Mara Cepeda
Philippines Correspondent
Mara is Philippines correspondent at The Straits Times and a journalism lecturer at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She specialises in stories on politics, diplomacy, and defence and security. She joined ST in 2022 after working for seven years as a political reporter for Rappler. She is a fellow of the NUS-IPS and Temasek Foundation’s Asia Journalism Fellowship and the United Nations’ Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship.
Latest articles
LPG hoarding, firewood use: Hawkers and families in Asia deal with fuel shortage amid Iran war
Governments worldwide plan repatriations as many Middle East flights come to a halt
‘I’ll do my job or someone else will take it’: Why many Asians are staying put in the Gulf amid war
ASEAN calls Middle East escalation ‘regrettable’, urges ceasefire after US-Israel strike on Iran
40 years after dictatorship, Philippines struggles with entrenched political dynasties
Malampaya’s new gas find may steady Philippines’ power supply, but cheaper bills remain elusive
Death in the Philippines, under a mountain of filth
Epstein e-mails spotlight Philippines as hub for scrubbing search results at ‘insanely low’ prices
South China Sea spat: Beijing bans Philippine town officials after envoy declared persona non grata
ASEAN chair says no change to stance on Myanmar, even as questions persist
