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The Week in Photos: July 1 2022

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The Week in Photos

July 1, 2022

A touching tribute, masks off in Thailand, lahar inspection at night, a fitting farewell with no regrets, and much more

Tribute

Loved ones, supporters and former Cabinet officials of Benigno Aquino III, the country's 15th President, gather at the Ateneo de Manila University for a Mass on June 24, marking his first death anniversary. More

Grig C. Montegrande

Welcome Move

Traditional Thai dancers wearing face masks perform at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok on June 24. The tourism-dependent kingdom has dropped rules requiring people to wear masks, as COVID-19 cases fall and the government seeks to lure back foreign visitors. More

AFP / Manan Vatsyayana

Depths of History

Undated photos received on June 25 from the Caladan Oceanic and EYOS expeditions show the wreck of the US Navy destroyer USS Samuel B. Roberts, known colloquially as "Sammy B", after it was discovered off Samar Island. More

Agence France-Presse

New AFP Unit

The newly formed Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group is formally activated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines in a program led by AFP Chief of Staff General Andres Centino (third from left) on June 24 at Camp Aguinaldo. More

AFP-PAO

Light Traffic

Traffic on Edsa appears to be unusually light on Sunday, June 26 even as personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways continue repair work on a 30-meter stretch of the southbound lane of the Kamuning flyover in Quezon City.

Grig C. Montegrande

Prized Dog

Jeneda Benally celebrates with Mr. Happy Face after the latter, a 17-year-old Chinese Crested saved from a hoarder’s house, won the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, California. More

AFP / Josh Edelson

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Parade For New President

Troops joining a civic and military parade polish their moves as they rehearse in front of the National Museum on June 27 as part of preparations for the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on June 30.

Niño Jesus Orbeta

Inspection

Disaster response personnel from the Sorsogon provincial government and the town of Juban, members of the Philippine Red Cross and policemen from Irosin town inspect on June 26 areas affected by Mt. Bulusan’s lahar flow in Irosin and Juban towns. More

Philippine Red Cross

Kaliguan Festival

Butuan Sidlak Dance Troupe members make a splash during the Kaliguan Festivals' grand dance showdown on the beach of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur on June 26. The festival opened to the public last June 24 amid high hopes it would bring tourists back.

Erwin Mascariñas

Grin and Bear It

Tens of thousands of tricycle drivers across the country may have to grin and bear it after they were disqualified from receiving the government’s fuel cash subsidy for a number of reasons. More

Grig C. Montegrande

‘Not Yet End of the World’

Inside the Rappler newsroom in Pasig City on June 29, when the company’s cofounder and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa announced in an international media conference in Hawaii that the Securities and Exchange Commission had affirmed its 2018 revocation order. More

Grig C. Montegrande