Philippines

Leilani Chavez is a Filipina journalist, creative writer, and independent filmmaker. She first covered environmental issues in 2007, when she wrote feature stories on community-led conservation...

Dani Millanes Arafol has been a freelance cinematographer for digital ads and TV commercials since 2015. She is also a part-time professor at St. Scholastica’s College, Manila, teaching audio-visual...

Karol Ilagan is a Philippine journalist and a journalism educator. Before joining the faculty of the University of the Philippines Diliman, she led investigations and collaborations at the Philippine...

Gaea Katreena Cabico is a journalist from the Philippines. She writes stories about the environment, climate crisis, human rights, and the coronavirus pandemic. Cabico joined Philstar.com, a Manila...

Eloisa Lopez is a freelance photographer and journalist based in Manila, Philippines. She covers breaking news and takes a special interest in stories on human rights, women and children. Her work has...

Dinna Louise C. Dayao is an independent journalist based in Manila, Philippines. Her work focuses mainly on road safety issues in the country. Dinna is one of 10 Filipino journalists who participated...

Xyza Cruz Bacani is a Filipina Street and Documentary Photographer based in Hong Kong. Having worked as a second-generation migrant domestic worker in the city, she used photography to raise awareness...

Veejay Villafranca was born and raised in Manila. He started out in journalism as a staff photographer for a national news magazine. He pursued freelancing in 2006 and worked with several...

Ana P. Santos is an independent journalist who reports on the intersections of gender and sexuality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and labor migration. She has written extensively about...