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WEST SIDE STORY. Filipina actress Joanna Ampil arrived in Manila Sunday to start rehearsals for a Philippine production of the musical "West Side Story." She is met at the Manila airport by singer Christian Bautista who is her co lead actor in the production. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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BOY FOUND DEAD. Richard Campillan, father of Johnrey, nine years old, breaks down after discovering the body of his son who drowned in a creek at E. Rodriguez near Araneta Avenue, Quezon City. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/RUDY ESPERAS

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DEPORTED. A two-year old boy is among those arrested and jailed together with his father in Sabah, Malaysia. They are among the more than 300 Filipino refugees sent back to the Philippines on Saturday, July 19, 2008. INQUIRER MINDANAO/JULIE S. ALIPALA

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BAGUIO B.O. Residents of Baguio had to pinch their nose as they walked to church on Sunday because of uncollected garbage . The city was forced to stop hauling trash when a village barricaded the city's only dump. The dump should have been closed last year but the city has continued to use it. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/VINCENT CABREZA

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TALLER THAN LIBERTY. Mary’s face and the Marian arms dwarf their sculptor Eduardo Castrillo. The brass statue of Mary, Mother of the Poor, is for the shrine of the wildly popular healing priest, Fr. Fernando Suarez, which is set to be constructed in Montemaria, Batangas City. When finished, the sculpture would rise 92.99 meters, twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in New York. JIM GUIAO PUNZALAN

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PAPAL WAVE Pope Benedict XVI waves at the conclusion of the evening vigil during World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney on Saturday. The world's biggest Christian festival is also the largest religious gathering ever held in Australia with some 500,000 Catholic pilgrims attending the week-long event. AFP

CINDERELLA, A SNEAK PREVIEW. Internationally acclaimed stage actress and the Philippines’ own Lea Salonga in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, together with cast and crew, at an open rehearsal at the GSIS Theater. The musical will open on July 29 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and will run until August 24. Video taken by INQUIRER.net marketing assistant Ria Damian.

Lea Salonga answers a few questions about her role as Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Dance choreographer Vince Pesce and Charlie Parker, who plays the role of the Fairy Godmother, is interviewed by INQUIRER.net product officer Ched Sarthou. Video taken by INQUIRER.net marketing assistant Ria Damian.

YOUTH PROTEST. Youth leaders, demanding the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, tear a piece of paper bearing her face. Thousands of youths joined the protest at Plaza Miranda in Manila on Friday to call for the repeal of the oil deregulation law and removal of the VAT on oil. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia editorial assistant Abigail Kwok. READ FULL STORY

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