In the Philippines, women are renting out their wombs. Driven by poverty, young women are offering themselves up as surrogates for those unable to bear children. But the practice is considered taboo in this predominantly Catholic nation. Clinics offering surrogacy services are also breaking the law, with false documents being created to circumvent issues surrounding parentage. 101 East investigates the underground surrogacy industry in the Philippines. 101 East is a multi award-winning weekly television programme, producing in-depth investigative documentaries from across Asia and the Pacific.

VICE News’ Natashya Gutierrez travels to Cambodia, the Myanmar border and Thailand to investigate a dark new online scam industry built on violence and enslaved labor, gaining rare access to the human trafficking victims who were forced into stealing billions of dollars from everyday Americans. This piece won the top award at the 2024 Society of Publishers in Asia for Excellence in Video Reporting. VICE on Showtime has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The Philippines' latest presidential election results mark the return of the country's most notorious political family into office. The late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr ruled the country for 21 years, until he was ousted nearly four decades ago. During his regime, thousands were detained, tortured and killed under Martial Law, and the family allegedly stole billions from government coffers. Yet in May, his son and namesake, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, won the presidency by a landslide. VICE News’ Natashya Gutierrez finds out why and how it happened. This episode won the 73rd ACE Eddie Awards for Best Edited Non-Scripted Series in 2023.

The Philippines heads to the polls to replace President Rodrigo Duterte, who leaves behind a bloody drug war as his legacy. The frontrunner, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, is the son of a former dictator who killed thousands under Martial Law. The second-place candidate, Leni Robredo, is the only female in the race. She vows to pursue justice for the victims of the drug war but is lagging far behind Marcos Jr., who promises to block international investigations into human rights abuses under Duterte. Natashya Gutierrez reports. Vice News Tonight is a multi-award winning newscast, including the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Newscast in 2021.

In the Philippines, there is a thriving black market that sells babies. Many women who are living below the poverty line and cannot afford to raise a child are making the difficult decision to sell their babies. Natashya Gutierrez of VICE World News speaks to mothers and brokers to understand how this trade works. This investigative video has over 1M views.

In this documentary, Natashya Gutierrez travels to Afghanistan to explore how sports is impacting the lives of young Afghan athletes with disabilities, and how the women's wheelchair basketball national team is breaking boundaries and stereotypes. This video was produced in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Unequal is a digital video series hosted by VICE Asia’s Natashya Gutierrez, which explores women’s rights in Asia. Episodes include female genital mutilation in Singapore, divorce laws around the region, and the impact of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war on women.