Archive - Bullit's Eye Year all all 2025 2024 2023 Items per page 18 12 18 24 30 Bullit's Eye 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 Bullit's Eye 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 Bullit's Eye 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 Bullit's Eye 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 Bullit's Eye Colorful Palm Sunday marks the concluding week of Lent Monsignor Bobby Canlas said the blessing of palm fronds and olive branches is to remind devotees the need to have a "fresh" renewal of their faith. Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files By Bullit Marquez | Mar 25, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye The Philippine Army shows off its territorial defense capability Soldiers from the 502nd Combined Arms Brigade of the Philippine Army fire their ATMOS during a live-fire exercise dubbed CATEX Katihan at Camp O’Donnell in Capas, Tarlac on March 15. By Bullit Marquez | Mar 18, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye Filipino women mark International Women’s Day with a protest against Cha-cha In the Philippines, women marked #IWD2024 with a protest march to Malacañang to press the government to fulfill the eight-point agenda for women. Their placards also made clear their opposition to the current moves to change the Constitution. By Bullit Marquez | Mar 8, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye After 38 years, the spirit of EDSA lives on Holiday or not, people gathered once again to commemorate a shining moment in the Filipinos’ struggle for genuine freedom and democracy that happened 38 years ago. By Bullit Marquez | Feb 25, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye People Power sa lente ni Bullit The 1986 People Power is one of the shining moments of the Filipinos’ struggle for genuine democracy. We are reposting photojournalist Bullit Marquez' recollection of that momentous event. By VERA FILES | Feb 23, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye Up, up and away Hot air balloons of different sizes and shapes dot the sky during the four-day 24th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac Feb. 17. By Bullit Marquez | Feb 19, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye One billion rising Students, faculty and Benedictine sisters of St. Scholastica's College in Manila dance to the music of One Billion Rising to support a global movement to abolish violence against women and girls and advance gender equality on Feb. 15. By Bullit Marquez | Feb 16, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye Dust to dust This year’s Ash Wednesday coincided with Valentine’s Day, which is a perfect reminder that amidst the commercialization of Valentine’s Day, we should not forget the basic message of love for our fellowmen. Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files. By Bullit Marquez | Feb 15, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye Gong xi Fa Cai! Kung Hei Fat Choy! Li Qiang Wushu dancers and several other groups have been busy making the rounds of Chinese business communities as early as mid-January for prosperity, happiness, and good luck. By Bullit Marquez | Feb 9, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye The feast of Sto. Niño 2024 The feast of Santo Niño, celebrated every third Sunday of January, is a colorful celebration of faith that dates back five centuries ago. These photos and videos were taken by Bullit Marquez at Sto Niño Church in Tondo, Manila. By Bullit Marquez | Jan 22, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye Traslacion 2024: A spectacular display of Filipinos’ faith and piety Millions joined this year’s mass procession, the first after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By Bullit Marquez | Jan 10, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye Free at last! After seven long years in detention for what she insists as trumped -up drug charges, former Sen. Leila de Lima walked out of her detention cell at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame at about 7 p.m. Nov. 13. By Bullit Marquez | Nov 13, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye Grief, fear and outrage over brazen murder of radio broadcaster In a country ranked as the eighth most dangerous country in the world for journalists, the murder of broadcaster Juan Jumalon, early Sunday morning while he was on a Facebook live-stream, still raised shock and fear. By Bullit Marquez | Nov 8, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Bullit's Eye Prayers, candles and flowers for the departed On Nov. 1, Filipinos trooped to cemeteries and columbaria with candles and flowers to remember their departed loved ones. By BULLIT MARQUEZ | Nov 1, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 Older posts