Archive - News Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 News Great music treats in May The first week of the humid and infernal month of May yielded outstanding performances and great soloists involving two orchestral ensembles and an all-Bach cello recital. By Pablo A. Tariman | May 7, 2024 | 6-minute read KEEP READING News Balikatan 2024 goes to the sand dunes of Laoag City This year’s joint exercise known as BK39-2024 involves about 5,000 Philippine soldiers and some 11,000 US military personnel that would enhance both countries' interoperability response to outside forces. By Bullit Marquez | May 6, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING News Labor Day clash Protesters clash with riot police as they tried to get closer to the United States Embassy on Roxas Boulevard hiugh noon of May 1, Labor Day. View coverage by Bullit Marquez. By Bullit Marquez | May 3, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING News Dambana ng Paghilom: A place to heal and hope after so much grief Fr. Flavie: Dambana is “a landmark to remember the injustices of the war-on-drugs of the Duterte administration and to celebrate our people’s prophetic faith that will not be silenced.” By Bullit Marquez | May 2, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING News Marcos government’s ‘bloodless’ drug war a lie While the drug bust in Alitagtag stands as an achievement in law enforcement, it was Malacañang that attempted to elevate it into something more than what it was By Larah Vinda Del Mundo and Vincent Halog | Apr 20, 2024 | 7-minute read KEEP READING News German envoy expresses concerns over escalating tensions in the West PH Sea Germany is urging all parties involved in the South China Sea situation to “refrain from using violence” as it closely monitors the escalating tensions in the area. By VERA Files | Apr 19, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News Germany urges PH to cooperate with, rejoin ICC The German government is “encouraging” the Philippines to cooperate with and rejoin the International By Vera Files | Apr 17, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING News FACT SHEET: Are sovereignty and sovereign rights the same banana? Marcos was “horrified” that an alleged agreement between Duterte and China may have “compromised” the territory, the sovereignty and the sovereign rights of the Philippines. By Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Apr 13, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News Mix of business and politics in media ownership poses high risk to democracy Philippine mass media remain predominantly owned and controlled by a handful of conglomerates and influential families with an interest favorable to their political and economic interests By VERA FILES | Apr 10, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News April 9 protest: ‘No’ to Chinese and U.S. troops in the country Last Tuesday, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and allied organizations led a protest in front of theChinese consulate in Makati. By Bullit Marquez | Apr 10, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING News FACT CHECK: US envoy to China makes two false claims on 2016 South China Sea arbitral award U.S. ambassador to China Nicholas Burns was asked about Beijing’s “strategic goal” in its continuously increasing pressure on the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea and “how far they will go in testing the U.S. willingness” to defend its former colony. By VERA Files | Apr 4, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News Ano ba’ng mga ganap ng fact checkers? Ngayong International Fact-Checking Day, alamin natin ang totoong ganaps ng mga fact checkers mula sa reporters ng VERA Files. By VERA FILES | Apr 2, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 247 Older posts