By ROMEO P. MARQUEZ

Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)

and National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC)

Is it fair to call Toronto's Jane and Finch a "blighted area" and compare it with Manila's "slum" district like Tondo? Well, a visiting lawmaker from Manila, Senator Franklin Drilon, just did it without even visiting the place. He relied on what listeners told him.

Here's a video of what he said at a forum on Saturday, June 25. Click the link:

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