maia 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

. >>> 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

ordered 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

. >> 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

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

theinda: still to come, philippine president rodrigo duterte laid out his recovery plan in this annual, while attacking the country's top players. upwill get insights from this is bloomberg. local scientist, ♪ next. entist, ♪ next. haslinda: a quick check on the philippine market where telco stocks are falling. president duterte turns his attention to the countries biggest warning them to improve service or face closure, adding to woes of the market that is perjure deborah from the rest of the world. -- that is further diverging from the rest of the world, asia's worst market by far. of theing in the author rise of dutere, a populist revolt. we had him shutting down abn, cbn news now and giving a warning to telcos, utilities. what is the strategy if you're looking to expand? power? >> on one hand the numbers have been clear. whenever the president attacked the so-called oligarchs, whenever he pulled off this populist maneuver, it helped us numbers. run the fourth quarter of last year he attacked'big business groups' do have major stakes in that country telik medication. his numbers --

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

to the philippines now, where president rodrigo duterte will be giving his annual state of the nation. protesters are gathering ahead of the speech this afternoon. the country has one of the worst infection rates in southeast asia. an extended lockdown has been dragging the economy towards a deep contraction. let's get a preview from our government reporter in manila. what can we expect from duterte 's speech to lawmakers? >> it is going 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 r