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For stunted children in low-income families, meeting nutritional targets is a luxury
By Aya Ancajas
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Aug 7, 2026
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Although feeding programs provide relief, many children from low-income families struggle to sustain nutritious meals at home, leaving them vulnerable to stunting and its lifelong effects on learning and development.
Filipinos aware but not closely monitoring VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, survey says
By VINCENT GALAURA
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Jul 25, 2026
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A narrow majority of adult Filipinos are aware of the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte but do not closely follow the proceedings, according to a newly-established research firm on July 23.
VERA Files denounces attempted arrest of photojournalists Bullit Marquez and Rene Dilan
By VERA Files
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Jul 22, 2026
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Photojournalists serve the public by documenting events on the ground. Their images provide vital information that strengthens a functioning democracy. They must be protected so they can perform their work without intimidation or interference.
Beyond the sound bites: The impeachment court faces its first real test
By Tita C. Valderama
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Jul 17, 2026
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National Bureau of Investigation Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc emerged as the prosecution's most consequential witness so far, not because he presented a proverbial smoking gun, but because he became the vehicle through which prosecutors sought to transform Duterte's controversial public statements into evidence of an impeachable offense.
Impeachment court debates if Duterte remarks alone warrant removal from office
By Tita C. Valderama
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Jul 10, 2026
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Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers on Wednesday claimed House prosecutors had weakened their own case under Article IV of the impeachment complaint after acknowledging that her controversial Nov. 23, 2024 statements did not prove she had actually hired an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
