Challenges face Philippines president whether she stays or goes

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Updated July 29, 2009 00:17:17

Analysts in the Philippines say Gloria Arroyo seems determined to stay on as president - or perhaps as a newly formed prime minister - beyond the end of her term next year, even though she is not publicly backing ideas about changing the constitution in such a way that would allow her to do just that. But she hasn't backed away from those ideas either. No matter how long she has in office, many serious challenges remain, even on the economy which Mrs Arroyo hailed as a key achievement in her last state of the nation address on Monday.

Presenter: Karen Percy, South East Asia correspondent in Manila
Speakers: Wilson Lee Flores, real estate agent and columnist for the Philippines Star, Manila

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