First 365 days of Duterte administration

BARELY a year into the presidency, political stability still haunts the Duterte administration despite what seems to be a “very good” trust rating expressed by 8 out of 10 Filipinos in his leadership. Administration haters, although “severely marginal,” make it appear that they are a plurality from the political tirades that only magnify their pathetic plight, which in the end merely shows their hopeless political fanaticism.

Since the last quarter of 2016, the economy has been relentless in its growth, as shown by GDP growth of 6 to 7 percent, the highest for the past two years. The modest optimism that characterizes the current administration has weathered all the local and international criticism as shown by the positive developments in the business front, overshadowing the denigrations from the political and lawless schemes of the so-called infuriated minority.

  By EMMANUEL J. LOPEZ Full article at https://www.manilatimes.net/2017/07/04/opinion/analysis/first-365-days-duterte-administration/336412