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Sunday, August 28, 2011

New Statesman - Slumlands — filthy secret of the modern mega-city

New Statesman - Slumlands — filthy secret of the modern mega-city: Gina is a TV star, philanthropist, boss of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission and, most importantly, a member of the Lopez family. Lopez Inc owns much of downtown Manila - the energy company, a TV empire, a phone company - and has interests in all kinds of infrastructure, including water. Who better than Gina, in a country untroubled by worries about conflict of interest, to lead the forcible removal of slum-dwellers from the waterways?

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