Martin San Diego

“We slept on the floor and leaned against the wall for hours.”

VICE checked in on Poblacion to find out what’s happening and what’s next for Manila’s party hub.

After losing his parents to COVID-19 and contracting it himself, one doctor became a rare voice of trust in the pandemic-battered country.

The Philippine drug war has seen thousands of deaths at the hands of police. They leave behind countless women and children, whose collective trauma is far-reaching, and often overlooked.

The Hijos del Nazareno keep the statue of the Black Nazarene safe from millions of devotees who push and shove each other just to touch the religious image in one of the Philippines’ largest processions.

"There was always a disconnect between who I knew I was, versus the lesbians portrayed on screen. They were always hyperbutch, so it was hard for me to reconcile my identity with what media said a lesbian is."

Global warming and the misuse of water resources have caused perpetual flooding in this coastal village, forcing residents to adapt in unusual ways.

The country has used the tamaraw, a beloved animal endemic to its shores, as an icon from coins to cars to sports teams – but can't seem to find a way to save it.