Rambo Talabong

Rambo Talabong is a New York-based multimedia editor at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, where he covers the intersection of science, technology, and global security. His reporting has appeared in The New York Times, Inside Climate News, Grist, and Eos.

He led the coverage of the Duterte administration’s drug war for Rappler, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Philippine newsroom. His work has been recognized by the Society of Publishers in Asia, the Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong, and the Global Investigative Journalism Network. He is also a fellow of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics and the Overseas Press Club Foundation.

He studied data journalism at Columbia University and science journalism at New York University. He speaks English, Tagalog, and Spanish.