PHOTO
OF THE WEEK
MASKED
The
boy at left looks amused at the covered faces of the street sweepers
employed under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s “Kalsada Mo,
Alagaan Ko” (your road, my job) project. They were photographed in
Baguio City, a resort city in northern Philippines, amid public concern
over the reported outbreak of the killer disease meningococcemia in this
city middle of this month. Despite the reports, local health officials
have declared the city safe. The boy must have heard of this but is
probably wondering why the street sweepers’ faces remain covered. Their
improvised masks actually serve as their protection from the dust. Street
sweepers were used by Arroyo for her presidential campaign last May.
Photo by Ace Alegre /
Bulatlat
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