Which is which – pack up and go, or come and invest?

The question must be asked because many international businessmen and prospective foreign investors do not now what is really the policy of the Philippines on foreign investments.

The other week, just before he left for Tokyo for an official visit to Japan, President Duterte declared that businessmen or business who have been made uneasy by his inflammatory speech and his war on drugs, should pack up and leave. That appeared to close the door on foreign investors, especially Americans who tend to be squeamish about human rights and the rule of law.