using using the philippines as a manufacturing base or even the philippines stepping in you know as they take years that wouldn't exactly say there is a prague there is a product that china exports out the philippines say hey now it's an opportunity for us to explore it well first of all we have to be making it don't we and the main problem is that it's really hard to sell this as a winning proposition for the philippines because nobody knows what's going to happen with a trade war are we we have to ask ourselves are we in a better position than our neighbors to be able to take on this role of vietnam seems to be doing better than us in that respect and we've tied in the fate of our economy very closely to that of china a weekend the chinese economy this is our largest trading partner a big source of foreign direct investment a big source of inbound tourism for us is it really going to be better for us if they do badly so this is how this is one of the things that we have to ask ourselves if we started down to find yourself as one of the key winners of this trade war about amanda th

decided to hold onto the philippines. a rationale best described by douglas macarthur's father, who helped capture bonilla and later -- capture manila and later served as the military governor. he told congress in "the 1902, archipelago is the finest group of violins in the world. it's strategic position is unexcelled." policymakers realized that manila, which served as america's front door to the markets of china, needed a facelift to attract industry and better reflect america's global status. to spearhead the transformation, the u.s. hired famed municipal architect and planner, daniel burnham. over the course of his career, he helped guide cities like chicago, san francisco, oversaw the redo of the national mall in washington. he was the architect to design it union station which is still in use today. burnham saw incredible potential in manila, with its vast natural resources, old spanish churches, and the ancient walled city of intramuros the 160-acre heart of the city of manila, built in 1571. "possessing the bay of

it's good to have you with us we begin in the philippines where a comment by philippines president. last december prompted us to look at the issue of domestic worker abuse in the country during a speech admitted to sexually assaulting his maid when he was a teenager the comment drew criticism from rights groups but you did we wanted to know what that meant for the nearly two million domestic workers employed in the country. and i find this report. lucy was only fifteen when a relative hired her as her domestic worker her parents thought she would be safe with them she wasn't. been sent and that they go you and. your fare. well and you no longer an unlucky back that you might. not be quitters are lucky so i mean yeah it. was it but now i'm in the masowe where buying a bag in the uk that will knock some hundred some on the. high end this year my you really expand. domestic work is a default job for many filipinos but it can also be dangerous the president of the philippines even weighed in recently on the abuse of domestic help in what many saw as a shocking confession on what he did

making just intimidating me it's about sending a message to every other reporter working in the philippines told the line or you could be next and i think that's the fear we need to read because you don't want self-censorship you don't want people to be afraid to ask questions because then we've really gone down the path that's hard to come back from so here's someone who would agree with you she's a journalist in the u.k. a joint effort has and here's what she says this could mean for journalism as a whole thing to not proceed in the philippines on the president's task he's been dead for some time now and he's seen that and how he treats his opponents especially said it's a dilemma who still imprisoned some like completely fabricated charges but i think to test say is now using international community somewhat hiding away from the philippine drug war or at least losing interest to go after the press and for him that means going off and maria ressa and that does a reading ugly and dangerous preston for genesis not just in the philippines but will of the world's summary i should mention it's

a free and independent press is the cornerstone of democracy and a philippine journalist maria ressa wants it to remain a mission in what she calls the war on truth is the subject of the new al-jazeera witness film out this month have a look. digital media. is the founder of blind side. fakes it is whatever power doesn't like the president of the philippines ricotta turkey because he wants to kill as many people involved with drugs as possible lists his critics as public and the. grappler on my new site known to be critical of the government at its license revoked a few weeks ago. and is disabling it's sad when people don't know what is real and what is feet we don't. know what you see with this megaphone more power this is the time to fight this is the time to tell here here's the light and you have to make sure that our government doesn't cross it because when. we're no longer. joining us live from manila a woman who needs almost no introduction journalist at a time magazine's person of the year maria teresa annie sydney australia ya know she's also a journalist and the filmmaker b

embassy in the philippines who doesn't normally weigh in on these types of things they write we hope the charge against journalists and rappler c.e.o. maria ressa will be resolved quickly in accordance with relevant philippine law and international standards of due process also weighing in former secretary of state of the us madeleine albright who says your arrest by the philippine government is outrageous and must be condemned by all democratic nations i'm proud to call her a friend and to stand with her in defending the principles of a free press so for our audience that isn't aware in your view what led up to this arrest i mean let me be concise again in two months i've had to bail six times and. at least nine cases that are ongoing right now in thirteen months the government has tried to shut down rappler has filed at least five tax evasion has filed the cyber libel. as arrested me and detaining me in violation of my rights even because these arrest warrant i have a right to bail. all of these events by like defended myself and i've tried very hard at the very beginning of it to

fake it is whatever power doesn't like the president of the philippines go to turkey because he wants to kill as many people involved with drugs as possible lists his critics of. the. grappler on my site known to be critical of the government and its license revoked a few weeks ago. and it's just it's sad when people don't know what is real and what is freak. don't. then the voice with this megaphone more power this is the time to fight this is the time to tell here here's the light and you have to make sure that our government doesn't cross it because when. we're no longer. joining us live from manila a woman who needs almost no introduction and journalist at a time magazine's person of the year maria ressa i mean sydney australia ya know she's also a journalist and the filmmaker behind the documentary about maria airing this month on al-jazeera welcome to yarrow welcome maria yeah we're going to talk about the film later in the program but first maria what is it like covering a story and being the story at the same time extremely uncomfortable and you know i wish it would end tomorr

we do have a real outbreak situation right here in the philippines right now.t data that we have, as of yesterday, we have seen more than 4000 cases in the country this year alone and they are heading up to 20,000 cases that we saw last year when the outbreak started. the reasons are, as you say, in principle, that in the philippines the routine immunisation programme has had weaknesses and we have seen a pool of children building up over the last years who have not received full vaccination coverage for measles. is it because the government is not allotting enough budget for the immunisation programme or is it because parents do not have the right information? it is probably a mix of reasons. on one side we have factors related to the health services. there have been problems in the past. at some stage as we have seen stock problems. but often services are perceived as not being easily accessible enough. sometimes people have to travel far or the opening hours are not convenient, so parents are not using them sufficiently. but we do have also an issue on the s

embassy in the philippines who doesn't normally weigh in on these types of things they write we hope the charge against journalist and rappler c.e.o. maria ressa will be resolved quickly in accordance with relevant philippine law and international standards of due process also weighing in former secretary of state of the us madeleine albright who says your arrest by the philippine government is outrageous and must be condemned by all democratic nations i'm proud to call her a friend and to stand with her in defending the principles of a free press so for our audience that isn't aware in your view what led up to this arrest i mean let me be concise again in two months i've had to bail six times and. at least nine cases that are ongoing right now in thirteen months the government has tried to shut down rappler has filed at least five tax evasion has filed the cyber libel. as arrested me and detain me in violation of my rights even because these arrest warrant i have a right to bail. all of these events by like defended myself and i've tried very hard at the very beginning of it to be f

it's good to have you with us we begin in the philippines where a comment by philippines president rajiv good to tell. us to look at the issue of domestic worker abuse in the country during a speech admitted to sexually assaulting his maid when he was a teenager the comment drew criticism from rights groups but you did we wanted to know what that meant for the nearly two million domestic workers employed in the country our correspondent and. this report. fifteen. binns and that they. would not continue fair. well and you no longer none the lackey back that you mug muslims in avocados are lucky i mean yeah it but lovely luck with the lamb and then that's what we end up buying at the end that will knock some condos among the. high end this year my you really expand. domestic work is a default job for many filipinos but it can also be dangerous the president of the philippines even weighed in recently on the abuse or domestic help in what many saw as a shocking confession on what he did decades ago. yet all. yeah. yeah. yeah. yeah yeah one for the being president rodrigo the character recen

many domestic workers in the philippines are sexually assaulted by their employers.ovelilita palisoc rununs a unin for domestic workers and was also shocked by the presidenen's admission. >> it's sasad and degrading. just bececause workekers have aw status. does it mean they can be treated this way? ana: novelita palilisoc says tht while rape is the worst thatat n happen, domeststic workers face sexual harassment on a near-daily basis. palisoc's s employer once groped r r while she e was changing lightbulb. she did not t complain, ththinkg his wife would n not believe he. claire pililla is a a lawyer who has been at the forefront of women's s rights for ovever a decade. >> sexual abuse e among domestic workers here in the philippines is very prevalent. unfortunately, we do not have statistics on that. and this is probabably because f the sisilence of the victim, silence of the families, because it happens in their families. ana: there is a law to protect the estimated 1.9 million domestic workers in the philippines, but activists say it is flawed. domestic workers ca

and in the philippines it really is the internet. the journalists will escape the first that's dead. in me and it comes down to the protect life forms social media in particular will determine what gets delivered to people. in january twenty eighth the government of the philippines tried to shut down we're being investigated and that we're facing legal cases one on ownership that could land me in prison for anywhere from five to fifteen years. the court of appeals came out with a decision after midnight that night our appeal to harassment it is to distract us it is to stop us from reporting it's to intimidate us so we don't. so we don't charlie sheen. i think that the biggest wake up call for the government was the day after they they tried to shut down rappler. there was a global reaction to it so i don't think they counted on that. they also didn't count that raptor would fight. rappler was a dream. in twenty eleven group of friends and i kind of thought that there's this new technology that is that we can't completely try out in t

our philippines correspondent howard johnson has more. this is one of the poorest areas in the philippine capital, manila, one of the most vulnerable to the country's recent measles outbreak. the nearby hospital for infectious diseases has been inundad with patients. in the stifling pediatric ward, beds are being shared to accommodate newcomers. according to hospital records we were shown, at least 59 chil have died of measles-related illnesses from the start of the year. the figure for the same period in 2018 was five. is woman's nine-month-old son has been suffering from fever and cohing for a week. he has not been vaccinated against measles because she is concerned about safety. >> it is normal for the one-year-olds to be vaccinated. but vaccines in school, i don't let my children have those. howard: vaccination coverage has been an historic problem for the philippines. but public confidence in vaccines fell athe end of when 2018 the government canceled a nationwide dengue safety program citing safety concerns. a manufacturer disclosed

the headlines: police in the philippines arrest the head of a news website highly critical of president duterte for an alleged cyber offence dating back seven years. the fact that an arrest warrant has been issued, well, really interesting and i will follow. i am just shocked that the rule of law has been broken to the point that i can't see it. no regrets aboutjoining the islamic state group but hoping to return home. a london schoolgirl lifts the lid on her brutal life in syria. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. a valentine's day plea from japan's same—sex community — 13 couples demand the government recognises their relationships as marriage. and declaring war on the boar. hong kong steps up the fight against a plague of wild pigs. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 8:00 in the morning in manila where the head of the philippines news website rappler is facing charges which carry a penalty of up to 12 years injail. maria ressa is accused of cyber crimes over

and in the philippines it really is the internet. the journalists will escape the first that's dead. in me and it comes down to the tech social media in particular will determine what gets delivered to people. in january twenty eighth the government of the philippines tried to shut down we're being investigated and that we're facing legal cases one on ownership that could land me in prison for anywhere from five to fifteen years. the court of appeals came out with a decision after midnight that night our appeal to harassment it is to distract us it is to stop us from reporting it's to intimidate us so we don't. so we don't charlie. i think that the biggest wake up call for the government was the day after they they tried to shut down rappler. there was a global reaction to it so i don't think they counted on that. they also didn't count that raptor would fight. rappler was a dream. in twenty eleven a group of friends and i kind of that there's this new technology that is that we can't completely try out in the traditional networks be

and making his mark on the philippines.ersial leader rodrigo duterte says he wants to change the country's name. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the evening in washington, where donald trump has said he will accept the budget deal and thus avoid a second partial government shutdown. but — and it's a big but — the white house says he will make up for that deal not including all of the funding he wants for his border wall by calling a national emergency to secure the shortfall. our washington correspondent chris buckler has the latest. he is having to look at other options and he is funding a spending bill despite the fact that congress would not give the $5.7 billion he says he needs. he is backed into a corner because fundamentally, he does not want to have another partial government shutdown. poll suggested that he was the one getting blamed, but he is now saying he will take the money from oth

and now has said that the most serious part of this agreement is that it gave the philippines company an exclusive right and prevented sudan from having partnership with other countries especially qatar which are located four billion dollars to develop the port who work in port sudan or refused to comment on the agreement and denied access to the port the port workers themselves are worried of the total control by dubai which had entered similarly unpopular poor takeovers in somalia and djibouti before being expelled from those countries having already blocked access to the container terminal last week the port workers say they will continue to demand their rights be protected have advised our dizzier khartoum. the troubled ministrations efforts to strike a peace deal with the taliban and withdraw u.s. troops from afghanistan have left many afghans worried while some were encouraged by talk of the war ending others fear to deal with the taliban could limit women's rights as well. need a reason owns a coffee shop in the afghan capital kabul she's one of millions of women whose lives ha

jamelle in dugan al-jazeera tonight is our northern philippines. hello again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera pakistan's prime minister has rejected india's accusations that his country is behind those is car bombing in the disputed region of kashmir imran khan also says he is ready to work with his neighbor to investigate the time but warned india against retaliation. also today i am offering the indian government thought what a vista cation you do in this case that suggest the involvement of the new parks dorney we are ready to cooperate with you if you have any actionable intelligence to provide us with. it it's not because we are there pressure but because they are enemies of pakistani because they go against our interest. earlier india's top military commander in kashmir blamed pakistan's spy agency for the attack forty one paramilitary soldiers were killed the pakistani based on group jaish e mohammed said it was responsible lieutenant general k.j. estelle and say is a crusaders are controlled by pakistani spies and iran

in the philippines prominent journalist maria ressa has been released on bail following her arrest on charges of cyber libel on wednesday ressa as head of the news website rappler which has reported critically and president hundred two territory of her supporters say the charges against her as a government attack on press freedom. while staying in the philippines president rodrigo territory attracted widespread criticism in just sumber when he admitted to sexually assaulting a domestic made when he was a teenager that prompted d.w. to investigate the issue of domestic worker abuse in the philippines our correspondent anna santos filed this report. lucy was only fifteen when a relative hired her sister domestic worker her parents thought she would be safe with them she wasn't. been send them but they call you and. your fare. and then the lucky bat that you. will do said are lucky. and then that's what we end up buying at the end that will not come. yet and i shall not you. this expand. domestic work is a default job for many filipinos but it can also be dangerous the president of the p

our philippines correspondent howard johnson has more.reas in the philippine capital manila and one of the most vulnerable to the country's recent measles outbreak. the nearby san lazaro hospitalfor infectious diseases has been inundated with patients. the stifling paediatric ward, beds are being shed to accommodate newcomers. according to a hospital records we we re according to a hospital records we were shown, at least 59 children have died of measles related illnesses here since the start of the year. defeated for the same period in 2018 was five. tondo‘s nine—month—old son has been suffering from fever and coughing for a week. he hasn't been vaccinated against measles because erica is concerned about safety. translation: it is normal for a erica is concerned about safety. translation: it is normalfor a nine month to one—year—old to be vaccinated, i really don't let my children have those. low vaccination is coverage has been a historical problem for the philippines, but public confidence in vaccines fell at the end of 2017 when the g

the head of the philippines news site critical of the country's president has been arrested maria reza says that the accusation of cyber libel against her is the latest attempt by bradley go to tear to his government to silence her or her social news network now the veteran journalist is one of several people named person of the year by time magazine for her political role for a day. u.s. president donald trump says that venezuelan authorities are making quote a terrible mistake by refusing to allow u.s. humanitarian aid into the country and warns that washington had options his comments came during a visit by the colombian president even you do pay their talks are expected to focus on the crisis in venezuela. and a rare black panther has been caught on camera in kenya the wildlife photographer will bird us lucas took pictures of the creature in the popular wilderness camp in january researchers from san diego zoo have confirmed sighting with camera traps they say that these are the first verifiable records of the animal in nearly a century. spain's center left government is facing an

the agreement gives the philippines company a monopoly on operating all of sudan's container terminals this despite a recent memorandum of understanding with doha that would have meant a massive investment by qatar to develop the historic port of swac and now that deal looks unlikely.

hen there was the philippines.hen the spanish sued for peace after three months of that war, e basically said ok, fine, i'm more than happy to negotiate a peace treaty but here's the deal. spain has to leave cuba. we're not going to -- we'll take it temporarily but it's going to be independent. spain has to leave puerto rico. that came out of nowhere but we had conquered puerto rico. and spain has to give us an island in the pacific, turned out to be guam. and that has to happen before we even enter into negotiations. that's really tough diplomacy. and then he basically said after the philippines which we had essentially acquired, we took over lison after george dewy destroyed the spanish fleet. he said this position of the philippines is open to negotiate. well, thank you, mr. mckinley the spanish were saying. they asked the french ambassador of the united states to operate on their behalf and negotiate, a gentleman by the name of cambone who said to mckinley, you can't really get more glory than you've already ga

to melinda again al-jazeera tonight is on northern philippines. hello again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera pakistan's prime minister says only dialogue can resolve the kashmir dispute with india imran khan was making his first address to the nation since there is a tie in indian administered kashmir which killed forty one indian security personnel the pakistan based on group jaish e mohammed with claimed responsibility for the attack but the top indian military commander in kashmir has accused the pakistani intelligence agency of being behind pakistan denies says sixteen u.s. states is suing donald trump for declaring a national emergency to secure funding for his mexico border wall they argue the president doesn't have the power to divert fundi the us president meanwhile has asked members of venezuela's military to switch allegiances to opposition to the one guy dole said they were risking their future by remaining loyal to president nicolas maduro. we want to restore venezuelan democracy and we believe that the venezuelan

well now to the philippines where a high profile journalist who has locked horns of president africa to territory has been attending a rally to call for press freedom maria reza took to the streets just one day after she was freed on bail following her arrest for libel reservations a news website and was serve the warrant on live t.v. for what media watchdog say are trumped up charges they say the cronies after tatay him to intimidate all who challenge his role. for two days philippine press freedom activists has been on the streets of manila why because of this woman maria ressa c.e.o. of correct one of the philippines few independent news sources she spent a night in jail this week she's been accused of tax evasion and libel and faces twelve years in jail charges her supporters say are politically motivated an award winning journalist she's an outspoken critic of president did to take he's regularly attend journalists in his speeches and rappler in particular you know if they mean to move me cool or free if they want to move to feel their power. what the succeeded in doing is makin

similarly in dugan al-jazeera tonight is our northern philippines. israel's plan to host a summit of eastern european countries known as the fisher grad group has been cancelled poland and member of the bloc pulled out after israel's acting foreign minister said many poles had collaborated with the nazis in the second wild war kept everything official us in diplomacy we always try to ensure people don't get offended but nobody will change the historical truth for anything of this sort of thing that the poles collaborated with the nazi. poles collaborated with the nazis certainly they collaborated with the nazis who had been ok the elder is a senior economist at. he says israel has been engaging in diplomatic relationships with governments that have promoted anti semitism it could have been avoided but i don't think that in the long run israel could. you know it decay can have it if you want to be still didn't think too well the whole of course you cannot sell clearances and have this kind of a barter where is the collaborators of the nazis during wor

to the northern philippines now where plans to build a dam on a river held sacred by a tribe has have been met with fierce opposition the reservoir is supposed to secure water supply for the capital manila but as jimmy and linda get reports from the sierra madre mountains in tiny tribal leaders say it will destroy their way of life. they will forest is steeped in legend and with the arrival of tourists and modern living the good people struggle to be heard which is why they insist on practicing their age old customs no matter how out of place the may seem. the cully why river is sacred for the dumaguete they have been praying here for centuries a new government project is threatening to take it away. this ecosystem is our life our livelihood this is our home and we would like to fight for it the people are coming together to speak up so that everyone will know that this land belongs to us we inherited this from our ancestors. the philippine government wants to build a seventy meter high water reservoir here this placing not only the people but also endangered species in the forest tha

the philippine government wants to build a seventy meter high water reservoir here this placing not only the people but also endangered species in the forest that plan threatens to obliterate a way of life here that is centuries old the multimillion dollar project partially funded by the chinese government is expected to ensure water security for the capital manila by damming the river. experts say you water sources are needed millions of filipinos don't have access to clean safe and reliable water supply is the asian development bank among others is warning the philippines it is likely to face a water crisis within the next few years threatening not only drinking water shortages in towns and cities but in heavily dependent agricultural communities to . a program that. in the works for. over forty we have been dialogue with people in public even in the cases we will see the the whole field of the people except that there are certain things that. despite the assurances opposition remains because of the destruction of the fragile ecosystem here. i think it's not worth it because we have ot

river was a sacred waterway comes under threat in the philippines. cambodia has been one of the best performing economies in the world over the past two decades but there are threats on the horizon including surprisingly the u.k.'s impending exit from the european union the german development institute a study of how breaks it affects least developed countries it found cambodians living on the brink of poverty are at risk that's if the country's garment produces lose access to u.k. markets al-jazeera is way to haze in phnom penh with a look at how are people relying on the textile industry for their livelihoods are vulnerable to any external shocks. the story of cambodia is a remarkable one from the ashes of genocide and civil war this country has been for decades rebuilt and transforms on the back of foreign investment and strong exports this year cambodia had the sixth fastest growing economy in the world ranking it's had for twenty years the wealthy have become very wealthy although exactly how much money they have is in many cases impossible to k

not just a water pipe the workers say their concerns are further deepened by the fact that the philippine company is based in dubai and worry that it is all a front for the united arab emirates to take control of all of sudan's red sea ports which richard with a lot them hard there were five bit is three of them came from dubai first the dubai ports company itself secondly a branch in saudi arabia and thirdly the philippines company which is the third under cleared face of dubai the philippines company said that their headquarters is in dubai there lies the connection with dubai ports. the agreement gives the philippines company a monopoly on operating all of sudan's container terminals this despite a recent memorandum of understanding with doha that would have meant a massive investment by qatar to develop the historic port of swac and now that deal looks unlikely. and now has said that the most serious part of this agreement is that it gave the philippines company an exclusive right and prevented sudan from having partnership with other countries especially qatar which are located four

boarding a philippine naval ship. to . take down a bit of you had. to. be. sixty metal mud honestly did you know about me. so. it. seemed a. little . out. it did that mass not for nothing but. the love of. a man. kind of a bit mad this with a bit. now till the time i'm. born in last night's debate that. i said a lot of that though now update the data on. less they've made me run out on. the business. so knows that jeff spent time with isis but his friends and acquaintances don't he keeps his post hidden from them but in the. place and we have been. i don't know that i'm. doing a. lot of. the filipino subdivision of isis calls itself the abu sayyaf group and is based around mindanao us alone and the sulu islands. its goal is to establish an independent muslim caliphate in the philippines. it's move that they use large numbers of children in combat as human shields suicide bombers and as donors to treat wounded adult fighters. after almost twenty four hours at sea on route to visit the marines. still don't know what's waiting for them transferred from one nava

lanka is recruiting executioners as part of its war on drugs a hardline policy inspired by the philippines but will it also come with the territory style justice. i'm melissa chan thank you for joining the program it's good to have you with us india is home to about twenty million christians it's a place where the catholic faith is growing but last year a nun in the southern state of carola accused a powerful bishop of raping her it sparked rare public protests by nuns and led to the arrest of the bishop he's now out on bail he received a hero's welcome in his diocese after his release the case has drawn huge attention in the country. as the vatican convenes a meeting later this week on sex abuse and transparency our india correspondent sonia found a car traveled to why and not in corrales state to meet a nun who's been speaking out she sent us this report. it's early morning in kerala the church here has always been a powerful institution but in recent months its foundations have been shaken by sex scandal last september a nun in care of the accused an influential bishop of repeated rape

its goal is to establish an independent muslim caliphate in the philippines. it's move that they use large numbers of children in combat as human shields suicide bombers and as donors to treat wounded adult fighters. after almost twenty four hours at sea on route to visit the marines. abdulla still don't know what's waiting for them transferred from one naval ship to another and the voyage continues. this is up dollars home village it was his uncle who sold him to isis that's him. the uncle didn't just sell his nephew but his son too. and. we didn't. he says that men in black came and asked whether it was a trip i said. with my view than formal about the opera idea and or about a little about the operators here. for three thousand five. hundred dollars and. i mean i mean when i'm going. to nick. hall and must my luck in your way now me. or maybe about more on. the little. big earlier money. my. brain and the. bigger. warmings and four hundred million in my. mana. i had a no but. while i'm out. i mean son went into nato. having to bring him in the. senate said

the agreement gives the philippines company a monopoly on operating all of sudan's container terminals this despite a recent memorandum of understanding with doha that would have meant a massive investment by qatar to develop the historic port of swac and now the deal looks unlikely that it might be hard to shake up another set of the most serious part of this agreement is that it gave the philippines company an exclusive right and prevented sudan from having partnership with other countries especially qatar which are located four billion dollars to develop the port of the working poor sudan or refused to comment on the agreement and denied access to the port the port workers themselves are worried of the total control by dubai which had entered similarly unpopular poor takeovers in somalia and djibouti before being expelled from those countries having already blocked access to the container terminal last week the port workers say they will continue to demand their rights be protected. and dizzier khartoum by israel has begun building a new barrier along its border with gaza when finis

this is a second attack in a place of worship within just a matter of days and according to the philippine government it seems as though there are efforts to cause the divisions between the different religions but people here reject it they say they will never let that happen muslims here tell us they are hurt and differing with. christians and muslims are more than just neighbors here. we intermarry we all grew up together we all love one another. there's concern here that last week's bombings will be demanded the but in a heavily guarded mosque preachers offer some hope love the sea is stronger than violence duggan al jazeera hello salue southern philippines are the latest attacks took place soon after voters approved self governance for muslim dominated parts of mindanao in the southern philippines and that includes the island of holo and this part of the country has been plagued by decades of separatist conflict which is also spawned groups relying on kidnappings for ransom such as. and now. a more than one hundred thousand people have been killed and millions more displaced by fightin

dog and al-jazeera mugging down the province southern philippines. this is al jazeera these are the top stories the u.s. president donald trump has called for political unity in his state of the union address to congress he touched on the economy trade immigration uncalled for. cooperation from both parties to confront what he's calling a security crisis on the border with mexico. i stand here ready to work with you to achieve historic breakthroughs for all americans millions of our fellow citizens are watching us now gathered in this great chamber hoping that we will govern not as two parties but as one nation with. mr trump also confirmed a second summit with the north korean leader at the end of this month this time in vietnam today meeting with kim jong un beginning on friday the twenty seventh aims to build on denuclearization talks which started in singapore venezuela's opposition is accusing the military of blocking a bridge on the border with colombia self declared president. has appealed to venezuela's armed forces to allow deliveries of muc