Man building Trump Tower Manila is the new Philippine trade envoy

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The man building Trump Tower Manila is the new Philippine trade envoy. http://n.pr/2fAW4m6

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 Trump.

Toward that end, he's appointed real estate magnate Jose E.B. Antonio as a special trade envoy to the U.S. — and he just so happens to be the man building Trump Tower Manila.

"Donald Trump himself is an icon of real estate," Antonio says on the website for the project. "He has been my reference for a lot of projects; he exudes luxury, he exudes quality, he exudes a standard that most real estate developers should emulate if they want to enter the game of luxury."

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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1. Of course, another bigly deal for drumph.

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Another conflict of interest.

No surprise to me. SMH.

[Paladin]

3. You exude bullshit, Mr. Antonio.

But I'm not at all surprised that you're rising in the ranks of the Trump regime.