President Rodrigo Duterte clarifies his statement regarding the "separation" with the United States saying there is no cutting of diplomatic ties, but only a separation of foreign policy. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
Leaders of indigenous peoples and Moro alliance, SANDUGO, burn a mock flag of the United States in a protest rally held in Mendiola, Manila to condemn the violent dispersal of rallyists at the US Embassy on Oct. 19. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A protester smears a police car with the words "JUNK EDCA VFA", which stand for the two agreements signed between US and the Philippines, Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement and Visiting Forces Agreement, during a protest that met a violent dispersal on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The same police vehicle, driven by PO3 Franklin Kho, would run over the protesters an hour later. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping meet and shake hands prior to their bilateral meetings at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, October 20. (King Rodriguez/PPD)
Environment Secretary Regina Lopez visits the last day of Jimmy Saypan’s wake at the United Methodist Church in C.M. Recto, Tuesday. Saypan was the secretary general of Compostela Farmers’ Association who figured in the local community's anti-mining campaign.