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Youth gangs and riots

IN recent weeks, news media have been reporting youth gangs involved in fistfights, stabbing and riots across Metro Manila.
Images on social media showed five heads tied with ropes on two wooden posts at a popular whale watching destination in Ecuador's southwest.