Sammy Westfall

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Duterte Responds to COVID-19 Outbreak With Another Lockdown. Here’s Why That Alone Won’t Work.

08.04.20

By Sammy Westfall
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A Photo of Burnt-Out Medical Workers in the Philippines Goes Viral. Duterte Says They Should Stop Complaining.

08.03.20

By Samantha Westfall and Sammy Westfall
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Japan Finally Recognizes “Black Rain” Victims as Atomic Bomb Survivors

07.30.20

By Sammy Westfall and Miran Miyano
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Forced Abortions, Collective Punishment: Here’s What Happens to Women Who Try to Escape North Korea

07.29.20

By Sammy Westfall
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More Dead Bodies, Gov’t Takeovers: Duterte’s Authoritarian Threats Continue

07.27.20

By Sammy Westfall
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Philippine Police Seize Thousands of Copies of ‘Anti-Government’ Publication

07.27.20

By Sammy Westfall
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‘The Threat is On the Rise’: Taiwan Is Increasingly Worried About China. They’re Not Wrong

07.24.20

By Sammy Westfall
We Asked Young Filipinos What They Want From Duterte’s 2020 State of the Nation Address. Here’s What They Said.

07.24.20

By Sammy Westfall
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Progress on COVID Vaccines Has Sparked Celebration. But There’s A Long Way to Go Yet.

07.23.20

By Sammy Westfall
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A Running Timeline of the US and China’s Deteriorating Relationship

07.22.20

By Sammy Westfall and VICE Staff
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Eight Drug Lords and a Key Witness Allegedly Died of COVID in a Philippine Prison. Now Everyone Wants Proof.

07.21.20

By Sammy Westfall
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Thailand Sees Largest Anti-Government Protests Since 2014 Military Coup

07.20.20

By Sammy Westfall