While the Philippines enjoys a “dramatic turnaround” in all sectors, the point is to make its milestones trickle down to the poor. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III stressed this point at the World Economic Forum on East Asia, which his country is hosting for the first time in two decades. “This is why inclusive growth is not just a mantra for us; it is the yardstick by which we measure any government undertaking,” Aquino said. Protesters, however, slammed Aquino for his “hypocrisy.”
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