[2] Davey Alba was born in Manila, Philippines, and attended De La Salle University, earning a degree in communication arts.
Her father is an academic, mother an economic consultant and her sister is VP of a multi-national investment bank.
[1] In 2018, working at BuzzFeed News, she reported how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte used Facebook to gain power in the country.
[9] After reporting on videos supportive of President Trump's recommendation for the use disinfectants in the treatment of COVID-19,[10] Davey was the target of "weaponized harassment."
[11] In September 2021, Alba interviewed incoming Wikimedia Foundation chief executive officer Maryana Iskander.