Data
China, a top lender, still receives billions in aid
China has become the world’s largest official creditor, particularly for low- and middle-income nations. But data showed the country is also a top recipient of aid. (Personal project; work in progress)
Jews, Asians, gays most targeted for hate crimes: NYPD data
Looked into New York Police Department crime reports data from the lens of racial, religious, and gender identity biases (Personal project)
Robredo leads, Marcos snubs advertising on Facebook
With campaigns shifting online, social media has become a crucial battleground during the 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines (Originally published by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)
Moneyed kin, personal coffers paved Senate victories in 2022
Examines campaign fund sources of winning candidates in the 2022 senatorial elections in the Philippines (Originally published by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)
Pandemic underscores struggles of Manila’s urban poor communities without access to clean water
As pandemic lockdowns hit livelihoods, handwashing is a luxury some families cannot afford (Originally published by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)
Investigations
Verde Island Passage in danger as LNG projects flock to Batangas
First part of a reporting series on the Philippines’ pivot to imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) despite adverse environmental impacts (Originally published by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)
Down the drain: What happened to Comelec’s P1B voter verification project?
A billion-peso pilot project of the Philippines’ poll body has become a skeleton in its closet (Originally published by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)
OFWs are harassed — Jessica got jail time — over loans they’re forced to make to get jobs abroad
First part of a report on predatory lending and labor abuse for migrant workers from the Philippines, produced in collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (Originally published by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)
Marcos leads presidential race amid massive disinformation
Historical revisionism was the main disinformation narrative in the 2022 presidential elections, but tactics have evaded fact-checkers (Originally published by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)
Documentaries
Fedelina: A Stolen Life (2020)
A long-form documentary chronicling the life story of human trafficking survivor Fedelina Lugasan, who for decades served four generations of a Filipino migrant family in the U.S. (First aired on ABS-CBN, 2020; won a Silver World Medal in the New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards and Best Documentary Program (Philippines) in the Asian Academy Creative Awards)
‘Di Ka Pasisiil (Never Shall Be Conquered) (2017)
A long-form documentary on the Marawi siege that that delves into the realities of a months-long, unprecedented urban war between government forces and an Islamic State-inspired terror group in Marawi, Lanao Del Sur, and gave the public its first unadulterated view of the battle area (First aired on ABS-CBN; won the Philippines’ first Gold Dolphin Award in the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, a Gold World Medal in New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards, and several others)
Invisible (2019)
A long-form documentary destigmatizing mental health, an issue considered taboo by many Filipinos, that highlighted the stories of recovery and redemption of those diagnosed with mental illnesses, and of those who have learned to cope with the loss of a loved one over suicide (First aired on ABS-CBN; screened in the first documentary festival in the Philippines)
HIV Rising (2018)
A long-form documentary investigating the alarming spike of HIV cases in the Philippines amid a global downward trajectory (First aired on ABS-CBN; finalist in the New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards)
Multimedia
Online child sex abuse surges during pandemic
First episode of the Digital Sex Crimes in Asia series, which explores the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (Produced in collaboration with the Judith Neilson Institute)
How online sexual abuse leaves child victims scarred for life
Second episode of the Digital Sex Crimes in Asia series, which explores the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (Produced in collaboration with the Judith Neilson Institute)
Fisherfolk in Batangas go against the tide
Social media complement to a photo essay that is part of a reporting series on energy transition