Ana P. Santos is an independent journalist based in Manila, Philippines. Her work focuses on sexual reproductive health rights, HIV and AIDS, and labor migration. As the recipient of the 2014 Persephone Miel Fellowship for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Ana reported on Filipino migrant mothers in Dubai and Paris. Follow her on Facebook, on Twitter @iamAnaSantos and on Instagram: AnaAllSaints   https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/ana-p-santos/rss en Equal Pay and Opportunity Unpaid Domestic and Care Work Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:05:35 +0000 Ana P. Santos https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/02/07/teen-widows-of-dutertes-drug-war-face-a-bleak-economic-future https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/02/07/teen-widows-of-dutertes-drug-war-face-a-bleak-economic-future They are the hidden cost of Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war in the Philippines: single, teenage mothers whose partners have been killed by police or vigilantes. And without a job or government support, it’s near impossible for them to support their children. Reproductive Rights Solutions Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:37:01 +0000 Ana P. Santos https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/21/philippines-sees-rise-in-multiple-teen-pregnancies-to-older-men https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/21/philippines-sees-rise-in-multiple-teen-pregnancies-to-older-men The Philippines is struggling to find solutions to its soaring teen pregnancy rates, and finding that addressing the problem requires interventions that go beyond contraception education and access. Laws & Policy Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:00:58 +0000 Ana P. Santos https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/15/migrant-women-sentenced-for-having-unmarried-sex-in-qatar-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/15/migrant-women-sentenced-for-having-unmarried-sex-in-qatar-2 In Qatar, like in most of the Middle East, “zina” laws ban unmarried couples from having sex. Rights advocates say those most likely to end up in jail for this transgression are low-skilled migrant women. Politics and Policy Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:19:42 +0000 Ana P. Santos https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/06/12/migrant-women-sentenced-for-having-unmarried-sex-in-qatar https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/06/12/migrant-women-sentenced-for-having-unmarried-sex-in-qatar In Qatar, like in most of the Middle East, “zina” laws ban unmarried couples from having sex. Rights advocates say those most likely to end up in jail for this transgression are low-skilled migrant women. Health Reproductive Rights Wed, 17 May 2017 07:48:40 +0000 Ana P. Santos https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/05/17/filipino-migrant-workers-pay-the-price-for-lack-of-sex-education https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/05/17/filipino-migrant-workers-pay-the-price-for-lack-of-sex-education Advocates say the Philippines’ restrictive reproductive health policies and almost nonexistent sex education make its young migrant women vulnerable to unplanned pregnancy when they live and work abroad. Politics and Policy Reproductive Rights Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:29:34 +0000 Ana P. Santos https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/18/birth-control-shortage-will-hurt-teens-say-philippine-health-groups https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/18/birth-control-shortage-will-hurt-teens-say-philippine-health-groups The Philippines already has the highest teen pregnancy rate in Asia. Part two of our story on the country’s contraceptives crisis looks at how the Supreme Court’s restraining order could mean a staggering increase in unintended pregnancy and maternal mortality. Politics and Policy Reproductive Rights Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:56:44 +0000 Ana P. Santos https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/13/many-filipino-women-fear-a-future-with-no-access-to-birth-control https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/13/many-filipino-women-fear-a-future-with-no-access-to-birth-control A ruling by the Philippine Supreme Court that suspends the renewal and new registration of contraceptives means that by 2020, condoms, abstinence and surgery could be the only birth control options available in the country.