philippines



STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 31, 2017 • 3 min read

Drug war Duterte halts ‘war on drugs’ to clean up police unit

By Logan Connor • Jan 31, 2017
The drug war is on hold as the Philippine police force seeks to rid itself of corrupt “scalawags” – but the president has vowed to continue his deadly campaign through 2022

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 24, 2016 • 4 min read

Interview Fighting words: the Philippines senator Duterte is struggling to silence

By Paul Millar • Oct 24, 2016
Removed from her position as chair of an inquiry into Duterte's war on drugs, Philippine senator Leila de Lima has called for an international investigation into the killings. Now, hounded by Duterte supporters, she is fighting to clear her name

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 14, 2016 • 8 min read

Coaching Trading advice and inspiration for cash

By Justin Calderon • Jul 14, 2016
The region’s swelling middle class is fuelling a rise in Southeast Asian self-help gurus dispensing motivation and advice

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 05, 2016 • 4 min read

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

By Daniel Besant • Jul 05, 2016
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

Feb 16, 2016 • 4 min read
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 • Feb 16, 2016

Nov 13, 2015 • 7 min read
Plastic pollution

Can Southeast Asia stop dumping waste in our oceans?

New research shows that plastic waste in our oceans is far worse than previously thought, and Southeast Asian nations are among the worst offenders
By Logan Connor • Nov 13, 2015

Sep 04, 2015 • 7 min read
Child Abuse

The end of innocence

In the Philippines, girls as young as five have been the victims of online child abuse. Their abusers are often thousands of kilometres away and it seems little can be done to stop them
By Angel L. Martinez Cantera • Sep 04, 2015

Aug 09, 2015 • 9 min read
Rappler

In the face of power

Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based news website Rappler, is changing Southeast Asia’s media industry for a digital age
By Miguel Miranda • Aug 09, 2015

Jul 25, 2015 • 7 min read
Free diving

The deepest man: Herbert Nitsch

Following a recent trip to the Philippines, world record-breaking freediver Herbert Nitsch talks to Southeast Asia Globe about his recovery from severe decompression sickness and the mounting pressures facing our oceans
By Ellie Dyer • Jul 25, 2015