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Mindanao continues to be volatile despite ‘insurgency-free’ areas

By John Matthew A. Cabural, Nadine Castillo, Eugene Claire Espino, and Madeleine Ann Ibe

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Apr 17, 2025

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9-minute read

Sandatahang Dahas’ March data reinforces the idea that state-related violence in the Philippines is no longer geographically isolated; it is structural, adaptive, and capable of reaching places previously thought to be stable.

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Kahina-hinalang FB users nag-post ng ‘mass resignations’ sa PNP

By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe at Psalm Mishael Taruc

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Mar 31, 2025

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8-minute read

Nakita ng VERA Files ang mga palatandaan ng sinadyang gawa-gawang post na nagkakalat ng disinformation mula sa 13 Facebook (FB) account ng mga dating pulis.

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Equality advocates push women’s agenda in elections

By Diana G. Mendoza

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Mar 28, 2025

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7-minute read

Dr. Junice Melgar, executive director of Likhaan Center for Women’s Health: Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and detention for crimes against humanity must include his offenses against Filipino women for shaming and degrading them when he was in power.

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Alex Eala’s phenomenal run

By VERA Files

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Mar 28, 2025

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4-minute read

Financial rewards are likewise massive since Eala’s semifinal stint already assures the two-time Siklab Youth Sports Awardee a paycheck of US$332,160 (roughly P19 million) and could bump up to $597,890 (P34M) upon reaching the finals by defeating Pegula on Friday.She could end up fattening her bank account by $1,124,380 (P64.5M) once Eala goes all the way to seize the title, a mammoth vault from her total earnings of $32,000 this season.

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State-related killings in February up with police in the lead – Sandatahang Dahas

By John Matthew A. Cabural, Nadine Castillo, Eugene Claire Espino, and Madeleine Ann Ibe

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Mar 18, 2025

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9-minute read

Violence involving armed government personnel registered an increase while the police continue to lead in the killings of civilians who are subject of their operations, monitoring bySandatahang Dahas’s for February 2025 showed.

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