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14/05/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, Moving On

Stories from the Philippines' presidency, Greek migrant camps, Venezuela and St Helena

Who is the Philippines' controversial new president-elect really? Plus: the scene in Greek migrant camps, Venezuela's fraying fabric and transport to (and on) remote St Helena

Pascale Harter introduces dispatches from correspondents, reporters and writers around the world. In this edition:

Jonathan Head tries to find out who is the real Rodrigo Duterte. The Philippines' new President-elect has often said outrageous things - including threats to kill criminals, insults to the Pope and some off-colour sex jokes. But he's also a humble, authentic character with the common touch. 

Theopi Skarlatos reports on the scene in Greece's migrant camps, as tens of thousands of people trying to make their way to northern Europe are trapped near the border recently closed by Macedonia. Even in miserable conditions, there are some here who're getting married, setting up businesses, or just refusing to give up hope that they can make it out of Greece.

Paul Moss is in Caracas again - and finds it much decayed from his last visit, when Hugo Chavez was showing off the advances of his government's 'Bolivarian revolution' . From the health service to crime rates, from elevators to mobile-phone clock displays, almost everything seems in disarray these days.

And Sara Wheeler takes a hair-raising drive - and a more restful hike - around the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena, one of the least-accessible places in the world. Or at least it was until they build a new airport there; but the facility still hasn't opened and the old ways are hanging on for a few weeks longer. 

Photo: Rodrigo Duterte answers questions from journalists during a press conference on May 10, 2016 in Davao City, Philippines. ( Jes Aznar/Getty Images)

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