Camille Elemia

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Sui-Lee Wee |Camille Elemia

But relations between Mr. Marcos and Ms. Duterte soured soon, and he changed course on the I.C.C. In 2024, the Philippine Congress started an inquiry into the former president's war on drugs. But Mr. Duterte still seemed untouchable, years after he first condoned thousands of summary executions. Justice, many Filipinos hoped, would come from overseas. Mr. Marcos's government was also expecting the I.C.C. to seek Mr. Duterte's arrest.

Sep 1, 2024 | nytimes.com | David Pierson |Camille Elemia

China and the Philippines traded new accusations of deliberately ramming into each other's coast guard vessels near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea where the two countries are engaged in an escalating standoff. The confrontation near the atoll, Sabina Shoal, on Saturday came after multiple others in the area between the two countries in the past two weeks.

Jul 25, 2024 | nytimes.com | Camille Elemia

The coast guard rescued 16 of the vessel's 17 crew members, but Typhoon Gaemi's remnants were complicating efforts to contain the oil spill in Manila Bay. The tanker Terra Nova in Manila Bay on Thursday, in a photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard. Credit... Philippine Coast Guard, via Agence France-Presse - Getty Images A tanker sank in Philippine waters and began spilling fuel oil on Thursday, as the remnants of a typhoon complicated efforts to contain the spill.

Jul 22, 2024 | rfa.org | Camille Elemia

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered the shutdown of all Philippine offshore gaming operators after several of the companies were allegedly involved in scams, torture and other crimes. The online casinos, known as POGOs in the Philippines, proliferated during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte, whose term ended in 2022. They attracted customers from mainland China, where gambling is illegal, and other foreigners and were frequently embroiled in controversy.

Jun 22, 2024 | nytimes.com | Camille Elemia |Jes Aznar

Before he put on the glittery neon yellow tasseled jumpsuit, donned the yellow wig, and lip synced and danced onstage under colorful spotlights, Paul Hidacan went through his preshow routine in a busy dressing room. He pulled out a small white Bible from his bag, sat down and read a verse. "I grew up in my church," said Mr. Hidacan, 21, who has attended service in cropped tops, skirts and boots, and started performing in drag last year.