Archive - Photos Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2017 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 24 12 18 24 30 Photos 2025 Labor Day protest rally Just like in past years, last Thursday, militant groups marched to Mendiola bridge, not so far from Malacañang, the official residence and workplace of the Philippine president. By Bullit Marquez | May 4, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos US-PH hold 2025 Balikatan exercises as tension rises in West Philippine Sea sandbars About 10,000 American and 5,000 Filipino troops are participating in the joint drills being held at Naval Education Training and Doctrine Command (NETDC ) of the Philippine Navy in San Antonio, Zambales. By Bullit Marquez | Apr 28, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Filipinos mourn the passing of Pope Francis Cardinal David officiated a concelebrated mass at the San Roque Cathedral in Kalookan city April 22 while Cardinal Advincula, archbishop of Manila joined devotees in a mass at the Manila Cathedral. Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files. By Bullit Marquez | Apr 24, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Palm Sunday: A feast to the eye and spirit Faith, joy, creativity and resourcefulness make Palm Sunday in the Philippines always a feast to the eye and to the spirit. Photos and videos by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files. By Bullit Marquez | Apr 14, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Imee Marcos’ exercise in futility Sen. Imee Marcos, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Duterte’s close associates are still stuck with the March 11 arrest of the former president. By Bullit Marquez | Apr 12, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Photos Araw ng Kagitingan 2025 In front of the U.S. Embassy in Manila, youth rallyists call on Filipinos to 'learn from history' and resist the meddling of foreign powers such as the United States and Japan. Video and photos for VERA Files by Bullit Marquez. By Bullit Marquez | Apr 10, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos The long shadow of Rodrigo Duterte Tucked up securely miles and miles away in The Hague, former president Rodrigo Duterte continues to be the concern of several groups of people in the Philippines. By Bullit Marquez | Apr 5, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Eid al-Fitr 2025 Photos and videos of the Eid al-Fitr celebration at Rizal Park on March 31 by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files. By Bullit Marquez | Apr 2, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos When the lights went off In the Philippines, Earth Hour was held last March 22 at Rizal Park. Concerned citizens held a candle-light procession. Pyrolights dancers with LED lights costumes provided a dramatic and meaningful performance. By Bullit Marquez | Mar 24, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos ‘Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.’ 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. By Bullit Marquez | Mar 7, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos EDSA ’86 cannot be erased 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. By Bullit Marquez | Feb 26, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Start of Sara’s long goodbye? Endorsed by 215 lawmakers, the impeachment process now moves to the Senate, where a trial will be conducted to determine Duterte’s culpability. By Bullit Marquez | Feb 9, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Photos ‘Impeach Sara’ rally: Demand for accountability Demand for accountability in public service was the loud and clear message by the thousands who gathered at Edsa Shrine Jan. 31. By Bullit Marquez | Feb 2, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Love and devotion for the Child Jesus 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 By Bullit Marquez | Jan 20, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Annual spectacle of faith and devotion 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. By Bullit Marquez | Jan 11, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Survivors of ‘Kristine’ in Laurel, Batangas honor the departed 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). By Bullit Marquez | Nov 2, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Reminders of death as the great leveler 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. By Bullit Marquez | Nov 1, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos ‘Shit happens’ at Senate hearing of EJKs and Duterte’s drug war 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. By Bullit Marquez | Oct 29, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Remorseless Quiboloy faces alleged victims 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. By Bullit Marquez | Oct 28, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Photos What Kristine did to Laurel, Batangas 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 By Bullit Marquez | Oct 25, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos ‘Never again’ to Martial Law remains relevant 52 years after 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. By Bullit Marquez | Sep 22, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos The wheels of justice start to grind for Quiboloy The self-proclaimed “Son of God” did not descend from heaven on the wings of angels when he came to the Pasig Regional Trial Court Sept. 13. By Bullit Marquez | Sep 14, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Photos Alice Guo back at the Senate The controversial Alice Guo, the dismissed mayor of Bamban, Tarlac arrived at the Philippine Senate Monday, Sept. 9, wearing a bullet-proof vest for the continuation of the probe on the POGO. By Bullit Marquez | Sep 10, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Photos Heroes’ welcome for Olympians Double gold medalist Carlos Yulo, bronze medalists Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas led the athletes who brought honor to the country in the recently concluded Paris 2024 Olympics in sharing their joy with the Filipino people and thanking them for their support. By Bullit Marquez | Aug 15, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 10 Older posts