Philippines

Close-up of woman in kitchen, looking at phone

A bill to allow divorce in the Philippines could mean freedom for some women in New York

The Philippines is the last country in the world that does not allow divorce.

A bill to allow divorce in the Philippines could mean freedom for some women in New York
Someone waves goodbye to a bus and a speech bubble says "Bye! Have fun with grandma!" in this cartoon.

A family tries to immigrate to the US, but first, they must live separate lives

A family tries to immigrate to the US, but first, they must live separate lives
Magazine cover with photo of woman in black and white

Five things to consider if you are reading ‘My Family’s Slave’

Five things to consider if you are reading ‘My Family’s Slave’
"Land Grab" by Federico Boyd Sulapas Dominguez

Colonizers. Exploiters. Art that portrays how people responded.

Colonizers. Exploiters. Art that portrays how people responded.
A surf shop in the Philippines town Baler, where some surfing scenes from Apocalypse Now were filmed.

How Francis Ford Coppola helped bring surfing to the Philippines

How Francis Ford Coppola helped bring surfing to the Philippines
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How Filipino moms endure a maternity ward that's like 'a blaring supermarket deli counter'

Sonia Narang recently returned from reporting on reproductive rights in the Philippines for Across Women's Lives. She visited Manila's Fabella Hospital and shows us through her photography what it's like for Filipino women to endure one of the world's most crowded maternity wards.

How Filipino moms endure a maternity ward that's like 'a blaring supermarket deli counter'
Child laborers in the Philippines

These photos of Filipino children working in mines and on sugar plantations will make you cry

"It has been four years since I stopped schooling. I only reached the sixth grade level and then had to stop so I could work."

These photos of Filipino children working in mines and on sugar plantations will make you cry
Child gold mining in Philippines

In the Philippines, underwater gold mining comes with small payoffs and big risks

In the Philippines, families with children mine for gold in dark, muddy tunnels of water up to 60 feet deep — exposing themselves to grave danger in the process.

In the Philippines, underwater gold mining comes with small payoffs and big risks
Relief supplies for Haiyan victims

Read these 3 tips before you offer help to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan

It's hard to see the devastation in the Philippines without wanting to do something to help. Reporter Amy Costello covers the business of doing good and has this advice for helping.

Read these 3 tips before you offer help to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan
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Michael Jackson's Global Reach

Michael Jackson's Global Reach