FIVE years ago, a study by British banking giant HSBC grabbed the headlines for projecting that a handful of developing economies, the Philippines included, would be among the world’s largest by the middle of the century.

The chances of that projection becoming reality have risen considerably now that the Duterte administration has decided to forge ahead with the country’s first-ever attempt at long-term planning.

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