Historic Sex Bill Splits Largely Catholic Philippines
(LinkAsia: 4/19/13) A health bill that would provide free contraception to the poor and mandate sex education in schools is hanging in legislative limbo in the Philippines, after objections by a religious couple. LinkAsia's Noel Tarrazona presents the legal battle...

LinkAsia News: March 15, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, a look at China's next generation of leaders, thousands of dead pigs clog Shanghai's river, Khmer Rouge trials hit a snag in Cambodia, the Sultan of Sulu stakes a claim on Sabah, and more.

Sultan of Sulu Ignites Philippines-Malaysia Dispute
(LinkAsia: 3/15/13) A territorial dispute has broken out between the Philippines and Malaysia. Sabah is a Malaysian state, but is claimed by the Sultan of Sulu, a hereditary leader in the southern part of the Philippines. LinkAsia's Noel Tarrazona reports...

Shipwreck Has US in Hot Water with the Philippines
(LinkAsia: 2/22/13) Tubbataha Reef in the Philippines is UNESCO's only Marine World Heritage Site in Southeast Asia. That's why the outcry was so severe when an American minesweeper ship, the USS Guardian, ran aground on the reef and became completely...

LinkAsia News: February 22, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, China is accused of wide-ranging cyber attacks on the US, North Korea and Iran accused of sharing nuclear secrets, a US Navy ship runs aground in a Philippine marine sanctuary, and more.

LinkAsia News: January 18, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, unprecedented pollution brings "airpocalypse" to China, a looks at the Philippines' revolutionary reproductive health law, South Korea in mourning after a former baseball star's suicide, far eastern Russia blows its lid (geologically-speaking), and more.

Philippines Passes Landmark Birth Control Bill
(LinkAsia: 1/18/13) Philippine president Benigno Aquino has signed the Reproductive Health Bill into law, expanding opportunities for women to receive birth control and family planning education. But as contributor Noel Tarrazona found, not everyone in this staunchly Catholic nation is...

LinkAsia News: June 8, 2012
This week on LinkAsia, the US defense secretary visits Southeast Asia as the US beefs up its Pacific military presence, Shanghai's stock exchange catches the attention of human rights activists, Pakistan and the US still at odds over bin Laden...

Pacquiao Delivers Blow to Gay Marriage Supporters
(LinkAsia News: 6/8/12) When Manny Pacquiao, the Philippines' most famous athlete and most famous politician, recently came out against gay marriage, it predictably elicited a massive response. Contributor Noel Tarrazona reports on Filipino reactions to Manny's stance.

LinkAsia News: May 18, 2012

This week on LinkAsia, the Philippines and China hit a rocky patch in their relationship, Osama lives on in the hearts of Pakistanis, Chen Guangcheng's personal appeal to Premier Wen Jiabao, and more.

Wag the Dog: Is China's Philippines Aggression Merely a Diversion?

(LinkAsia News: 5/18/12) Contributor Noel Tarrazona reports from the Philippines, where many social media users believe that the Chinese government is beating the drums of war to distract its people from the recent internal political strife.