Articles
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“Police Killings Are Tearing Families Apart in the Philippine Drug War” (VICE)
Investigative feature: The Philippine drug war has seen thousands of deaths at the hands of police. They leave behind countless women and children, whose collective trauma is far-reaching, and often overlooked. This piece won Excellence in Reporting on Women's Issues at the SOPA Awards in 2021.
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“Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining” (VICE)
Investigative feature/Exclusive: Not only do Canadian mines in the Philippines degrade the environment and displace Indigenous communities, activists say, eco-defenders are targeted by the Philippine government for protesting them. Cross-border collaboration and winner of the Human Rights Press Awards 2021: Merit for Multimedia Reporting.
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"Rape within the family: The Philippines' silent incest problem" (Rappler)
Investigative/Exclusive: Incest rape happens far more often in the country than official data shows, but it remains to be an unspeakable secret within families. This piece won Honorable Mention for Reporting on Women's Issues at the Society of Publishers in Asia Awards in 2018.
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"For Trafficking Victims Forced to Scam Others, the Nightmare Continues Even After Escape" (TIME)
Feature: Across the world, Chinese syndicates are trafficking innocent people to countries like Myanmar and Cambodia to forcibly work in scam centres and rob people of their life savings. It’s an unbelievably brutal industry, a modern day slavery crisis, that has affected hundreds of thousands of people globally. This piece focuses on what happens to the tortured scammers after they escape the centres and return home.
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“Student journalists in Indonesia face backlash after reporting on sexual harassment” (The Guardian)
News article: Students say they are being targeted with expulsion, physical assault and death threats after writing about sensitive subjects.
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Afghanistan: Taliban takeover (VICE)
A series of articles including breaking news, features and exclusive reporting on the Taliban takeover in August 2021.
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“A Dictator’s Son Faked His Family History. Now He Could Win the Presidency.” (VICE)
Feature/Analysis: 36 years since the Philippines ousted the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, his son and namesake is leading the race to become president.
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Three-part investigative series on abortion in the Philippines (Rappler)
Part 1: Filipinas buy, sell, rate abortions in online forum
Part 2: How backstreet abortionists terminate 7-month pregnancies
Part 3: Secret service: Underground doctors induce safe abortions -
Feature on travel during the height of COVID (VICE magazine)
“To See How Well a Country Handled COVID, Look at Its Airports”
Magazine feature (first person): After flying 22,906 miles, I found that airports represent much more than borders and entry points—they’re microcosms of a government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Editing work (VICE)
A sample of stories I’ve worked on as editor.