Earthquake drill: Students of Sta
span class="caption">Earthquake drill: Students of Sta. Elena High School cover their heads with their notebooks inside their classroom as they participate in an earthquake and rescue drill organized by the city government to coincide with the ongoing Asian Crisis Management Conference Thursday in Marikina city east of Manila, Philippines. Such drills are held on a regular basis as the Philippines is one of a few countries in the world that is prone to natural disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes, landslides and volcano eruptions. (AP/Bullit Marquez)
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