Veteran photojournalist Bullit Marquez shares with VERA Files images he has captured about happenings that matter to the Filipino people.
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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.
Coverage
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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.
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Dambana ng Paghilom: A place to heal and hope after so much grief
Fr. Flavie said 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.”
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April 9 protest: ‘No’ to Chinese and U.S. troops in the country
April 9 is Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor. Today, the country confronts another form of invasion.
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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
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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. View photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
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Filipino women mark International Women’s Day with a protest against Cha-cha
In the Philippines, women marked IWD 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. Videos and photos by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
