MANILA — The Philippines is accustomed to being compared with Thailand. In recent decades, the comparison has been mostly unfavorable, with Thailand making more rapid economic and social progress and, despite periodic coups, widely regarded as more politically predictable.
But the turmoil in Thailand is spurring the thought: Maybe the Philippines is not so bad after all. The country now has a chance to show that its politics is not as chaotic as is often perceived, and that it has a democratic system based on law, which could to attract the investment and tourism that heretofore have driven Thailand’s success.
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