Ben D. Kritz

THE latest target of the wrath of President Rodrigo Duterte is one of the cornerstones of the Philippines’ vast informal economy, the “Bombay,” or 5-6 lender, a type of loan shark that fills the wide gap between very small businesses – including farmers – and the formal financial system.

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