# Image credits

These public-domain archive photographs illustrate the kinds of education, health, community, livelihood, and disaster-response work discussed on this site. They document the events described in their original source records; they are not photographs of RPMD programs unless a page explicitly says otherwise.

## File and alt-text map

| Site file | Recommended alt text | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `about.jpg` | Residents and community volunteers gather at a home for older people in Antipolo | S1 |
| `act1.jpg` | A service member greets a child during repairs at a Nueva Ecija elementary school | S2 |
| `act2.jpg` | A volunteer shares music with children at a Cotabato medical outreach site | S3 |
| `act3.jpg` | Philippine and U.S. specialists discuss roof framing at a Nueva Ecija school | S4 |
| `act4.jpg` | Relief workers distribute family food packs after Tropical Storm Ketsana in Manila | S5 |
| `act5.jpg` | A young volunteer receives a carpentry and masonry course certificate in Nueva Ecija | S6 |
| `act6.jpg` | Philippine and U.S. service members practice first-aid techniques at Clark Field | S7 |
| `g1.jpg` | Residents and community volunteers gather at a home for older people in Antipolo | S1 |
| `g2.jpg` | A service member greets a child during repairs at a Nueva Ecija elementary school | S2 |
| `g3.jpg` | A volunteer shares music with children at a Cotabato medical outreach site | S3 |
| `g4.jpg` | Philippine and U.S. specialists discuss roof framing at a Nueva Ecija school | S4 |
| `g5.jpg` | Young volunteers prepare food for Typhoon Haiyan evacuees in Manila | S8 |
| `g6.jpg` | Relief workers distribute family food packs after Tropical Storm Ketsana in Manila | S5 |
| `g7.jpg` | A transport specialist supporting typhoon relief operations in Laoag City | S9 |
| `g8.jpg` | A young volunteer receives a carpentry and masonry course certificate in Nueva Ecija | S6 |
| `g9.jpg` | Philippine and U.S. service members practice first-aid techniques at Clark Field | S7 |
| `pf1.jpg` | A transport specialist supporting typhoon relief operations in Laoag City | S9 |
| `research-skyline.jpg` | Makati skyline viewed across central Metro Manila | R1 |
| `research-operations.jpg` | Philippine community leaders meet with civil-affairs teams in Antique | R2 |
| `research-national.jpg` | Plenary hall of the Philippine House of Representatives | R3 |
| `research-elections.jpg` | Voters wait at Casili Elementary School in Mandaue City | R4 |
| `research-local.jpg` | Manila City Hall and its clock tower | R5 |
| `research-transport.jpg` | Jeepneys and buses travel along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City | R6 |
| `institution-research-overview.jpg` | Two colleagues compare notes and digital references during a research discussion | I1 |
| `institution-leadership.jpg` | A bright conference room arranged for a collaborative working session | I2 |
| `institution-methodology.jpg` | A participant completes a paper questionnaire during a public survey | I3 |
| `institution-transparency.jpg` | Cataloged books are arranged for public access in a modern academic library | I4 |
| `institution-governance.jpg` | The historic Senate Hall inside the National Museum of the Philippines | I5 |
| `institution-scoring-data.jpg` | Charts and analytical graphics appear on a laptop at a work desk | I6 |
| `institution-recognition.jpg` | A woven copper music award from the Auckland Museum collection | I7 |
| `institution-recognition-criteria.jpg` | A hand writes assessment notes in a lined notebook | I8 |
| `institution-newsroom.jpg` | Editors and reporters work across a bright open newsroom | I9 |

## Sources and licenses

All nine photographs are works created by U.S. federal government personnel as part of official duties and are marked public domain on their Wikimedia Commons file pages. Files on this site are resized and recompressed crops of those photographs.

- **S1 — Community outreach in Antipolo (2025).** U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ballin. [Wikimedia Commons file and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MRF-SEA,_Philippine_Service_Members_Support_Filipino_Communities_During_Local_Holiday_Outreach_(9459462).jpg); [DVIDS source record](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/9459462).
- **S2 — Aid and repairs at Callos Elementary School, Nueva Ecija (2012).** U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth. [Wikimedia Commons file and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_and_Philippine_soldiers_bring_aid_to_local_elementary_school_during_Balikatan_2012_120421-F-MQ656-249.jpg); [DVIDS source record](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/566572).
- **S3 — Medical civic action program in Cotabato City (2008).** U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Valcarcel. [Wikimedia Commons file and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_Civil_Action_Program_in_The_Philippines_DVIDS93737.jpg); [DVIDS source record](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/93737).
- **S4 — Carpentry and masonry training at Callos Elementary School, Nueva Ecija (2012).** U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Holly. [Wikimedia Commons file and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Filipino_volunteers_learn_new_trade_to_build_up_community_120419-M-HE794-010.jpg); [DVIDS source record](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/568927).
- **S5 — Family food-pack distribution after Tropical Storm Ketsana, Manila (2009).** U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marie Matarlo. [Wikimedia Commons file and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philippines_receives_aid_DVIDS209774.jpg); [DVIDS source record](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/209774).
- **S6 — Carpentry and masonry course completion in Nueva Ecija (2012).** U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Holly. [Wikimedia Commons file and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Filipino_volunteers_learn_new_trade_to_build_up_community_120425-M-HE794-010.jpg); [DVIDS source record](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/568925).
- **S7 — First-responder medical training at Clark Field (2013).** U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kasey Peacock. [Wikimedia Commons file and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philippine,_US_service_members_apply_medical_techniques_at_Balikatan_130412-M-BA451-174.jpg); [DVIDS source record](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/910352).
- **S8 — Volunteers support Typhoon Haiyan evacuees in Manila (2013).** U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood. [Wikimedia Commons file and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:More_than_500_Filipino_volunteers_provide_aid_after_Typhoon_Haiyan_131117-M-FF989-018.jpg); [DVIDS source record](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1058147).
- **S9 — Typhoon relief shipment support in Laoag City (2024).** U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini. [Wikimedia Commons file and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philippine,_US_Marines_Complete_Typhoon_Relief_Shipments_from_Laoag_Airport_(8692137).jpg); [DVIDS source record](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8692137).

## Research and governance imagery

These photographs provide Philippine context for RPMD's research and governance subjects. They document the scenes in their source records and do not depict RPMD research, awards, staff, or events. Site copies are cropped, resized, and recompressed. Creative Commons derivatives are distributed under the same license shown below.

- **R1 — Malate–Makati skyline across Metro Manila (2023).** Photo by Patrickroque01. [Wikimedia Commons source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malate-Makati_skyline_with_San_Andres,_Paco,_Taft_Avenue_(Manila;_12-23-2023).jpg); [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Replaced on 15 October 2026 with the full-resolution 3552 × 2664 original.
- **R2 — Community consultation in Antique (2023).** U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher. [DVIDS source and public-domain record](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7743202/balikatan-23-3rd-cag-speaks-with-local-community-province-antique-philippines).
- **R3 — Renovated Batasang Pambansa session hall (2022).** Photo by the House of Representatives of the Philippines. [Wikimedia Commons source and public-domain record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Batasang_pambansa_session_hall_-_2022.jpg). Replaced on 15 October 2026 with the 1709 × 1179 original.
- **R4 — Election-day voter queue in Mandaue City (2025).** Photo by Wide Awake!. [Wikimedia Commons source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:People_waiting_in_line_for_vote_at_the_Casili_Elementary_School_during_the_election_day_in_Mandaue_City_(2025-05-12).jpg); [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- **R5 — Manila City Hall (2019).** Photo by LemuelSalibio. [Wikimedia Commons source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MNL_City_Hall.jpg); [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- **R6 — Public transport on Commonwealth Avenue (2017).** Photo by Patrick Roque. [Wikimedia Commons source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Public_transport_-_jeepneys_and_buses_(Commonwealth_Avenue,_Quezon_City)(2017-12-04)_2.jpg); [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

On 15 October 2026, R4 and R5 were also replaced with their full-resolution originals (3120 × 4160 and 3424 × 2283 respectively). R1, R3, R4, and R5 are stored without resizing or recompression; responsive presentation crops are applied by the website. Their existing asset paths remain editable in Content Studio. Hero photographs and video are unchanged.

## Institutional editorial imagery

These photographs illustrate research, methodology, governance, recognition, and publishing concepts. They do not depict RPMD staff, meetings, awards, research projects, or newsrooms. Site copies are cropped, resized, and recompressed; Creative Commons derivatives are distributed under the same license shown below.

- **I1 — Research discussion with notes and digital devices (2013).** Photo by Alejandro Escamilla. [Wikimedia Commons source and reviewed license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_people_meeting_with_iphone_and_ipad_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
- **I2 — Bright conference room, London (2016).** Photo by Breather. [Wikimedia Commons source and reviewed license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bright_conference_room_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
- **I3 — Questionnaire responses at YOU Berlin (2008).** Photo by Raimond Spekking. [Wikimedia Commons source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fragebogen_zur_Wikipedia_-_YOU_Berlin_2008_(6566).JPG); [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- **I4 — Academic library book display, Western Colorado University (2019).** Photo by Mshuang2. [Wikimedia Commons source and reviewed license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Library_bookshelf.jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
- **I5 — Historic Senate Hall, National Museum of the Philippines (2013).** Photo by Joelaldor. [Wikimedia Commons source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senate_Hall_of_the_National_Museum_of_the_Philippines.JPG); [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- **I6 — Laptop with analytical charts (2018).** Photo by rawpixel. [Wikimedia Commons source and reviewed license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laptop_with_many_charts_on_screen_on_cluttered_desk.jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
- **I7 — Copper music award, Auckland Museum.** Photograph supplied through Auckland Museum's open collections API. [Wikimedia Commons source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Award,_music_(AM_2019.4.16-2).jpg); [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- **I8 — Writing assessment notes in a notebook (2015).** Photo by Tookapic. [Wikimedia Commons source and reviewed license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pen-writing-notes-studying.jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
- **I9 — Times Free Press newsroom, Chattanooga (2010).** Photo by Harrison Keely. [Wikimedia Commons source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Times_Free_Press_newsroom.jpg); [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

## Institutional card imagery

These neutral editorial photographs illustrate principles, disclosure practices, recognition criteria, publishing, and corrections. They do not depict RPMD people, work, decisions, publications, or facilities. All source photographs below were published on Unsplash before 5 June 2017 and are preserved on Wikimedia Commons under CC0 1.0. Site copies are cropped to 1600 × 1000 and recompressed.

| Asset | Suggested alt text | Credit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `institution-principle-independence.jpg` | Repeating architectural columns form a strong independent rhythm | C1 |
| `institution-principle-integrity.jpg` | Carefully preserved writing fills an historic manuscript | C2 |
| `institution-principle-scientific-rigor.jpg` | A ruler, notebook, pencil, and laptop are arranged on a white desk | C3 |
| `institution-principle-public-accountability.jpg` | A civic building stands within Toronto's public square | C4 |
| `institution-principle-transparency.jpg` | Light traces the clear geometry of a modern public building | C5 |
| `institution-principle-national-development.jpg` | Curved civic towers rise against a clear blue sky | C6 |
| `institution-disclosure-who-when.jpg` | A dated journal entry is written beside a cup of coffee | C7 |
| `institution-disclosure-how.jpg` | A person writes notes by hand at a bright desk | C8 |
| `institution-disclosure-limitations.jpg` | A laptop and monitor sit on a clean, uncluttered desk | C9 |
| `institution-criteria-eligibility.jpg` | A person writes on paper at a bright office table | C10 |
| `institution-criteria-evidence.jpg` | A person reads beside a sunlit office window | C11 |
| `institution-criteria-assessment-period.jpg` | A monthly calendar and pencil rest on a wooden tabletop | C12 |
| `institution-criteria-decision-basis.jpg` | A meeting table is prepared for collective review | C13 |
| `institution-news-research.jpg` | An open book is held above a wooden reading table | C14 |
| `institution-news-press.jpg` | A photographer documents a scene with a professional camera | C15 |
| `institution-news-media.jpg` | Printed newspapers are arranged at a public newsstand | C16 |
| `institution-news-opinion.jpg` | A person writes notes in an open notebook | C17 |
| `institution-corrections.jpg` | An editor works at a typewriter with source pages nearby | C18 |

- **C1 — Architectural colonnade, Karlsruhe.** Photo by Martin Hoffmann. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Architektur_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 2560 × 3989.
- **C2 — Historic manuscript.** Photo by Mark B. Rasmuson. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_writing_on_old_book._(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 4672 × 3104.
- **C3 — Ruler, notebook, pencil, and laptop on a desk.** Photo by Oli Dale. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruler_and_laptop_on_a_desk_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 5472 × 3648.
- **C4 — Toronto City Hall.** Photo by Andrew Bae. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_City_Hall_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 4928 × 3264.
- **C5 — Modern white exterior architecture.** Photo by Lance Anderson. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_exterior_architecture_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 3248 × 2165.
- **C6 — Curved Toronto City Hall towers.** Photo by Scott Webb. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Curved_city_hall_buildings_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 6000 × 4000.
- **C7 — Writing in a journal.** Photo by Cathryn Lavery. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Writing_in_a_journal_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 2400 × 1600.
- **C8 — Person writing at a desk.** Photo by rawpixel.com. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Person_Writing.jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 4515 × 2258.
- **C9 — Laptop on a neat desk.** Photo by Norbert Levajsics. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laptop_on_a_neat_desk_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 5891 × 3927.
- **C10 — Working at an office desk.** Photo by Javier Quesada. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Working_at_office_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 3888 × 2592.
- **C11 — Reading in an office.** Photo by Bethany Legg. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_reading_in_office_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 5760 × 3840.
- **C12 — Monthly calendar on a wooden tabletop.** Photo by Basti93. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calendar_image.jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 5184 × 3456.
- **C13 — Minimalist meeting room.** Photo by Breather. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minimalist_meeting_room_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 5695 × 3797.
- **C14 — Reading an open book.** Photo by Alice Hampson. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Literacy(1).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 4752 × 3168.
- **C15 — Photographer at work.** Photo by Alice Donovan Rouse. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_with_camera_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 5757 × 3751.
- **C16 — Newspaper stand.** Photo by Philip Strong. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newsstand_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 6016 × 4000.
- **C17 — Person taking notes.** Photo by Calum MacAulay. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Person_taking_notes.jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 1776 × 1184.
- **C18 — Writing at a typewriter.** Photo by rawpixel.com. [Wikimedia Commons source and license record](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Writing_the_Moment_(Unsplash).jpg); [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Original: 4912 × 3776.