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Photos by MARIO IGNACIO
SOME 300 students of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City staged a rally on the second day of their protest against the P1.39 billion budget cut on state universities and colleges.

Photos by MARIO IGNACIO, CHIT ESTELLA and AVIGAIL OLARTE
MARKING the first year of the Ampatuan massacre, over a hundred journalists and militant groups on Tuesday marched to Mendiola demanding justice to the slain.

LONG ago, in the days before the unats or straight-haired people took over their land, home to the Aytas of Bataan was the vast forest that stretched all the way to Zambales and included what is now the economic zone called Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).
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IN 2006, about 300 families of Sitio Agusuhin in Subic, Zambales were forcibly evicted from their land. The government had entered into a deal with Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co., owner of the biggest shipbuilding facility in the country.
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Militant groups welcomed President Benigno Aquino III along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City with a rally, as they have done with previous presidents, every fourth Monday of July.

Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III took his oath of office as 15th president of the Philippines at noon today, taking over the reins of government from Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in a smooth and peaceful transfer of power.

VERA Files’ Mario Ignacio shares his photos of incoming President Benigno Aquino III’s press conference earlier today:

It's official: The Philippines has a new president and vice president. On Wednesday afternoon, Congress proclaimed Sen. Benigno Aquino III and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay winners in the May 10 presidential and vice presidential races

The Commission on Elections proclaimed nine winning senators Saturdays at the Philippine International Convention Center.

VERA Files' Mario Ignacio took pictures of what it was like shortly before voting began at 7 a.m. today. The shots are from the SSS Elementary School in Marikina City.

The Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) of the Commission on Elections held its "Final Test and Sealing" of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines in Marikina, Makati and Parañaque precincts Thursday.

Former president Joseph Estrada spent Labor Day with about 10,000 people who flocked to his rally at Nueve de Pebrero and Martinez Streets in Mandaluyong City.