U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III walks past military guards during arrival honors at the Department of National Defense in Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 2, 2023. Rolex dela Pena/Pool via REUTERS 

Filipino activists burn a mock U.S. flag during a protest against the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, outside the military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Philippines, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists burn a mock U.S. flag during a protest against the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, outside the military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Philippines, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists burn a mock U.S. flag during a protest against the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, outside the military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Philippines, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A Filipino activist holds a sign during a protest against the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, outside the military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Philippines, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists protest against the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, outside the military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Philippines, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists protest against the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, outside the military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Philippines, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists protest against the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, outside the military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Philippines, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists protest against the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, outside the military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Philippines, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists protest against the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, outside the military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Philippines, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists protest against the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, outside the military headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Philippines, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III walks past military guards during arrival honors at the Department of National Defense in Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 2, 2023. Rolex dela Pena/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III walks past military guards during arrival honors at the Department of National Defense in Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 2, 2023. Rolex dela Pena/Pool via REUTERS 

Rappler CEO and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa speaks to the press after a Manila court acquitted her from a tax evasion case, outside the Court of Tax Appeals in Quezon City, Philippines, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Rappler CEO and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa faces the press after a Manila court acquitted her from a tax evasion case, outside the Court of Tax Appeals in Quezon City, Philippines, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Rappler CEO and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa speaks to the press after a Manila court acquitted her from a tax evasion case, outside the Court of Tax Appeals in Quezon City, Philippines, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Rappler CEO and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa speaks to the press after a Manila court acquitted her from a tax evasion case, outside the Court of Tax Appeals in Quezon City, Philippines, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Rappler CEO and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa gestures after a Manila court acquitted her from a tax evasion case, outside the Court of Tax Appeals in Quezon City, Philippines, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Philippine Defence Secretary Carlito Galvez speaks during a command conference at the Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Philippine Military Chief Andres Centino speaks beside Defence Secretary Carlito Galvez during a command conference at the Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Philippine Military Chief Andres Centino speaks beside Defence Secretary Carlito Galvez during a command conference at the Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Philippine Military Chief Andres Centino holds a news conference, at the Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Philippine military chief Andres Centino speaks beside Defence Secretary Carlito Galvez during a news conference at the Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Philippine Defence Secretary Carlito Galvez speaks during a news conference at the Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Philippine Defence Secretary Carlito Galvez and Military Chief Andres Centino pose for a photo after a news conference at the Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Revellers celebrate during a New Year's Eve party in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Revellers dance to live music during a New Year's Eve party in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A man attends a New Year's Eve party wearing glasses with the year 2023, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

People celebrate during a New Year's Eve party in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

People celebrate during a New Year's Eve party in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A woman kisses her mother during a New Year's Eve party in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A woman buys a Christmas lantern at a store in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A vendor selling Christmas decorations smokes a cigarette as she rests in front of her store in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A vendor selling Christmas decorations and religious sculptures tends to her store in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

People ride at the back of a pickup car amid heavy traffic as Christmas nears, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A Filipino activist paints an effigy depicting Philippine Vice President Sara Vicenta Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio as a lapdog, ahead of Human Rights Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A Filipino activist paints an effigy depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., ahead of Human Rights Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino activists paint effigies depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Philippine Vice President Sara Vicenta Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio, ahead of Human Rights Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Filipino activists build an effigy depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a baby, ahead of Human Rights Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino activists carry an effigy depicting Philippine Vice President Sara Vicenta Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio as a lapdog in front of an effigy depicting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a baby, ahead of Human Rights Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino activists build an effigy depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a baby, ahead of Human Rights Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Vendors of Christmas lights and ornaments sing karaoke while waiting for customers in Quezon City, Philippines, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Vendors of Christmas lights and ornaments look at a phone in Quezon City, Philippines, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

People take pictures in a tunnel of Christmas lights at a public park in Quezon City, Philippines, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

People walk along a tunnel of Christmas lights at a public park in Quezon City, Philippines, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Rodrigo Baylon, the father of drug war victim Lenin Baylon, speaks during a news conference after an appeals court granted his petition to correct the death certificate of his nine-year-old son who was killed in a drug-related shooting in 2016, at the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City, Philippines, December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Pictures and clothes of drug war victim Lenin Baylon are displayed during a news conference after an appeals court granted a petition to correct the death certificate of the nine-year-old boy who was killed in a drug-related shooting in 2016, at the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City, Philippines, December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A pet owner dressed as The Mandalorian takes a picture with her dog in a Grogu Baby Yoda costume during a Halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A cat dressed in a costume joins a Halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A dog dressed in a costume joins a Halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A woman holds her cat dressed during a halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A woman and a dog dressed as "Maleficent" join a halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A woman holds her dog dressed during a halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Pet owners along with their dogs dressed as "Powerpuff Girls" join a halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A woman carries her cat dressed during a halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A dog dressed in a halloween costume joins a pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A woman carries her cat dressed during a halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A cat dressed in a halloween costume joins a halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A pet owner holds his dog during a halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A dog in a fairy costume joins a halloween pet costume competition, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David