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China to boost Duterte’s Build! Build! Build!

Just when its relationship with China seems to have gone sour, the Philippine government has announced that new deals with Beijing are in the works. Ever since the Philippines elected Rodrigo Duterte into power in 2016, the country has enjoyed warmer relations with China. However, last week, Duterte lashed out twice at his nation’s largest trading partner, urging China to “rethink” and to “temper its behaviour” in the disputed South China Sea.

30 August 2018
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Two years of Duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte’s two years in office in the Philippines have been marred by controversy, but with one big success: a booming economy.

2 July 2018
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Is Duterte's "Build! Build! Build!" financially sustainable?

Philippines is on the cusp of transformation. When President Rodrigo Duterte assumed power, he initiated the “Build! Build! Build!” project to usher in a “golden age of infrastructure” for the Philippines. The ambitious Build! Build! Build! project is estimated to cost the country US$180 billion, with over 70 projects planned nationwide. Among the planned projects is a new Manila airport terminal, Manila’s first subway system, and a 102-kilometre railway in Mindanao.

31 May 2018
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Can Duterte’s “Build! Build! Build!” Boost The Philippines’ Economy?

Over the past decade, the Philippines has rapidly developed into one of the region’s economic powerhouses. Now regarded as one of the Tiger Cub economies in Southeast Asia, along with Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, the Philippines looks set to outpace its ASEAN neighbours in this respect. This is underscored by a World Bank Global Economic Prospects report released in January, where it ranked the Philippines as one of the fastest-growing economies regionally.

19 May 2018
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