Ang SONA sa kalsada
Sabi ni Pangulong Marcos, ang kalagayan ng bansa ay “sound and improving.” Dumating na raw ang Bagong Pilipinas. Pero sa Commonwealth Avenue, iba ang sigaw ng libu-libong nagra-rally.
Veteran photojournalist Bullit Marquez will be sharing with VERA Files images he has captured about happenings that matter to the Filipino people.
Sabi ni Pangulong Marcos, ang kalagayan ng bansa ay “sound and improving.” Dumating na raw ang Bagong Pilipinas. Pero sa Commonwealth Avenue, iba ang sigaw ng libu-libong nagra-rally.
Members of militant groups marked the first year of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presidency with a rally denouncing what they described as his indifference to the plight of ordinary Filipinos.
Muslim Filipinos attend an outdoor prayer on Wednesday, June 28, at the Blue Mosque in Taguig City to celebrate Eid’l Adha. – Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.