as cabin crew prepare to strike, just weeks after an it crash that stranded thousands. are cost cuts taking their toll on the airline s image? plus, from the sick man of asia to one of the region s fastest growing economies. we report from the philippines, 20 years on from the asian financial crisis. welcome to world business report. i m rachel horne. we start with more problems for british airways. thousands of passengers are learning that their flights have been cancelled because of an unprecedented 16 day strike by some cabin crew, which begins tomorrow, july 1st. on thursday, ba said most flights will operate as normal but it has cancelled a number of long haul departures to and from heathrow. short haul and flights from other uk airports are unaffected. so what s it all about? the unite union says cabin crew who have taken industrial action over pay in the past have been blacklisted losing benefits like staff travel, concessions and bonuses. ba estimates around 8% of i