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Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island. On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan u.afp.com/SdvH

Japan’s wartime children in Philippines search for kin, identity s.inqnews.net/auFKKh9

Philippines flooding displaces thousands, two missing u.afp.com/SYyv

BROOKES POINT, Philippines — A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame. tmt.news/2142242

A biodiversity hotspot, Palawan also holds vast deposits of nickel, needed for everything from stainless steel to electric vehicles. READ: abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2…

@jamillah__ Sino yan

another day, another fragile male ego encounter 🤷🏻‍♀️

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa warned on Wednesday of "extremely dangerous times ahead" in an interview with AFP after social media giant Meta ended its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram ➡️ u.afp.com/5tKq

Philippine rescue workers battle floodwaters to reach residents still trapped on the roofs of their homes as Tropical Storm Trami moves out to sea after killing at least 40 people u.afp.com/5Kpr

Inside the dark world of Philippine scam centres. It started with a raid on a Chinese-run online gambling centre near Manila where hundreds of foreigners and Filipinos were forced to run scams or risk torture. Then came explosive allegations that the local mayor was involved u.afp.com/5Bpr

Bare-bones gym breeds Olympians in the Philippines. In Bago city, "boxing capital" of the Philippines, children from poor families in torn shoes get to work in pursuit of their Olympic dreams -- and a way out of poverty u.afp.com/58no

Asia-Pacific gets new weapon in fight against drug-resistant TB. A new drug regimen involving fewer pills and side effects is being rolled out in the region, where trials have shown a more than 90% cure rate after six months u.afp.com/5Qzu

Cancer patients in the Philippines falling for alternative 'cures' news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/15…

Cancer patients in the Philippines falling for alternative 'cures' uk.news.yahoo.com/cancer-patient… via @araeugenio and @faithesbrown

After months of reporting, our @AFP story on cancer misinformation in the Philippines is finally out. Happy to have done this with ex-Fact Check colleague @faithesbrown, and with powerful visuals by @jamillah__. yahoo.com/news/cancer-pa…

THREAD: CNN PHILIPPINES' FINAL MOMENTS CNN Philippines officially announced on Monday that it will cease its news and production operations. An hour before the announcement, studio and control room set up have been shut down

In Paris and around the world, #AFP staff gathered in solidarity on Wednesday with their nine colleagues in Gaza, demanding that the Israeli authorities ensure their security and allow them to leave the territory if they need to

The AFP team in Manila is looking for a Digital Verification Journalist to help write short fact-check reports in English about mis/disinformation on TikTok. Details about this freelance opportunity with flexible working hours here: welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/a…

🇵🇭🎅 Le "Père Noël dansant" Ramiro Hinojas divertit les automobilistes à un carrefour très fréquenté de Manille en faisant la circulation tout en se déhanchant #AFP #AFPTV 📹 @faithesbrown

Freed after nearly seven years behind bars, Philippine human rights campaigner Leila de Lima told AFP on Friday she prays for her safety as she seeks to bring "mass murderer" Rodrigo Duterte to justice. ➡️ tinyurl.com/4fk9yma7