The Philippines has been grappling with poverty,corruption, armed conflicts and deep divisions for decades.

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At first a lot of people backed them because they stood against poverty and corruption.

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Even though the economy has performed well under Garcia, poverty and corruption have kept discontent bubbling at dangerous levels.

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It is all too easy to forget that these are countries where poverty and corruption remain at epidemic levels.

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