TY - BOOK AU - HICKEN Allen TI - The Philippines in 2007: ballots, budgets, and bribes PY - 2008/// KW - PHILIPPINES KW - POLITICS N2 - The year 2007 was typically turbulent for the Philippines. Violence-plagued mid-term elections produced a defeat for President Arroyo's Senate team, while corruption scandals spurred another impeachment attempt. The economy was relatively robust, but concerns remain about the country's fiscal health and the long-term effects of a strong peso UR - file://Lib-svr/SubjectFiles/Philippines/F494.pdf ER -