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Published in: Podcasts: FeatureMy friend’s murder shows Filipino impunity for killing journalistsGerry Ortega called out corruption on his radio show – but the man suspected of ordering his murder is free and...
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Published in: Podcasts: InvestigationKilling the Truth: The case of Gerry OrtegaRadio host Gerry Ortega annoyed the powerful by speaking out against corruption. He was shot dead – and his family...
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Published in: Migrant FuturesReturning ‘heroes’: Filipino migrant workers met with a devastated economyCOVID-19 has exposed deep-seated cracks in the Philippines’ export-based and remittance-dependent economy.
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Published in: HomeState repression in the Philippines during COVID-19 and beyondIf draconian measures such as the Philippines’ Republic Act No 11479 are left unchallenged and unchecked, who will...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaSolidarity and sharing in an unequal society: Covid-19 in the PhilippinesAs the cases of Covid-19 continue to grow in the Philippines the level of inequality in the country has become...
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Published in: Home“No one is too young to make a difference”: stories from the global climate strikeYoung people recount how they protested, in the face of poverty, conflict and toxic air pollution, for action on...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsMeet the artist changing gut reactions to the Philippines ‘war on drugs’Thousands have been killed and human rights defenders vilified in President Duterte’s campaign. In response, artist...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesIn the Philippines, political trolling is an industry – this is how it worksA new study uncovers elite ad and PR strategists as chief architects of disinformation.
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Published in: HomeEllecer “Budit” Carlos: We are going through a revival of the Marcos dictatorshipWhat appeared to have been a people's revolution was in fact a revolution of the bourgeois, hijacked by élites....
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Published in: Home“Is Populism a Problem”? – a story for the World Forum for Democracy 2017If you’ve ever shared a room with an elephant… you know what matters isn’t the presence of an unpredictable beast –...
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Published in: 50.50The silencing of Leila de Lima – Duterte’s “first political prisoner”The Philippines senator’s detention is emblematic of ‘sneaking authoritarianism’ amid the president’s bloody war on...
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Published in: 50.50Inciting soldiers to rape in the PhilippinesDuterte offered immunity to soldiers that commit rape in the current anti-terror campaign in Mindanao. It could make...
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Published in: HomeBelated tourists of a postponed-revolutionA close look at the KMU Trade Union Centre in the Philippines suggests that joining the ITUC has buried any...
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Published in: HomeMaking whistleblowing safe: a view from the PhilippinesNew technologies that help human rights defenders are coming to developing countries, but those who blow the whistle...
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Published in: HomeWomen in prison: the particular impact of prison conditions
On life in prison generally, the most common complaints across five countries were about hygiene and space.
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Published in: 50.50Peacebuilding: The factor that makes a differenceDonors funding in conflict affected environments would be wise to focus on women’s leadership in conflict rather...
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Published in: openSecurityExtending a hand or raising a fist to the state?From mobile phones to crowdsourced election monitoring, an in-depth look at how communication technologies are...
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Published in: HomeTyphoon Haiyan: natural disaster meets armed conflict
The huge destruction in the Philippines in the November typhoon hit a poor region already long affected by violent...
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Published in: HomeWhen anarchism goes popIn current protest culture the estranged ideologies of anarchism and progressive populism are coming together around...
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Published in: HomePlaying nice: disputes in the South and East China Seas
Maritime disputes in East Asia have been hugely detrimental to accessing the energy-rich reserves in the South and...
