PHILIPPINES ECONOMY - Rising poverty sours fiscal progress
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is credited with improved financial management that has seen the Philippines enjoy its strongest economic growth in decades. Ironic then that political scandals and coup attempts still threaten to unseat her. But while a diversity of trading partners means the country is better positioned to weather a US recession, rising poverty darkens the picture, reports Ian Gill.
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