A phalanx of policemen stands outside the MOA Arena in Pasay City where Lady Gaga is performing Monday night. A group of demonstrators protesting the show were kept at a distance from the venue. (Michael Varcas)

The moon leaves only a crescent of a sun showing as the annular eclipse nears its peak at about 6 a.m. yesterday. The moon did not completely obscure the sun, although in other regions in Asia, the “ring of fire” that typifies an annular eclipse was observed. (LJ Pasion)

Chief Justice Renato C. Corona attends a mass at the Supreme Court compound in Manila yesterday, May 21, 2012, a day before he takes the witness stand in his impeachment trial in the Senate. (Jacqueline Hernandez)

Michel Lacoste holds a juvenile Philippine crocodile during his visit to the Mabuwaya Foundation crocodile rearing station in San Mariano, Isabela. 

Filipino-American kids living in a Filipino community in Los Angeles, California, are joined by other Mexican-American children in showing their support to Filipino-Mexican-American Jessica Sanchez who is portrayed on a mural in Beverly Boulevard that was painted by Filipino-America visual artist Eliseo ‘Art’ Silva as an admiration to the talented singer who is one of the two finalists in the American Idol competition. (Nick Sagmit)