Home > News MULTIMEDIA THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 9, 2019 ABS-CBN News Posted at Oct 10 2019 12:12 AM Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Viber Here are the big stories today in photos Biles breaks world record in women gymnastics Simone Biles of the USA performs on the balance beam during women's team final at the gymnastics world championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Tuesday. Biles made history for winning her 21st world medal in women’s gymnastics after the US team won its fifth consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships. Matthias Schrader, AP Photo Cosplay vs coal Activists don costumes of Japanese characters Naruto, Goku, Doraemon and Pikachu in a creative protest outside Sofitel Plaza Hotel in Pasay City, where the ASEAN Senior Officials meeting on Sports is being held, on Wednesday. The group, led by the Power for People Coalition, urged the Japanese government to stop funding coal citing its impact to the environment and health. ABS-CBN News No more villas A bulldozer demolishes illegal structures set up and used by inmates inside the New Bilibid Prison in Manila on Wednesday. The police and Bureau of Corrections spearheaded the demolition in a bid to stop preferential treatment and alleged illegal business dealings in the country’s main penitentiary. Jam Sta. Rosa, AFP Ball is (not) life A worker removes a giant advertisement promoting NBA preseason games in China from a building in Shanghai on Wednesday. Several Chinese brands, including tech giant Tencent whose deal with the NBA is reported to be worth $1.5 billion, have cut ties with the league after commissioner Adam Silver reiterated its stance of standing up for free speech. Aly Song, Reuters One for posterity Lumad students from various schools for evacuees have their photo taken during the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center’s 35th anniversary celebration at the University of the Philippines Diliman on Wednesday. The students said aside from natural disasters, they also fear the supposed militarization of their communities due to the continuing martial law in Mindanao, even as the Department of Education in the Davao region recently ordered the closure of all 55 Lumad schools operated by Salugpongan Ta'Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News Mini Pope A child wearing a pope’s outfit is held up for Pope Francis to see during his general audience at the Vatican on Thursday. The Pope’s currently ongoing Synod of Bishops on the Amazon is tackling the issue of ordaining “viri probati” or “tested married men” to serve the Amazon’s isolated rural communities to address a sever priest shortage in the remote areas. Vatican Media via Reuters Market watch People find time after work to pass by and buy produce at the Fairview Wet & Dry Market on Wednesday. Inflation cooled to its slowest in over three years, according to official data, lowering the prices of some goods. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News Read More: Simone Biles Stuttgart gymnastics world championships Coal coal power plant ASEAN Senior Officials meeting on sports Japan New Bilibid Prison Bilibid bulldozer Bureau of Corrections BuCor NBA China basketball Adam SIlver Tencent Los ANgeles Lakers Brooklyn Nets Lumad Bakwit school Citizens’Disaster Response Centerm CDRC Pope Vatican Amazon Synod viri probati market inflation produce fruits