what about the philippines? that brought me to the philippines. a friend of mine gave me a book called ghost soldiers the story of the rescue of the survivors. and describes women who are helping smuggle food and supplies and life-saving medicine into the pow camp where those death march people are held. and i read a description of the woman who was described as the most intriguing and mysterious woman in the most important to supply these life-saving food and medicine to the prisoner. who is this woman in what can i find out? i found out she had written a memoir and there was a movie made about her. it did not seem to work for me very well. are around that time i said the wonder of the macarthur memorial would have some information? there isn't that much information most of that is contained that was written to her during the war but i still was not satisfied in for a couple of years i searched and finally found that document clerc was a master of deception before and during and after the war married three times while still a teenager. i the issu

that brought me to -- the philippines. a friend of mine gave me a book, a wonderful book called called goates soldiers a story of the rescue of the survives of the batan death march in that book -- hampton describes a group of women who are helping smuggle food and supplies and life saving medicine into the cabana, pow camp where surviving ten death march people were held. and in there i read a -- a description of a woman code named high pockets. who was described as the most intriguing mysterious woman and the most important woman in supplying these life saving goods, foods and medicines to the prisoners. and i said, who is this woman and what can i find out about her? and i looked her up on the internght i found out that she written a memoir and there was a movie made about her. and all of what i read didn't seem to quite work for me very well. around that time i said -- hum, i wonder if the macarthur memorial would have some information about her. i came down here and the first thing i did was find that there was -- not

it is a chance to him to set out his vision for the philippines in the years ahead.resident's spokesperson has said that he will be speaking about terrorism, he will be looking at the conflict in marawi, in the south of the country, on the island of mindanao. in the last two months, fighters allied to isis, the maute group have been fighting the philippines army and there have been more than 570 deaths there. he wil also talk about his extension of martial law on mindanao. at the weekend, congress approved extension to the end of the year. and he'll be talking about the reasons why he asked for that extension. opposition groups will be speaking out as well, they'll be putting together an alternative state of the nation address and that is likely to heavily criticise president duterte for his record on human rights and rule of law during his campaign on the war on drugs. howard johnson in manila, and we will have more analysis on that state of the nation address in the philippines very shortly, but first, let's take a look at some of the day's other news. in texas, ni

it is a chance to him to set out his vision for the philippines in the years ahead.kesperson said he will be speaking about terrorism, he will be speaking about terrorism, he will be looking at the conflict in morale we, on the island of mindanao. —— marawi. there have been more than 570 deaths. his extension of martial law on minder now. —— minder now opposition groups will be speaking out as well, putting together an alternative state of the nation address and that is likely to heavily criticise rodrigo duterte for his record on human rights during his campaign on his war on drugs. howard johnson in manila, and we will have more analysis on that state of the nation address in the philippines very shortly. but first, let's take a look at some of the day's other news. in texas, nine people have been found dead in the back of a truck, two of them children. twenty—eight others were suffering from severe dehydration. police say they believe the incident is linked to people—smuggling and they have arrested a truck driver. laura bicker has more from washington. police say

the philippines is a standout in the region. in asia exhibit infrastructure spending and robust demand. according to the world bank's most recent projections, this could see growth of 6.5% — 7% this year alone. this week, i spoke to be head of the philippine central bank. in his first interview since taking job, asked him whatjobs lay ahead. we arejust job, asked him whatjobs lay ahead. we are just because yes, there is growth, but it is not happening for all of us. people are getting left behind. that is why we need to strengthen our policy across a broad front, for the financial sector. we are committed to creating greater financial inclusion to promote y—axis. this is important for broadening the effects of the economy. “— broadening the effects of the economy. —— to promote the access. i will pursue a continuity. we are looking to support us stability and financial stability. we are already pointed in the right direction, but we need to improve how we do things. this involves, in respect to financial sectors, supervision. co

the government in the philippines has issued a deficit of $3 billion for the first half of the year,s own target by around 7%. the southeast asian country is one of the fastest—growing economies in the region. but is there spending a cause for alarm? i talked to anz research. it has overshot its monthly target. what is more important is january— june and its deficit is only 32% of the annual target for the deficit. if you are thinking about what would be the outlook for the next half of the year, there is still a lot of room to spend. room to stand. rodrigo duterte has signalled plans to have spending move to $34 billion to usherin spending move to $34 billion to usher in what he calls a golden age of infrastructure. how might this help the economy of the country? think about it. infrastructure spending in the philippines is relatively quite low in comparison to the rest of the region. right now, the infrastructure by the plan is only 5% of gdp. his medium—term target is to raise that to 7% of gdp. if you compare that to the rest of the region, averaging around 20%, thatis of the reg

they don't have the funds in the philippines, to send bomb trainers to the philippines.o fast because of social media, and that is the concern. and of course, the clashes in marawi have been against the backdrop of isi5 losing territory in the middle east. there i5a territory in the middle east. there is a real security threat there. there is fear that the asian fighter5 there is fear that the asian fighters in the middle east are bound to come back home and seek refuge here. so there is that. that i5 refuge here. so there is that. that is how they are justifying martial law in mindanao. at the same time, for me, i think, as you mentioned, it is the lack of effective opposition that is quite interesting and concerning for me, because, again, we are a country that is paranoid of martial law, because of oui’ paranoid of martial law, because of our history with martial law. and history of widespread human rights violations. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged the british government to use its leverage with saudi arabia to prevent the possible execution of

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>> philippines, indonesia, thailand.ter there, that we are seeing great traction all the markets. rishaad: good stuff. >> thank you for having me. rishaad: compareasia chairman. haidi: our interactive tv function. you can find it at tv on the bloomberg and watch us live, but catch up on previous interviews and do a deep dive into any of the securities are bloomberg functions we talk about. you can become part of the conversation by sending us instant messages during the show. this is for bloomberg subscribers only though. check it out. tv . this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: you are back with bloomberg markets. i am rishaad salamat in hong kong. haidi: a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. abercrombie & fitch plunging after terminating talks with potential buyers following months of speculation that it might be acquired by express or american eagle. it was a mainstay of college fashion in the 1990's, but it has been hurt by the broader slowdown in mall traffic and the shift to shopping online. rishaad

♪ heads to the philippines, where president duterte is waging a deadly drug war.sers are doing whatever it takes to escape it. in the u.s., an opioid epidemic is sweeping the country. millions are addicted to heroin and prescription painkillers, but help for addicts is hard to come by. first we go to mexico, where one state is trying to tackle corruption with a female-only traffic unit. more than six billion people live in a country with a serious corruption problem. this costs developing nations an estimated $1 trillion u.s. per year. but the global fight against corruption is gathering pace. in russia, young people have been taking to the streets. in south korea, public demonstrations helped topple the president, who's now standing trial on graft charges. there's also growing unrest in morocco, where thousands have been protesting government corruption and abuse of power. for months now, people in brazil have been demonstrating in support of a police probe into high-level embezzlement and bribery. in mexico, meanwhile, corruption is part and parcel of everyday l

also in the programme: philippine president rodrigo duterte marks one year in the top job. we will look at his record in office so far. and a 75th birthday for stephen hawking, the scientist who overcame disability to become a legend of physics. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 7:00am in hong kong, where there are concerns the visit of china's president xi may have stoked divisions in the territory. 0n the face of it, mr xi was simply marking the 20th anniversary of hong kong being handed back to china by the british, but he used the event to warn against any challenge to beijing's control. the foreign ministry said the handover deal, guaranteeing two systems until 2047, had no practical significance, and there are fears of new education programmes to bring the public into line. it was all smiles for president xi as he left hong kong on sunday, shaking hands with carrie lam, the new chief executive of the city, who is widely seen as a chinese ally. but he can be left with no doubt about the strength of feeling among many citizens of hong kong. thousands of

in the history of the philippines, he's done a lot for his first year.y on the war of drugs. he has not been able to catch that so—called big fish, but a lot of people have been killed. 1.3 million people have been killed. 1.3 million people have been forced to surrender, about 3000 have been killed, and about 1000 killed in other circumstances. he has to work on the big fish, the financiers, the protectors and the drug dealers. that's a lot of work to do over the next 360 days of his first term. but what about the marawi siege and is? says bina might —— they have been a migraine for the philippine president. he could not differentiate who is the enemy, and there's a lot of guns in there. he doesn't want to fight with these two armed groups, but isis has taken advantage of this. he said the intelligence part is not a problem, is that he doesn't know who is the enemy. he said that it would be in control in a week. now it's taken more than a month and there's martial law on one of the islands. for how long are we likely to see this going on? i think the wa

so why are we seeing the central bank of the philippines intervening to stem the peso's for?he ammunition to do it, because they have a lot of reserves at the moment. but i think the fact they have allowed it to weaken so far is because they are a little bit relaxed about how much inflationary consequences are weak peso has. and it is positive for incomes, because purchasing power becomes higher.m it is also a double—edged sword. it is good for overseas filipino workers who are committing to the philippines, for the outsourcing sector, but not so good for foreign investors who are sending money back to their home countries. this is where there is a lot of concern about the currency. given its fundamentals, and the fact it is still underperforming, does not go well with what markets are expecting at the moment. so i think, provided things will be stable and the bsb comes in from time to time to keep it from fluctuating too much, i think that will stem that. what do you think of the peso by year's and? right now forecast is for 49.5, so we are seeing a bit of appreciation from

president duterte prepares to set out his vision for the philippines, in his state of the nation address. he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi against islamist militants and economic policy. nine people have been found dead including two children inside a truck in the us state of texas. police say they were the victims of human trafficking. 30 others were suffering from severe dehydration. and this story is trending on bbc.com. british cyclist chris froome has won the tour de france. he kept his composure putting in a near perfect performance as he secured his fourth title on paris‘ champs—elysee. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. a 20—year—old man has died after being apprehended by a police officer in an east london shop. he's been been named by his family as rashanjermaine charles. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. a strong earnings season in the us has helped lift asian stocks, but will that continue? and, why this circus wants to somersault into

the philippine star previews president rodrigo duterte's state of the nation address today. his speech is expected to focus on the government's efforts to deal with an islamist insurgency in parts of the country, and his controversial war on drugs. china and russia, meanwhile, have begun their annual joint naval exercises. china daily reports the drills are taking place in the baltic sea, the first of their kind for the chinese navy in europe. the gulf news claims israel has defied international calls to remove metal detectors at the entrance of a sensitive holy site in eastjerusalem despite the security measure triggering violent clashes with palestinians. onshore uk windfarms now lead the field in efficiency and can be built for about the same price as gas power stations, according to the guardian. the finding comes as the world's first full—scale floating wind farm takes shape off the coast of scotland. and it was a good day for british sport yesterday with england's women's team snatching the world cup in a thrilling victory over india. while britain's chris froome made

in response, the philippine government imposed martial law over all of the island. martial law is allowing authorities to abuse of civilians. —— humans. the real threat of rebellion is highly questionable. fighting is far from over in marawi, and the consequences for its inhabitants, the philippines, and the region, is farfrom certain. bbc news. to the united states now, and an area of philadelphia known as the badlands. it's apparently where some of the purest heroin in the country can be bought forjust $5. from next week city authorities plan to change that, but where will the addicts go? the bbc has been to the city to find out. we live in a world of heroin, that is the reality we live in. heroin is what is killing people, but, like, not giving people the opportunity to say "help me," not giving people the opportunity to ask for or seek treatment, it keeps them in the basement, it keeps them in places like the train tracks. that is why they are down there, that is why they are in abandoned buildings. so they can be left alone. kensington has the purest heroin in

in response, the philippine government imposed martial law across the whole island and, on saturday,lowing authorities to abuse civilians. a move that has no basis, factual basis, the factual basis of the existance of the real threat of rebellion in marawi is highly questionable. fighting is far from over in marawi, and the consequences for its inhabitants, the philippines, and the region, will last much, much longer. bill hayton, bbc news. and head to our website for more on that and the latest on all of our main stories. the actor, john heard, best known for his role in the home alone films, has died at the age of 72. us media reports say he was found dead at a hotel in california. as well as enjoying a successful film career, john heard earned an emmy nomination for playing a corrupt detective in the tv series, the sopranos. an amateur poker player, who normally enjoys a modest game at his local casino in hull in north east england, is celebrating a win worth more than $2,5 million at the world's most prestigious tournament in las vegas. john hesp, a 64—year—old caravan salesman,

pickled milkfish is a big seller at markets across the philippines. cleaning it and preparing it is a way of earning a living. benjie: i have a hard time working with food -- i always left that up to my wife. i used to just sit down at the table when i got home. but i've got better. i want to change while i'm here. reporter: the patients at the bagong diwa rehab clinic need more than occupational trapy programs. proper treatment can help even the toughest of inmates. how do you feel, asks dr. leres. fine, answers the patient. lonely? no, i'm happy, he says. i've learned my lesson and i will change my life. s spell in rehab might have been rough, but it probably saved his life. out on the streets, the killing continues, overseen by the president himself. host: what can be done to help drug addicts? series. this is when we meet people dedicated to conserving our natural world. this week we're in the serengeti national park in northeast tanzania. a population explosion has gone hand in hand with growing demand for grazing land for livestock. the troue is

that's one aspect of recovery in the philippines. in other cases local authorities find new and the times controversial ways to keep addicts busy off the streets and under control. the mayor said the bill will not be of the b.b. ask it think you are making you may be the one using it i think yes i joke. with this kind of people that they have or says they are four. and eight makes that they are from this price goes that if that is the lethal is always the end of days . give all this. way open a big no one in the way that it could to help this family and himself when did you say right two months what. because. of this complaints. they do this but at the. third. city mail. this is a program to. that end it is so i do want to go to break it off that to put the. very fleet. that's already scared because people kidding about it are and can we talk a little bit about why shareable in particular are so popular if you will in the philippines shabu in itself is relatively easy to produce and it's cheap so it's available almost everywhere now

philippine special forces are advising on the ground and u.s. aircraft is flying overhead. >> isis is trying to gain a foot hole don't make them a foothold in the asian pacific. -- >> the u.s. held their forces out of the southern philippines in 2015, a hotbed of islamic extremism after u.s. green berets, navy seals, and the philippine military crushed abu sayaf, the local branch. it's coincided with its losses in syria and iraq. criticism by u.s. officials for human rights abuses last december nearly led him to expel all u.s. troops. >> the u.s. currently has 800 military bases overseas. a new book argues such a large military presence may fuel anti-american sentiment. quote, "i think it's worth thinking for american audiences to think how it would feel to have foreign troops living next door, occupying your land with tanks." yes, countries keep asking u.s. forces to help. in somalia, american troops have returned for the first time since pulling out in 1994 after 19 american troops were killed in the battle for mogadishu. in may, enable seal w

so i have an example of philippines president rodriguez and he's taken a tough line battling the criminal drug gangs in his country i mean pretty much killing them on spot but his war on drugs has left thousands dad and his methods have been condemned and nationally is this war out of control or are these measures effective no the measures that are being taken in undertaken in the philippines i think are very disastrous because to target the. as empowered his security forces to kill anybody suspected of drug trafficking and there is no rule of law there are innocent individuals that are being killed because they were suspected wrongly drug trafficking so these type of drastic measures will never work. and i think that. is basically causing a lot of major problems and eroding the democracy that current currently exists in the philippines all right mike thank you very much for this interesting insight way really enjoyed talking to you we've been talking to former head of international operations for the d.a. undercover agent mike the hill author of deal in a deadly game of working undercove

are these measures the fact if you know the measures that are being taken in undertaken in the philippines i think are very disastrous because do tard has empowered his security forces to kill anybody suspected of drug trafficking and there is no rule of law there are innocent individuals that are being killed because they were suspected wrongly drug trafficking so these type of drastic measures will never work. and i think that. is basically causing a lot of major problems in the road being the them ocracy that currently currently exist in the philippines. all right mike thank you very much for this interesting insight way really enjoyed talking to you we've been talking to former head of international operations for the d.a. undercover agent mike the hill author of the deal in a deadly game working undercover was giving his rare insight look into america's war on drugs that's it for this edition of soaping call see you next time. ladies and gentleman on she welcomes you want both internationally and spice on merck's twenty seven to. put your seat in the upright position. and steer your r

the philippine daily inquirer's =focussing on the escalating tension the philippine daily inquirer'snorth korea. it reports that leader kim jong—un is refusing to to negotiate with the united states, over his strategic weapons capability, until washington abandons what he calls its "hostile policy" towards pyongyang. the japan times covers that story too. but its front page picture highlights the future of train travel, with this artist's impression of the next—generation shinkan—sen. a io—car test train could be operational in 2019 and might be reaching speeds of 360 kilometres per hour — considerably faster than any train i have ever been on. sleek design. you also mentioned the pandas arriving in berlin zoo. pandas are perhaps the most adorable ambassadors in the world. they've been a tool of chinese diplomacy since america's president nixon visited the country in 1972. now, germany, host of this week's g20 summit, is on the receiving end of panda diplomacy. jonny dymond has more. they may look friendly, but don't get too close. china's loan ofjiao qing, "darling", and meng meng,

australia, belgium, canada, ethiopia,denmark, india, italy,, luxembourg, netherlands, new , the philippinesiland, turkey , and the united kingdom. we will now have a moment of silence in honor of the fallen soldiers. ♪ ["taps"] in korean]g -- thiscommemorates concludes the korean war memorial ceremony. thank you. ♪ announcer: south korea's president also spoke for the center of strategic and international studies in washington, d.c. his remarks focused on the relationship with the u.s. and his desire to engage directly with north korea. the 40 minute event includes q and a from

denmark, ethiopia, france, greece, india, italy, luxembourg, netherlands, new zealand, norway, the philippinesh africa, sweden, thailand, turkey, and the united kingdom. >> we will now have a moment of silence in honor of the fallen soldiers. taps will be played during the moment of silence. ♪ >> this concludes the 67 th commemorative korean war memorial ceremony. we appreciate the distinguished guests for participating in this event. thank you. ♪ >> south korea's president also spoke at the center of strategic studies in washington d.c. his remarks spoke of his desire to engage directly with north korea. the 40 minute event includes q&a from the audience. >> good evening. welcome to cfi have. my name is victor d. cha. to see elevator lives -- as well as those of you who are working around the world via livestream. presenting the global leaders forum with the president of korea. before we begin, first, president moon will be entering the room shortly. it would be nice if we gave him a warm welcome. the speech will be in korean. that's why you all have headsets for simultaneous interpretation,

which side hasjustice on its side — the chinese or the philippines?cific claims. no, but you respect the courts and the courts made a decision. we repsect international courts. decisions are made and they can be scrutinised, they can be examined, they can be criticised. in singapoer‘s case, our interest is a freedom of navigation, rule of international law and also the cohesion of asean and the relevance of asean. i suppose, looking at this from the beijing point of view, also your decision during the obama administration period in 2015 to sign a deeper defence agreement with the americans and to the chinese that looks like a statement of intent which works against their interests. we have had this relationship with the us for a long time. we buy a lot of military equipment from them, we train on quite a big scale in the unites states, our airforce is theer, and for more than 30 years we have had...we have hosted american aircraft and ships in the region which pass through and stop in singapore and we think it is the right thing for us to do because w

president duterte of the philippines is preparing to deliver his state of the nation address — his secondnflict against islamist militants and his crackdown on drug trafficking. 0ur correspondent howard johnson is in manila. any idea what he is likely to say? it's normally last for about 90 minutes or so, doesn't it? good morning. that's the case. this time last two when he took up office, his first stage of the nation address, was a long and rambling speech but we can expect him today to talk about martial law, martial law in the south in marawi particular on the south in marawi particular on the island of mindanao where in the last month we have seen around 570 people killed in the conflict between the maute group rebels who are obliged to isis and the philippines army. people talk about the reasons why he, at the weekend, asked and gained an extension of martial law to the end of the year. he will explain the reasons why he thought that extension and shall the end of the year and the reasons why. about the economy, what is he likely to say on that? president duterte has a big plan at t

in response, the philippine government imposed martial law across the island, and on saturday, congresss say martial law is allowing authorities to abuse civilians. a move that has no basis, factual basis. the factual basis of these systems, of the real threat of rebellion in marawi, is highly questionable. fighting is far from over in marawi, and the consequences for its inhabitants, the philippines, and the region, will last much, much longer. bill hayton, bbc news. head to our website for more on that in the latest on all of our stories. now, if you happened to visit paris this saturday, you may have had something of a surprise. all the normal attractions were there, exactly as you would expect. but there was a rather unusual guest, and a guest that was large in stature. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. at first glance, this looks somewhat surprising — a giant sperm whale washed up on the banks of the river seine. a medical team appear to be examining the body. tourists look on with more than a little interest. but things are not what they seem. this is in fact a giant replica, created

host: are you living in the philippines full-time?aller: yes, i have been living here for some time. i'm working here as part of an internship. i have lived in australia, taiwan. i spent some time in korea. overseas,hat time have you seen a change in people's views in the u.s.? caller: absolutely. honor -- people use to talk about how it seems like a great place and how much they want to go visit. -- however,t to say this administration is not representing the country. it is not representing me. i do not think it represents the country well at all, and that will create problems. host: that was david in the philippines. next caller from miami on the democrats line. good morning. happy fourth of july. [dogs barking] let the dogn't you out the quick, and see if you can call back in. a little noisy on this end. let's go to our next caller on the republican line from alabama. caller: good morning. first, i want to say god bless country one greatest earth. if the world does not like trump, too bad. we do not care what the world thinks of us

particularly in southeast asia, with indonesia, with the philippines, there is tons of growth, and itr that video advertising is coming to facebook, because there is a lot of room to grow, particularly on video. video, for the first time, if you think about it, in developing countries, there are still a lot of optimisation that can be done. so i do believe that facebook will continue to grow, particularly with video advertising. now, you mention that 2 billion people, surpassing that 2 billion people, surpassing that mark. but the near saturation, though, in the united states, just about everybody is on facebook, so where else can they look for growth? you mention southeast asia, countries around here, but of course the one place they are not in its china. yes, i think no matter how much mark running in front of tiananmen square, april we will be awhile before facebook can enter china —— mark. there are also countries with over 1 china —— mark. there are also countries with over1 billion, like india, indonesia, the philippines, and these are countries with huge populations and faceboo

denmark, ethiopia, france, greece, india, italy, luxembourg, netherlands, new zealand, norway, the philippinesuth africa, sweden, thailand, turkey, and the united kingdom. >> we will now have a moment of silence in honor of the fallen soldiers. ♪ >> right shoulder arms. >> this concludes the 67 --67th commemorative korean war memorial ceremony. we appreciate the distinguished guests for participating in this event. thank you. >> president trump's traveling overseas with meetings with several foreign leaders. his first stop is in warsaw for the summit. there he is scheduled to give speeches and visit with the president of poland and croatia. then the president travels to hamburg for the g 20 summit where he is expected to have his first face to face meeting with vladimir. other leaders attending the g 20 includes angela merkel of china,, president xi of and prime minister abbe of japan. tonight on c-span, given eight with local commentator pat buchanan. that is followed by british minister-- chris prime theresa may taking questions. later, president trump attends and independence day event in w

the president said he will attend the east asia summit in the philippines, including a u.s. leaders summit, and the aipac meeting in vietnam. personal assurance to leaders, this announcement sends a powerful message that do united states intends to remain the cornerstone to peace and stability in our region. not seen signs that the interest of the united states and our region is any less committed been past administrations. while we have the closest of relationships to the united states, there are two policy areas we differ. this is also reflected in the region. we were disappointed by the presidents decision to withdraw from the transpacific partnership, in agreement between 12 nation's back cover 40% of the global economy. president trump took the views that the tpp was not in the direct national interest of the united states. washould be noted that this a policy position adopted by both presidential candidates, it indeed, most nominees. australia respectfully disagrees with that position. it comes down to an interpretation of national is toots that we feel narrow. the tpp

suddenly after having some especially in the philippines we began to think maybe we should take the philippines. we should take a lady. we should replace spain and join other european nations in the scramble for territory and influence around the world. this created an eruption of protests. during that year, 1898 through 1899, this was the subject that riveted the american people. i can tell you from many hours cranking the microfilm in the new york public library dark room that this was on the front pages of every newspaper every day. every major american political and intellectual leader took sides in this debate. 1898, automotive president mckinley decided he would impose on spain a treaty by which we would take the philippines and other spanish possessions and embark on our imperial project. at this point anti-imperialist sentiment became intense. an organization called the anti-imperialist league emerged. you have chapters all around the united states. it staged publics of best public of hundred meetings. and lobbied intensively in washington. it is a piece of art history we have forgotten

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.>>> philippine president roderigo said he would never set foot on american soil.>> i have seen america and its lousy. there will never be a time that i would go to america during my term. or even thereafter.>> during a press conference on friday the president bashed the united states and his comments came after massachusetts congressman james mcgovern slammed the philippine administration for its brutal response to the countries drug problems. mcgovern and other senators about to lead a protest against human rights relations if he were to visit the u.s.>> fresno police are calling the starbucks customer a courageous hero for stepping in to stop a robbery. the surveillance video shows it all go down. a man walks into a starbucks store wearing a transformers mask. carrying a replica handgun and demanded money. when the cashier seemed to hesitate the robber pulled out a large knife and that's when the 58-year-old grabbed a chair and hit the robber from behind twice the the suspect turned the knife on him but he overpowered him and managed to stab him several times. another starbucks worke

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david: right, let's look at the philippines. set to stater his second annual of the nation address this afternoon. for a look at what to expect, the finer points from his speech, we are joined here in asia seniory our economist. when you look at duterte, it is easy to come up with headlines that gloss over the fundamental story of the country. what has his government achieved in your view? >> the philippines may be the worst performing currency, but it is one of the strongest economies in the region. it is only behind china. this year, it will have the fastest-growing economy in the region come expanding by 6.9%. a lot this is due to the fact that it has built a strong foundation thanks to prudent theal policy and as household and corporate sectors prudent, so moving forward, the question is where will the philippines spend it, and so far, duterte has been effective in unleashing animal spirits. david: this is btv 654 on your bloomberg. it is the worst-performing currency in the asia-pacific. a lot of this comes down to the of a