Photo courtesy of Malick James Hilado
At first look, viral photos from the Philippine province of Batangas that were trending last week sure seem like snapshots from a costume party. Netizens shared pictures of a grown man dressed in a schoolgirl uniform, teenage boys in fancy shirts and coats, and men clad in security guard uniforms posing for the camera. Only after reading the caption do you realise that they were actually taken in multiple evacuation centres housing victims of last Sunday’s Taal Volcano eruption.
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