Makoi Popioco
Biography
Publications
Makoi Popioco worked for CNN and other media outlets in the Philippines, and reported on infrastructure, human rights, security and geopolitics.
![Reset in US–Philippines relations tells of yet another China fumble](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-02/52664593104_dba332e725_k.jpg?itok=vePozXGI)
Reset in US–Philippines relations tells of yet another China fumble
The 180-degree reversal in Manila’s foreign policy was a consequent evolution of the previous regime’ approach.
![Filipino journalists can only take risks equal to their protections](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Ressa.jpg?itok=YT3QbrO_)
Filipino journalists can only take risks equal to their protections
The reporters most vulnerable to life-threatening harm are either low-profile or based in provinces – especially both.
![Ressa’s prize for resilience underscores the need for press freedom](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1124822929.jpg?itok=C7uCroIN)
Ressa’s prize for resilience underscores the need for press freedom
Telling a story in the Philippines can be deadly. But if a right to know is to recover, this marks a start.