The week in photos: October 3-9, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) flagged the financial transactions of Vice President Sara Duterte allegedly related to the flood control issue and illegal drugs, the House prosecution team said on October 5.

Based on the summary of reports submitted by the AMLC to the Senate impeachment court, Duterte has 373 covered transaction reports (CTRs) and 34 suspicious transaction reports (STRs), while her husband has 363 CTRs and 30 STRs. When combined, the transactions amount to P4.4 billion. The reports however do not imply that the flagged transactions are illegal, and are part of the monitoring process under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

On October 6, bank representatives took the witness stand to authenticate account records and to verify the accuracy of the veep’s Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs), which allegedly do not reflect substantial bank balances.

On October 7, House prosecutors presented P96 million in manager’s checks as they sought to establish a “pattern of concealment” involving the year-end balances of the Vice President and her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte. Bank of the Philippine Islands officer Marwin Galvez confirmed the father and daughter had a joint time deposit account opened in January 2010 with a principal amount of P40.65 million.

Alexander Cabrera, a financial forensic analyst called as a witness, told the impeachment court on October 9 that Vice President Sara Duterte’s undeclared wealth tops P800 million. He said that based on his review of voluminous financial records of Duterte and her husband, Mans Carpio, the couple has around P817 million in undisclosed assets and income from 2022 to 2025.

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Anti-Money Laundering Council Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura peruse documents during day 33 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on October 5, 2026. SENATE SOCIAL MEDIA UNIT

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a Workers’ Party (PT) candidate for reelection, holds flags during a closing campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 3, 2026, a day before the general election. PHOTO BY AMANDA PEROBELLI/REUTERS

Dancers perform in ‘Ilma Jizfen’ (Dancing Water), a site-specific performance inspired by Valletta’s Triton Fountain that combines dance, live music and prose to tell the story of a boy lost at sea and explores themes of loss, faith, and human connection, during the opening ceremony of the Notte Bianca (White Night) festival in Valletta, Malta, on October 3, 2026. PHOTO BY DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI/REUTERS

A model presents a creation by designer Alessandro Michele as part of his Spring/Summer 2027 collection show for fashion house Valentino during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on October 4, 2026. PHOTO BY ABDUL SABOOR/REUTERS

Iranian women volunteers receive military training at a military training center for ordinary citizens at Imam Hussein Square in central Tehran, Iran, on October 4, 2026. PHOTO BY MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA VIA REUTERS

A student wears a Jane Doe name tag during a Justice for Survivors rally at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on October 5, 2026. PHOTO BY LAUREN PETRACCA/REUTERS

A demonstrator holds placards during a protest outside the Prime Minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on October 5, 2026, following the killing of a Japanese woman in Okinawa for which a US Marine is a suspect. PHOTO BY KIM KYUNG-HOON/REUTERS

Demonstrators sweep away rainwater at a protest camp in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, Spain, on October 6, 2026, where they are demanding political action to halt evictions and address the housing crisis after an 87-year-old woman was evicted from her home. PHOTO BY VIOLETA SANTO MOURA/REUTERS

A masked protester throws an object amid clashes with French police during a demonstration in Paris, France, on October 6, 2026, by high school and university students, supported by teachers’ union and school parents, as part of a nationwide day of demonstrations and blockades, voicing anger over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings, which students blame on years of underinvestment. PHOTO BY YVES HERMAN/REUTERS

Protesters from BAYAN, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle, and the Philippines-Palestine Friendship Association stage a protest near the US Embassy in Manila on October 7, 2026, to commemorate the third year of the Al Aqsa Flood and call for an end to US and Israeli actions against Palestine. PHOTO BY RAPPLER

A woman gets emotional as members of the October Council, a group of former hostages and victims’ families calling for an independent state inquiry into the failures that led to the deadly Hamas-led October 7 2023 attack gather for a memorial service near the Knesset in Jerusalem, on the third anniversary of the attack, on October 7, 2026. PHOTO BY AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS

A resident and his dog looks on at the site of private car garages that was hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 7, 2026. PHOTO BY VALENTYN OGIRENKO/REUTERS

US President Donald Trump exits the stage following a midterm campaign event in San Antonio, Texas, on October 7, 2026. PHOTO BY CALLAGHAN O`HARE/REUTERS

Houthi supporters carry weapons as they gather in solidarity with the movement as fighting intensifies across several fronts, in Sanaa, Yemen, on October 7, 2026. PHOTO BY MOHAMMED AL-MADHI/REUTERS

Polish President Karol Nawrocki trains with boxer Manny Pacquiao at a gym in Paranaque City, during his visit to the Philippines on October 7, 2026. SCREENGRAB FROM MANNY PACQUIAO VIDEO VIA REUTERS

People dressed as Spider-Man gather for an unsuccessful attempt at the Guinness World Records for the largest gathering of people dressed as Spider-Man, during the opening day of New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan, New York, on October 8, 2026. PHOTO BY ADAM GRAY/REUTERS

A visitor enters the Nobel Prize Museum through a door with a picture of a Nobel Prize medal on it, in a building which is also home to the Swedish Academy, in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 8, 2026. PHOTO BY TOM LITTLE/REUTERS

Pope Leo leaves following a Mass marking the start of the academic year at the Pontifical Universities, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on October 8, 2026. PHOTO BY REMO CASILLI/REUTERS

Vice President Sara Duterte talks to supporters as she prepares to leave the Quezon City Regional Trial Court after the postponement of the arraignment for her grave threats case, on October 9, 2026. PHOTO BY NOEL CELIS/REUTERS

Rescuers conduct search and retrieval operations following a landslide at Sitio Riverside in Barangay Pulangbato, Cebu City, on October 9, 2026. PHOTO BY JACQUELINE HERNANDEZ/RAPPLER