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IN PHOTOS: Stories in Cebu by Scoopshot users

The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines — Contributions from citizen photojournalists provided snippets of events in Cebu the past month, from tragedies such as fire breaking out and rare shots of local practices.

The photos were submitted to Philstar.com using the crowd-sourcing platform Scoopshot, an app which allows smartphone users from all over the country to tell a story through images and sell them for publication.

Workers remove remains from crypts to make way for new ones in Careta Cemetery, Cebu City on Oct. 30, 2014. Remnants of five years are transferred to bone chambers, with families and loved ones given notice prior to transfer. Scoopshot/Ralph Piezas for Philstar.com

An injured patient is quickly evacuated from a burning section of Cebu Doctors Hospital on Oct. 29, 2014. More than 200 patients were safely transferred to neighboring medical facilities. Scoopshot / Ralph Piezas for Philstar.com

Related story: Fire hits Cebu hospital

A boy with his vintage bike looked on from a distance as the Bogo Central School was razed by fire in Bogo, Cebu on Oct. 6, 2014. Scoopshot / Rodge Tanacao for Philstar.com

Related story: Bogo fire leaves P6.7M damage

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