GlobalPost — Philippines

Storm may be over, but trouble still brews

Carlos H. Conde — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:53:41 +0000

An outbreak of a water-borne disease in the Philippines highlights the inability of communities to cope with the storm's aftermath.

Silicon Sweatshops: A promising model

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:54:56 +0000

There's no easy way to police supply chains in Asia. But one US high-tech firm and its Taiwan supplier are taking a creative approach that might just work.

Special report: Silicon Sweatshops

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:05:08 +0000

Despite strict "codes of conduct," labor rights violations are the norm at factories making the world's favorite high-tech gadgets.

What do you think about Silicon Sweatshops?

News Desk — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:04:19 +0000

Are high-tech supply chains in Asia good business or exploitation? You decide.

Silicon Sweatshops: Shattered dreams

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:07 +0000

Migrant workers making gadgets at Taiwan's high-tech parks sign deals that make them modern-day indentured servants.

Silicon Sweatshops: The China connection

Kathleen E. McLaughlin and Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:58 +0000

For migrant workers, an electronics factory job can be a ticket into China's booming middle class. But for many, it turns into a nightmare of poor working conditions and indifferent bosses.

Silicon Sweatshops: Disposable workforce

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:25 +0000

Laid-off Taiwanese workers accuse their firm of violating industry codes even when times were good.

Asia's pushback to big tobacco

Patrick Winn — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:30:28 +0000

The cigarette industry wants a bigger slice of Asia. Activists want them to butt out.

Typhoon ripple effect deals poor double whammy

Carlos H. Conde — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:45:27 +0000

For thousands of Filipinos with nowhere to rebuild, the hardship of the storm has only just begun.

Vietnam in the aftermath of Ketsana

Geoffrey Cain — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:11:15 +0000

Relief efforts are improving in central Vietnam, which has long been afflicted by catastrophic floods.

Philippines government falls short in storm relief

Carlos H. Conde — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:39:21 +0000

Devastating flood leaves survivors asking what Manila officials did with all their prevention funds.

Filipinos mourn "people power" icon

Carlos H. Conde — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:42:40 +0000

Corazon Aquino, ex-president of the Philippines, is dead at 76.

Fears of a nuclear Burma

Patrick Winn — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:15:27 +0000

The evidence, the conspirators and one "very concerned" Hillary Clinton

Saving the 'Coral Triangle'

Peter Gelling — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:17:37 +0000

A new accord brings new hope for the world's largest coral habitat.

We love you, Manny

Carlos H. Conde — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:53:02 +0000

Filipinos fawn over boxing champion and national hero Manny Pacquiao.

Mall nation

Carlos H. Conde — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:51:35 +0000

Malls serve as cultural centers in a nation where many live on less than $2 a day.

Of pirates and profits

Carlos Conde — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:58:12 +0000

Welcome to busy Manila Bay, where sailors haggle and commercial ships find their crews.

Davao's safety comes at a high cost

Carlos H. Conde — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:36:26 +0000

Human Rights Watch report says the city's vigilante-style justice is being copied.

The showman of Manila

Carlos H. Conde — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:08:41 +0000

In a top hat and "barong Tagalog," Carlos Celdran entertains, and sometimes offends, tourists to the Philippines.

Destitute, jobless, and on the move again

Carlos H. Conde — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:08:16 +0000

Philippine workers and the great migration

Construction, and alleged corruption, in the Philippines

Carlos H. Conde — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:46:05 +0000

Take a trip down a key Filipino highway — if you can.

Philippines: The resiliency of Abu Sayyaf

Carlos H. Conde — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:20:55 +0000

Once on the run, a terrorist group makes a comeback.

Welcome to The Philippines, the "most murderous country in the world" for journalists

Carlos H. Conde — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:45:25 +0000

Faced with rising violence, more Filipino journalists are arming themselves.

The meaning of "People Power"

Carlos H. Conde — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:40:07 +0000

A former leader of the 1986 revolution in the Philippines waits, still, for change.

For Which It Stands: The Philippines

Carlos H. Conde — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:39:15 +0000

Not everyone looks to Obama for hope and change.