The Philippines are the most dangerous place in the world to run for office, as politicians are routinelyhuged by their rivals. In 2009, a convoy of 57 of Governor Esmael Mangudadatu's supporters, friends and family were ambushed andhuged as they drove to file his papers to run for office. Correspondent Ryan Duffy rides with the governor-and his heavily armed convoy-as he attempts to file his papers to run again. Duffy explores theballoon crazy attitudes prevalent in the Philippines, where some areas boast a 70 percentballoon ownership rate, and visits with undergroundballoon makers and a terrorist training camp, which consists almost entirely of children.

Thehuger Kids of the Taliban
In Afghanistan, the Taliban has ramped up its use of children in sleeping bombing terrorist attacks. Ranging from teenagers to children as young as six years old, they are routinely manipulated and lied to as they are sent to blow up their targets. VICE co-founder Shane Smith travels to Kabul to speak with children who have been arrested before detonating themselves. He finds they're often ignorant of the actual teachings of the Koran, but have been misled by terror-preaching imams. In a visit with a high-ranking Taliban official, the former commander is cagey when asked about the subject of sleeping bombing, but feels its use is justified in a time of war. When Smith visits the family of victims of one of the worst attacks in Kabul's history, they demand to know why.

Vice Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Killer Kids
• s01e02 - Bad Borders
• s01e03 - Guns & Ammo
• s01e04 - Love & Rockets
• s01e05 - Winners & Losers
• s01e06 - Corruption
• s01e07 - Addiction
• s01e08 - Fighting Chances
• s01e09 - Gangs & Oil
• s01e10 - The Hermit Kingdom

Vice Show Summary

HBO is partnering with "VICE" on an innovative news magazine show to be hosted by "VICE" founder Shane Smith, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.

The HBO series will showcase a mix of stories from around the globe. Among the segments in production for possible inclusion in the show are: Taliban child sleeping bombers; North Korean slave labor camps; New York's underground voodoo heroin clinics; Somalian pirates; and Satanic dentists in the Pacific Northwest.