IN PHOTOS: Remembering Kobe Bryant’s Manila visits

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A many-time Philippine visitor, Kobe Bryant delighted basketball-crazy Filipinos.

WELL-LOVED. NBA superstar Kobe Bryant poses with some Filipino children during his one-day visit to the Philippines at the start of his Asian tour on September 5, 2007. Photo by Jay Directo/AFP

BIG SHOT. Kobe Bryant, wearing a traditional barong Tagalog, hams it up with then Philippine President Joseph Estrada in a courtesy call on August 14, 1998 in Malacañang. Photo by Alex dela Rosa/AFP) MENTOR. Kobe Bryant shows his wares in a basketball clinic during his Manila Asian Tour on July 21, 2009. Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP

UAAP MOMENT. Kobe Bryant wears the FEU Tamaraws jersey during an exhibition game with Filipino collegiate and pro basketball stars on July 13, 2011. Photo by Jay Directo/ AFP

 

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