A man steps in a motorcycle taxi, modified to cope with flooding, in the coastal town of Hagonoy, Bulacan province, Philippines on September 23, 2022. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A pet dog inside a vehicle receives a blessing with holy water from a Catholic priest at a commercial mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 02 October 2022. A drive thru pet blessing was held ahead of World Animal Day which is annually observed on 04 October and coincides with the Catholic feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, who is the patron saint of animals. (Photo by Rolex Dela Pena/EPA/EFE)





A priest sprinkles holy water at a cat at a drive-through pet blessing, ahead of World Animal Day, at a mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on October 2, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





A priest sprinkles holy water at dogs at a drive-through pet blessing, ahead of World Animal Day, at a mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on October 2, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Journalists and activists light candles for killed Filipino radio journalist Percival Mabasa during an indignation rally, in Quezon City, Philippines on October 4, 2022. Mabasa, 63, was killed by two assailants at the gate of a residential compound in the Las Pinas area of Manila on October 3, 2022. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Activists light candles as they condemn the killing of Filipino journalist Percival Mabasa during a rally in Quezon, Philippines, Tuesday October 4, 2022. Motorcycle-riding gunmen killed the longtime radio commentator in the latest attack on a member of the media in the Philippines, considered one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A priest pets his parrot before the blessing of pets on World Animal Day in Antipolo, Philippines on October 4, 2022. World Animal Day is a yearly event celebrated every 4th of October, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. The celebration of World Animal Day highlights animal protection as the highly prioritize issue around the globe. (Photo by Ryan Eduard Benaid/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A U.S. 155mm Howitzer fires a round during annual combat drills between the Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps in Capas, Tarlac province, northern Philippines, Thursday, October 13, 2022. Truck-mounted launchers blasted off rockets Thursday and U.S. stealth fighter jets streaked across the northern Philippine sky in a combat drill and latest display of American firepower in a region where Washington has tried to deter what it warns as China's growing aggression. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





US M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is launched as journalists film during a military exercise in Capas, Tarlac province, Philippines, 13 October 2022. The Philippines hosted simultaneous combat drills with the United States, South Korea, and Japan to improve interoperability in times of conflict. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE)





Protesters against fossil fuels display an image of World Bank Group President David Malpass during a rally outside a building housing the World Bank country office in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines 14 October 2022. Members of an environmental protection advocacy group rallied outside the World Bank country office to call on the international institution to resist funding fossil fuel projects and cancel the debt incurred by developing countries due to fossil fuel projects. (Photo by Rolex dela Peña/EPA/EFE)





Police officers inspect the belongings of prison inmates during a search operation for contraband and illegal drugs at the Manila City Jail in Manila on October 21, 2022. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





A firetruck stays beside a Korean Air Lines Co. plane after it overshot the runway at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Cebu, central Philippines early Monday October 24, 2022. A Korean Air Lines Co. plane carrying 173 passengers and crew members overshot a runway while landing in bad weather in the central Philippines late Sunday and authorities said all those on board were safe. The airport is temporarily closed due to the stalled aircraft. (Photo by Juan Carlo De Vela/AP Photo)





A Korean Air passenger plane lies its belly on the runway at the airport in Cebu City, central Philippines on October 24, 2022, after it overshot the runway late October 23 while landing in bad weather. (Photo by Alan Tangcawan/AFP Photo)





Students ride a motorcycle in Manila, Philippines on October 24, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Men clean a cemetery in Manila on October 25, 2022, ahead of All Saints’ Day on November 1. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





Firemen stand beside a damaged church after a strong earthquake at Ilocos Norte, Northern Philippines on Wednesday October 26, 2022. A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of the northern Philippines, injuring multiple people and forcing the closure of an international airport and the evacuation of patients in a hospital, officials said Wednesday. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Guests go through a concept room with mask installations at Whimsical Wonderland at a commercial mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 28 October 2022. The fantasy and amusement tour facility opened its doors in time for expected Halloween festivities on 31 October, featuring various creative concept rooms to spark the imagination of visitors of all ages. (Photo by Rolex Dela Pena/EPA/EFE)





This handout photo taken and released by the Philippine Coast Guard on October 28, 2022 shows rescue workers evacuating people from a flooded area due to heavy rain brought by Tropical Storm Nalgae in Parang, Maguindanao province. Landslides and flooding killed 13 people as heavy rain from approaching tropical storm Nalgae lashed the southern Philippines on October 28, a disaster official said. (Photo by Handout/Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)/AFP Photo)





In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a rescuer carries a girl over flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae in Zamboanga, southern Philippines on Saturday October 29, 2022. Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left dozens of people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where many villagers are feared missing and buried in a deluge of rainwater, mud, rocks and trees, officials said Saturday. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard via AP Photo)





Residents arrive with their belongings at an evacuation center to avoid possible floods due to Typhoon Nalgae in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 29 October 2022. Data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that 45 people died from the effects of Typhoon Nalgae as of 29 October. Tracking by the country’s weather bureau places the typhoon in the southern Luzon region moving in a west southwestward direction. (Photo by Rolex Dela Pena/EPA/EFE)