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Marga Ortigas

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Marga Ortigas, based in the Philippines, has been a broadcast journalist for more than 20 years. She's covered stories from across Asia for Al Jazeera - including in South Korea, Laos, China, Japan and the military stand-off between Cambodia and Thailand.

Marga has reported on Southeast Asia's two longest insurgencies extensively, gaining access to both the Muslim separatists and the Communist fighters battling the Philippine government, and the victims trapped within the conflict. She speaks three languages and has a Masters Degree in Literature and Criticism.

Latest posts

Remembering a massacre

<P>The images of the aftermath of the&nbsp;killing of 52 people in the Philippines worst act of political violence have become iconic, but real problems still need to be addressed.</P>

Marga Ortigas
Asia
Last Modified: 23 Nov 2010 19:51

The wait for Suu Kyi's release

<P>Followers are waiting for the much-anticipated release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as her detention order expires on November 13 [EPA].</P>

Marga Ortigas
Asia
Last Modified: 13 Nov 2010 13:13

A gathering of fortunate men

<P>Just across the border in Thailand, Myanmar dissidents meet to&nbsp;reminisce about the lives they&nbsp;left behind. But&nbsp;there are&nbsp;no regrets.</P>

Marga Ortigas
Asia
Last Modified: 6 Nov 2010 07:19

From the Philippines with love

<P>Every day some 3,000 more leave the&nbsp; to join the workforce abroad. Already there are some 10 million Filipinos away from home. It's a nation exporting its best resource to stay afloat.</P>

Marga Ortigas
Asia
Last Modified: 18 Oct 2010 08:25

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