Sunken town sees daylight


What lies beneath: The ruins of a church seen at Pantabangan in Nueva Ecija province. — AFP

A centuries-old settlement submerged by the construction of a dam in the northern Philippines in the 1970s has reappeared as water levels drop due to a drought affecting swathes of the country.

The ruins in the middle of Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija province are a tourist draw, even as the region swelters in extreme heat.

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