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UN summit puts spotlight on abducted Ukrainian children
Full Episode
50:38
Super typhoon batters Philippines’ north, as anticorruption protests hit Manila
6:51
Global Politics
Defying tyranny: Maria Ressa on journalism under authoritarian rule
11:46
He’s the ‘son of God.’ But now he’s facing serious criminal charges
5:14
Typhoon Gaemi pounds the Philippines and Taiwan with heavy rains
4:23
Protesters hold posters calling for protection of Indigenous lands amid growing number of development projects in the Philippines.
Environment
The Philippines is among the most dangerous places in the world for environmental activists
Men place their hands over their heads as they are rounded up during a continuing "war on drugs" police campaign of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2016. 
Conflict & Justice
A rare murder conviction in the Philippines reveals a ‘broken’ justice system
A worker fills up a plastic container with gasoline at a gas station in Pasay, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2022.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Record-breaking inflation rates in the Philippines are pushing people to take on extra jobs
White Sand beach on Boracay Island, in the Philippines.
Business, Economics and Jobs
The return of Chinese tourists restores hope in the Philippines’ tourism industry
Pakistanis shops in a weekly pet market in Lahore, Pakistan, Nov. 13, 2022.
Lifestyle
As Earth surpasses 8 billion people, ‘the planet can feed and sustain billions more,’ demographer says
Three men huddle around their outrigger while waiting for passengers as flood waters continue to rise due to rain and high tide Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in Navotas City, north of Manila, Philippines. 
Rebel alliance: Part I
Bongbong Marcos holds up his hand in a celebratory pose as his wife and children look on
A member of the Marcos family is returning to power — here’s what it means for democracy in the Philippines
Boxing legend and presidential candidate, senator Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao greets the crowd in Pasay city, Philippines Monday, March 14, 2022. 
Elections
Candidates go ‘green’ on the campaign trail for Philippines national election
Former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his team wave Philippine flags on stage during his proclamation rally promoting his presidential bid for the 2022 national elections, at Philippine Arena, Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines.
Elections
The dramatic jingles of election season in the Philippines
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, center, gestures as he greets his supporters during a motorcade promoting his presidential bid in the 2022 national elections in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 8, 2022.
Elections
Campaign season in the Philippines ramps up 
Teachers wearing face mask and face shield behind plastic barriers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus use computers during online classes at the Senator Renato "Companero" Cayetano (SRCC) Memorial Science and Technology High School in Taguig city, P
Education
Remote learning in the Philippines has no end in sight
Medical Technologist Erika Alvarado performs a COVID-19 test on a patient who just delivered a baby outside a hospital in Manila, Philippines, on Dec. 24, 2021.
COVID-19
Health care workers in the Philippines reject new COVID-19 rules as ‘inhumane’
In this Oct. 17, 2014, photo, a worker walks at power plant area in Cirebon, Indonesia. 
Energy
Indonesia poised to ease export ban on thermal coal
Supporters of Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo gesture as they wait for her to declare her bid to run for president in next year's elections in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. 
Elections
A star-studded list of candidates files for president in the Philippines
Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa, right, stands in front of reporters as she arrives at the Court of Tax Appeals in Metro Manila, Philippines
Free speech
Nobel Peace Prize is ‘a testament to how truth prevails,’ Rappler journalist says
A combo of file images of Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov, left, and of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa, who were awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Top of The World
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov awarded Nobel Peace Prize
US Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a roundtable at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
Global Politics
Southeast Asia allies express concern over US commitment amid Afghanistan crisis
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana shake hands after a bilateral meeting with their counties' flags behind them
Global Politics
Philippine president reverses threat to void long-standing defense deal with the US
A member of the National Guard, center, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a farmworker.
COVID-19
Vaccine mandates aren’t new. But do they work?
Photo of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda wearing a blue, green and orange outfit
Human rights activists hope international court will help end Duterte’s deadly war on drugs in the Philippines
Young man in blue shirt lifts a piece of concrete as other men sift through rubble after an airstrike
Top of The World
Prospects of a ceasefire offer hope to ending violence between Israel and Hamas
A sole woman waits in an empty movie theater-turned vaccination hub for her vaccine at a mall
COVID-19
Filipinos hesitant about getting COVID jab after dengue fever vaccine debacle
A sole woman waits in an empty movie theater-turned vaccination hub for her vaccine at a mall
COVID-19
Vaccine hesitancy: A nationwide challenge in the Philippines
Huge green pipes on sandy ground against a dark blue sky
The Big Fix
Latin American and Caribbean countries use volcanic landscapes to tap geothermal energy
People walk wearing face masks and shields over a bridge near a mall
Critical State
COVID-19 and the limits of state power: Part I
Protesters shout and wear a colorful boat on their heads with the words "oust Duterte" painted on it.
Critical State
Federalism in violence: Part I
An abandoned mask, strewn on the wet stone ground next to a puddle with the reflection of the US capitol building.
Top of The World
Coronavirus case totals surge with colder temperatures; More foreign leaders call President-elect Biden; Typhoon Vamco strikes the Philippines
A man reads the headline about the US presidential election at a newspaper stand in Paris, France, Nov. 4, 2020.
Top of The World
US presidential election remains nail-biter to 270; Washington pulls out of Paris climate pact; Ethiopia tensions mount in Tigray
Several Afghan security officials are show wearing body armor and holding weapons.
Top of The World
Gunmen attack Kabul University; Typhoon Goni’s deadly wake; Officials arrested in Hong Kong
A man wearing a suit stands at a State Department podium between two flags
Global Politics
US toughens its stance against Chinese aggression in South China Sea
A woman with short hair wearing a face mask and grey suit and waves to cameras
Media
Duterte’s ‘weaponization of the law’ is a threat to democracy, says journalist Maria Ressa
Paul Whelan is shown standing in a glass enclosed box wearing a sweater with two men standing out side of the glass wearing balaclavas.
Top of The World
Russia, Philippines hand down controversial convictions; Beijing lockdowns return; New Zealand sports fans return to stadiums
Two NASA astronauts in spacesuits in front of a rocket launch pad
Top of The World
NASA, SpaceX to launch rocket; EU, Japan plan huge stimulus efforts; Twitter marks Trump tweets with fact-check label
A police officer talks to a woman and child, all in face masks, outside a hotel
COVID-19
How ‘war’ with coronavirus could lead to lasting government overreach
A woman stands in front of a brightly lit restaurant sign
As Lebanon’s economy spirals, foreign domestic workers remain stranded
Philippines residents use improvised devices to catch fish atop their house which is submerged by floods
In 2020, the courts will continue to be a player in climate change
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Baghdadi’s death is a huge blow to ISIS, but history suggests it won’t guarantee a safer world
A child receives free polio vaccine during a government-led mass vaccination program in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 14, 2019.
Health & Medicine
Massive vaccine campaign underway in the Philippines after polio’s return
Protesters hold signs and yell during a protest.
Environment
The Philippines identified as the deadliest country for environmental activists
Four women sit crosslegged on the floor of a windowless room. Around them are suitcases and bedding. A baby is wrapped in a blanket nearby.
Jobs
‘Discounted maids!’: How ads trap women in modern-day slavery in Jordan
Young woman on a green gown smiles while sitting on a sofa.
How a high school student’s hand-painted graduation dress went viral
protesters carry blue and red signs saying 'defend our sovereignty'
Global Politics
Philippines security at risk over escalating tensions between US and China in South China Sea
band photo
Arts, Culture & Media
How a Japanese girl-group empire is conquering Asian pop
Rayben Tamayo stands in front of the ice cream counter for his summer employer, the Hot Chocolate Sparrow on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The owners put up a Philippine flag to honor their many seasonal summer employees.
US government to Filipino seasonal workers: No visas this year
Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte speaks from a balcony
Duterte’s wild proposal: Changing the name of the Philippines
Members of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hold stencils made by French street artist C215 representing portraits of emprisonned Turkish journalists,
FBI is dismantling its war crimes unit
A closeup of Maria Ressa with her hand up in front of her face.
Media
Maria Ressa says journalism is democracy’s ‘first line of defense’ and Rappler won’t back down
A logo of Jollibee company
Food
Filipino fast-food Jollibee creates a buzz with its first store in Manhattan
duterte
The Philippine leader apparently just confessed extrajudicial killings. Opponents want an investigation.
A boy and his mother walk through rubble
Hong Kong, southern China clean up after super typhoon Mangkhut
Glady Lee
Immigration
When it comes to family separation, healing can take decades
a woman with her left leg amputated at the knee sits in a doorway
Climate Change
For Filipinos with disabilities, climate change and natural disasters are a dangerous mix
A man has his hands up as others laugh and smile around him
Sexuality
‘You don’t know when they will come for us’: Marawi’s LBGTQ community says no safety in conservative city
Close-up of woman in kitchen, looking at phone
Politics
A bill to allow divorce in the Philippines could mean freedom for some women in New York
The 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize Recipients hold hands onstage as they accept their awards at a ceremony April 23 in San Francisco.
Environment
Goldman Environmental Prize winners fight for the health of children and deep sea life