Philippines

Residents flock to a local polling precinct to cast their votes on February 6th, 2019, in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, southern Philippines.

Scenes from the devastation—and snapshots of the individuals working to rebuild.

A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from a feature on California's progressive history to a photo essay capturing the lifelong effects of trauma.

The poorest victims of Duterte's War on Drugs find themselves caught in a cycle of extrajudicial killings and police impunity in Manila's cemetery slums.

Manila, Philippines: In 2016, police investigate an alley where a 37-year-old man was killed by two unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles.

A resident secures the roof of his house to a tree in preparation for Super Typhoon Mangkhut.

A conversation with Joan Carling, Filipino gender equality advocate, former adviser to the United Nations, and an enemy of the state, according to the Duterte government.

Lava flows from Mount Mayon on January 25th, 2018, as seen from south of Manila, the Philippines.

A boy collects used plastic bottles to be sold at a junk shop at Divisoria market in Manila, Philippines, on November 29th, 2017.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Protesters clash with riot police as they march in the streets of Manila on the day of President Donald Trump's arrival on November 12th, 2017, in Manila, Philippines.

A government soldier watches as journalists tour the ruins of what was the main battle area in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on October 25th, 2017.

A street vendor stretches as she waits for customers along a street in Manila on August 23rd, 2017.

The body of an alleged drug dealer is seen inside a Jeepney after a large-scale anti-drug raid by the police at a slum community in Manila, the Philippines, on July 20th, 2017.

Activists point to rights abuses, ecological disasters, and what they believe to be unfair distribution of profits.

And it took decades for the rest of the world to notice.

Long buried alongside hundreds of unknown U.S. soldiers in the Philippines, Private Arthur “Bud” Kelder is on his way home after a lawsuit by his family.

For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.

It's not just because of climate change—it's population growth, too.

The benefits of volunteering to help strangers in distress in faraway places accrue both to the victims—and to the helpers.