2016 is 16 months away and some businesses are doing daily countdowns setting aside any expansion plans while members of the diplomatic community are said to be having jitters due to prospects for 2016.
Clearly, any change in administration leads to jitters but the Philippines has gone to worst and back and the country is still standing, securing its seat in the community of nations. Just like its people, the Philippines is resilient despite its current underperforming leader and a management style that borders into child play, blaming the ills of the past and not moving forward. Paralysis by analysis seems to be the order of the day with decisions delayed, appointments slow to come by and unconstitutional moves coated as reforms, as well as total disorder and delay justified as being cautious and avoiding graft.
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