A professional diver holds a "Welcome 2014" banner while swimming next to a stingray during New Year celebrations inside a large aquarium at a ocean park in Manila Dec 31, 2013. Neither an earthquake nor a super typhoon have dampened the country's optimism as 94 percent are entering the New Year with hope instead of fear, according to a new survey by pollster Social Weather Stations reported on Tuesday. [Photo/Agencies] |