Are these 'ghosts' in Intramuros?

Although the years have not been kind to the walled city of Intramuros, it still continues to evoke a sense of its long-gone Hispanic colonial past.

But sometimes, the past catches up to us in unexpected ways.

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Randy Topacio thought he was just taking a simple photo of a deserted Intramuros street on a late Saturday evening. A closer look, however, reveals a different story.

"The street was empty and it looked neat with its warm light color street lamps. (But) to my astonishment, I noticed that there were a lot of people in the photo," he recalls.

The photos were taken at a low resolution, resulting in an overall grainy appearance that leaves little to the imagination but much to the interpretation.

In the foreground are figures that can be seen either as mere photographic artifacts—or, perhaps more chillingly, as personages from the past.

"I have captured what seems to be people in the Spanish era. I have taken a photo of the past," Topacio wrote in astonishment.

"Are they for real? You decide," he concluded. — GMA News