Two residents walk along a path of mud and debris towards their village damaged by Typhoon Vamco in Rodriguez, Rizal province, Philippines on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





Protesters march to commemorate international human rights day on December 10, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. Human rights group decry the continued human rights violations the course of the governments crackdown on activists and critics in the country. Human rights watchdog, Karapatan, has documented 353 victims of extrajudicial killings, 218 tortured, 18 enforced disappearances, and 103,193 individuals threatened and harassed. 656 political prisoners remain behind bars, with 426 detainees arrested under the Duterte administration alone. The government arrested Dennise Velasco, a trade union organizer and Lady Anne Salem, editor of alternative publication Manila Today critical to the government, in their respective homes on December 10. (Photo by Jes Aznar/Getty Images)





Residents affected by Typhoon Vamco queue in floodwaters to receive relief goods on November 16, 2020 in Tuguegarao, Cagayan province, Philippines. The Cagayan Valley region in northern Philippines saw its worst flooding in 48 years after a dam released massive amounts of rainwater brought about by Typhoon Vamco. The country continues to reel from the widespread destruction caused by this year's deadliest cyclone which has killed at least 67 people. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





A man selling pillows and mattresses walks past debris from the flood brought by Typhoon Vamco, in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines, November 16, 2020. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Debris swept away by swollen river waters from heavy rains from Typhoon Vamco hangs on water buffalo, or carabao, statues in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, November 16, 2020. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus holds a Christmas lantern as she assembles a display in Quezon city, Philippines on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Philippine Officials say about 60 million Filipinos are being targeted for vaccination against the coronavirus next year at a cost of more than 73 billion pesos ($1.4 billion) to develop considerable immunity among a majority of Filipinos. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A stall packed with Christmas decorations and lanterns at a market in the city Manila, Philippines on December 9, 2020. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Filipinos wearing masks and face shields for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk along a street market in Manila, Philippines, December 3, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Shoppers wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) look at Christmas lights for sale at a market in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 7, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Shoppers look at Christmas lanterns for sale along a street in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 7, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





People arrange Christmas displays at a church, in Las Pinas City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 15, 2020. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





People wearing face masks and face shields as preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) attend the first of the nine-day novena mass outside the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2020. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





A worker wearing a face mask as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) carries a pig on bamboo pole at a roasting pit, in Manila, Philippines, December 21, 2020. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





A worker roasts a row of pigs on bamboo poles at a roasting pit, in Manila, Philippines, December 21, 2020. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Workers wearing face masks as a protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) carry roasted pigs, locally known as “lechon”, at a restaurant, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 21, 2020. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Filipinos wearing face masks and face shields to protect against COVID-19 take part in an anti-government protest on November 30, 2020 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Left-wing groups marked Bonifacio Day with protests condemning the Anti-Terrorism Law, labor issues, and the inadequate response of the government in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and recent disasters. The Anti-Terrorism act will provide authorities with an expanded definition of terrorism, in addition to the creation of an Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC), among other provisions. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Rappler CEO Maria Ressa walks out of a regional trial court after a scheduled arraignment on her second cyber libel case, in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 4, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A worker disinfects a nativity scene display at a shrine amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Manila, Philippines, December 17, 2020. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





People push a half-submerged tricycle through a flooded street due to heavy rains caused by tropical depression Vicky in San Francisco town, Agusan del sur province on the southern island of Mindanao on December 18, 2020. (Photo by Erwin Mascarinas/AFP Photo)





Children ride on a pedicab at a park in Baseco compound, Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2020. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)