A Philippine Coast Guard ship (back) approaches the BRP Davao del Sur Philippine Navy Ship to board departing passengers from the government after a send-off ceremony at Casiguran Sound, Aurora province, Philippines, 15 May 2018.	Selvester Bactad duck dives a wave in Cloud 9, Siargao, Philippines, 25 September 2014.
A soldier stands guard as runners compete during the Beijing Marathon in Beijing, China, 06 November 2022. The Beijing Marathon resumed after a two year hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were limited and were required to follow strict COVID-19 protocols before being able to join the race.	Todd Tessier pushing in Beijing, China, 27 March 2023.
A police officer moves between houses during a police operation against drugs at a slum area in Manila, Philippines, 06 October 2016.	Elvira Miranda (C) together with relatives mourn during her son, Leover's burial, after he was killed in an anti-drug police operations in Manila, Philippines, 20 August 2017.
Pope Francis kisses a child at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines 18 January 2015.	Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte (R) raise a toast during a State Banquet at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines, 20 November 2018. President Xi Jinping is on an official state visit to Manila following his attendance to the APEC in Papua New Guinea and a visit to Brunei.
People hold up blank white pieces of paper during a protest triggered by a fire in Urumqi that killed 10 people in Beijing, China, 27 November 2022. Protests against’s China strict Covid restrictions have erupted in various cities including Beijing and Shanghai, triggered by a tower fire that killed 10 people Xinjiang’s capital, Urumqi.	Dummy Toys vocalist Xiaokui performs during a punk gig in Beijing, China, 23 September 2023.
Soldiers onboard military vehicles pass along ruins at Marawi city, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines, 23 May 2019.	Fighters of the New People's Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) raise their guns in the Sierra Madre mountains of Luzon region, Philippines, 29 December 2017. Communist rebels celebrated the 49th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines.
Protesters clash with police before the President's State-of-the-Nation-Address (SONA) in Commonwealth, Quezon City on July 22, 2013.	A cultural performer goes through an airport security check prior to US Vice President Mike Pence's arrival at Jacksons International Airport ahead of the APEC summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 17 November 2018.
A Filipino boy prepares to put clay into a grinder inside a small scale pottery factory in the town of Santo Tomas, Pampanga province, Philippines, 31 May 2016. Child labour occurs largely in the rural and informal economy, according to the ILO (International Labour Organization), in areas where trade unions and employers’ organizations are often weak or absent and in areas that may be beyond the capacity of labour inspectors to reach.	A worker, covered by gun powder returns to a backyard factory after transporting firecrackers in Bocaue, Bulacan, north of Manila, Philippines, 27 December 2015.
A woman raises her feet as she rides a makeshift bicycle through a flooded road in Makati, south of Manila, Philippines, 12 September 2017.	A boy plays with a trolley bag in Anibong, Tacloban City on June 11, 2014.
A woman is carried off by a crowd of devotees near the statue of the Black Nazarene during the procession at the Jones bridge in Manila, Philippines, 09 January 2017.	Filipino boys frolic in an inflatable pool along a bridge in Manila, Philippines, 09 May 2017.
(L-R) Rolando Enciso alias 'Anne Curtis Buntis', Joel Pedrigal alias 'Angel Locsin' and Roel Mendiola alias 'Maui Pokpok' prepare in a dressing room during the Miss Gay Chararat 2019, a gay beauty contest in Makati, south of Manila, Philippines, 10 June 2019.	FIFA President Joseph Blatter claps along a marching band during the groundbreaking ceremony of the FIFA Goal Project III in Carmona, Cavite south of Manila on Sunday, November 30, 2014.
Ric Cruz of Team Ducati in action during the Philippine Super Bike qualifying rice at the Batangas Racing Circuit, 11 May 2024.	Health workers in personal protective equipment prior to the Men's Ice Hockey Bronze Medal match between Sweden and Slovakia at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 19 February 2022.
Lionel Messi of Argentina (C) leads the team onto the pitch prior the soccer friendly match between Argentina and Australia in Beijing, China, 15 June 2023.	Tennis fans sit on sunlit areas of Rod Laver Arena as they watch Petra Martic of Croatia in action during her third round match against Luksika 'Luk' Kumkhum of Thailand at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 19 January 2018.
Frans Steyn (bottom) of South Africa in action against Muharua Katjijeko (top) of Namibia during the Rugby World Cup match between South Africa and Namibia in Toyota, Japan, 28 September 2019.	An image taken with an in-camera multiple-exposure function shows Loena Hendrickx of Belgium performing during the Exhibition during the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, 10 December 2023.
A man fixes the curtains ahead of the Fifth Plenary Session of National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, 12 March 2023.	US President Donald J. Trump arrives before the opening ceremony of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila, Philippines,13 November 2017.