A mallgoer takes pictures as Kwak Kwak, a duck, waits for an order with its owner, GrabFood rider Christian Navarro Lacson, outside a restaurant on September 01, 2024 in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. A GrabFood delivery rider in the Philippines has gone viral for his unique “wingman” a duck. Kwak Kwak, a duck dressed in a green GrabFood-branded diaper, is often seen waddling beside its owner, Christian Navarro Lacson, at malls and restaurants around Manila, riding escalators, and standing by as the rider collects orders. One of several videos posted on TikTok featuring the “Grab duck” has garnered nearly three million views, making both Kwak Kwak and Mr. Lacson internet celebrities. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Locals look on as smoke rises from a burning ship that ran aground in Manila Bay, Philippines, 02 September 2024. At least four ships moored inside the Manila Bay were run aground after being hit by strong waves brought by Tropical Storm Yagi. In a report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRMC) on September 02, two people died and scores were injured by Tropical Storm Yagi. The state weather agency of the Philippines warned residents living along the typhoon's path to take precautionary measures due to possible flash floods in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous villages. (Photo by Francis R Malasig/EPA/EFE)





A resident uses a laundry tub to protect him from rain as he wades along a flooded street caused by Tropical Storm Yagi, locally called Enteng, on Monday, September 2, 2024. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





Dogs interact along a flooded road after heavy rains brought by Tropical storm Yagi, locally known as Enteng, in Baras, Rizal province, Philippines, on September 2, 2024. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Youths wade in a storm surge along Manila Bay amid heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Yagi in Manila on September 2, 2024. A tropical storm dumped heavy rain in the Philippines for a second day on September 2, causing floods and landslides that have left at least four people dead, including a nine-month-old girl, officials said. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





Volunteers and rescuers move debris as they search for bodies of missing residents believed to be buried under a landslide caused by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Yagi, locally called Enteng, swept their homes in San Luis village, Antipolo city, Rizal province, Philippines on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





Residents inspect a barge after it was swept ashore due to Tropical Storm Yagi in Rosario, Cavite Province, on September 3, 2024. Floods and landslides killed 11 people after a fierce tropical storm dumped heavy rain on the Philippines for a second day, officials said September 2. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





Residents walk along the shore as a barge is seen swept ashore due to Tropical Storm Yagi in Rosario, Cavite Province, on September 3, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





A resident walks past debris of trash swept by flood waters following heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Yagi at a village in Cainta town, Rizal province, East of Manila on September 3, 2024. Floods and landslides killed 11 people after a fierce tropical storm dumped heavy rain on the Philippines for a second day, officials said September 2. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)





Elenita P. Cervantes, 60, tries to recover her belongings covered in mud after her house was flooded due to Tropical Storm Yagi, locally known as Enteng, in Pilila, Rizal province, Philippines on September 4, 2024. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A dog looks out from the roof of a flooded home during Tropical Storm Yagi, locally known as Enteng in Apalit, Pampanga, Philippines, on September 5, 2024. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A passenger jeepney commutes through a flooded street in Manila on September 5, 2024, caused by heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon influenced by Tropical Storm Yagi which hit the main island of Luzon on September 2. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)





A child looks for salvageable items among charred remains of houses following a fire the previous day in Bacoor town, Cavite province, west of Manila on September 11, 2024. Hundreds of residents were affected by the blaze, with no deaths reported. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)





In this photo taken on September 12, 2024, girls try on the dresses made of recycled materials in Cainta, Rizal province. For ten years, Leonora Buenviaje, 53, has been making dresses made from recycled materials as a part of her gown rental business. She incorporates bubble wraps, plastic bags and rice sacks in her designs that people wear during school activities, fashion shows and town festivities (fiesta). She said she wanted children to know that some materials that can be found at home can be repurposed into something beautiful, useful and eco-friendly. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





A fisherman secures a makeshift raft in anticipation of an approaching tropical storm in Bacoor city, Cavite province, about 30 kilometers south-east of Manila, Philippines, 13 September 2024. The state weather agency of the Philippines forecasted on 13 September heavy to intense rainfall due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Bebinca as it moves northwestward and warned residents to take precautionary measures due to possible flash floods in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous villages. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE)





A villager crosses a makeshift bridge at a coastal village in Bacoor city, Cavite province, about 30 kilometers south-east of Manila, Philippines, 19 September 2024. At least 23 people lost their lives and 15 remain missing in the Philippines as a result of the floods and landslides caused by the passage of three tropical storms, reported on 18 September by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Tropical cyclones Bebinca, Gener, and Pulasan intensified the southwest monsoon, tore off roofs, uprooted trees, and turned streets into rivers in several parts of the country. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA)





Environmental advocate volunteers collect trash on the eve of International Coastal Cleanup Day in Navotas city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 20 September 2024. International Coastal Cleanup Day is the world's largest volunteer effort for ocean's health that held annually on every third Saturday of September, with this year’s theme “Arctic Cities and Marine Litter”. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A police officer pins an activist to the ground after blocking him from marching during a protest commemorating the 52nd anniversary of the 1972 Martial Law declaration in Manila, Philippines, on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Philippine navy personnel check rifles on display during the Asian Defense and Security Exhibition at World Trade Center, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines on September 25, 2024. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Residents using air guns try to catch fish along a floodway in Manila on October 4, 2024. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)