Barnaby Lo started his career as a broadcast journalist at one of Philippines’ most internationally-awarded documentary programs, ” I-Witness” .
He moved to New York after a brief stint there to pursue a Masters degree in Broadcast Journalism at New York University. There, he wrote, directed, and produced a full feature documentary on Filipino doctors becoming nurses, which was an official entry at the Asian American International Film Festival in 2007.
He worked at ABC News’ Longform Unit before moving back to Manila in 2008. He’s been CBS News’ Manila-based producer since then, reporting on the cyclone in Myanmar that year, and helping produce a 48 Hour-Mystery and a 60-Minute piece among others.
Lo joined CGTN News as its Manila-based corespondent in 2011 and has since reported on major political events, natural disasters and cultural features in the Philippines and Malaysia for the network.
Follow Barnaby Lo on Twitter: @barnabychuck
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STORIES BY BARNABY LO
March 18, 2019
It’s summer in the Philippines, and for many Filipinos, that means bath time, twice a day, and consequently, more clothes to wash—but not for half of residents of the capital Manila.
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February 21, 2019
The beaches on Boracay in the Philippines have been returned to their pristine conditions after a six-month clean up, and now the Philippine government has set its sights on another polluted coastline.
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November 29, 2018
Three police officers in the Philippines have been convicted of murdering a 17-year-old boy as part of President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly crackdown on drugs, the first time any officers have been punished in connection with the campaign.
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October 6, 2018
Frustration is growing in Indonesia, where hundreds are still missing more than a week after an earthquake and tsunami shook the country , and survivors say they've received little help from the government.
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October 4, 2018
More bodies have been pulled from the rubble in Indonesia following a deadly earthquake and tsunami--but many are still missing.
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October 3, 2018
Rescuers are still assessing the scale of the the Indonesian disaster. Many areas were cut off when roads buckled and phone towers went down. Aftershocks continue to rattle the area, raising fears of more tsunamis.
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September 10, 2018
The death toll from last week's powerful earthquake in Japan has risen to at least 44. More than 2,000 are in evacuation centers, and a lack of food is a continuing problem in some communities.
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July 23, 2018
After two years in office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faces growing discontent. On Monday, thousands poured onto this highway leading to the House of Representatives where the populist leader was to deliver his annual State of the Nation address.
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July 12, 2018
Some 200 people have been confirmed dead following last weekend's record rainfall in western Japan. Thousands have been displaced. Many are in need of medical assistance and safe, drinking water.
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May 2, 2018
A deadly fungus is attacking the world's bananas. Farms across Asia and Africa are suffering huge losses from the disease. But farmers in the Philippines may have found a solution. CGTN's Barnaby Lo took a trip to the banana fields to peel away at the problem.
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