Search results for "Philippines"

May 06, 2020 • 4 min read
Press freedom

Rappler “stands with ABS-CBN” as Philippines largest network forced off air

The Philippines largest TV network ABS-CBN has been ordered off air by the government's telecommunications agency. Critics have labelled it a fresh attack on press freedom under President Rodrigo Duterte, while fellow embattled media outlet Rappler say they stand in solidarity
By Miriam Deprez

Mar 26, 2020 • 2 min read
COVID-19

Nine doctors die from coronavirus in Philippines

The Philippines' top medical association said that nine doctors have died from COVID-19, with hospitals overwhelmed and medics complaining about a lack of protection on the front line
By Chia Chi Hsu

Mar 16, 2019 • 7 min read
Politics

Why the Philippines’ ICC exit could ‘undermine years of quiet diplomacy’

Duterte’s decision to withdraw the Philippines from the International Criminal Court has prompted outcry from certain members of the opposition and human rights groups. But what exactly is he walking away from? Southeast Asia Globe breaks down the purpose of the ICC, and what a withdrawal really means for the Philippines
By Thomas Brent

Mar 12, 2019 • 10 min read
Politics

Three voices from the Philippines’ new Muslim homeland

The creation of a new Muslim autonomous region in the conflict-torn southern Philippines has been hailed as a political breakthrough that could finally lead to peace in the Catholic-majority nation. Southeast Asia Globe speaks to three young people from the region to understand their stories and to learn what the new autonomous region will mean for their futures
By Thomas Brent

Jan 21, 2019 • 4 min read
Politics

Philippines seeks peace with historic Muslim self-rule vote

A decades-long push to halt the violence that has claimed some 150,000 lives in the southern Philippines culminates Monday with a vote on giving the nation's Muslim minority greater control over the region
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Sep 18, 2018 • 3 min read
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

What the former president’s comeback means for the Philippines

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has survived corruption accusations, a four-year detention and a serious illness to become house speaker of the parliament. But can she bring her power to bear to fulfil President Rodrigo Duterte’s dream of a new Philippines?
By Paul Millar

Sep 13, 2018 • 4 min read
Typhoon Mangkhut

The Philippines braced for 'super' storm

The year’s most powerful typhoon is on track to make landfall in northern Philippines on Saturday, as local officials order precautionary evacuations of thousands in preparation for the storm
By Robin Spiess

Jul 24, 2018 • 8 min read
Whatever happened to

The Philippines’ reproductive health law?

Despite President Duterte’s signing of an executive order on reproductive health law in 2017, a new wealth of challenges has presented itself to officials and the six million Filipina women whose reproductive needs are still unmet
By Cristyn Lloyd