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Worldcrunch » Philippines

Philippines

Stay updated with comprehensive news on the Philippines from Worldcrunch. Discover insights on Filipino politics, economic strategies, societal issues, and cultural landmarks with translations from top international sources. Highlights include Manila, Filipino history, and cultural events.

George Cacayuran sails around the municipal fishing grounds to catch squid in Agoo, La Union.
Economyfishing

How Big Business Is Sinking Small Fishers In The Philippines

by Geela Garcia September 29, 2025September 29, 2025
In The Newsmigration

Inside Myanmar’s Billion-Dollar Internet Racket Run On Trafficked Youth

by Sunita Neupane July 21, 2025July 21, 2025
Societyphotos of the week

Photos Of The Week: Canada Wildfires, PSG Elation, Eid Kid

by Bertrand Hauger June 6, 2025June 6, 2025
photo of a chinese soldier holding a gun
Geopoliticsdonald trump

U.S. And China: Here’s How A Trade War Could Stumble Into A Hot War

by Pierre Haski March 7, 2025May 24, 2025
​Law enforcers of China Coast Guard inspect near an illegally grounded Philippine navy transport ship.
Geopoliticsunited states

Battle Of The Sierra Madre: The U.S.-China Cold War Just Got Hotter

by Pierre Haski June 20, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of a phone showing the new controversial map of China, with a Chinese flag as a backdrop
Geopoliticsrussia

Make No Mistake, The Hawks Are Running China

by Pierre Haski September 5, 2023May 21, 2025
Maria Ressa, Filipino journalist, author and Nobel Peace Prize laureate​
Societyjournalism

Journalism In A Zero-Trust World: Maria Ressa Speaks After Rappler Shut Down Again

by Worldcrunch July 3, 2022May 21, 2025
Putin in Moscow on March 27
In The Newsputin

The Pandemic Was Also Bad News For The World’s Autocrats

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank June 5, 2020May 22, 2025
Detail of photograph from UNICEF archives
OneShothistory

Watch: OneShot — UNICEF Immunization, Philippines Vaccine

by Worldcrunch April 25, 2019May 20, 2025
Kate Cordova used to work in beauty pageants, but prefers her current call center job.
LGBTQ Plusequality

Call Centers, An Unlikely Refuge For Transgender Filipina Women

by Worldcrunch September 17, 2018May 23, 2025
The siege of Marawi claimed more than 1,000 lives
In The Newsisis

ISIS In Philippines, City Decimated By Five-Month Siege

by Worldcrunch October 25, 2017May 20, 2025
Riot police in Manila
Geopoliticsrio de janeiro

State-Sponsored Barbarism, From The Philippines To Brazil

by Worldcrunch October 11, 2017May 22, 2025
Mosque in Aceh Province, the only which has Islamic Sharia Law in Indonesia
In The Newsisis

Philippines To Indonesia, Wahhabism Is Spreading In Asia

by Worldcrunch August 15, 2017May 22, 2025
Rodrigo Duterte in Jolo, Philippines, on Aug.12
Geopoliticsrussia

Philippines, Underestimate Rodrigo Duterte At Your Peril

by Worldcrunch October 18, 2016May 22, 2025
Elisa Hernandez used to earn a living washing her community’s laundry
Economyphilippines

In Philippines, Seeking Environmental Justice 20 Years After Mining Disaster

by Worldcrunch October 3, 2016May 22, 2025
Police officer in Manila, Philippines
Geopoliticsdrugs

Omerta-Like Silence Shrouds Vigilante Killings In Philippines

by Worldcrunch September 19, 2016May 22, 2025
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents at work
Geopoliticsviolence

Philippines, Can An Iconic Photograph Stop Duterte And His Vigilantes?

by Worldcrunch September 7, 2016May 22, 2025
On the trail
Geopoliticsequality

Meet The First Transgender Legislator In The Philippines

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2016May 22, 2025
Overcrowded cell.
Societyjustice

Inside Philippines Gang-Run, Overcrowded Prisons

by Worldcrunch May 25, 2016May 23, 2025
Indonesian beauty pageant contestant Janicel Lubina (center)
Geopoliticscompetition

The Philippines, Where Beauty Contests Are A National Obsession

by Felicia Tapia March 5, 2016May 23, 2025
Duterte soon after he announced his candidacy in November
Geopoliticselection

A Filipino Trump? “Duterte Harry” Eyes Presidency

by Patrick Randall January 17, 2016May 22, 2025
Fishing yellow fin tuna in General Santos City, Philippines
Societyfishing

Sustainable Fishing: A No-Nets Approach To Catching Tuna In The Philippines

by Worldcrunch May 21, 2015May 20, 2025
Montelago is on the coast of Mindoro’s Lake Naujan
Futurescience

Under Their Feet: A Filipino Village Taps Geothermal Energy

by Justine De Almeida April 19, 2015May 23, 2025
Filipinos at a gun show to promote responsible ownership in Mandaluyong
Societyphilippines

The Philippines’ Dangerous Love Affair With Guns

by Jeff Israely March 16, 2015May 22, 2025
A "Defense of the Ancients" character
Societyaddiction

Teenager’s Murder Leads Philippine Village To Ban Video Game

by Patrick Randall February 20, 2015May 22, 2025
A job at a call center can pay 0 a month in the Philippines
Economyphilippines

Call Center Outsourcing, A New Philippines Success Story

by Liz Garrigan December 5, 2014May 22, 2025
Welcome!
Societyphilippines

The Filipino Prison That Uses Freedom, Not Bars

by Liz Garrigan November 24, 2014May 20, 2025
Joint military exercises in the South China Sea
Geopoliticsfishing

Rechartered Waters: Will U.S. Military Land Back In Philippines?

by Liz Garrigan October 27, 2014May 22, 2025
Hop on
Futureenvironment

Manila’s Electric Passenger Bikes Kick Up Controversy

by Liz Garrigan September 16, 2014May 22, 2025
Caught in the middle?
Geopoliticschina

South China Sea Standoff And A Fishermen Trial In The Philippines

by Julie Farrar September 11, 2014May 22, 2025
Filipinos clean up a beach on World Oceans Day in Paranaque
Futurecorruption

The Philippines: Asia’s Most Dangerous Place For Environmentalists

by Anne Sophie Goninet June 19, 2014May 22, 2025
Hundreds of runners joined the third edition of the Manila Color Run held Sunday
Geopoliticsplane crash

AirAsia Black Boxes, Boston Bombing Trial, Pharaonic Discovery

by Bertrand Hauger January 5, 2014May 23, 2025
An orangutan hugs its caretaker at a Christmas party in a zoo in Malabon, Philippines
Geopoliticsnetanyahu

Kurds Defeat ISIS, Peshawar Arrests, Christmas Orangutan

by Bertrand Hauger December 19, 2013May 23, 2025
Residents in Manila take shelter from Typhoon Hagupit.
Geopoliticsdamascus

Typhoon Hagupit, Syria Accuses Israel, Nuts On A Plane

by Bertrand Hauger December 8, 2013May 22, 2025
A diver dressed as Santa Claus feeds marine animals in a Manila oceanarium
Geopoliticsisis

UN Climate Summit, Terrorism In Kenya, Diving Santa

by Bertrand Hauger December 2, 2013May 22, 2025
More than 2,000 people have died in Tacloban alone
Geopoliticsmissing people

A Mother And Father’s Haiyan Toll: One Daughter Dead, Another Missing

by Liz Garrigan November 15, 2013May 22, 2025
A man sits on debris of his house in Leyte province, central Philippines
Futurephilippines

Haiyan And Global Warming: Is New Class Of Cyclones Needed?

by Worldcrunch November 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Filipino children playing in a cemetery near Manila as the country prepares for All Saint's Day
Geopoliticsisis

Second Mass Grave, Japan’s Nuclear Restart, Table Tennis Foul

by Bertrand Hauger October 28, 2013May 23, 2025
Filipinos living in Manila's South Makati Cemetery
Geopoliticspoverty

From Cradle To Grave: Squatting In Cemeteries Beats Slum Life For Poor Filipinos

by Liz Garrigan October 24, 2013May 23, 2025
Returning home
blogimmigration

Sex-For-Fly: Filipina Workers In Middle East Accuse Own Embassy Of Abuse

by Arnaud Di Stasio July 17, 2013May 22, 2025

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