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Philippines accused of hiding poverty for ASEAN summit

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr's administration is facing accusations of attempting to hide the country's urban poverty from view during the upcoming ASEAN summit. Critics, including a legislator from the ACT Teachers Party List, claim that street vendors and homeless individuals are being displaced to present a sanitized image of Manila. These actions are being compared to similar beautification campaigns conducted during the martial law era by the president's parents, Ferdinand Marcos Snr and Imelda Marcos. AI

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Philippines accused of hiding poverty for ASEAN summit

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · SCMP’s Asia desk ·

    Philippines’ Marcos accused of hiding Manila’s poor behind art for Asean summit

    Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s administration has been accused of trying to conceal Manila’s urban poverty by clearing street vendors and homeless people along key routes ahead of next week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Antonio Tinio, deputy minori…

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