Continued growth likely despite rising concerns

There has been a marked improvement in the Philippine economy’s performance since 2010 and it would take a major spell of very bad governance to reverse the progress achieved, a London-based research consultancy firm said.

But Capital Economics, in a research note, also warned that concerns were rising over who would be succeeding President Benigno Aquino 3rd, adding that there was currently “little to go on” with regard to assessing the front-running candidates—themselves saddled with issues.