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Amid extreme inequalities, 306 million Southeast Asians languish in poverty and low incomes

Southeast Asians classified as poor and low-income shared a high 44.7% of the region’s population, or 306 million of a total of 686 million. Social inequalities are similarly endemic in Southeast Asia, as reflected in the distribution of incomes across seven categories—poor, low income, lower middle, middle, upper middle, upper income and rich (see Table...

All the presidents’ contractors: For 20 years, Malacañang has been unable or unwilling to stop corruption in public works
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All the presidents’ contractors: For 20 years, Malacañang has been unable or unwilling to stop corruption in public works

For the past two decades, across four presidential terms, the same contractors have been awarded the largest public works contracts. Whether the president is a Marcos, a Duterte, an Aquino, or an Arroyo, many politically-connected firms have outbid all others, cornering a disproportionate chunk of lucrative public works projects funded from the people’s taxes. Through...