VERA Files
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has said numerous times that he would like to pursue an independent foreign policy. But he has clarified on Sept. 13 that this does not mean cutting […]
For President Rodrigo Duterte, there are no limits when it comes to fighting drugs and crime. Others find him merciless, his words disturbing. His orders: Surrender or risk being […]
Text and video by LUIS LIWANAG AS the veil of darkness shrouds the city, they gather and hold their nightly vigil. They are local and international journalists out to investigate […]
By AMIEL CAGAYAN and EMMANUEL CAGAYAN MARBEL, South Cotabato – There were no assigned accessible polling places (APPs) in South Cotabato during the May 9 polls, but persons with disabilities […]
Getting it Right: Interacting with PWDs is a package of eight video tutorials that introduce viewers to disability issues and provide tips on how to interact with persons with disabilities. […]
Ask average Filipinos what the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is, and most would give answers that vary from vague to downright wrong. They confuse ASEAN with “Asia,” even […]
By JAKE SORIANO COTABATO City – Persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) who still have not registered should do so now, an election coalition […]
Text and video by LUZ RIMBAN VICTIMS of human rights abuses during the martial law years are rushing to beat the Nov. 10 deadline set by law for them to file […]
By JAKE SORIANO ISTANBUL, Turkey—Children have become the new targets of cybercriminal activities over the last five years, with the online underground economy making a killing from selling inappropriate images […]
By KIERSNERR GERWIN TACADENA AFTER typhoon Yolanda struck the Philippines last November, Jimmy Gagarino found himself, his wife and nine children living under a makeshift shelter with a tarpaulin for […]