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‘A Lot of Bad News Out There’: Parenting in a Pandemic
A mother balances coverage of tsunamis, plane crashes, bombings and other tragedies with life at home during a coronavirus lockdown.
Severe Tropical Storm Vongfong Takes Aim at Philippine Heartland
As the storm brought torrential rains to Luzon, an island that is home to 60 million people, officials warned that evacuation centers could become hotbeds for the spread of the coronavirus.
Duterte’s Shutdown of ABS-CBN Network Leaves Void in Coronavirus Crisis
Critics of the Philippine president say the move was yet more evidence of an increasingly domineering government using a crisis like the pandemic to crack down on dissent.
Typhoon Vongfong Makes Landfall in the Philippines
The powerful storm is on a path toward hitting Luzon, the country’s largest and most populous island, on Saturday.
Filipino Musicians Drive Hong Kong’s Music Scene, but Gigs Have Dried Up
Battered by the one-two punch of protests and a pandemic, Hong Kong’s music venues have mostly gone silent. No one has felt the pinch more than singers, drummers and guitarists from the Philippines.
ABS-CBN, a Leading Broadcaster in the Philippines and Target of Duterte’s Ire, Signs Off
ABS-CBN has closely documented President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs that has left thousands of people dead. Such coverage has made it a target of the administration.
Health Workers Under Attack During Coronavirus Pandemic
Stigmatized as vectors of contagion in some countries, health care workers have been assaulted, abused and ostracized.
Migrant Nurses Fight the Coronavirus Half a World From Home
Nurses from the Philippines and other developing countries have long made up for shortages in Western nations. Now they are risking their lives.
11 Filipino Soldiers Are Killed Trying to Track an ISIS Leader
Troops on the trail of an Islamic State regional chief died in the southern Philippines in the biggest skirmish with militants of recent months.