Search results for "Philippines"

Drug war

Indonesian official calls for Philippines-style ‘war on drugs’

The head of Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency has called for a violent crackdown on drug traffickers, adding that the agency is planning to hire more staff and purchase weapons in the country’s fight against its drug trade
By Logan Connor

Portrait

Philippines' vice-president Leni Robredo's rapid rise to power

In a few short years, Leni Robredo has ascended from relative political obscurity to become the Philippines’ vice-president. But with a hostile premier and a slim majority, it could be tough at the top
By Daniel Besant

Philippines' peace process could fall apart after elections

President Aquino came within a whisker of clinching peace in the Philippines’ restive south. But with presidential elections looming, the process threatens to unravel
By Logan Connor

US military build up in the Philippines ups the ante in South China Sea

A recent militarisation deal between Washington and Manila will have lasting implications for territorial disputes in the South China Sea
By Logan Connor

Philippines rolls out historic dengue vaccine programme

One million Filipino schoolchildren to be given the world’s first dengue vaccine
By Daniel Besant

Grace Poe gets go-ahead to continue in Philippines’ presidential race

After being disqualified in December, current frontrunner Grace Poe has won a Supreme Court appeal that allows her to run for president
By Daniel Besant

Reproductive Health

Outrage over Philippines' axing of contraceptives funding

OPINION: Just two years after a law mandating reproductive health rights came into force in the Philippines, a decision to scrap the government budget for contraceptives has left health advocates fuming
By Jihan Jacob

BPO in the Philippines could jumpstart economic growth

The month of August saw an all-time high for employment in the BPO sector in the Philippines, hitting over one million employees
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Emerging digital technology, alternative data and financial inclusion in Cambodia

New financial technologies could open the door to financial inclusion and provide people across Cambodia with greater access to capital. As banks in Cambodia look to the future, Credit Bureau Cambodia plays a critical role in providing financial data infrastructure, thus enabling the move toward financial inclusion
By Stew Post

Opinion

Questioning Development Banks’ Commitments to Just Transition

As the Asia Pacific Climate Week and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation gatherings get underway, expect public financial institutions like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to showcase their plans for supporting “Just Transitions” schemes in the region. As both institutions have track records of financing coal-power projects, their proposals for supporting ‘coal-to-clean’ pathways should be intensely scrutinised
By Tanya Lee Roberts Davis

Long-form

Counting on coal: Cambodia’s fossil fuel push flounders with delays

The Kingdom’s plans for coal power expansion survived China’s promise to cut overseas coal investments. But most of the promised plants still aren’t built as volatile fuel prices and the push for clean energy threaten the future of coal
By Anton L. Delgado

Feature

‘Shadow fleet’ oil tankers pose growing risk in SEA

An armada of poorly regulated, scrapyard-ready tankers is hauling sanctioned oil through the region’s bustling shipping lanes. With that, they’re carrying an ever-present threat of environmental catastrophe
By Ian Hollinger