Climate-resilient Farming: Catbalogan’s Roadmap to Food Security
Find out more how Catbalogan City, nestled amid its rugged and mountainous landscape, is responding to rising climate risks that have disrupted harvests across Samar. Watch this video:
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Tipos del Pais: New discovery in Victoria & Albert Museum, London
A group of 16 tipos del pais watercolor paintings has been found by the Victoria & Albert Museum, London among its collection. While it was among the earliest works from the Philippines to enter the museum, it was only discovered and catalogued in 2025, as revealed by Cristina Juan in a featured exhibit, Everyday Satire: A Newly Found Tipos del País from 19th Century Manila at Mapping Philippine Material Culture, an open-access digital repository on Philippine Studies, where Juan is the principal investigator and main editor.
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Why Sara wants to be president now
Vice President Sara Duterte’s declaration of her readiness to assume the presidency is actually a desperate ploy to save herself. Seventy days from now (Nov. 27), she will again be a subject for impeachment.
Fr. Flavie dedicates RM Award to EJK victims, volunteers and fellow missionaries
In his response during the awarding ceremonies held Nov. 7 at the Manila Metropolitan Theater, Fr. Flavie said, “I dedicate this Award to those whose names may never appear on plaques or in the news—the families of the slain, the poor who still dream, the volunteers who choose compassion over comfort, and my fellow missionaries who believe that the Church must carry the scent of its people.”
Remembering the departed
Keeping up with the times, we saw a flooded cemetery in Cavite and Halloween-costumed protest actions. The day before All Saints Day, Ramon Magsaysay awardee Fr. Flavie Villanueva, said mass for the victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s Extrajudicial killings at the Dambana ng Paghilom. Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
Bagong Pilipinas, saan papunta?
Habang tumitindi ang galit ng taumbayan sa mga pagkukulang ng administrasyon sa pagtugon sa maiinit na isyu, saan patungo ang mga plano ni Marcos? Panoorin ang dokumentaryong handog ng VERA Files.
Farmers took to the streets to air their gripes
Farmers left their fields and marched to the streets on Oct. 21 to protest the massive corruption that are destroying the agricultural sector and their lives.
Claret School plays patriotic soccer: Sipain ang Corruption
The Claret School of Quezon City came up with an enjoyable way of denouncing the corruption scandal in the country while holding a soccer tournament.
Students’ walkout shows rising anger over corruption
Students are walking out of their classrooms to the streets to deliver their message to those in power: Stop corruption. Punish the guilty.
