2017: Year In Pictures
This page highlights some of the best images captured or published by Basilio Sepe in 2017.
1. The carriage carrying the image of the Black Nazarene pass through the Filipino-Chinese friendship arch as millions of devotees of the venerated icon flood the streets of Manila, Philippines during the annual 'Traslacion' on Monday. January 9, 2017.
2. Relatives of Nicodemus Ampuan, 49, grieve next to his body at the morgue in Navotas, Manila. February 7, 2017. Ampuan's niece, who was there the night her uncle was killed, said she was sleeping when she heard gunshots. She saw eight masked men leaving on four motorcycles after shooting her uncle inside their house at Barangay 20, in Caloocan City, Metro Manila.
3. Relatives of Ronnel Jaraba weep during the funeral procession of her husband in Navotas City, Philippines. On January 26, 2017, he was found lifeless along C3 Road. Ronnel was abducted by 6 armed men in civilian clothes. Ronnel, according to his family, was a former drug user but stopped when he became a father. Yet, he was not spared on the war on drugs of the government. His wake took 11 days due to lack of money.
4. Ronald Layag, 38, who plays the role of Jesus Christ in the local reenactment of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross), is paraded around the town of Boac in Marinduque, Philippines by local men dressed as Roman soldiers. April 14, 2017. Via Crucis is one of the highlights of the Moriones festival celebrated during Lent.
5. Children join activists as they hold a candle lighting ceremony in front of Quiapo Church in Manila to protest against the declaration of martial law in the whole island of Mindanao after government forces clashed with members of the Maute rebel group in Marawi City. May 24, 2017. Civil rights groups aired their concerns of possible human rights abuses following the declaration.
6. Filipino soldiers take their position outside Resorts World Manila after responding to a terrorist attack inside the resort-casino complex in Pasay City, Metro Manila. June 2, 2017. Armed police and soldiers were deployed to the scene where a lone gunman fired his weapon and caused fire at the casino area. According to police reports, 38 people, including the gunman were killed in the incident.
7. Activists clash with policemen as they protest near the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines on the 119th Philippine Independence Day. June 12, 2017. Various militant groups called on the government to take immediate action on China's aggressive stance on the West Philippine Sea dispute.
8. Police operatives investigate the lifeless body of John Estrella, 18, who was found dead along a riverside road near the Manila Central Post Office in Manila, Philippines. June 27, 2017. Police reports said that the victim resisted arrest and that drug paraphernalia were recovered from the body.
9. Filipino Muslims gather at Quezon Memorial Circle to mark Eid al Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice. September 1, 2017. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son.
10. Activists burn a cube-shaped effigy of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte during a protest rally commemorating the 45th anniversary of martial law implemented by the late President Ferdinand Marcos in Mendiola, Manila. September 21, 2017. Various groups held simultaneous protests condemning the war on drugs and alleged human rights abuses under the Duterte administration.
