New Zealand has 46 days of diesel left and has not taken the oil crisis seriously enough - yet. Meanwhile, the Philippines has declared a state of emergency with 45 days left.
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March 25, 2026
May 31, 2025
Watch Out World: Philippines Booming
Yes, the Philippines with oil and gas, shipbuilding, high tech, and educated people. The Philippines appears to be the next country to take off:
March 12, 2025
Duterte Faces Trial
Things are happening so fast now, I can barely keep up. Now, former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested for crimes against humanity and as I write this, is on his way to the Hague to stand trial. He was at one time lauded as the answer to the proliferation of illegal drugs. But his methods were brutal, and saw a reign of terror unfold in the Philippines.
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250311-philippine-duterte-crimes-against-humanity
The 79-year-old faces a charge of "the crime against humanity of murder", according to the ICC, for a crackdown that rights groups estimate killed tens of thousands of mostly poor men, often without proof they were linked to drugs.