Philippines Pictures A pedicab driver rests on his pedicab after an unusually long, hot and tiring ride. (from me!). Manila, Philippines Three men sit on the footpath playing chess. Cebu City, Philippines Three poor people rest and sleep on cardboard on the edge of the road. Cebu City, Philippines A country school bus filled with students, some inside , some riding on top and the rest standing on the back of the bus. Panglao Island, Philippines A country school bus filled inside with students, and others riding on top of the bus. Panglao Island, Philippines A close up photo of the hands, hammer and chisel of a country boat builder. Panglao Island, Philippines A boat builder uses hand tools to build his boat beside a country road. Panglao Island, Philippines A boat builder uses a hammer and chisel to build the fragile wooden frame of his boat beside a country road. Panglao Island, Philippines The Chocolate Hills are in Bohol Province, Philippines, there are around 1,770 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres. They are covered in a green grass that turns brown during the dry season, giving them their name ‘The Chocolate Hills’ There is low growing vegetation on the hills and the mature forest mostly grows in the valleys. Chocolate Hills, Bohol Island, Philippines Peace Poles were first thought up by Masahisa Goi in 1955 in Japan. Since then, more than 100,000 have been placed around the world in over 180 countries. Chocolate Hills, Bohol Island, Philippines Rice paddies in the fields along the edges of the Chocolate Hills. Bohol Island, Philippines The entrance to the steps that take you to the lookout overlooking the Chocolate Hills. Bohol Island, Philippines Looking down the escalator and over the gardens in the Ayala Centre. Cebu City, Philippines A black corvette on display in the Ayala Centre by the Sportscar Club of Cebu. Cebu City, Philippines A four story view inside the Ayala Centre with people overlooking the balconies. Cebu City, Philippines A stage performance in the Ayala Centre. Cebu City, Philippines The Heritage of Cebu Monument is a collection of sculptures made from concrete, bronze, brass and steel showing scenes about events and structures related to the history of Cebu. The construction of the Heritage of Cebu Monument began in July 1997 and it was finished in December 2000, local artist Eduardo Castillo built the sculptures of the monument. Cebu City, Philippines The scenes depicted in the Heritage Monument are the baptism of Rajah Humabon, a procession of the Santo Nino, a Roman Catholic mass, and the Battle of Mactan between Lapu-Lapu and Ferdinand Magellan. Cebu City, Philippines The structures depicted in the Heritage Monument are the Basilica de Santo Nino, the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, the Saint John the Baptist Church, the Magellans Cross, and a Spanish Galleon. Cebu City, Philippines The persons depicted in the monument include the late president Sergio Osmena Sr., and Blessed Pedro Calungsod. Cebu City, Philippines The Heritage Monument is located in the historic Parian District, which during the Spanish period was home to the residences of the most prominent families in Cebu at that time. Cebu City, Philippines Warning curfew sign for personal safety. Panglao Island, Philippines Three men watch TV in a country store with a thatched roof. Panglao Island, Philippines Two guys on a motorbike sidecar enjoying the remote country road. Panglao Island, Philippines