NOT BLACKPINK BUT BLACK EAGLES South Korea’s T-50B supersonic trainer jets perform a half hour of aerial stunts on Sunday during the first of three air shows by the Black Eagles, the popular name of the 53rd Air Demonstration Group of the Republic of Korea Air Force. The event held at Clark Air Base in Pampanga drew cheers from defense and military officials, Korean Embassy officials and defense exhibitors who made up the audience, as the jets made the skies their canvas, drawing a giant heart and other figures with their smoke trails. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Sang-hwa met with the Black Eagles (below) after their performance to congratulate them. The two more air shows held on Monday and Tuesday were open to the public. -LYN RILLON
Colorful native outriggers race from the shoreline of Arevalo district Bay in Iloilo City during the start of the 51st Paraw Regatta Festival, March 3, 2024, the longest and biggest sailing competition in Southeast Asia. The race will cover a 30-kilometer course from Villa Beach in the Arevalo district to Guimaras Island and then back to Villa Beach. Initiated in 1973, the regatta honors the double outrigger boats, aiming to preserve the paraw as a crucial element of early Ilonggo history. INQUIRER PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA.
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte together with Quezon City Police District (QCPD), Dist. Dir. PBGen Redrico Maranan, take part in the “A Million Trees Begin with One: Quezon City’s One Million Tree Initiative”, at the QCPD headquarters in Camp Karingal, March 5, 2024. The QCPD aims to transform Camp Karingal into an environmentally friendly camp that is aligned with the environmental programs and advocacies of the Quezon City local government. INQUIRER PHOTO / NINO JESUS ORBETA.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos lead the unveiling of the marker of Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) Phase 3 Expansion during its off-site inauguration at a hotel in Melbourne, Australia on Monday, Mar. 4, 2024. Joining them are Trade industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual , House Speaker Martin Romualdez, International Container Terminal Services Chairman Enrique K. Razon Jr. and VICT Executive Chairman Christian R. Gonzalez. (PPA POOL / NOEL B. PABALATE).
Mall goers look at the “Cuaresma” lenten exhibit of 60 religious images at Alimall in Araneta City, Cubao, Quezon City on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. INQUIRER PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE.
