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Qi Jiguang, the largest and most advanced naval training vessel by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy arrived June 14 for a four-day goodwill port call, the first since 2019.

Low-level peddlers, however, still make up the bulk of those killed in the drug war.

The Philippine media landscape remains largely grim despite the change in the country’s leadership in mid-2022. Attacks on journalists, which escalated during the six-year presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, have not let up since Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office.

More than half of Filipinos (54%) have been tuning out news by checking it less often, including disabling notifications. Half avoid certain sources, scrolling past news or changing channels when news comes on. More than a fourth (28%) shun specific news topics like those that dampen their mood or increase anxiety.

To commemorate the 125th year of Philippine independence, a group of Filipinos staged a rally to stress their desire not to be caught in the competition between China and the United States.

2023 Paragala Panghuwaran: Best Fact-checking website. Maraming Salamat, Holy Angel University Communicators League. This inspires us to do more to fight disinformation.

Forty-eight civil society organizations have petitioned the UNESCO to consider grassroots consultations with civil society groups as it formulates its guidelines for digital platforms.

Environment advocates brought their demand to stop the reclamation in Manila Bay, Bulacan and other parts of the country to Mendiola, near Malacañang. They also want to hold accountable government agencies and officials allowing the destruction of the environment.

That’s what lawyer Boni Tacardon told supporters of detained former senator Leila De Lima who were expecting the court’s decision on Monday, June 5, on her petition for bail.

Retired associate justice Antonio Carpio said the “national territory” clause is in Article I of the Constitution, while “the SC based its decision on the JMSU case on Section 2 of Article XII – these are two different articles in the Constitution.”

The first ever trilateral maritime exercise among the coast guard personnel of the Philippines, the United States and Japan kicked off on Thursday, June 1, ushering in cooperation for a peaceful and stable Asia Pacific.

Feeling left out, some sectoral activists vented in protest in front of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Quezon City on Wednesday afternoon, May 31. Their placards say it all.

Today — May 26, 2023 — VERA Files turns 15.

Nangako si Emily Soriano sa harap ng bangkay ng kanyang 15-taon gulang na anak na si Angelito na panagutin ang mga taong responsable sa kanyang pagkamatay. Pakinggan dito sa episode ng What the F?! Podcast kung bakit patuloy na lumalaban si Emily para makamit ang hustisya, hindi lang para kay Angelito kundi sa lahat ng mga biktima ng drug war.

Isa si Christine Pascual sa mga nanay na nagreklamo laban kay dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa ICC matapos mapatay ang kanyang anak dahil sa madugong war on drugs. Iyon na lang kasi ang nakikita niyang paraan para mapanagot si Duterte at mga kasabwat nito sa pagkamatay ng 17-taon-gulang na si Joshua. Pakinggan sa Episode 3, Season 2 ng What the F?! Podcast.

Families of the victims of the “drug war” are pushing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to forge ahead with its investigation of the bloody campaign as they see no hope in getting justice even under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. 

Many Filipinos were shocked to see images of the historic Manila Central Post Office building in flames when they woke up on Monday, May 22. The fire started shortly before midnight on Sunday but the highest fire alarm level was raised six hours later. Photojournalist Bullit Marquez took photos of the charred iconic structure for VERA Files.

Dalawang anak ni Llore Pasco ang namatay dahil sa drug war sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Rodrigo Duterte. Sa halip na magmukmok, sumapi siya sa Rise Up for Life and for Rights para bigyang hustisya ang pagkamatay ng kanyang mga anak.