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Hacking controversy, well-deserved medals, and much more

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The Week in Photos

July 5, 2024

Sofitel's last day, absolute immunity, tragedy in India, Alice Guo's sibling, and much more

Jailhouse Memories

Jail Chief Insp. David Jambalos shows the photo gallery retracing the history of Manila City Jail during the June 28 opening of a museum about the 159-year-old facility. The displays include the deadly weapons that had been confiscated from inmates—and a photo of an "execution" by garrote (lower right). —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

Super Corals

This is an area of restoration of damaged reefs using coral larval reseeding in Hundred Islands, Alaminos, Pangasinan. Three years ago, the emerald waters off Quezon Island—one of the 124 islets that make up the famed Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City—concealed a vast wasteland of dead corals. —RICHARD A. REYES

Closing Without Closure

Musicians play classical pieces at Sofitel's iconic spiral stairway leading to its ground floor restaurant, where customers have lined up as the hotel operates on its last day on June 30 before it closes for renovation. Since the 1970s, the iconic hotel had been a popular "staycation" place for Metro Manila residents. But the landmark is also beset by labor issues, with workers protesting its shutdown. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

'Swift Rescue'

These two fishermen among the eight rescued at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sustained second-degree burns after a faulty battery caused their boat engine to explode. —PCG

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Air Show

Philippine Air Force planes in a capability demonstration form the number 77 during a program marking its 77th founding anniversary on July 1. President Marcos and other government officials witnessed the air show at Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga. —PAF

Out

Gerardo dela Peña, 85, is reuniting with his family after his release from New Bilibid Prison on June 30. The Philippines' oldest political prisoner walked free after more than a decade behind bars, in what his friends and colleagues described as a "milestone for human rights campaigns" and a "stark reminder" of the difficulties faced by other detainees awaiting their day in court. —KAPATID

No Tensions Here

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission on July 2 released this photo of the "significant meeting" between the government led by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (second from left) and the Chinese side led by Ambassador Huang Xilian. The July 1 meeting centered on the concerns posed by illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos). —PAOCC

'Dangerous'

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on July 1 regarding the Supreme Court's ruling that Donald Trump enjoys some immunity from prosecution as a former president. The conservative-dominated high court ruled that Trump—and all presidents—enjoy "absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution for "official acts" taken while in office. —AFP

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Senate Scrutiny Turns to Sibling

Documents obtained by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian appear to show that Alice Guo's brother Wesley is from China: a copy of his Philippine passport (top left), an ID picture and special investor's resident visa (SIRV) issued to Guo Xiang Dian, a Chinese boy who entered the country in 1999, and his Chinese passport (right). —OFFICE OF SEN. GATCHALIAN

Terrifying

A relative grieves the death of a loved one outside a hospital in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3. At least 121 people were killed in a stampede at a Hindu religious congregation in northern India, while a police report said the number of people present at the function was more than triple the permitted capacity. —AFP

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