Barnaby Lo 吳宗鴻
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Al Jazeera correspondent covering the Philippines and Asia-Pacific. Formerly CBS News, CGTN. Views my own. 📧: [email protected]
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Alex Eala has beaten #Wimbledon defending champion Iga Swiatek!!! Through to the last 16 of the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament!!! The first Filipino to do so at any singles grand slam in the open era!!! History!!! And what a match. 11-9 in the first set tie break and then Alex just rolled with it, attacking Iga’s erroneous forehand relentlessly. It was like a finals match! Mabuhay ka, Alex!!! 🇵🇭 💪🏼 (Excuse the side comments and screams. 😂)
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On Al Jazeera. UBE, a purple yam indigenous to the Philippines, is fuellng a global craze as it appears in sweets from New York to Paris. But Filipino farmers are struggling to meet rising demand due to limited cultivation on small mountainside plots and increasingly unpredictable climate patterns.
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WATCH: The moment a Chinese coast guard vessel appeared to deliberately close in on a Philippine Coast Guard vessel, almost in the act of ramming before pulling back. Al Jazeera was on board the PCG ship, one of 2 escorting supply boats for troops at the 2nd Thomas (Ayungin) Shoal. Our report airs soon.
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The one to beat. Alex Eala said it best. She has defeated world no. 2 Elena Rybakina to get to the quarterfinals of the Berlin Open! Upset of the tournament but not taking away from Alex’s performance - the return of serve against the world’s best server, making her own aces as well, and stellar defense and tenacity rallying from 1-4 down in the first set. Labaaann Alex!!! 🇵🇭 💪🏼
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On Al Jazeera. The Epstein scandal continues to reverberate globally. Emails released by the US Department of Justice, and as first reported by The Philippine Star, show the convicted sex offender hired a team in the Philippines to scrub online search results linked to his criminal record. The revelations have thrown a spotlight on the country’s so-called online trolls – and their growing influence.
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🧵: The Philippine Coast Guard releases photos and video of floating barriers installed by the Chinese Coast Guard around Scarborough Shoal. This prevents Filipino fishermen from entering the resource-rich lagoon. CCG vessels also radio challenged Philippine vessels, against which the PH Bureau of Fisheries vessel responded and asserted they were “carrying out routine patrol within the territorial sea of Scarborough Shoal.”
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On Al Jazeera. A severe shortage of classrooms in the Philippines is forcing children to attend school in shifts. The government had vowed to build thousands of new classrooms each year. But only hundreds are being constructed – and, at an inflated cost. The revelation comes amid accusations that public works officials and some politicians are receiving kickbacks.
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On Al Jazeera. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s attendance at Coldplay’s concert lands him in trouble after fans discover he arrived on the presidential chopper while they endured hours of Manila’s notorious traffic to get to the venue. Critics say it’s an example of his entitled upbringing and tone-deaf governing style.
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On Al Jazeera. Indonesians flocked to the Iranian ambassador’s residence in Jakarta to express their solidarity, blaming the United States and Israel for sparking a war in the Middle East. The Indonesian government is under increasing pressure at home to withdraw from Donald Trump’s Board of Peace.
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On Al Jazeera. More than a hundred Filipinos have arrived in Manila since the Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt opened for foreigners. Some chose to stay behind because their Palestinian relatives were not allowed to leave. But those who’ve managed to escape now face a life of uncertainty.
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The Philippine Coast Guard says Chinese coastguard vessels fired water cannon at one of its ships earlier today at the Scarborough Shoal, w/in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea - damaging its railing and canopy, evidence, the PCG says of the forceful pressure used by the CCG. The CCG also installed a 380-meter barrier around the entrance to the shoal. The Chinese Coast Guard says it expelled a PCG ship, but the PCG says Philippine vessels stood their ground and continued to patrol, 📷 🎥: Philippine Coast Guard
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Earlier on Al Jazeera. Reporting live from one of the biggest of a number of mass demonstrations in Manila this Sunday, where protesters were demanding full accountability for allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects, including from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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On Al Jazeera. Scientists in the Philippines have developed a low-sugar, high-protein rice variety that could help curb the rise in diabetes. Research shows a link between rice consumption and the disease. Although experts warn healthier rice alone isn’t likely to solve the diabetes crisis.
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Here’s our first hand account from on board one of the Philippine Coast Guard ‘s vessels escorting supply boats carrying provisions for Filipino troops at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea - where Al Jazeera captured dangerous maneuvers by the Chinese coast guard in an effort to block the Philippine mission.
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On Al Jazeera. A stunning turn of events in the Philippines as two environmental activists accuse the military of abducting them - during a press conference alongside officials. The government insists they voluntarily surrendered and are members of the armed communist movement.
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On Al Jazeera. Arlene Gibaga witnessed police shoot her husband dead in 2017, during the height of Duterte’s drug war. But she says authorities made her sign an affidavit stating otherwise. “Wala daw po ako sa pangyayari… Nagulat na lang ako patay na asawa ko. Pero pinirmahan ko para sa mga anak ko.” A new report by human rights lawyers group IDEALS has found the government has been unwilling to investigate drug-related killings. It comes amid Congress urging government to cooperate with the ICC.
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On Al Jazeera. The Indonesian government says it’s paused participation in Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. But protesters in Jakarta demand immediate withdrawal, saying the assault by the US and Israel on Iran sparking a region-wide conflict shows they cannot be trusted with leading post-war efforts in Gaza.
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On Al Jazeera. A retired accountant has turned his home in Manila into a public library where people can hang out, read, and even take books without returning them. The founder of the Reading Club 2000 says his mission is to encourage Filipino children to read. That’s never been more relevant with the Philippines now facing a literacy crisis. Here’s the MoJo version:
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On Al Jazeera. Members of the Ati tribe in the popular Philippine resort town of Boracay say they’ve been forced out of their land by developers. The government had given the island’s original inhabitants the property, but it now says it is better suited to tourism. The Atis say they can’t trust any offer to relocate them.
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Filipinos come home with harrowing tales of being recruited to work call center jobs in Cambodia through social media, only to end up being forced to scam people with fake crypto investments. A Senate inquiry reveals immigration officers may be involved. On Al Jazeera.
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