Accepting differences and celebrating diversity
A Pride March was held at UP Diliman campus on June 28. There was an abundance of color, joy, laughter and most of all, pride. Photos and videos by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
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The TikTok campaign to rebrand ‘POGO Mayor’ Alice Guo
When Alice Guo rolled her eyes in Congress, a wave of TikTok “fan accounts” turned that moment into “napindot na si anger”—and helped recast her image just as she faced serious allegations.
Newsrooms reinforce fight vs disinfo with AI tools
Amid this growing push to confront disinformation and AI risks, efforts to equip journalists with new tools also gained momentum. Newsrooms further experimented with generative AI. Rappler launched Rai, an in-house chatbot that guides users to verified information and election explainers. VERA Files deployed VERA, an AI-assisted fact-checking bot, on Facebook Messenger after piloting a tipline on Viber. The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism turned one of its long-form reports into an AI-generated animated video to reach broader audiences.
Total immersion in the Cordillera spirit
A major exhibition of Baguio art, Gongs. Smoke. Blood.Earth explores “the history and cultural contexts” of Baguio art since the founding of the Baguio Art Guild in 1986. With the participation of 30 artists at the Ateneo Art Gallery, the exhibit will run until 20 July 2025. Kawayan de Guia and Nona Garcia are guest curators.
Angry messages to the senator-judges
The people see an attempt to ignore their desire for accountability and protect Duterte. They are marching and making their voices heard. Photos and videos by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
Senate scenes before betrayal vote
These are some scenes inside the Senate plenary hall before the 18-5 vote was taken. Take note of Villanueva’s moves especially the last photo.
Shamaine Buencamino remembers Floy Quintos
Shamaine openly admires Floy Quintos as a genius playwright who gave actors not just complex and rich characters but a guide in knowing themselves as Filipinos.
Arthur Espiritu triumphs in Dvorak opera
Tenor Arthur Espiritu triumphed as The Prince in the Dvorak opera Rusalka with soprano Serenad Uyar in the title role staged middle of May at Opera de Massy, the youngest opera house in France. What’s remarkable about his performance is that the tenor sang the part not in French or German but in Czech!
The look of impunity
There was something in Teves’ cold stare and body movement that reeks of impunity, of someone used to escape punishment.
MALI-ta (Maling Balita) Minute: Mga back-to-school scam ang nanaig noong Mayo!
Ngayong palapit na ang school opening, huwag magpaloko sa mga maling balitang kumalat nitong Mayo patungkol sa edukasyon.
