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Philippines’ Duterte Cancels Casino—Just After Its Groundbreaking

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte canceled a $1.5 billion casino project in Manila minutes after the Hong Kong company funding it marked the project’s ceremonial…
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte canceled a $1.5 billion casino project in Manila minutes after the Hong Kong company funding it marked the project’s ceremonial groundbreaking.
In a cabinet meeting Tuesday, Mr. Duterte called the project’s rental terms “unconscionable” and fired the entire board of the government land-management company overseeing the land lease for the casino, his spokesman, Harry Roque, said.

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