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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 3, 2023

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<p>Here are the day&#x27;s top stories in photos.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/03/03/20230302-women-lumad-fg_1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/03/20230303-denr-climate-protest-mt-9.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/03/20230302-nasa-spacex-afp.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/03/03/20230303-orchids-tios-taiwan-epa-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/03/20230303-gabriela-youth-protest-jc-1.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">Lumads celebrate women&#x27;s month</h1><p>Lumad women offer chickens and small sums of money during the ritual for the celebration of the National Women&#x27;s Month on Thursday in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro, organized by Lilak, an non-governmental organization of women and indigenous people&#x27;s rights. <cite>Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">Philippine mining law opposed</h1><p>Environmental groups troop to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources headquarters in Quezon City on Friday to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. The groups oppose the continued implementation of the mining law that allegedly contributes to the worsening pollution, impacts negatively on communities, and affects climate change. <cite>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">Dawn launch for SpaceX Crew-6 mission</h1><p>The SpaceX Crew-6 mission lifts off on a Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA&#x27;s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 2, 2023. NASA&#x27;s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency&#x27;s Commercial Crew Program. <cite>Jim Watson, AFP</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">Orchid show brings color back to Taiwan</h1><p>A visitor views different varieties of orchids during the Taiwan International Orchid Show (TIOS) in Tainan city, Taiwan on Friday. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the floral business since 2020, which caused the TIOS to be suspended in prior years. Orchids were produced annually for a value of 6.32 billion New Taiwan Dollars (194 million euros) in 2021, and were exported for a value of 5.8 billion NTD (178 million euros), with the US, Japan, the Netherlands, and Vietnam serving as the main export destinations. <cite>Ritchie Tongo, EPA-EFE </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">Gabriela Youth opposes US troops in PH, mandatory ROTC</h1><p>Members of Gabriela Youth hold a lightning protest at Mendiola Bridge in Manila on Friday, days before International Working Women&#x27;s Day. The group is opposing the administration’s move to allow US troops to access military bases in the country and the supposed fast-tracking of the National Citizen Service Training Bill which proposes the reinstatement of mandatory ROTC in universities. <cite>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div></div>

Here are the day's top stories in photos.