philippines



STORY OF THE DAY • May 07, 2020 • 4 min read

Opinion ‘Duterte’s dictatorship is complete with closure of major news network’

By Tom Smith • May 07, 2020
With the closure of the Philippines largest television network ABS-CBN this week, press freedom looks at its weakest since the Marcos era. Dr Tom Smith argues that the move has merely cemented what many suspected – Rodrigo Duterte has embraced dictatorship

STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 09, 2020 • 7 min read

Press freedom Journalism on trial

By Samantha McCabe • Apr 09, 2020
Independent Filipino news outlet Rappler is under legal fire yet again, this time under a "cyber libel" charge. Free press advocates say this latest criminal case lodged by the government amounts to official harassment

Apr 03, 2020 • 4 min read

Before the Storm Hits

WFP cash assistance in the Philippines helps communities prepare better and recover quicker
By World Food Programme • Apr 03, 2020

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 26, 2020

Mar 13, 2020 • 4 min read
Press freedom

Reporters Without Borders labels Vietnam, Philippines worst for spreading disinformation

Marking the 10th annual World Day Against Cyber Censorship on March 12, press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders listed Vietnam and the Philippines as among the top-four worst countries in the world for spreading state-sponsored disinformation online
By Miriam Deprez and Andrew Haffner • Mar 13, 2020

Mar 12, 2020 • 11 min read
Tradition

Crumbling walls

With their past hardly accounted for in history, the future of the once-hidden traditional Binukot women remains challenged in the face of resistance and progressivism in the Philippines
By Words by Marielle Lucenio, photos by Leo Solinap • Mar 12, 2020

Feb 19, 2020 • 12 min read
Spanish in the Philippines

Hola y bienvenidos

The city of Zamboanga in the southern Philippines is one of the last refuges of Chabacano, a local Spanish creole that serves as a living relic of centuries of colonial rule
By Richard Collett • Feb 19, 2020

Feb 11, 2020 • 9 min read
Crime and punishment

The prison without walls

At the Philippines’ largest penal farm, convicted criminals are given a second shot at life in a prison that allows them a surprising amount of freedom
By Ángel L. Martínez Cantera • Feb 11, 2020

Jan 03, 2020 • 13 min read
Sexism in the Philippines

In the line of fire

President Rodrigo Duterte is known for his vitriolic attacks on women and the press, with prominent media outlet Rappler and its female-led editorial team a particular target of his ire. Southeast Asia Globe visited the Rappler office in Manila to hear first hand from three female team members what life is like working in Duterte's Philippines
By Aie Balagtas See • Jan 03, 2020