. >>> in dealing with the coronavirus, philippine president rodrigo duterte is threatening to arrestule-breakers. this comes as the government is trying to drastically increase testing to nearly double the currrrent capacity and test a tenth of the population in less than a year. so far, authorities have tested over a million people. health secretary francisco duque told the cabinet they plan to bring that total to 10 million. duterte broadcast his intentions to punish anyone who refuses to wear a masask. >> we do not have any qualms in arresting people. during times of health issues, you can because it can be serious crime. >> the government previously said health workers and police will have the power to bring people with mild or no symptoms from their homes to isolation centers. the philippines has the second highest number of cases in southeast asia behind indonesia. cases surged after the government relaxed lockdown measures last month. the infection total is now above 70,000. more than 1,800 people have died. >>> u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo says he wants to build a glob

president aquino and president duterte at historically high approval ratings, people with net plus 50 significant higher than all other previous presidents. if you look at the philippines economic growth rates it has been above average over the past 10 years with the exception of this year so i believe there is some strong connection between the two. in the case of president duterte the only time there was a significant dip in his approval ratings of 12% was when the inflation hit 7% in november of 2018. if he is vulnerable, he does not seem to be volleyball human rights, tensions with u.s. -- he does not seem to be vulnerable with human rights are the tensions with the u.s. but on macroeconomic issues he seems vulnerable. my hunches's his numbers are significantly lower. other people will tell you can we trust the approval ratings in a climate of fear? i asked the head of the pollppines pull agency-- agency, is the factor of fear a factor? and he could not do know that so i think we have to take the numbers with a grain of salt and i suppose they are significantly lower now. it is im

what can we expect from duterte 's speech to lawmakers?g to be all about the road to recovery from the pandemic. as you mentioned, the philippines is facing its deepest contraction in three decades. all eyes are on the president and the economic rebound. they are looking for a follow-up to the 1.7 trillion pesos discussed in the past few months to be able to boost financial markets. duterte is spontaneous. he rarely sticks to a prepared speech. expect the unexpected from him. how important is it for duterte to achieve an economic recovery from the pandemic? we have about two years remaining in his term of office, right? >> yes. it is crucial for the president to be able to unveil and implement an economic recovery plan. down to his last years in office, this is the time when he has to maintain political capital to be able to endorse and help when a candidate in the upcoming elections. the road to recovery may very well [inaudible] in the upcoming elections two years from now. tom: what is the situation in terms of lockdowns and other steps

. >> reporter: filipo president rodrigo duterte has launched what he cas a war on drugs.turned to china for help. in 2016, duterte traveled to beijing to secure chinese government loans that allowedip the phnes to buy a chinese safe city. >> in terms of the benefit of this project to the country, it's immeasurable. >> reporter: jonathan malaya is the philippines' department of interior and local government's undersecretary. >> if we are to ensure the safety and security of our countrymen, we must use every tool availle. >> reporter: but thego rnment's opponents call the r on drugs an extrajudicial murderous ackdown that's t killed tens ofhousands. and those chinese tools can enhance government suppression. >> basically, what aafe cities prisram is all about increased electronic andca technolosurveillance. >> reporter: the philippines house political affairs officer, francisco ashley acedillo, calls huawei a front for the chinese communist party. >> an intelligence andity law passed recently by china, whh requires all-- everyon china, both public and private-- to assist in

when president duterte made the announcement, there was silence.pplause. in these times of covid—19, concerts and the arts have been struggling. but in france, one music tour group has started up again. reged ahmad reports. piano concert, but not as you may have seen it before. as the pianist plays, she's guided around this french lake. grazing cows look on at the spectacle of a piano floating amidst the water lilies. this after concert is socially distant to protect against the coronavirus. as a arrive in masks and sit in small groups on the shore. —— as spectators arrive. they listen to classics by the likes of chopin, wc and prevailed, all set against the backdrop of this 18th—century french castle in the north of the country. when many indoor concerts with a live audience can't take place, this one is almost made for the times. translation: we told ourselves that this year, will really be a dead deer. we wouldn't be able to go on to her at all. -- wouldn't be able to go on to her at all. —— dead year. the government announced a relaxation of mo

the cofounder the news website grappler, and has been a critic of the regime of president rodrigo duterteshe was found guililty of cyber currently appealing her conviction. she joins s us from manila. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. storys case relates to a from 2012 about the alleged ties of a businessman to illegal drdrugs and human trafficking. but you believe that t this has nothing to do with the article, but it's a clinically motivated case against you and journalism in the philippine, w why is tha? >> context. fifirst it was a public interest story about a sitting supreme court justice going through an impeachment trial.l. so p public intnterest i in thay in 2012, the period of prescription for libel is one year, normally. but to have this case brought to court, that has been n changed o 12 yeaears. in tererms of context, this is this one case. 2 28, i hadat it in to go througugh 11 cases and investigigations that ththe government filed. i have eight arrest wararrants issued against me, i i was arrested twice in five weeksks. i have done nothing but be a jo

even know what that van is or who those people are, has no place in america, that the tactics of duterte in the erdoganines and in turkey -- let's bring this issue to the floor and have the debate and have the vote. ♪ ♪ journal,'s washington every day, we are taking your calls on the air on the news of the day, and we will discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, pennsylvania republican congressman glenn thompson, a member of the house education and labor committee, will join us to discuss negotiations on the next coronavirus relief bill. and oregon's democratic congressman, earl blumenauer, will be on to talk about the federal response to the antiracism protest in portland. watch c-span's washington journal, at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning, and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, and text messages and tweets. join the discussion. wednesday on the c-span networks, the house returns at 9:00 a.m. for morning speeches. at 10:00 a.m., legislative work begins including a bill to remove a confederate bust from the u.s. capitol a

president duterte had often threatened the station over its critical coverage of the administration.he station was one of the philippines' main news providers. what shockcks h he condemnened e shutdodown is a blow to mea frfreedom. serbia's president has said efforts by germany and france to restart talks bebetween his country and kosovo are already paying off. the negogotiations about normalizing their relations are due to resume sunday. kosovo declared independence from serbia in 1999. the dutch government is taking russia to the european court of human rights forests alleged role in the downing of malaysian airlines flight 17 over eastern ukraine six years ago. the foreign minister says his country wants justice for the 298 victims killed in the plane was hit by surface to air missile. free-speech campaign in russia feels authorities are extending a cracked on critics. agents have search homes and offices of opposition activists who spoke out against constitutional changes that would allow president to extend his time in office. protests planned for next week in moscow and st. pet

next the philippines — president duterte has used his annual state address to outline his plan for postt have been badly hit. and there was this request for china. with the containment measures that were undertaken both these cities actually plateaued. and now the cases are on a down swing. in fact in delhi as of today about 80% of we apologise of is not president deterjay beagle played that clip later in the programme. —— president rodrigo deter te. our next focus in asia is india — it's has one of the highest number of cases in the world — and initially its bigger cities — like delhi and mumbai — bore the brunt. now though the virus is beginning to impact rural areas much more. here's dr harsh mahajan of the healthcare federation of india on why that is so concerning. with the containment measures that we re with the containment measures that were undertaken, both of these cities actually plateaued. and now the cases are on the down swing. in fa ct the cases are on the down swing. in fact in delhi as of today about 80% of covid beds in various hospitals are empty. but conversely at th

to stop operations in may, when a congressional panel accused it of bias against president rodrigo duterteublic of congo say two people were shot dead by police during protests against the appointment of a new head of the electoral commission. it condemned the use of lethal force and the death of a police officer, who was lynched after shooting at protestors in the capital kinshasa. at a time where mass protests have become a global backdrop, greece has passed a law regulating public demonstrations. while the debate went on inside parliament, thousands gathered outside in protest. tanya dendrinos has more. a street ablaze and people scrambling. athens once again the scene of violent clashes between protesters and police as petrol bombs were met with tear gas. but violence was the minority approach. around 10,000 people gathered peacefully at syntagma square, opposite the greek parliament, opposing the bill to regulate public protests in the country. translation: no to the bans, to the terrorism, to the provocations! they will not cripple the workers' popular movement or hinder their strugg

duterte fast the legislation which he says needed to fight terrorism.aw bypasses normal legal processes and gives a special counsel the right to decide what is terrorism in order arrests without warrants. suspects can be held without charge for up to 24 days. ethiopia's prime minister says the murder of a popular singer and subsequent violence within the country was an attempt to start a civil war. he made the comments during an emergency meeting with senior advisors. more than 80 people died in protests in response to the killing of the prominent singer. he was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the capital on monday night. we are following the developments from neighboring kenya and she says ethiopia's prime minister issued a strong warning to what he called the instigators. very expensivea meeting this morning with key government officials, including the chief of defense, the attorney general, the federal political commissioner and others. after this came a written statement where he said this incident, and the protests that followed the killing up

philippine president rodrigo duterte has signed a so-called anti-terror bill into law, further consolidating his authoritarian power. critics say the law could be used to silence all forms of dissent and threaten civil liberties. human rights watch said the law "pushes philippine democracy into an abyss." opponents say they will challenge the law in the courts. rescue operations continued in burma over the weekend following a deadly landslide at a jade mine that killed over 170 people. the tragic incident is shining a spotlight on the secretive, often illegal practices of the jade industry, which human rights group global witness says fuels armed conflict between government troops and rebel fighters seeking self-rule in northern burma. back in the united states, the family of vanessa guillen, the 20-year-old fort hood soldier who has been missing since april, says military investigators have positively identified her remains. the remains were found last week in a shallow grave near the texas army base. army investigators told the family guillen was beaten to death with a hammer before being

he's long admired the tactics of putin and duterte and erdogan and other strongmen around the world andcs to the streets of our country. i was thinking at a recent protest that involved a march from capitol hill up to the fonte plaza can across from the white house, people were chanting, which is what democracy looks like, and they were referring to the peaceful protest of citizens expressing their feelings before the most powerful place in the world, the white house. and i thought, it's not quite what democracy looks like, because the president had shut down l'enfant plaza so the protesters were way out of sight of the white house. and it was shortly after that that he put unmarked police on the steps of the lincoln monument. i thought, that's not what democracy looks like. and then he proceeded to have his team use flash bangs and impact munitions and tear gas to clear people, peacefully protesting, so he could stand on the steps of the church with a bible. each time i thought, this won't continue. the reaction will be so fierce. and then he sends his team to portland, unmarked folks

looking ahead to the philippines, duterte a is set to make his state of the nation address today. on measures to lift the economy facing the worst loss in three decades. and the potential follow-up to that $34 billion stimulus package we saw. haidi: yvonne man there in hong kong with the latest on markets. in the u.s., health officials have issued guidelines for schools as district across the country way in person classes -- classes, person following calls by president trump to resume this fall. we spoke about the risks of reopening every and back into classrooms. >> we still are learning a lot. what we do know is the very young, under the age of 10, seem to be suffering from mild disease, although there are instances of severe secondary syndromes that occur in the population. for the most part infection is not that severe if you are under 10. what we do not know is how will that population of kids is transmitting the virus to others. because we know from other diseases like influenza, the very young are actually good transmitters of virus to their teachers in school, to their par

and, sure, the autocratic impulses, the affinity for vladimir putin and duterte and the sort of disdainor leaders of democracies like angela merkel and our allies to the north, that is part of it. but the other part of it, the only reason you need to sow the seeds of distrust and delegitimize an election is because you know for sure you're going to lose it. so what do we do with that? a president with nothing to lose? >> we brace ourselves for some very difficult months ahead. i think that donald trump, and i think that everyone that is around him that will speak candidly will say, he is not one that can stand losing. so you must understand, he personally needs to psychologically convince himself that he's being robbed and cheated because i'm not a loser. i'm a winner. they took it from me. he needs to believe that himself. as he deludes himself, he sells himself on this because the reality is he knows he's going to lose so he has to make an excuse up that he can live psychologically with the lost and try to use that to pivot into having some sort of media or business or political movem

rodrigo duterte has signaled corporate tax cuts for pandemic-hit industries.e will revitalize his plan to lift the economy. the philippines propose one of the longest and strictest virus lockdowns, but also shows the second highest numbers of infections in southeast asia, at about 80,000. singapore's sovereign wealth fund reported its worst result in more than a decade. it is warning things could get worse. reported a return of 2.7%. the worst performance on that metric since 2009. when the fund lost over a fifth of its value in a single year. gic's one of the world's biggest dealmakers. one estimate putting its total assets at $440 billion. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. ' counterpartss closed higher. the fed will reinforce their dovish message. guest says defense matters more now. terri spath. are you sure you will get monetary and fiscal support? >> i do think that is what has led to the support we have s

like those dictators he admires all across the planet, like the crown prince in saudi arabia, like duterte with his extra judicial executions in the philippines, like putin who he just can't say enough good things about, who suppresses the civil rights of the russian people. he wanted to show how strong he was, so he sent his team out -- to do what? to teargas, use impact munitions, rubber bullets on the protesters so he could stand on the church steps with a bible. i'm still wondering, what passage in the bible was he there about? what did the president wants to say with the good book in his hand? did he want to say, this book talks about turning the other cheek, and i will show how much i admire that principle, turning the other cheek, by coming out and telling my team to teargas and shoot peaceful protesters? is that what the president wanted to do, kind of somehow demonstrate support for turning the other cheek by having his team gas and shoot people in that area close to l'enfant plaza? close to the steps of the church? or did the president want to come out and the say, this good book

supporters of president duterte had accused it of being biased in its reporting.bs now at risk, people's livelihood is affected by this during the global pandemic. i am joined by regina, the head of abs-cbn joined by regina, the head of abs—cbn news and she can tell you more about how it feels to know your company has effectively been shattered by politicians. how do you feel at the moment? you know, i am both a very sad and very angry, very stunned by it all, but i know i have to be strong for my team and we just have to do now, somehow, try to find a silver lining to all of those. it's very difficult for us to think straight at the moment and, as you could imagine, right? it is very difficult to be impartial, be objective as to how we are covering this story right now. but we are journalists and we are sworn to be reporting any issue as fairly and as accurately as possible, so that is what we are trying to do today. rights groups have already come out and said this is about freedom of speech, this is a clamp—down on freedom of speech in this country. we have see