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taken at Sitio Magdalena, Barangay 259
Sitio Magdalena is a community residing along the estero where Metro Manila’s refuse flows and subsequently stagnates with their daily lives. From the exterior, Magdalena appears as an endless column of squalid shanties lining up what the authorities refer to as a “danger area”. The interior of the community is accesible only through dimly lit constricted passageways wherein two people can barely walk at the same time. It is in these cramped conditions that the 5,000 or so families of vendors, laborers and pedicab drivers have thrived inspite of the states’ total abandonment. This narrow parcel of land wherein the urban poor have been sidelined is where these families seek shelter after a day of backbreaking labor in the adjacent streets of Divisoria. However, this community is now facing imminent demolition in the name of the governments’ version of development—further pushing the people of Magdalena to the margins of survival.
(Excerpts from Pitik Mulat)
Sungká is a popular and traditional Philippine board game similar to Congkak and other variations of the game in South East Asia. The board is a carved length of wood called a sungkahan and the game involves moving shells or pebbles around the pits carved into the board.
Tokyo Tower (東京タワー, Tōkyō-tawā?) is a communications tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The 332.6-meter-tall (1,091 ft) orange and white lattice tower is the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world, the tallest artificial structure in Japan, and was the 11th tallest tower in the world.[3] Built in 1958, this Eiffel Tower-like structure supports an antenna that broadcasts television and radio signals for important Japanese media outlets such as NHK, TBS and Fuji TV.[4] In recent years, the tower has also been instrumental in Japan's push to switch from an analog signal to digital signal.
In addition to being a television and radio communications tower, Tokyo Tower functions as a major Tokyo tourist site. Over 2.5 million people annually visit the tower's recreational Foot Town and two observations decks.[5] Foot Town is a 4-story building stationed directly under the tower which houses several museums, restaurants and shops. Departing from here, guests can also visit the two observation decks. The 2-story Main Observatory is located at 150 m, while the smaller Special Observatory is at 250 m
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