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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 18, 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/news/04/18/20230417-mmda-water-distribution-mt5-s.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/04/18/20230418-czech-pm-fiala-rizal-monument-pna9679-s.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/04/18/20230418-manila-truck-caravan-protest-jc-1143-s.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/04/18/20230418-pnr-train-derailment-makati-mt3-s_1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/04/18/20230418-san-agustin-church-intramuros-jc-1570-s.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">MMDA supplies coolers, water to field personnel</h1><p>Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) personnel receive bottled water at the MMDA outpost along EDSA and East Avenue in Quezon City on Tuesday, as part of the agency’s effort to safeguard the health and well-being of its field personnel during the summer months. Traffic enforcers and street sweepers are entitled to a 30-minute heat stroke and water break from April 1 to May 31 as protection from the intense summer heat. <cite>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">Czech leader visits Rizal Monument</h1><p>Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala leads the wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Monument in Manila on Tuesday. Philippines and the Czech Republic discussed cooperation agreements in the fields of defense, trade and agriculture during Fiala’s 3-day visit in the country. <cite>Rey Baniquet, PNA</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">Protest caravan vs PPA&#x27;s container monitoring system</h1><p>Some 100 trucks line up along Bonifacio Drive in Manila as part of a protest caravan against the implementation of the Philippine Ports Authority&#x27;s Trusted Operator Program-Container Registry Monitoring System (TOP-CRMS) at the Manila International Container Terminal, North Harbor on Tuesday. The group of drivers and operators urged the government to suspend the implementation of the new system, citing alleged lack of consultation among stakeholders. <cite>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">PNR train derails at Don Bosco Crossing</h1><p>Rail inspectors and personnel assess the tracks and carriages of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) train that derailed near the Don Bosco Crossing in Makati City between Pasay Road and EDSA stations on Tuesday. Southbound trips from Pasay Road station have been suspended while trips from Gov Pascual, Malabon and Tutuban to Vito Cruz station in Manila remain operational as PNR management rush to clear the site for the immediate resumption of all scheduled trips. <cite>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">Visiting San Agustin Church on World Heritage Day</h1><p>The fully preserved San Agustin church Retablo, a form of devotional painting, can be seen as guests tour the church museum in Intramuros in Manila on Tuesday, World Heritage Day. The Church of the Immaculate Conception of San Agustin in Intramuros, Manila is an inscribed World Heritage Site (WHS) in 1993 together with 3 other Baroque Churches in Paoay, Ilocos Norte; Sta Maria, Ilocos Sur; and Miagao, Iloilo for its unique architectural style that infuses European Baroque but adapted to the physical conditions of the Philippines. <cite>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div>

Here are the day's top stories in photos.