‘Racket has to stop’: Duterte bulldozes luxury cars to send message to smugglers
Smuggled luxury cars were on Tuesday crushed to mangled steel and shards of glass by the Philippine Bureau of Customs as President Rodrigo Duterte … source
Singapore Tonight: News in brief April 24
News Briefs on Singapore Tonight, April 24: – Philippines has extended its COVID-19 lockdown in Manila to May 15 – Hong Kong’s university entrance exams go … source
Crystal Meth and Cartels in the Philippines: The Shabu Trap
At the start of 2015, Mexican national Horacio Hernandez Herrera, allegedly third in command of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested in the Philippines’ … source
On the brink: Manila’s battle to avoid climate catastrophe
Manila is bracing for the next calamity. The forecasts are dire: for more potent typhoons, greater flooding, rising sea levels and the ever-present risk of a powerful … source
Chinese Boeing 737 with 165 people on board crash-lands at Manila airport
A Chinese passenger plane has skidded off the runway while landing at Manila airport. One of the passengers filmed what happened from inside. All 157 … source
27 Nov 2013: Interview with Sahari Ani
Sahari Ani from the Singapore Red Cross joins us in studio, to give us his first-hand account of the organisation’s relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. source
A plastic solution for the Philippines’ trash dilemma
Ziggie Gonzales is leading drive in the country to create eco-bricks, essentially an ordinary plastic bottle stuffed with non-biodegradable trash. source
Asia’s toughest jobs: Quezon City’s ‘loving, caring’ jail officer
Working inside one of Asia’s most crowded prison is an unenviable task. But for David Jambalos, one of the oldest officers on duty at Quezon City jail, the job is…
Inside Manila City Jail: One man’s 16-year wait for his day in court – BBC News
Thousands of those caught up in the Philippines war on drugs end up in Manila City Jail where they often spend years waiting for their day in court. Dennis ……
MANILA: Philippine govt to spend US$1.2b to relocate informal settlers
Metro Manila is home to 14 million people, with four out of every 10 residents living in slums. The Philippine government is trying to relocate these “informal settlers” by 2016…