Philippines
Young Filipinos Discuss Their Fears Amid the Country's HIV Epidemic
As HIV infections there soar, students at the University of Philippines-Dilliman explain what's holding back progress.
A Meth Dealer Talks About Dodging Death in the Philippines
"Everyone around here is selling; it's just more hush-hush since the new president. We have to be more careful about who we offer it to."
A Secret Gay Language Has Gone Mainstream in the Philippines
Swardspeak is more than gay lingo—it's a common bridge between the incredible diversity of languages to be found in the nation of islands.
Inside the Philippines' Cemetery Slum
The Cemeterio Del Norte is inhabited by people who pull bones from tombs to move in. It's an entire slum community, populated by gang members, runaways, sex workers, and laborers who rank among the poorest of the world's poor.
Year of Mercy: Backstreet Abortions in The Philippines
How government bureaucracy and Catholic opposition has hindered the Philippines' new Reproductive health law, in turn highlighting the country's fight for safe abortions.
The Ancient History of Grills
As ever-present as grills may seem today, mouth bling isn't new. Actually, grills have been appearing, disappearing, and reappearing throughout human history in fits and spurts as civilizations have risen and fallen around the world.
Cockfighting in the Philippines
In the Philippines, the 6,000-year-old sport of cockfighting has been transformed into a fully legal billion-dollar industry.
This Guy Spent Twenty Years Searching for a Midget James Bond
At 83cm tall, Weng Weng was the Philippines' biggest movie star.
Photographing the Young Warriors of Smokey Mountain
Manu Mart documents child labourers in a Filipino charcoal slum.
WikiLeaks Might Cause a Shitstorm This Week
They know the name of a volatile country that the NSA is spying on.
The VICE Podcast - Beyond the Border with an Undocumented American
Reihan Salam sits down with Jose Antonio Vargas, the writer and director of the new documentary Documented.
Typhoon Haiyan Turned Me from Tourist to Medic
That's what happens to backpacking doctors in the wake of natural disasters.