Villanueva walks together with other priests and their lawyers after appearing in court on Feb. 11, 2021, in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images hide caption
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Journalist Maria Ressa talks to reporters on March 29, 2019, after posting bail at a trial court in Metro Manila, Philippines. This Friday, the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ressa and journalist Dmitry Muratov for the fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and in Russia. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption
The Nobel Peace Prize goes to journalists in the Philippines and Russia
A U.S. Navy hovercraft prepares to hit the beach during amphibious-landing exercises as part of an annual joint U.S.-Philippine military exercise on the shores of San Antonio, facing the South China Sea, in Zambales province, Philippines, on April 11, 2019. Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Portraits of alleged victims of the Philippine war on drugs are displayed during a protest on July 22, 2019, in Manila. Richard James Mendoza/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
A World Court Inches Closer To A Reckoning In The Philippines' War On Drugs
Health workers are briefed before conducting COVID-19 swab tests on public transportation drivers at a slum area in Manila. The Philippines is one of the Southeast Asian countries hit hardest by the pandemic. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images hide caption
In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, families are evacuated by members of the Philippine Coast Guard to safer ground in Camarines Sur province as they prepare for typhoon Goni. Families living near coastal towns have moved to evacuation centers as the strong typhoon nears. AP hide caption
Zaqqir Ali Pacasum, 13, and Nawaz K. Lucman, 28 — Mustapha Alauya L. Pacasum's son and cousin, respectively — stand outside their destroyed ancestral home in Marawi City earlier this year. Mustapha Alauya L. Pacasum hide caption
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is seen from behind the gates of the Department of Justice in Manila, Philippines. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte granted Pemberton a pardon following his conviction in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption
A protester wearing a face mask demonstrates against the Philippines' new anti-terrorism law on July 4, in Quezon city, Metro Manila. Earlier this month, President Rodrigo Duterte approved a law that critics say could lead to more human rights abuses. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images hide caption
The skeletal remains of a mosque stand amid overgrown shrubs. Authorities say 25 mosques were destroyed in the district most affected by the five months of fighting between government forces and ISIS militants in Marawi. Julie McCarthy/NPR hide caption
The Philippines' Marawi City Remains Wrecked Nearly 2 Years After ISIS War
Filipinos pose for souvenir shots at the "Christmas House" owned by businessman Alexander Cruz in suburban Cainta, Rizal province, Philippines, on Dec. 12, 2017. The whole house, decorated with hundreds of thousands of LED lights, has attracted local and foreign tourists. Bullit Marquez/AP hide caption