The ongoing debate is a continuation of the Philippines’ long journey towards reproductive health - and its having been turned into a political and moral issue by various actors.
- Assistant professor, University of Amsterdam
There is something troubling in the thought of people being made to aspire to heights that are literally beyond their reach.
As in other parts of the world, the war on drugs in Southeast Asian countries has huge social, moral and medical costs. Now, an approach that places harm reduction at its centre is gaining support.
Skin whitening among women has long been commonplace, but now young Asian men too, are using a plethora of whitening products.
Duterte says there are three million drug users in the Philippines. There are almost certainly many fewer than that.
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