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May 17, 2012
Manila, Philippines

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As If All Is Well

Published on January 22, 2006

( Photo by Ace Alegre )

A boy demonstrates his acrobatic skills to his playmates at the World War II Veterans Memorial Park in Baguio City, 246 kms. north of Manila. They are all sons of homeless urban settlers in the said city. The way they look, they do not seem to be hungry or worried about the future. But then again, maybe they’re just trying to amuse themselves by playing as if all’s well with their lives.

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