Heaven or hell, it’s our choice Already going on his third year in office, former Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte could not still get over with his bitter campaign experience during the May 2016 presidential elections. In yet another extemporaneous speech last Friday, President Duterte dished out all hatred that has obviously built up in his heart and mind against those behind dirty tricks to thwart his presidential bid. That was more than two years ago when then Mayor Duterte decided to throw his hat in the presidential race at the last minute. With such elephant memory, President Duterte lashed anew at ABS-CBN and other “oligarchs” for allegedly taking advantage of their wealth to oppress the small, the weak and the helpless like him during the campaign when his survey standing was not picking up then. “Wala akong galit sa mayaman, especially those who got rich by the sweat of their brows,” President Duterte clarified. … [Read more...] about Heaven or hell, it’s our choice
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In Thai Tourist Spots, a Hidden World of Male Sex Slavery
Chiang Mai, Thailand. Young boys walk in pairs late in the evening at Chiang Mai's popular Tha Phae Gate, sauntering past tourists taking photos of the fort as locals hawk souvenirs. No one would connect the boys to the older, white men – and a pair of Chinese 40-somethings – seated under a tree, or to the young man with the mobile phone leaning on a parked motorbike. But for Alezandra Russell, founder of nonprofit Urban Light, this scene – which unfolds every evening in one of the country's most popular tourist stops – sums up everything that is wrong with Thailand's approach to trafficking and slavery. "The dialogue in Thailand – and around the world – is focused on women and girls, because the general perception is that boys are big and strong, and that they can take care of themselves," said Russell, pointing out the deals being done. The boys, aged from 14 to 24, walk in pairs for greater safety, making eye contact with the men, who then … [Read more...] about In Thai Tourist Spots, a Hidden World of Male Sex Slavery
With a wary eye on China, Duterte looks to Moon
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte just tied up a crucial three-day visit to South Korea, a tour some interpreted as a bid to hedge his government’s rising reliance on China amid spiking tensions in the South China Sea. On June 4, the Filipino leader met his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, major South Korean capital groups, as well as members of the large Filipino community in the country. Duterte walked away with nearly US$4.9 billion in avowed deals with South Korean firms and new defense and security assurances. The dailyReport Must-reads from across Asia - directly to your inbox South Korea is the Philippines fifth largest trading partner, with bilateral trade hitting US$14.3 billion in 2017. Last year as many as 1.5 million South Koreans visited the Philippines, which is home to the largest Korean community in Southeast Asia. South Korea has also become a key defense partner, augmenting the Philippines’ naval and air force capabilities through the sale of … [Read more...] about With a wary eye on China, Duterte looks to Moon
News OPINION: Benham Rise trip: Duterte’s latest comedy act
China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has been declared part of the country’s extended continental shelf, to show the world that he will die for a land mass that is not even part of Philippine territory. In his speech before the Free Masons at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City April 26, Duterte again justified his selling out to China based on mistaken assumptions. He said: “I assure you. Who in the world would like or relish to kill his own countrymen? Precisely I said, with the issue of the China Sea, leave it at that, it’s geopolitics. “Anyway, China has offered joint exploration and joint operation. And I said, maybe, we give you a better deal, 60-40. You cannot go against anybody. You cannot fight there. But President Xi is a friend. We’ll share with you.” The … [Read more...] about News OPINION: Benham Rise trip: Duterte’s latest comedy act
The Oscar-nominated director of Netflix’s ‘Heroin(e)’ talks about exploring a side of the opioid epidemic the media ignores
caption Huntington fire chief Jan Rader in Elaine McMillon Sheldon’s Netflix documentary “Heroin(e).” source Netflix Director Elaine McMillon Sheldon’s Oscar-nominated documentary “Heroin(e)” follows three women fighting the opioid epidemic in the town of Huntington, West Virginia. Sheldon spoke to Business Insider about the challenges of the drug crisis, her collaboration with Netflix on the film, and the film’s life as a tool for community outreach. In her striking, Oscar-nominated documentary, “Heroin(e),” director Elaine McMillon Sheldon depicts the personal, social, and medical challenges of the opioid epidemic through the lens of Huntington, West Virginia – a town that suffers an overdose rate ten times the national average. A documentarian and native West Virginian, Sheldon followed three Huntington women – the state’s first female fire chief, a … [Read more...] about The Oscar-nominated director of Netflix’s ‘Heroin(e)’ talks about exploring a side of the opioid epidemic the media ignores