【#亞洲情勢國際週報】002：菲律賓 : President Rodrigo Duterte announced that military rule in the southern Philippines would soon endInside The Philippines’ Deadly War On Drugs. Thousands of Manila Businesses Face Closure Over Garbage Crisis. Danger and dreams for Filipino seafarers.The Philippines: More than 43,000 people were evacuated

【#亞洲情勢國際週報】002

The Philippines: President Rodrigo Duterte announced that military rule in the southern Philippines would soon end, two and a half years after he imposed it in response to a rebellion by Islamic State militants.

Inside The Philippines’ Deadly War On Drugs

A brutal crack-down on drugs that has claimed more than 7000 lives
Former addicts, police officers and bereaved families share their stories


















Thousands of Manila Businesses Face Closure Over Garbage Crisis

More than 4,500 businesses around Manila Bay could face closure for violating environmental laws as the Philippine capital fights a garbage crisis, En...
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The Philippines: At least one person was killed and about 500 flights were canceled as Typhoon Kammuri swept across the country. The Philippines: More than 43,000 people were evacuated as Typhoon Kammuri threatened the country’s eastern islands.

Danger and dreams for Filipino seafarers

Jes Aznar for The New York Times

Life aboard a cargo ship can be isolating and dangerous, with risks from machinery on board, natural disasters at sea — and loneliness. Filipinos, particularly young men from provincial villages lured by visions of accomplishment, have dominated seafaring jobs since the 1980s.

Our reporter and photographer joined the crew of a cement carrier traveling from Japan to the Philippines, to see the reality of lives spent at sea.