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Relief and then, joy filled the room after the presiding judge of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court in The Hague announced that they rejected the appeal of former president Rodrigo Duterte for an interim release.
Senators honored former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile during the necrological service Nov 19 at the Senate Plenary Hall, his stage for many years. He was Senate president from 2008 to 2013.
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.”
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.
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.
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 are walking out of their classrooms to the streets to deliver their message to those in power: Stop corruption. Punish the guilty.
Fr. Flavie Villanueva: Ang kasinungalingan ay isang uri ng tokhang. Tinokhang na nila ang buhay. Tinokhang na rin ang salapi. Ang katotohan, gusto pa rin nila tukhangin,
Dubbed the Trillion Peso March, Filipinos across four generations—Baby Boomers to Gen Z—gathered at Luneta and EDSA Shrine to protest the massive misuse of public funds through corrupt infrastructure projects and demand accountability from officials.
It became obvious that their violent acts were planned. Who were they and who were behind them? Photos and videos by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
