The last guardians of Paraiso
After Typhoon Yolanda destroyed much of Tacloban's coast, residents began planting again. More than a decade later, the challenge is no longer simply bringing the mangroves back, but keeping them alive.
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Stewards of the sea: Fisherfolk, divers protect Lapu-Lapu City’s marine sanctuaries
Cebu is known for its bustling urban landscape, but it is also home to coral reefs, schools of fish and other marine life within its marine protected areas.
Victims’ counsels ask ICC to rule Duterte fit for trial
Lawyers of Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war victims urged the International Criminal Court to declare the former president fit to stand trial on Nov. 30.
The absurdity that is Pia Cayetano
This is Pia Cayetano’s predicament: Accountability is very much in the minds of the public. The public is intensely interested to see more senators in jail.
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 11: Trial moves from wealth records to vote math
The impeachment trial took an unexpected turn on Day 26, when the Senate heard four retired Supreme Court justices on a separate but potentially crucial question: whether the two-thirds vote required to convict Duterte should always mean 16 votes in the 24-member Senate.
Duterte attends status conference at the ICC in The Hague
Duterte attends status conference on his case of crimes against humanity at the ICC, The Hague.
An historic poll puts peace to the test in the Philippines
On Sept. 14, residents of the Bangsamoro in the southern Philippines will elect regional parliamentary representatives. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Georgi Engelbrecht explains the importance of this step in the peace process between the national government and ex-rebels in the region.
Prosecution and victims’ counsels to ICC: Dismiss request of Duterte counsel to refile charges
The prosecution and counsels for victims in the case of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte asked the International Criminal Court on Sept. 10 to dismiss the request of the defense lawyer to order them to refile the charges saying it is “unfounded.”
Anna Ramos says police killed her son on his way to barber shop
When her son, Lester, told her that he was going to have a haircut because he was going back to school again, never did Anna Ramos imagine that, that would be her last conversation with him.
BARMM to hold elections amid persistent state-related violence
As BARMM enters its historic first parliamentary elections, thousands of police and military forces have been deployed across the region in order to ensure a “safe” election season. However, public safety may not be so easily achieved since, as Sandatahang Dahas data has shown, state agents themselves are often the perpetrators of violence–even against their own.
