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Bagsak si Aquino sa pagsubok sa krisis
Aquino inspecting relief efforts for victims of typhoon Yolanda. Ang krisis sa buhay ng tao ay isang pagsubok. Dito makikita ang tatag o kahinaan ng isang tao. Merong iba na magaling sa pangaraw-araw...
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Guiuan folks still struggle for their basic needs
Text and photos by Mario Ignacio IV,VERA Files GUIUAN, Eastern Samar- One week after typhoon Yolanda made its first landfall in this coastal town, residents are still in dire need of basic necessities...
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Con artist preys on sympathy for Yolanda victims
Relief distribution in Antique. Photo by Jun Tens.This is painful for me to relate because it is embarrassing. My friends and I have been victimized by a scam artist. Mahirap aminin na naging tanga...
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Tenor Arthur Espiritu’s inspiring journey to Llorente, Samar
Arthur and Christina Espiritu aboard a Philippine Navy ship to bring relief goods to Llorente, Samar.Tenor Arthur Espiritu and his wife, Christina, are in Llorente, Eastern Samar to distribute the...
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Beware of vultures preying on Yolanda’s victims
Photos from ABS-CBN video Tacloban children displaced by YolandaWhat has been feared by human rights advocates is now happening in Tacloban: human trafficker vultures are on a prowl preying on the...
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Rehab czar should restore Yolanda victims’ human right to a decent life
Update: The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that Lacson has accepted Aquino’s offer to be the Rehabilitation Czar. The Rehabilitation CzarIt has been reported that President Aquino is considering...
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December in the life of the De Venecias
Rep. Gina de Venecia talks to survivor Michael Abadia of Palo Leyte, who lost his entire family, his wife and five children when typhoon Yolanda struck. At the background are Rep. Victoria Noel and...
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Guiuan rises with a lot of help from mining firm
By Ellen Tordesillas, VERA Files Photos by Mario Ignacio IV Yolanda survivors Lito G. Abucejo, 47, a carpenter and his wife, Rebecca, 44, marked the 100th day after the super typhoon slammed into...
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New UNICEF Rep is a Balikbayan
UNICEF PH Rep Lotta SylwanderFor Lotta Sylwander, her assignment to the Philippines as UNICEF Representative, is actually a homecoming. Sylwander, from Sweden, was a backpack tourist way back in the...
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Manicani: A tough little island
By Ellen T. Tordesillas, VERA Files Manicani today hardly bears signs of the havoc wrought by supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) a year ago. Color is back on this...
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