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Philippines rule of law
![A Better Credit Rating Alone Can’t Overcome the Philippines’ Foreign Investment Woes A Better Credit Rating Alone Can’t Overcome the Philippines’ Foreign Investment Woes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-president_rodrigo_duterte_gives_a_thumbs_up_during_a_press_conference_in_davao_city.jpg)
A Better Credit Rating Alone Can’t Overcome the Philippines’ Foreign Investment Woes
By Ronald U. Mendoza
Serious concerns about corruption, ease of doing business, and political interference scare foreign investors away regardless of credit rating scores.
![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.
![Why Duterte’s Controversies Are No Laughing Matter Why Duterte’s Controversies Are No Laughing Matter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-22_07-00-16.jpg)
Why Duterte’s Controversies Are No Laughing Matter
By Luke Hunt
Duterte's 'jokes' reveal a lack of respect for institutions, the rule of law, and the Philippine people.
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