Photo credits
Sulyap uses openly licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons alongside photos by the Lemcon field team. Each photo below is used under the licence shown (Creative Commons Attribution, Attribution-ShareAlike, CC0 or public domain). Photos may have been resized and converted to WebP; no other changes were made. Thank you to the photographers.
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Green rolling hills of Vayang above the sea, North Batan
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Stone houses of Chavayan Village, Sabtang Island
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The coastal road climbing toward the Alapad hills and rock formations, Batan Island
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Vayang Rolling Hills on a bright day
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The cone of Mayon Volcano, Albay
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The Cagsawa belfry ruins with Mayon Volcano behind
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Legazpi Boulevard by the sea with Mayon Volcano in view
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Laing: taro leaves cooked in coconut milk
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Mount Malindig at sunset, seen across the water
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Moriones in painted Roman-soldier masks, Marinduque
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Boac Cathedral on its hill in Mataas na Bayan, Boac
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The Tres Reyes Islands off Gasan
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Ginataang langka, young jackfruit in coconut milk
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A green sea turtle over coral at Apo Island
Species cards: Chelonia mydas
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A coconut crab
Species cards: Birgus latro
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A hawksbill sea turtle at Anilao, Batangas
Species cards: Eretmochelys imbricata
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A giant clam with its colourful mantle open
Species cards: Tridacna gigas
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The grassy Apao Rolling Hills in Tineg, Abra
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Rooftops of Bangued with the mountains behind
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Morning light over a winding river in the Abra valley
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A 20th-century Itneg (Tinguian) binakol blanket from Abra, Honolulu Museum of Art
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A bowl of Ilocano-style pinakbet
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Sambawan Island off Maripipi, seen from its hilltop watchtower
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Tomalistis Falls, Biliran
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The rocky islets of Sambawan, Maripipi, from the watchtower
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A white-sand beach at Nueva Valencia, Guimaras
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The church of the Trappist monastery in Jordan, Guimaras
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Guimaras mangoes for sale along the Circumferential Road, Jordan
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Mango float: layers of graham crackers, cream and mango
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Dancers in mango-coloured costumes at the Manggahan Festival, Guimaras
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The forested ridges above the Wawa gorge, Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal
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The wide curtain of Hinulugang Taktak falls, Antipolo
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The domed shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, Antipolo
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Suman sa lihiya in banana leaves (photographed in Baliuag, Bulacan)
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Mount Bulusan rising behind the coast at Matnog, seen from the San Bernardino Strait
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Kayaks on Bulusan Lake inside the natural park
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Subic Beach on Calintaan Island, Matnog
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A basket of shelled pili nuts
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Sogod Bay seen from the hills, Southern Leyte
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The pier and waters of Sogod Bay at Sogod
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The stone facade of Maasin Cathedral
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Squares of kalamay, a sticky rice and coconut sweet
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The curving white beach of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur
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The deep-blue water of the Enchanted River, Hinatuan
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Islets of the Britania group off San Agustin
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The broad tiers of Tinuy-an Falls, Bislig
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Apo Island and its reef in Apo Reef Natural Park, from the air
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Clear shallow water over Apo Reef
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The grassy slopes of Mount Iglit
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The sandbar and mangroves of Buntod Reef Marine Sanctuary, Masbate City
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The green coast of Ticao Island above deep-blue water
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Tinalisayan Island in the Burias group, San Pascual
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Panguil Bay at Tangub with Mount Malindang beyond
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The city plaza along Rizal Street, Oroquieta
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Piduan Falls in the forest of Mount Malindang
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Subanen men and women of Mount Malindang at a waterfall
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Kinilaw: raw fish in vinegar and citrus with cucumber and chili
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The lobed river mullet (ludong), from a 19th-century Zoological Society of London plate
Species cards: Cestraeus plicatilis
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A Philippine tarsier (photographed in Bohol)
Species cards: Carlito syrichta
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Giant golden-crowned flying foxes at a roost in the Philippines
Species cards: Acerodon jubatus
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A Visayan tarictic hornbill (location not recorded)
Species cards: Penelopides panini
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A dugong grazing on seagrass (photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt)
Species cards: Dugong dugon
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A northern Luzon giant cloud rat (photographed at Cincinnati Zoo, USA)
Species cards: Phloeomys pallidus
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A Philippine serpent eagle in the wild (photographed in Mindanao)
Species cards: Spilornis holospilus
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A whale shark (butanding) at Donsol, Sorsogon
Species cards: Rhincodon typus
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A giant oceanic manta ray with a diver (location not recorded)
Species cards: Mobula birostris
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A Philippine eagle in the wild (photographed in Mindanao)
Species cards: Pithecophaga jefferyi
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Orange-tufted spiderhunter, 19th-century illustration by J. G. Keulemans
Species cards: Arachnothera flammifera
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A tamaraw bull crossing grassland on Mindoro
Species cards: Bubalus mindorensis
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Mindoro imperial pigeon, 19th-century illustration by J. G. Keulemans
Species cards: Ducula mindorensis
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A Visayan warty pig (photographed at Oregon Zoo, USA)
Species cards: Sus cebifrons
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A male Philippine deer (photographed near Davao)
Species cards: Rusa marianna
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A rufous hornbill (photographed at Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center, Quezon City)
Species cards: Buceros hydrocorax
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A small waterfall over limestone boulders in Biak-na-Bato National Park, San Miguel
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Stone facade and bell tower of Barasoain Church, Malolos
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Inside a limestone cave in Biak-na-Bato National Park
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An unwrapped piece of pastillas de leche milk candy (photographed in Cagayan)
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A long white-sand beach and green hills on the Calaguas Islands
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An outrigger boat off a white-sand beach on the Calaguas Islands
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Facade of St. John the Baptist Church in Daet
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Bicol Express: pork in coconut milk with long green chilies
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Four Philippine long-tailed macaques sitting on a rail
Species cards: Macaca fascicularis philippensis
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A tokay gecko on a leaf (photographed in Bohol)
Species cards: Gekko gecko
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Coral-stone facade and bell tower of the Santa Monica (Pan-ay) Church in Panay, Capiz
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White facade and bell tower of the Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, Roxas City
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Close-up of a window with translucent capiz-shell panes in a wooden grid
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A translucent windowpane oyster (capiz) shell held in a hand (photographed outside the Philippines)
Species cards: Placuna placenta
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Turquoise water and a long white beach at Dahican, Mati
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The Sleeping Dinosaur headland above Pujada Bay, Mati
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The "I love Mati" sign on Dahican Beach
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Cascades of Aliwagwag Falls in the forest, Cateel
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A pitcher of Nepenthes peltata (photographed on Mount Hamiguitan)
Species cards: Nepenthes peltata
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Mount Apo rising above forested ridges, seen from Digos City
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Mount Apo seen from a campsite at Lake Venado
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An Apo myna perched among leaves (photographed in Bukidnon)
Species cards: Goodfellowia miranda
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Green hills of Middle Bucas Grande across calm water, seen from Dapa
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The Cloud 9 boardwalk and viewing tower at dusk, Siargao
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Head of a Philippine duck
Species cards: Anas luzonica
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Clear water and rocks on a Dinagat Islands shore
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Kinilaw: raw fish cubes in vinegar with onion and red chili
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Calicoan Island and the Philippine Sea seen from Guiuan
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Calm sea off Guiuan looking toward Manicani Island
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Rocky shore and blue water of Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape
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A green headland on Sarangani Bay on the road to Glan
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Rooftops of Dapitan City and the bay seen from Ilihan Hill
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Shaded paths and trees at the Rizal Shrine in Dapitan
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Beach umbrellas and lawn at Dakak Beach Resort
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Taal Volcano Island and Taal Lake at sunset, seen from the Batangas shore
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Century-old ancestral houses along a street in Taal
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Taal Lake and Volcano Island under clouds, seen from the forested caldera rim
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Dive boats lined up on the shore at Anilao, Mabini
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A bowl of Batangas lomi: thick egg noodles in a rich soup with toppings
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Fried tawilis held up above Taal Lake
Species cards: Sardinella tawilis
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Mount Isarog above green fields, seen from Baao
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The white Peñafrancia Minor Basilica and its bell tower in Naga City
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The silhouette of Mount Isarog at dusk, seen from Minalabac
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Boats moored on Lake Buhi below Mount Asog
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Pinangat: taro-leaf parcels cooked in coconut milk, served with shrimp paste
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A heap of tiny sinarapan (tabyos) fish at the Iriga City public market
Species cards: Mistichthys luzonensis
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White Island sandbar in turquoise water with Camiguin's volcanoes behind
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The curving white sandbar of White Island with Camiguin's mountains behind
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Mount Hibok-Hibok seen from the beach on White Island
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The cross marking the Sunken Cemetery against a sunset sky
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A Camiguin boobook perched at night (photographed on Camiguin)
Species cards: Ninox leventisi
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The Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit with its tower and balcony
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The white Spanish-era lighthouse on Corregidor Island
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Stone walls and a cannon at Fort San Felipe, Cavite City
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A male Philippine trogon on a branch (photographed in Bohol)
Species cards: Harpactes ardens
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Turquoise pools and cascades of Kawasan Falls in Badian
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The facade and belfry of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, Cebu City
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The octagonal stone kiosk housing Magellan's Cross, Cebu City
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The first level of Kawasan Falls dropping into a blue pool
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Carcar town centre and plaza seen from the church bell tower
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A pelagic thresher shark at Monad Shoal off Malapascua, Cebu
Species cards: Alopias pelagicus
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Malita town and the Davao Gulf coast seen from the national highway
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A leatherback sea turtle on a nesting beach at night (photographed in Costa Rica)
Species cards: Dermochelys coriacea
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Cobblestoned Calle Crisologo in Vigan, lined with Spanish-era houses
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Calle Crisologo lit up in the evening, Vigan
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The white facade of St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral, Vigan
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A potter shaping a burnay jar on a wheel in Vigan
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Making Vigan empanada at Plaza Burgos, Vigan
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An olive ridley turtle nesting on a beach (photographed in Oaxaca, Mexico)
Species cards: Lepidochelys olivacea
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The Pagsanjan River winding between green banks
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The Rizal Shrine in Calamba, a reconstruction of Jose Rizal's family house
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Pagsanjan Falls pouring into a pool, with bamboo rafts in front
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A sliced buko (young coconut) pie
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A Philippine hawk-eagle perched in a tree
Species cards: Nisaetus philippensis
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Stone-walled Maligcong rice terraces and mountains from above, near Bontoc
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Sunrise over the flooded Maligcong rice terraces
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Rice terraces below the mountains of Sagada
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Lake Balinsasayao in the forested Twin Lakes Natural Park
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Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete's seafront promenade, at night
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Lake Danao, the smaller of the Twin Lakes, among forested hills
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Casaroro Falls dropping into a boulder-strewn gorge, Valencia
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A released Negros bleeding-heart dove in Bayawan Nature Reserve, Negros Oriental
Species cards: Gallicolumba keayi
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Mount Guiting-Guiting rising above a river on Sibuyan Island, seen from España
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The jagged forested ridges of Mount Guiting-Guiting
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Workers moving blocks of white marble at a Romblon marble plant
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The tiered turquoise pools of Cambugahay Falls in Lazi
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Visitors and rafts on the lower pool of Cambugahay Falls
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The coral-stone facade and bell tower of Lazi Church
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A road winding through green hills at Palavilla, Lutayan
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Lake Buluan with mountains on the horizon
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Sunset over the Isabela Channel and mangroves, Isabela City, Basilan
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The Isabela City riverside at sunset
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Yakan woven hats and textiles made in Basilan
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A Yakan weaving by master weaver Ambalang Ausalin, Lamitan, Basilan
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Green hills of Bud Agad seen from Jolo, Sulu
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Rooftops of the Walled City district of Jolo
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A durian-shaped Tausug brass container (museum piece)
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Lake Lanao and the mountains beyond, seen from Marawi
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Lake Lanao under a wide sky at Tamparan
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A Maranao torogan, photographed between 1908 and 1924
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A carved and painted panolong, the okir-decorated beam end of a torogan
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Green fields and hills at Nangi, Upi
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A country road through Nangi, Upi
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Cotabato City from the air, October 2023
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The Rio Grande de Mindanao between thickly vegetated banks
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The wide Rio Grande de Mindanao at Cotabato City
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Sunset over Lake Mainit from Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte
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The wide Wawa River in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
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Palm trees along White Beach, Boracay, Malay
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The bay of Mararison Island off Culasi, Antique
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Clear river among rocks and forest at Dibagat, Kabugao, Apayao
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Ditumabo Mother Falls in the forest of San Luis, Aurora
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Mount Mariveles seen from Panoypoy Hill, Mariveles
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Grassland ridges of Mount Pulag National Park, Benguet
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The Chocolate Hills of Bohol under a blue sky
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Mount Kitanglad Range seen from Panimahawa Ridge, Bukidnon
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Green headland and sea at Palaui Island, Santa Ana, Cagayan
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Grassy cliffs of Binurong Point above the Pacific, Baras
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Forested mountains above a cornfield in Maragusan, Davao de Oro
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Palms on Samal Island looking toward Talikud Island at dusk
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The Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao
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White limestone of the Kapurpurawan Rock Formation, Burgos
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The fortress-like facade of Miagao Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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The red-brick Church of Tumauini (St. Matthias) and its round bell tower
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Rice terraces above a river in Kalinga
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Surf rolling onto San Juan Beach, La Union
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Maria Cristina Falls on the Agus River, Iligan
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White sandbar of Kalanggaman Island, Palompon, Leyte
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Sunrise over Claveria with Mount Sumagaya, Misamis Oriental
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The Ruins, a mansion shell in Talisay, Negros Occidental
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The curtain of Asik-Asik Falls, Alamada, Cotabato
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Magasang Rock Formation on Biri Island, Northern Samar
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Limestone walls and bamboo rafts on the Peñaranda River, Minalungao National Park
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Green hills seen from Indiana, Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya
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A beach near Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
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Lagoon among limestone islands in Bacuit Bay, El Nido
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Mount Arayat rising above the plain of Pampanga
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Islands of the Hundred Islands National Park, Alaminos
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Mount Banahaw at sunset, seen from Tayabas, Quezon
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A river in the forested hills of Quirino
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The pool beneath Sohoton Natural Bridge, Basey, Samar
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Lake Sebu and its hills, South Cotabato
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Monasterio de Tarlac on its hilltop in San Jose, Tarlac
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Bud Bongao, the peak above Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
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Anawangin Cove between the Zambales hills
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Pagadian seaside and Illana Bay from above
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Ipil town and the bay seen from the hills, Zamboanga Sibugay