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16 Jan 2023 3 minute read

Hall of infamy: Bongbong Marcos

Like father, like son? The new Filipino president is the product of his parents’ politics – and the centre-left’s failure.

12 Nov 2021 3 minute read

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A fine kettle of fish

Iris Gonzales visits Manila’s largest fish port, where the effects of an international dispute are playing...

17 Aug 2021 3 minute read

This article is almost two years old.

Vaccine hopes and fears

The complications of the vaccine rollout in the Philippines are myriad, Iris Gonzales finds.

5 Aug 2021 3 minute read

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A bloody business

Iris Gonzales reflects on a violent national obsession that has only grown under coronavirus restrictions...

28 Apr 2021 3 minute read

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Holding out for a hero

Iris Gonzales reflects on the human cost of the state’s war against its critics.

18 Dec 2020 3 minute read

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Letter from Manila

Iris Gonzales on a most unusual homecoming.

11 Apr 2019 1 minute read

This article is more than four years old.

Cartoon History: The Incorruptible Macli-ing Dulag

The story of Filipino elder Macli-ing Dulag, who led the struggle against the Chico Dam, as told by ILYA (with Yohann Koshy...

15 Feb 2019 3 minute read

This article is more than four years old.

Defiant Maria Ressa fights arrest

The harassment of a leading Filipina journalist is a bad sign for press freedom in the Philippines, writes Iris...

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared war on journalist Maria Ressa and her media outfit, Rappler.

5 Jun 2018 5 minute read

This article is almost five years old.

Fighting Mr Fake

How editor Maria Ressa took on the president of the Philippines. Iris Gonzales tells the story.

22 Jan 2018 3 minute read

This article is more than five years old.

Gina Lopez fights Philippine mining

The fiery Filipino environmentalist talks to Veronique Mistiaen.

11 Oct 2017 4 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Inside the jails of Duterte’s drug war

A glimpse of the lives of those sleeping in shifts in Manila's overcrowded jails.

29 Sep 2017 4 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Filipinos protest against Duterte’s martial law

Iris Gonzales reports on the wave of protests against martial law that has shaken the Philippines.

25 Aug 2017 3 minute read

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The story of Kian

A 17-year-old is another victim of Duterte’ war on drugs, writes Iris Gonzales.

2 Jun 2017 5 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Civil war, mental illness, poverty, gang violence: the many roots of homelessness

We talked to homeless in different countries and they revealed housing insecurity's different causes around the world.

1 Apr 2017 6 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

Mr Tough

The violence of the Duterte regime in the Philippines and the devotion of his fans, as witnessed by Iris C Gonzales...

14 Mar 2017 7 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

Exclusive: Inside Diego Garcia, America’s highly secretive military base

A two year investigation reveals the US military’s poor treatment of contract workers on the controversial island. ...

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