From Aurora Almendral, New York TImes, January 27, 2017:
MANILA — When Lizel Torreras, 35, became pregnant with her third child, she mixed a tincture of bitter herbs and mahogany bark, a home remedy said to induce abortion. Her husband, who worked as a garbage scavenger, did not make enough money to buy a regular supply of birth control pills, much less raise another child.
Read MoreFrom Steven Rood, The Asia Foundation, January 18, 2017:
After more than 17 years as The Asia Foundation’s Philippines country representative, I’m moving on to spend a year as a Distinguished Visitor at the Australian National University as part of the partnership between the two institutions.
Read MoreIn 2011, a political firestorm hit the Philippines in the form of a Reproductive Health Bill. The proposed law was radical: It guaranteed women living in the deeply Catholic and densely populated nation universal access to contraception, fertility control and maternal care, and mandated sex education in schools.
Read MoreAs many women would moisturize their hands or go for a manicure before a photo shoot of said body part, Filipino photographer Ryan Arbillo chose women subjects or models whose hands were free from any makeup or skin enhancements. His collection of portraits entitled “Chicken Hands” is exhibited at La Maison Européenne de la Photographie (The Museum of Photography) in Paris.
Read MoreThe Philippines megacity is back in fashion for the first time since Imelda Marcos stunned the world with her insane shoe collection. Paris Hilton’s team have broken ground on her second Manila beach club, while the arrival of the Milano Residences, a Versace-designed behemoth, marks a giant leap forward for the city’s trend credentials.
They’ll be joined in early 2017 by the ultimate skyline disrupter: Manila’s poutiest new landmark, the US President-elect’s shimmering 57-storey Trump Tower.
Read MoreThe folks over at Cut Video have released the sixth episode of 100 Years of Beauty, taking us not just through a century of beauty in the Philippines, but of Filipino history too.
Read MoreRafael Bitanga was honored by First Lady Michelle Obama at a ceremony in the White House for his film on Alaska.
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, Travel + Leisure magazine named Palawan, Philippines, the world's best island.
Read MoreAmericans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. Here are twenty lessons from the twentieth century, adapted to the circumstances of today.
Read MoreIn a note to clients, Credit Suisse said we should continue selling Philippine stocks, because the Philippines may start to re-write its constitution, as soon as this month!
Read MoreShe was born into a poor family — her father was a family driver and her mother a househelp — but brains, perseverance and innate leadership skills propelled Analisa Leonor Balares into getting an Ivy League education that eased her way into becoming a rainmaker at Wall Street, a valuable manager who brings in business from wealthy clients.
Read MoreFilipino-American community leader and philanthropist Loida Nicolas Lewis, who recently was in the middle of the 'LeniLeaks' controversy, has denied that there is a plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte.
Read MoreHe has the names of more than a million supposed drug dealers and corrupt officials in the Philippines.In this violent new drug war, who is determining who dies?
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