Clients duterte supporter. i believe duterte because he said i make all the employees to sign a contract, you automatically after six months are a regular employee. it never happened. still not. nathan and his young family soon have to find a new home. theirs is being torn down. hopes of millions like him now rest on the next leader of this country and they are praying this time the votes were counted. karishma vaswani, bbc news, manila. the arctic frontiers conference opens today in the norwegian city of tromso. the conference will discuss a range of societal, environmental and economic issues related to the arctic region. historically, the arctic was an oasis of international cooperation, but russia s invasion of the ukraine brought it to a halt. russia s aggression has led to the suspension of the arctic council the main internationalforum for cooperation in the arctic, which russia was slated to chair until 2023.