By DESIREE CALUZA
Photos by MARIO IGNACIO
SAGADA, Mt. Province —Morning has broken and the sun casts its rays on this northern highland village as a widow sings a song of peace for those whose hearts have been pained by turmoil and violence. In Sitio Nadatngan in Barangay Madongo here, Florence “Dom-an” Macagne Manegdeg, who turns 39 today, greets the day facing the sun and accompanying its ascent in the horizon by playing her bamboo flute.
By LEILANIE ADRIANO
BADOC, Ilocos Norte.—The birthplace of famous Filipino painter Juan Luna here, 340 kilometers north of Manila, appears to be a peaceful community of hardworking farmers on the outside. But some households own at least one high-powered gun, sometimes more, especially in the village of Nagrebcan that has been dubbed a haven of hired killers.
THE family of the late VERA Files trustee and journalism professor Lourdes “Chit” Estella-Simbulan and VERA Files launched Tuesday the Chit Estella Awards for Journalism. The launching was timed with the commemoration of the 40th day of her death and her interment at the San Agustin Church columbarium.
By GAIL ORDUÑA and MARC CAYABYAB
Photos by GIAN GERONIMO
AMIDST rising oil and food prices, a Filipino worker these days continues to suffer from cheap wages, unfair practices, and the poor state of labor policies in the country.
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CEBU CITY -- Starting tomorrow, more than 200 families living along the Mahiga creek in Mabolo will be forcibly evicted from their homes. In this audio slideshow, Cebu journalist Marian Codilla and her team visited the community and documented the current plight of the settlers there.
JENNY Silahis is a penitent who has been involved in the practice of self-flagellation for over 20 years now as part of the penitensiya, or public penance, during Holy Week. Penitents like Silahis, mostly men, walk the streets during Holy Week under the heat of the sun, and subject themselves to pain by lashing their backs with instruments such as chains or bamboo.
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PROTESTING the continuing poverty under the Aquino administration, militants yesterday marched to the United States Embassy in Manila to perform their own modern version of a "senakulo." A slideshow by Vincent Go.
EVERY year in April, thousands of musicians, dancers, and artisans perform in one of the grandest festivities in the country. In this audio slideshow, photojournalist Vincent Go captured images featuring the Filipino talent and the richness of local culture and tradition.
NEWS that former Defense Secretary and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Angelo Reyes on Tuesday committed suicide shocked the nation. His death comes even as Filipinos are still reeling from revelations that some of the country’s top military officials have been pocketing hundreds of millions of pesos in funds.
In this multimedia presentation, photojournalists Luis Liwanag and Mario Ignacio followed the news trail and documented scenes from today's events.
Photos and text by MARIO ESPINOSA
TO mark the anniversary of the bloody Mendiola Massacre, hundreds of farmers last Friday burned the effigy of President Benigno Aquino III as they marched along the streets of Mendiola.
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