Camille Elemia

Manila

Freelance Journalist at The New York Times

Freelance Journalist at Radio Free Asia

🇵🇭Freelance journalist @benarnews @nytimes | Fulbright - Hubert H. Humphrey fellow '19 | Author, "Unrequited Love: Duterte's China Embrace"

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Inside the High-Stakes Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte

1 month 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.
China and the Philippines Trade Blame for the Latest Sea Collision

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.
Fuel Tanker Sinks in Philippine Waters, Spilling Oil

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.
Philippine President Marcos bans offshore gaming operations allegedly linked to crime

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.
Drag Goes Mainstream in the Philippines, a Bastion of Christianity

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.
'Inside! Inside!' Sailors Recount Houthi Attack and U.S. Navy Rescue

Jun 17, 2024 | nytimes.com | Camille Elemia

The crew of the Tutor, a Greek-owned bulk carrier sailing across the Red Sea to India, were on the deck on a sunny morning last week when they spotted in the distance what looked like a fishing vessel with two people aboard. The crew members thought it was nothing unusual, but moments later, the ship captain said, they noticed a vessel rushing toward their ship.
Singapur es el único país del Sudeste Asiático donde se presentará Taylor Swift. Los vecinos se quejan

Mar 7, 2024 | nytimes.com | Mike Ives |Muktita Suhartono |Camille Elemia

Taylor Swift The Heart of Swiftiedom A Grammys Record A New Album Her Global Tour Timeline: Her Viral Era El país pagó por un acuerdo de exclusividad con la estrella del pop para que no se presente en ningún otro lugar del Sudeste Asiático. La decisión ha generado tensiones diplomáticas con Tailandia y Filipinas.
Philippines launches patrols around disputed shoal to protect fishing grounds, food security

Feb 16, 2024 | rfa.org | Camille Elemia

The Philippines this month launched coast guard patrols around Scarborough Shoal to safeguard its exclusive economic zone and challenge China, which for 12 years has dominated those waters vital to the Filipino fishing industry, the national security adviser said Friday. Eduardo Año said the regular patrols, which began in early February, were in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s goal of achieving food security and making it safe for local fishermen to access prime fishing grounds.
Leila de Lima, Duterte Critic, Is Released on Bail in the Philippines

Nov 13, 2023 | nytimes.com | Sui-Lee Wee |Camille Elemia

The Philippines released on bail its most famous political prisoner, Leila de Lima, whose six-year detention served as a stark warning to those who dared to question former President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal drug war. Her release on Monday was ordered by a court in the city of Muntinlupa after five witnesses recanted their testimony in the case.
How a Decaying Warship Beached on a Tiny Shoal Provoked China’s Ire

Nov 11, 2023 | nytimes.com | Camille Elemia

Asia Pacific|How a Decaying Warship Beached on a Tiny Shoal Provoked China’s Irehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/world/asia/philippines-sierra-madre-south-china-sea.htmlAfter multiple maritime clashes, the Philippines invited journalists on a mission to resupply the Sierra Madre. A reporter for The Times was given rare access.