Reports from hotspots

Everyone is on heightened alert in Lanao del Norte, where a longstanding political dispute involving the warlord Dimaporo clan has come to a head in recent months.Violeta M. Gloria of Mindanews follows the situation there. Here’s (VERA Files) her report.

Poor folk terrorized in Samar pol rivalry

In Barangay San Jose in Calbayog City in Samar, local folk point to nipa walls, bamboo posts and even the village’s few paved roads, all riddled with bullet holes.
Find out why in a story by Dean Bernardo. Click here (VERA Files).

All quiet in ‘wild, wild Nueva Ecija’?

Carlos Marquez Jr, reporter of Nueva Ecija Gold thinks it’s Nueva Ecija, it’s abnormal. Click here (VERA Files) for his full report.