Lorela U. Sandoval
Bio:
Lorela U. Sandoval is a freelance journalist based in the Philippines. She covers safety- and security-related stories for overseas publications. She is a Thomson Reuters Foundation training alumna. Her full professional profile can be viewed at lorelasandoval.com
It may surprise many that women like Farida — who once dreamed of being a nurse — would join a violent extremist group, but their reasons are varied and complex. And it takes a holistic state response not only to stop them from joining but also to pull them out.
In the Philippines, there aren't enough resources to go around to support a coordinated strategy against child sex trafficking in online spaces.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "heavy-handed and punitive" — and exceedingly militarized — pandemic strategy largely accounts for why the Philippines continues to suffer nearly two years on.
The Philippines is witnessing a rise in women leading suicide missions, leaving the government challenged to simultaneously understand them and anticipate their next move.
In Rural Tamil Nadu, Child Marriage Was Already Rampant. Then Came the Pandemic.
