Philippines

Maria Ressa, editor and CEO of Rappler, prepares to speak to reporters after being convicted for cyber libel at a regional trial court on June 15, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. A Manila court on Monday convicted Maria Ressa, veteran journalist and outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, for cyber libel, in a decision seen as a major blow to press freedom in the country.

Philippines Journalist Maria Ressa Convicted of Cyber Libel

Ressa was sentenced to between six months and six years in prison, but will...

Ressa was sentenced to between six months and six years in prison, but will not immediately go to jail pending an appeal

Dead trees near the Taal volcano's crater are covered in volcanic ash on Jan. 14.

‘Like a Scene From a Movie.’ What I Saw Photographing the Taal Volcano Eruption in the Philippines

I was at home just south of Manila on Jan. 12 when I got a text from my gir...

I was at home just south of Manila on Jan. 12 when I got a text from my girlfriend telling me that Taal Volcano had just erupted. My first reaction was disbelief. While the volcano...

Residents walk past wooden boats as Taal volcano erupts, in Tanauan town, Batangas province south of Manila on January 13, 2020.

Taal Volcano in the Philippines Has a History of Deadly Eruptions. Here's What Could Happen Next

The eruption sending a plume ash and steam half a mile into the sky on Tues...

The eruption sending a plume ash and steam half a mile into the sky on Tuesday

Residents wade through a flooded highway after heavy rains due to Typhoon Phanfone, in Ormoc City, Leyte province in Philippines on Dec. 25, 2019.

28 Dead After Christmas Storm Batters Central Philippines

Typhoon Phanfone made landfall on Christmas eve in the coastal province of ...

Typhoon Phanfone made landfall on Christmas eve in the coastal province of Eastern Samar, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands

Representative Esmael Mangudadatu, center, gestures as he is escorted by security personnel inside the compound of Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig city, Philippines on Dec. 19, 2019.

Members of Philippines Political Family Convicted in Deadliest Attack on Journalists in History

57 bodies, including those of 32 journalists and media workers, were recove...

57 bodies, including those of 32 journalists and media workers, were recovered in 2009.

A Philippine coast guard ship near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea is seen on May 14, 2019.

At Least Two Dead After Philippines Ferry Catches Fire

A one-year-old and a 60-year-old man were among the victims

Environmental activists display placards during a rally at the Department of Justice to demand the Philippine government withdraw its alleged list of terrorists which includes more than three dozen environmentalists in Manila, Philippines on April 20, 2018.

American Volunteer Branded 'Enemy of State' and Shot Outside His Home in the Philippines

He volunteers with a group fighting against a hydropower project