The Philippines makes an encore

A quick post after a long vacation in the Philippines –

Interesting that The Economist hasn’t had an article about the Philippines for several years.

The past 12 months or so, however, have been marked with several Economist articles about the country – from the sad state  of Manila’s traffic to Duterte’s unwrapping of Aquino’s economic gains…..

Here’s the latest one for you:

http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21716061-drug-squad-officers-are-implicated-kidnapping-extortion-and-murder-president?frsc=dg%7Ca

Welcome back to the global stage, Philippines!