For Duterte, the coronavirus allows him another means to continue the vigilante war against urban poor slum dwellers who stand in the way of neoliberal gentrification. Trump Tower in Manila played an important role in slum clearing for purposes of turning Manila into a high-end destination for the rich. The majority of slum dwellers were originally displaced from their farms & as farm workers by neoliberal agricultural policies.
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