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With those words, Catholic priests place the cross symbol on the forehead of Filipino Catholics reminding them of their mortality and the need to repent.

The spirit of EDSA ’86 is alive in the hearts of those who fought the Marcos tyranny 39 years ago. Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.

Endorsed by 215 lawmakers, the impeachment process now moves to the Senate, where a trial will be conducted to determine Duterte’s culpability. 

Demand for accountability in public service was the loud and clear message by the thousands who gathered at Edsa Shrine Jan. 31.

The Sto. Niño (Child Jesus) has its own devoted following among Filipinos who celebrate his feast day every third Sunday of January. Photos and videos by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files

There’s a lot of jostling among devotees, mostly barefooted, to get closer to kiss and rub towels on the cross of the glass-cased image of Jesus of Nazarene.

The massive devastation left by severe tropical Storm Kristine, did not prevent the residents of Laurel, Batangas to observe the tradition of remembering the departed on All Saints Day (Nov.1) and All Souls Day (Nov.2).

Relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings under former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs brought flowers at the Dambana ng Paghilom in the La Loma Cemetery.

Duterte and his cohorts, Sens. Ronald "Bato" de la Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go were unapologetic even as relatives of EJK victims narrated the lies and cruelties they were subjected to.

The Senate Committee on Women, Children and Gender Equality concluded its seven-month investigation of Apollo Quiboloy and his KOJC with a face-to-face confrontation of the self-proclaimed “Son of God” and his alleged victims last Oct. 23.

The town of Laurel, in the coastal province of Batangas was not spared by storm Kristine. Amid the widespread damage, the residents resume daily life as they prepare for yet another storm. Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files

The election of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as president in 2022 may have rehabilitated the Marcos image to many Filipinos but it did not completely erase the scars left by Martial Law.