It may seem hard to make sense of recent economic developments. While foreign trade and manufacturing output rebounded in April from a year ago, unemployment worsened in the same period. Some economists have turned bullish about the economic prospects of the Philippines, yet the World Bank (WB) just last week lowered its growth forecast for this year. Kevin Chua, World Bank senior economist, said the Philippines’ rebound this year will likely be around 4.7 percent —
If Sara Duterte throws her hat in the ring and ends up winning the presidency next year, it will be the third parent-and-child pair to capture the highest elective post in our country’s history. We’ve had a father and daughter with Diosdado Macapagal and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and a mother and son with Cory Aquino and Noynoy Aquino. Diosdado Macapagal was our president from 1961 to 1965, while his daughter became our nation’s leader from 2001 to 2010. Cory Aquino became president from 1986 to 1992, while her son occupied our country’s top post from 2010 to 2016. If Sara becomes president,
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