Nestor A. Corrales
@ncorrales5
Journalist. Philippines. 🇵🇭 defense, security, geopolitics, foreign affairs. @ICFJ fellow. Ivatan. Ilocano. ✉️: ncorrales525(at)gmail(dot)com
'Brace for impact!' Here's my firsthand account of my experience aboard BRP Datu Sanday after it endured high-impact ramming and water cannon attacks by the Chinese near Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Aug. 25. inquirer.net/412641/new-wps…

"What are you waiting for, Mr. President?” More than a decade after being saved from a firing squad in Indonesia, former overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso remains in prison, this time in her own country. coverstory.ph/mary-jane-velo…
Grateful for veteran & senior journalists who have been reminding us that reporters should never indulge in being treated as celebrities — and that we should focus on our body of work instead of clout 🤍 Journalist or not, may we be judged on our substance, not our appearance 🤗