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In this handout photo from the Philippines' Presidential Communications Office (PCO) taken and released on July 21, 2026, shows Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (R) holding talks with Chinese ambassador to Manila Jing Quan (C) in Manila, after the diplomat was summoned to Malacanang presidential palace over a clash between the Chinese Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy on disputed South China Sea waters on July 20, which left two Filipino troops injured. (Photo by Handout / Philippines' Presidential Communication Office (PCO) / AFP)
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HEADLINE PHOTOS
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. does a pass-in-review at the 125th founding anniversary of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) at South Harbor, Port Area in Manila on Oct. 16, 2026. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
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October 16, 2026
MowelFund Chairman Boots Anson Roa leads the free distribution of 100,000 pieces pandesal at the Kamuning Bakery in Quezon City to mark World Pandesal Day on Oct. 16, 2026. Pandesal is the Filipino version of bread. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
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Protesters gather near the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in Manila, on Oct. 16, 2026. The group denounces the IMF–World Bank policies that, according to them, have trapped developing nations. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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Mapua's Lance Nitura tries to drive past Perpetual's LA Casinillo during the NCAA Season 102 men's basketball at the Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan on October 16, 2026. Photo by Rio Deluvio
CARDINALS WIN
October 16, 2026
EAC's Shannon Sealey (left) and Benilde's Justine Sanchez battle for the rebound during the NCAA Season 102 men's basketball at the Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan on October 15, 2026. Photo by Rio Deluvio
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THE FUTURE OF MANGROVES The real measure of technological progress will be whether these forests survive, recover and continue protecting the communities and coastlines that depend on them. PHOTO FILE
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