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Natashya has reported from around the world including the frontlines of Afghanistan, scam centers in Cambodia and drug trafficking routes in Colombia. She has also written award-winning articles about the Philippine drug war, human rights abuses by Canadian mining companies in Southeast Asia, and the disturbing trend of incest.

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  • ABC, Foreign Correspondent: Dynasties at War

    A spectacular falling out between the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his deputy Sara Duterte has unleashed a political battle between two of the country’s most powerful political dynasties. On Foreign Correspondent, Natashya Gutierrez reports on how this feud has escalated so dramatically. With the two clans at odds, she travels to the family fiefdoms in Ilocos Norte and Davao City to see how deeply rooted and damaging these political dynasties are to the country.

  • Al-Jazeera English, 101 East: Inside the Underground World of Surrogacy in the Philippines

    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. This 101 East episode 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. This episode has been shortlisted in the 2025 New York Festival Film & TV Awards under the category, Documentary: Human Concerns.

  • Channel News Asia: Live/Breaking News Hits from Australia

    As a contributing correspondent on Australian news, Natashya Gutierrez reports breaking news from Sydney for Channel News Asia’s news programs. Here is a sample report on the 2025 Australia Federal elections (starting at the 3:30 mark).

  • VICE on Showtime, Season 4: Catfished by Captives

    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.

  • VICE on Showtime, Season 3: The Return of the Marcos Family

    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.

  • VICE News Tonight: A Dictator’s Son May Win the Philippine Presidency

    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.

  • Vice World News: How Babies Are Being Sold on Facebook

    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 2 million views.

  • VICE: How Wheelchair Basketball is Empowering Afghan Youth with Disability

    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.

  • VICE Asia: Unequal

    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.

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