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Ressa has been subject to sustained campaign of gendered online abuse and has been targeted by Philippine leader Rodrigo DuterteThe UN’s cultural agency has awarded its annual press freedom prize to Philippine journalist Maria Ressa whose reporting has…
The 200-tonne haul dwarfs previous record as poachers turn to ivory substitute amid crackdown on elephant tusk tradeAround 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25m have been seized in the Philippines in one of the biggest k…
Researchers at the University of the Philippines Los Baños aim to catch thousands of bats to develop a Japanese-funded simulation model over the next three years that they believe could help avert potential pandemics. They hope the bats will help in pr…
The 28-year-old was allegedly caught by village guards buying water after curfew See all our coronavirus coverageA 28-year-old Philippines man has died after allegedly being forced by village guards to perform an exercise 300 times as a punishment for …
Destroyer resting nearly 6.5km below sea level still has gun turrets and torpedo racks in placeA US navy destroyer sunk during the second world war and lying nearly 6,500 metres below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world’s deepes…
Move, which takes effect on Friday 9 April, takes number of countries on red list to 39Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Philippines, Pakistan, Kenya, and Bangladesh are to be added to England’s “red list” of countries fro…
Philippines defence chief says vessels at Whitsun reef are manned by militias rather than fishermen, and accuses Beijing of ‘provocation’ The Philippines’ defence chief has demanded more than 200 Chinese vessels he said were manned by militias leave a …
Military says Majan Sahidjuan, a mastermind in several kidnappings by Abu Sayyaf, died after a gun battle Philippine troops have killed a leader of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and rescued four Indonesian hostages held since last year, the mi…
Germany warns cases could hit Christmas peak by April; Australia records first local Covid case in more than two weeks. This blog has closed – follow our new one belowCoronavirus live updates 1.09am GMT We are closing this blog and moving to a new one …
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Many of the Filipina women we interviewed across Asia, Europe and the Middle East lost jobs or had salaries cut since the pandemic – others were subjected to physical abuseThis story is published in partnership between the Guardian and the Fuller Proje…
Contactless greeting will help fight pandemic, say MPs of worst-hit country in south-east Asia, though some people would prefer more action on a vaccineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHouse lawmakers in the Philippines have …
High-profile barrister says 10th arrest warrant for Duterte critic showed the Philippines was trying to silence RessaHuman rights lawyer Amal Clooney has accused the Philippine government of an “increasingly transparent campaign” to silence Maria Ressa…