Aurora Almendral

April 29, 2019

One week after the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, authorities warn that extremists may be planning more attacks, while religious sites are starting to rebuild from the destruction.

Extremism

Muslims in Sri Lanka say they feel targeted after bombings

The World

April 26, 2019

Authorities in Sri Lanka urged people to pray at home instead of in mosques and stationed guards outside those that remained open.

Sri Lanka mourns with mass funerals

The World

April 23, 2019

More than 100 people were killed in the St. Sebastian church in the village of Katuwapitiya. On Tuesday, the community gathered to mourn their dead in mass funerals.

Justice

When half a million drug users surrendered in the Philippines, authorities sent some of them to Zumba

The World

October 12, 2016

When President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June, he promised mercy for drug addicts who turned themselves in. But there are very few drug rehab programs in the Philippines, and now some of the users who surrendered are being killed by masked gunmen.

Conflict

The war on drugs in the Philippines is leaving hundreds dead in the streets

The World

August 19, 2016

The Philippines' new president came to power on a promise to rid the country of criminals and drug addicts. He has said to "kill them all." And, since he took office at the end of June, more than 600 people have turned up dead.

Health

A Catholic monk in the Philippines defies his church to help people with HIV

The World

December 22, 2015

The Philippines largely escaped the global AIDS epidemic in the 80s and 90s. But now it has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the world.

Environment

Philippines project turns 'ghost' fishing nets into carpets

The World

September 14, 2015

Abandoned fishing nets destroy ecosystems and the livelihoods of fishermen around the world. Now a network of nonprofits is partnering with a for-profit company to recover some of these "ghost nets"in the Philippines and elsewhere and recycle them into carpeting.

Belief

Filipino Catholics welcome Pope Francis with fervency, hope and souvenir T-shirts

The World

January 15, 2015

When Pope Francis holds a Catholic Mass in Manila this weekend, he's expected to draw up to six million people. But there are conflicting hopes and expectations for what he'll say to Asia's most populous Catholic country.

Development

A year later, communities are still suffering from Typhoon Haiyan

The World

November 07, 2014

Typhoon Haiyan caused more damage than the Haiti earthquake or the Indonesian tsunami, displacing 4.1 million people and killing more than 6,300 people in the Philippines. Now a year later, there's still plenty of work to do for the government and international aid agencies.

Health & Medicine

Why contraception might be a way out of poverty for Filipino families

The World

July 28, 2014

The Philippines has one of the highest birth rates in Asia. But recently, the government passed a law, over the strenuous objections of the Catholic Church, that paved the way for providing free contraception. Reporter Aurora Almendral speaks with one woman, a grandmother at 33, about how free birth control could change the lives of the country's poorest.

Aurora Almendral

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Sri Lanka remains wary of more attacks, but churches begin to rebuild

Muslims in Sri Lanka say they feel targeted after bombings

Sri Lanka mourns with mass funerals

When half a million drug users surrendered in the Philippines, authorities sent some of them to Zumba

The war on drugs in the Philippines is leaving hundreds dead in the streets

A Catholic monk in the Philippines defies his church to help people with HIV

Philippines project turns 'ghost' fishing nets into carpets

Filipino Catholics welcome Pope Francis with fervency, hope and souvenir T-shirts

A year later, communities are still suffering from Typhoon Haiyan

Why contraception might be a way out of poverty for Filipino families

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