Stories written by Tess Bacalla

PHILIPPINES: Belt-tightening by Migrant Workers Unfelt at Home

By Tess Bacalla
The global financial crisis may have dealt a severe blow to Filipino migrant workers, thousands of whom lost their jobs and fell into debt. But public schoolteacher Melinda Mendoza does not see this impact at all -- at least not within the four walls of her classroom.

MEDIA-ASIA: Forget ‘Gender’

By Tess Bacalla
‘Gender' may not exist in all of Asia's lexicons, but the concept is not necessarily alien to the region.

ASIA: ‘Mekong Media Should Ask Tougher Questions’ – Editor

By Tess Bacalla
Countries in the Mekong region have indeed opened their borders and former foes become friends, but several of them are still ruled by authoritarian governments that put limits on media and other freedoms.
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