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Ateneo's Kieffer Alas tries to escape La Salle's defense during the UAAP Season 89 men's basketball at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on October 7, 2026. Photo by Rio Deluvio
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Protesters from BAYAN, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) Philippines, and the Philippines-Palestine Friendship Association (PPFA) protest along Kalaw Avenue, Ermita, Manila on Oct. 7, 2026, calling for an end to US imperialist wars, sanctions, and siege and expressing solidarity with the peoples of Palestine, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, and Yemen. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
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Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) workers install traffic signs along Kalaw Avenue in Manila for motorists with the reimplementation of the No Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) in several Metro Manila cities on Oct. 7, 2026. Properly placed traffic signs help ensure motorists are informed of road rules and regulations. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
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The Embassy of Israel built a Sukkah with palm leaves, photos of tourism spots in Israel and the Philippines, and hanging decorations personally created by children. PHOTOS FROM ISRAEL EMBASSY
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Adriatic Gate Container Terminal marks 4 million TEUs handled since joining ICTSI in 2011, strengthening Croatia’s role as a major trade gateway to Central and Southeast Europe. PHOTO FROM ICTSI
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n Attending the forum were (from left): Karl Eugene Caig, DENR; TMT CEO Anne Marie Ang- Thompson; TMT President and COO Blanca Mercado; DENR Assistant Secretary Noralene Uy; TMT VP for Sales and Marketing Roda Alonzo-Zabat; and the author.         PHOTO FROM LUDWIG FEDERIGAN
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Anna Marie Ang-Thompson, The Manila Times CEO, gives her opening remarks followed by a welcome message from Blanca Mercado, TMT president and COO at The Manila Times Philippine Model Cities and Municipalities Awards 2026 at The Manila Hotel on Sept. 24, 2026. Speakers Noralene Uy, assistant secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Vincent De Paz, sustainability director, P&A Grant Thornton; Felino Palafox Jr., founder architect, and urban planner, Palafox Associates; and Johnny Panguspusan, for Calamba City Mayor Rosseler Rizal, attended the event. Amenah Pangandaman, chairman and CEO, AL-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines, shared a statement online. Meanwhile, winners posed for a commemorative photo.
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Achaz von Hardenberg, an ecologist at the University of Pavia in Italy, received an email from AI agent ColonistOne asking whether his method for estimating wolf populations could help detect software bugs. PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK
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Vel Sierra demonstrates how sustainable agriculture can support both economic recovery and environmental stewardship — key priorities in national development. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
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ANAHAW COMPLETED From left: PhilSA Interdisciplinary Space Missions Development Division Chief Ernest Macalalad, PhilSA Acting Director General Gay Jane P. Perez. The Mission crew Suguru Vaugh Hernandez, Mission commander; Nathaniel Macato, Flight engineer; Bianca Angeline Alcantara, Mission Scientist; Mary Audrey Amorao, Health and Nutrition Specialist; Jeremine Ko, Communications Officer; Yzhae Marrione Villaruel, Mission scientist; Kristine Jane Atienza, the first Filipina analog astronaut and key resource person and lead lecturer for the series. Kneeling (in front, from left) Mission Control Center members Cathrine Raisa Kimberly Mandigma; Angelo Maningo, Technical officer; Technical officer; Leemar Bonite, Flight Director; Cindy Lou Macahilos, Capsule commander; Erica Mae Santos. PHILSA PHOTO  
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