Archive - Multimedia Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2017 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 18 12 18 24 30 Multimedia Uneasy calm as Taal watch continues It’s an uneasy calm around Taal volcano almost a week after it spewed enormous ashes that blanketed surrounding towns forcing thousands of families to flee to ash-covered but safer grounds. By Photos by Luis Liwanag | Jan 18, 2020 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia Taal roars after four decades of almost silence Residents of Batangas were startled when the Taal, which has been quiet for more than four decades - suddenly rumbled and spewed ashes that enveloped nearby towns and cities, reaching as far as Quezon City and Antipolo. By Photos by Luis V. Liwanag and text by Klaire Ting | Jan 13, 2020 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia Images from the Senate hearing on GCTA The aborted release of convicted rapist, former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez, has opened a container of worms that smell of corruption, so abominable that the President and his men are scrambling to find all means to divert the issue. By Luis Liwanag | Sep 7, 2019 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia Impassioned protests counter Duterte’s SONA Rain didn't stop thousands from lambasting the Duterte government's disregard of human rights in its war against drugs and its docility to China. By Luis Liwanag | Jul 22, 2019 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia PHOTOS: Mass graves for the nameless victims of the Marawi crisis The military has regained control of Marawi City, where it has been battling the Muslim extremists the past six weeks. By Luis Liwanag | Jul 1, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia PHOTOS: Robredo shares evacuees’ hope for end of war in Marawi Some 264,000 have been displaced by the war between government forces and elements of Maute and Abu Sayyaf Groups. By Luis Liwanag | Jun 28, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia PHOTOS: Prayers of thanks in the midst of war Photojournalist Luis Liwanag shares images of how the beleaguered people of Marawi observed Eid’l Fitr. By Luis Liwanag | Jun 26, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia PHOTOS: Marawi City, 30 days of misery Photojournalist Luis Liwanag captures Marawi City today, on the 30th day of the crisis. By Luis Liwanag | Jun 23, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia PHOTOS: PH flag flies bravely in war-torn Marawi City on Independence Day There is no overstating the emotional boost of the raising of the Philippine flag in devastated Marawi City on June 12, Philippine Independence. By Luis Liwanag | Jun 14, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia VIDEO: Life under martial law What happens around the city hours before the curfew? Journalist Luis Liwanag took this video from Iligan City. By Luis Liwanag | Jun 14, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia PHOTOS: Martial law in Iligan The city’s vibe has changed since President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao. By Luis Liwanag | Jun 8, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia MULTIMEDIA: Children of Marawi Uncertain about when the war will end, over 2,000 of them have been temporarily enrolled in different schools all over the country. By Luis Liwanag | Jun 7, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Multimedia Wanted: PWD-friendly public facilities Text and photos by JAKE SORIANO The Philippines until now has no accessible public transport for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Advocates lament this sad fact, and are calling for a more PWD-friendly and inclusive system for the sector. After all, PWDs travel too. (See Public transport still not PWD-friendly – advocates) As signatory to the By verafiles | May 12, 2015 | -minute read KEEP READING Multimedia Earning a living on the Day of the Dead [metaslider id=30618] FILIPINOS braved the crowds and the rain to visit the graves of deceased loved ones over the weekend. By night, cemeteries still buzzed with life. It was a common sight to see children during the day and on to the night scraping wax off candlesticks and the pavement. The collected wax gets sold by By verafiles | Nov 5, 2014 | -minute read KEEP READING Multimedia Treatment at Orthopedic costlier with privatization By PATRICIA ISABEL GLORIA FACTORY worker Rodelio Naval was waiting in line for a check-up at the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) in Quezon City when he was told he could not use his PhilHealth Insurance membership to have his legs treated. Naval, who is from San Pedro Laguna and worked for Esycon Industrial Trading, was By verafiles | May 3, 2014 | -minute read KEEP READING Multimedia Yolanda survivors arrive in Villamor Text and photos by LITTLE WING LUNA VILLAMOR Air Base has become the first stop for Typhoon “Yolanda” victims fortunate enough to board the military’s C-130 planes from typhoon-ravaged Cebu and Tacloban. Friday was the third day that hundreds of hungry, weary and grieving souls landed at the Philippine Air Force hangar in Pasay City, By verafiles | Nov 17, 2013 | -minute read KEEP READING Multimedia Like a post-apocalyptic Hollywood movie Text and photos by LUIS LIWANAG NATURAL disasters and extreme weather phenomena have become so routine lately that to hear the impending landfall of another supertyphoon failed to whet my appetite for another adrenaline-charged news coverage. Spending time with family and keeping my word on commitments to friends were at the top of my list By verafiles | Nov 17, 2013 | -minute read KEEP READING Multimedia Mass burial in Tacloban Text and photos by LUIS LIWANAG TACLOBAN CITY—The city government of Tacloban finally buried the dead in a shallow ditch that officials said was just a temporary resting place for those who perished from the wrath of Typhoon Yolanda. Cadavers wrapped in body bags, blankets, mats and even GI sheets collected from all over the By verafiles | Nov 15, 2013 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 … 22 Older posts