Meet Duterte's trade envoy to U.S.---developed Trump Tower Manila
Revisiting this in the wake of Trump's chumminess with Philippine miscreant Duterte:
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/11/22/502895797/whos-the-new-philippine-envoy-the-man-building-trump-tower-manila
"Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has had a strained relationship with the U.S. since taking office in June, mainly because of U.S. criticism of his controversial — and often brutal — war on drugs. But he says he's hoping to get along with President-elect Donald Trump.
Toward that end, Duterte appointed real estate magnate Jose E.B. Antonio as a special trade envoy to the U.S. — and Antonio happens to be the man building Trump Tower Manila.
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The tower, in Manila's Makati district, isn't quite finished, but it will top out at 57 stories. Brokers online are asking around $750,000 for a one-bedroom apartment in a city where the average worker takes home less than $10 a day.
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"As a brand, we're incredibly excited about this building. The architecture is exquisite, the interior design is flawless," says Trump's daughter Ivanka, whose jewelry is also for sale on the website.
"It's really just a beautiful, iconic modern building, very tall, very chic, very sexy," says Trump's son Eric.
And Trump himself chimed in.
"It's really great working with Century Properties and the Antonio family. True professionals, they really know what they're doing. Trump Tower Manila is going to be something special," Trump says in the video.
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Antonio is the chairman of Century Properties and one of the Philippines' highest-profile businessmen; he previously has served as the country's special trade envoy to China.
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