The week in photos: September 5-11, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — On September 5, Vice President Sara Duterte posted bail in connection with the three counts of grave threats filed against her over her alleged assassination threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez.

Her lawyer, Paul Lawrence Lim, confirmed that Duterte posted P120,000 bail for each count of grave threat before Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 98. Lim said Duterte underwent the booking process inside the court, which includes taking of her fingerprints.

On September 11, the Vice President showed up for her arraignment that the court later deferred following a motion filed by her lawyer.

Meanwhile, Leyte 1st District Representative and former House speaker Martin Romualdez was arrested on September 7, over his P7.44-billion plunder case, but would remain in hospital confinement at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City.

On September 11, the Sandiganbayan‘s 3rd Division ordered the transfer of Romualdez to the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital for an independent medical examination and then stay at the facility until further orders from the anti-graft court.

Catch more stories in these photos from the week that was:

Acclaimed Filipino theater actress and singer Lea Salonga poses on her very own Hollywood Walk of Fame star in Los Angeles, California, on September 5, 2026. (Manila time). SCREENGRAB FROM WALKOFFAME YOUTUBE

Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher pose on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the film ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ in Venice Open – Out of Competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 5, 2026. PHOTO BY YARA NARDI/REUTERS

A group of migrants wade through the water to board an inflatable dinghy before leaving the coast of northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, from the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in Gravelines, near Calais, France, on September 6, 2026. PHOTO BY STEPHANIE LECOCQ/REUTERS

Stranded passengers wait at terminal as Soekarno Hatta International Airport closed its operations due to the eruption of the Mount Anak Krakatau volcano, in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 7, 2026. PHOTO BY AJENG DINAR/REUTERS

A man wearing a flag in the colours of the Serbian flag and with a picture of former Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic stands amongst people gathered at the Church of St. Luke, where the remains of Mladic lie in state before burial, in Belgrade, Serbia, on September 7, 2026. PHOTO BY ZORANA JEVTIC/REUTERS

A data presented by witness Assistant National Statistician of the Philippine Statistics Authority Marizza Grande, is flashed on screen during Day 22 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on September 7, 2026. PHOTO FROM THE SENATE SOCIAL MEDIA UNIT

A Palestinian child looks on during the funeral of three-year-old Saadi Ghalia, who was killed by an Israeli tank shell, according to medics, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 7, 2026. PHOTO BY MAHMOUD ISSA/REUTERS

An officer of the Philippine National Police-CIDG cuffs former House speaker Martin Romualdez when he was served an arrest warrant in his room at Cardinal Santos Hospital in San Juan City on September 7, 2026. PHOTO FROM PNP-CIDG

People take shelter inside a metro station during a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 8, 2026. PHOTO BY ALINA SMUTKO/REUTERS

People move along a road flooded by heavy rain in Nagoya, central Japan, on September 8, 2026. PHOTO BY KYODO VIA REUTERS

The restored ‘Painted City’ fresco and ‘Great Mosaic’, first-century AD decorations that predate the Baths of Trajan, are unveiled following restoration work in the underground gallery and south-western exedra of the ancient Roman bath complex in Rome, Italy, on September 8, 2026. PHOTO BY REMO CASILLI/REUTERS

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide wrestlers wait before mass at the Basilica of Our Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico City on September 8, 2026. PHOTO BY RAQUEL CUNHA/REUTERS

A woman holds a doll dressed in yellow, symbolic of the deity Ochun in Afro-Cuban syncretism, as people take part in a procession honouring Cuba’s patron saint, Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, in Havana, Cuba, on September 8, 2026. PHOTO BY NORYLS PEREZ/REUTERS

A model presents creations from the latest Ralph Lauren collection in Manhattan, New York City, on September 9, 2026. PHOTO BY CAITLIN OCHS/REUTERS

Water is sprayed on oil tanker New Andros, which according to port officials was struck by a drone in Iraqi territorial waters, on September 9, 2026. SCREENGRAB HANDOUT IRAQI MARITIME TRANSPORT COMPANY VIA REUTERS

US President Donald Trump leaves the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, on September 9, 2026. PHOTO BY EVAN VUCCI/REUTERS

A drone view shows burned MV June Aster, after a fire broke out on the ferry, off the coast of Palawan, on September 10, 2026. SCREENGRAB HANDOUT PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD VIA REUTERS

Lit candles and red carnations stand below several signs bearing portraits and the words ‘where are they?’ as people attend a vigil on the 53rd anniversary of the 1973 Chilean military coup at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, on September 11, 2026. PHOTO BY PABLO SANHUEZA/REUTERS

Vice President Sara Duterte arrives at the Quezon City RTC on September 11, 2026, to attend arraignment proceedings for a grave threat case. PHOTO BY JIRE CARREON/RAPPLER

A man stands next to the reflecting pools at the 9/11 Memorial, on the day of a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York City, on September 11, 2026. PHOTO BY JEENAH MOON/REUTERS