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![What Does an Improved Credit Rating Actually Mean for the Philippines? What Does an Improved Credit Rating Actually Mean for the Philippines?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-19-11.jpg)
What Does an Improved Credit Rating Actually Mean for the Philippines?
By Ronald U. Mendoza
The first article in a two-part series explains why credit ratings make the rich richer but matter less to most Filipinos.
![To Boost Its Economy, the Philippines Can’t Forgo Human Rights Protections To Boost Its Economy, the Philippines Can’t Forgo Human Rights Protections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-13-4.jpg)
To Boost Its Economy, the Philippines Can’t Forgo Human Rights Protections
By Ronald U. Mendoza
Rule of law, human rights, and economics in Duterte’s Philippines.
![Can the Philippines Afford Duterte's Infrastructure Spending Spree? Can the Philippines Afford Duterte's Infrastructure Spending Spree?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-4278653746_da04261e60_o.jpg)
Can the Philippines Afford Duterte's Infrastructure Spending Spree?
By Yigal Chazan
Some fear a huge construction program aimed to boost employment and foreign investment could rack up unsustainable debt.
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