places a newly lit red prayer candle back into its holder. Basilica Minore del Santo Nino Church, Cebu City, Philippines

On the roof two green and yellow dragon statues face each other with a small seven story pagoda between them. Taoist Temple, Cebu City, Philippines

In 1993, San Agustin Church was one of four Philippine churches constructed during the Spanish colonial period to be designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Manila, Philippines

A couple enjoy the outdoor beach table service of a restaurant along Alona Beach. Panglao Island, Philippines

Saint Augustine Church with an old concrete and wood bench in the foreground. Panglao Island, Philippines

An unnamed country chapel with a small business vulcanising shop next door. Panglao Island, Philippines

A country school bus filled inside with students, and others riding on top of the bus. Panglao Island, Philippines