the Philippines
Escape from Bamban: One man’s scam farm nightmare in the Philippines
Back in February, Dylan went to the Philippines for what he thought would be a great Chinese Lunar New Year vacation. Then he found himself held hostage in a gang-run scamming compound. Here’s one man’s story about getting out and what the Philippines is doing to shut these operations down.
Rich countries need to stop being hypocrites on climate change, Philippines president says
“China, America, Europe, they continued to emit their poisonous fumes in the name of prosperity,” President Rodrigo Duterte said. “There really is climate change. But who caused it? Not us.”“China, America, Europe, they continued to emit their poisonous fumes in the name of prosperity,” President Rodrigo Duterte said. “There really is climate change. But who caused it? Not us.”
The pace of relief is finally rising in the Philippines
A full-scale relief effort has been slow to emerge in Tacloban, a Philippine city ripped to shreds by last week’s typhoon. BBC reporter Jonathan Head describes a growing sense of panic and fear, but also the the first signs that aid is finally ramping up and on the move.
