Rodrigo Duterte, the mayor of the fourth largest city in the Philippines, looks to have won today’s presidential election by a comfortable margin. Given how little has been said on the campaign trail about the economy, it is difficult to determine what his victory means for the country’s prospects. But a string of highly controversial comments has unnerved investors, and his victory represents a step into the unknown.
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