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Philippines’ elite swallow country’s new wealth

This photo taken on February 19, 2013 shows shanty houses on the banks of a river in front of buildings from Manila's financial district. Photo: AFP.

AFP – Optimism is soaring that the Philippines is finally becoming an Asian tiger economy, but critics caution a tiny elite that has long dominated is amassing most of the new wealth while the poor miss out. President Benigno Aquino has overseen some of the highest growth rates in the…

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