Children play in an inflatable pool beside a street, amid the hot weather during summer, in Manila, Philippines on April 26, 2023. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





A Filipino labor activist raises her fist during a Labor Day protest in Manila, Philippines on May 1, 2023. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





A Filipino labor activist holds a placard as he raises his fist, during a Labor Day protest near the US Embassy, in Manila, Philippines on May 1, 2023. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





A Philippine Army officer checks on members of an honor guard before the start of arrival honors for United States Army Chief of Staff, General James McConville at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig city, Philippines on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





Detained former opposition Senator Leila de Lima, center, reacts as she goes out of the Muntinlupa trial court on Friday, May 12, 2023 in Muntinlupa, Philippines. De Lima was acquitted by the Muntinlupa court in one of her drug related charges she says were fabricated by former President Rodrigo Duterte and his officials in an attempt to muzzle her criticism of his deadly crackdown on illegal drugs. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





Residents decorate the exterior of their house with agricultural-themed designs on the eve of the Pahiyas Festival in Lucban municipality, Quezon Province, Philippines 14 May 2023. The Pahiyas Festival is celebrated annually in Quezon to honor San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers. Agriculture products are displayed on the facades of houses as a symbolic sign of gratitude for a good harvest. (Photo by Rolex dela Pena/EPA/EFE)





esidents shout for help next to burning shanties as a fire engulfs a slum area in Paranaque city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 18 May 2023. Authorities reported scores of fire fighters were injured when a fire truck overturned while responding to the site of the fire and dozens of families were rendered homeless. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA)





Residents react in tears as they view burning shanties during a fire in a slum area of Paranaque city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 18 May 2023. Authorities reported scores of fire fighters were injured when a fire truck overturned while responding to the site of the fire and dozens of families were rendered homeless. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Residents inspect the damage after a huge tree fell on informal settler homes along a creek in Manila on May 19, 2023. The accident, which took place on May 18, 2023, reportedly left two dead and several injured including a two year-old boy. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)





Smoke erupts as a massive fire hits Manila Central Post Office building in Manila, Philippines on May 22, 2023. (Photo by Bureau Of Fire Protection NCR/Handout via Reuters)





Firefighters douse a fire at the Post Office building in Manila on May 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Smoke billows from the still smoldering Manila Central Post Office as a fire hits early Monday, May 22, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. A massive fire tore through Manila's historic post office building overnight, police and postal officials said Monday. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard personnel check on a fisherman while conducting patrol along shore lines in Ilocos Norte province, northern Philippines, as they prepare for the possible effects of Typhoon Mawar on Monday, May 29, 2023. Philippine officials began evacuating thousands of villagers, shut down schools and offices and imposed a no-sail ban Monday as Typhoon Mawar approached the country's northern provinces a week after battering the U.S. territory of Guam. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard via AP Photo)





A Filipino villager walks next to a torn makeshift roof in Manila, Philippines, 29 May 2023. The state weather agency of the Philippines warned residents living along the typhoon path of Super Typhoon Mawar 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)





Filipino children play at a fishing village along the coast of Manila Bay, Philippines, 30 May 2023. As a precaution of approaching Typhoon Mawar, Philippine government authorities have evacuated thousands of residents, imposed a no-sail ban, suspended school classes, and shutdown offices in the northern part of Luzon island, the country's largest and most populous island. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Girls wearing gowns participate in the Santacruzan parade, an annual Filipino Catholic tradition that celebrates the Holy Cross, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines on May 31, 2023. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A woman dressed in a gown looks on as traffic builds up due to the Santacruzan parade, an annual Filipino Catholic tradition that celebrates the Holy Cross, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines on May 31, 2023. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Drag queens Lumina Klum and Mrs. Tan perform as activists take part in a protest to kick off Pride month on June 02, 2023 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Twenty-three years after the first anti-discrimination bill based on sexual orientation and gender identity was introduced by lawmakers, the Philippines has yet to enact it into law. The SOGIE (Sеxual Orientation or Gender Identity or Expression) Equality Bill is considered one of the slowest moving pieces of legislation in the country's history. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Filipinos take part in a protest to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 05, 2023 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Commemorations took place in cities around the world during the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre to remember those who died when Chinese troops cracked down on pro-democracy protesters. On 4 June 1989, following months of protests in Tiananmen Square, Chineses troops and tanks fired on unarmed demonstrators. The number of civilian deaths and injuries is still unknown. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





A vendor pulls a block of ice at a market in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on June 7, 2023. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority released on 06 June showed that the country's overall inflation fell to 6.1 percent in May 2023 from 6.6 percent in April 2023. Main factors in the deceleration were lower prices and costs in transport, food and non-alcoholic beverages, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. (Photo by Rolex dela Peña/EPA/EFE)