What kid, at one point or another, didn't dream of being a train engineer?

Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chief Bayani Fernando says that a pink color aids traffic sign visibility. Riiight.

You can also see Korina Sanchez and Kris Aquino in the billboard on the background.

Sikatuna Village in Quezon City is famous for its streets named after positive Filipino values, like this one; Malingap (Caring) and Mapagkawanggawa (Charitable).

Of course, with street names like this, the inevitable joke or two follows; what about Malibog (Libidinous) or Malandi (Seductive)?

Quezon City mayor Sonny Belmonte, here speaking to Makati Medical Center (MMC) chief Raul Fores, was the guest of honor at today's inaugural rites of the MMC Clinic, Ali Mall, Araneta Center.

The Big Dome, as seen from its Red, or western, gate.

Shopping malls like the Ayala Center frequently extend their operating hours during the Christmas season, up to 10 pm on weekends.

The exit at the far side of the hall leads to Ayala Avenue.

My kind of sale! Used library books at National Book Store for 99 pesos each.

The enclosed space above the atrium of the Shangri-la Plaza is over six stories tall.

Actually, I have another photo of this mannequin, taken from another, uh, lewd angle.

The afternoon sun bathes this Roxas Boulevard, Manila hotel with its warm light.

It's the Bayview Plaza Hotel, right across the US Embassy.

Around the corner from the church, along Taft Avenue, is Plaza Olivia Salamanca, in honor of one of the country's first female physicians.

At night, the city's poor make their home on plazas such as this one. Note the two pieces of laundry being made to dry.