BASILIO SEPE | MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER

Filipino Catholic devotees carry an unconscious man from the carriage carrying the image of the Black Nazarene during the annual 'Traslacion' or the procession of the venerated icon in Manila, Philippines. January 9, 2018. The Traslacion commemorates the Black Nazarene's transfer from its original home in Intramuros to the St. John the Baptist Church in Quiapo in 1787.

Filipino workers dig along a river as Mount Mayon, the Philippines' most active volcano, erupts in Santo Domingo, Albay, Philippines. January 30, 2018. Authorities warned residents around an erupting volcano to flee to safer areas because a violent eruption is possible. However, many still go back to their homes and farms inside the danger zone to work. 

A child wearing a Roman soldier costume stands during the Moriones festival in Boac in the island-province of Marinduque, Philippines. March 27, 2018. The Moriones is an annual festival marking the observance of Holy Week.

A man portraying Jesus Christ wears the crown of thorns during the Via Crucis or the reenactment of Jesus' crucifixion in Boac, Marinduque on Good Friday. March 30, 2018. The event is one of the highlights of the Moriones festival, a week-long religious activity where men and women wear biblical Roman soldier masks and costumes. 

Firefighters work on containing a fire that hit the Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel on UN Avenue in Manila, Philippines. March 18, 2018. Early reports place the number of fatalities at 3, while 6 of the injured were brought to a nearby hospital.

Protesters burn an effigy of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in celebration of Labor Day in Manila, Philippines. May 1, 2018. Thousands of workers and activists join the Labor Day protest to condemn the Duterte administration of failing its promise to end contractualization.

Election volunteers set up campaign posters ahead of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in a residential area in Quezon City. May 9, 2018. The Barangay elections in the Philippines will be held on May 14, 2018.

A man prays inside a mosque in Manila, Philippines during Ramadan. May 22, 2018. Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar where Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk.

Policemen check the gun recovered from one of two unidentified drug suspects after they were shot by dead by police during a buy-bust operation in Tondo, Manila. June 8, 2018. According to an international index, the Philippines is the second least peaceful country in the Asia-Pacific due to the government’s relentless anti-narcotics drive and the Marawi siege.

Filipino Muslims gather at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines to celebrate the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan, known as Eid al-Fitr. June 15, 2018. The Eid is one of the most important holidays in the Muslim world celebrated with prayers and family reunions.

Inmates fall in line as they undergo a surprise inspection conducted by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology together with members of the Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency at the Manila City Jail. June 20, 2018. More than 5,000 inmates were herded out of their jail cells as authorities search for contraband.

Filipino devotees covered in mud and wearing costumes made of dried leaves attend a holy mass during an early morning ritual marking the ‘Taong Putik Festival’ (Mud People Festival) and the feast day of Saint John the Baptist in the town of Aliaga in Nueva Ecija, northern Philippines. June 24, 2018. Hundreds of devotees join the annual rites to venerate their patron saint, John the Baptist, and to give thanks to answered prayers.

Filipino Muslims gather at the EDSA Shrine to call for the restoration of certain provisions in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in suburban Mandaluyong northeast of Manila, Philippines. July 11, 2018. The inter-faith rally was conducted ahead of a bicameral conference in Mandaluyong on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, which will continue to discuss matters concerning the creation of the Bangsamoro, an autonomous region located in the southern part of the country.

Protesters burn an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) near the Philippine Congress in Quezon City. July 23, 2018. The groups protested against the current administration for allegedly failing in his promises such as ending contractualization, alleviating poverty and their so-called war on drugs, which has killed thousands, mostly the poor.

Residents watch as workers look for recyclable materials after their houses were destroyed by strong winds and waves along the shores of Navotas in Manila, Philippines. August 13, 2018. Heavy rainfall and strong winds brought by the southwest monsoon enhanced by tropical storm Yagi, displaced thousands of people and left many parts of the metro flooded over the weekend.

Filipino rescuers dig at the site where people were believed to have been buried by a landslide in Itogon in the province of Benguet, Philippines. September 18, 2018. At least 36 people are feared to be buried by a landslide in the mining town of Itogon in Benguet province, after Super Typhoon Mangkhut triggered a massive landslide in northern Philippines which destroyed hundreds of homes and killed over 60 people. The storm slammed into the main Philippines island of Luzon over the weekend and continued its path through Hong Kong and Southern China, killing four people in the province of Guangdong as 2.5 million people were evacuated in Guangdong and on Hainan island.

Workers place on a truck a coffin of a victim killed by a landslide in Itogon, Benguet province, Philippines on Wednesday. September 19, 2018. At least 36 people are feared to be buried by a landslide in the mining town of Itogon in Benguet province, after Super Typhoon Mangkhut triggered a massive landslide in northern Philippines which destroyed hundreds of homes and killed over 60 people. The storm slammed into the main Philippines island of Luzon over the weekend and continued its path through Hong Kong and Southern China, killing four people in the province of Guangdong as 2.5 million people were evacuated in Guangdong and on Hainan island.

Protesters pull a large painting of late president Ferdinand Marcos during a protest rally in commemoration of the 46th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law in Mendiola, Manila. September 21, 2018. 

New York Police Dept. officers secure a street outside the Time Warner Center building where a suspicious package believed to contain a pipe bomb was found inside the CNN Headquarters in Manhattan, New York. October 25, 2018. The suspicious package was immediately removed by local authorities.