Eye on Asia - Asia Observer’s blog

Filipino members at Asia Observer have started co-writing a list of how ordinary citizens can contribute to make the Philippines a better nation. Here is the list so far: Read the rest of this entry »

Parents have pledged support for a gunman who took a busload of pre-school children hostage in a slum area in the Philippine capital, Manila. Armando Ducat said he took the action to draw attention to the impoverished conditions in which the children lived. The story reminded me of an article I wrote some years ago from another slum area in Manila, describing how poor people sold their kidney to get some money. Here is a reprint of the article. Read the rest of this entry »

Singapore is ranked the least corrupt country in Asia. On the opposite end of the scale is the Philippines, passing Indonesia which used to have the little honorable position.

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