Philippine Economy - more, and more good news?

I've noticed a lot of good press on the Philippine economy for over a year now.  I typed in "Philippine Economy" on google.  This first hit (after wikipedia), was a neat little article by Walden Bello, a writer for the Philippine Daily Inquirer (my favorite of the 3 big dailies).  The article was entitled Hot Emerging Markets? The curious case of the Philippines and Mexico.

It's a good read. Check it out here.

Bello highlighted the praises given to the president's of both countries, in bringing about positive change.  He also gave a sobering reminder of poverty and inequality issues.

So the question is, if the economy is growing, who's pockets are getting deeper.  I think the average Filipino has a good idea of what the answer to that question is.  The real question I want to ask is if the stock market can help the average Filipino get a piece of that growing pie instead of the crumbs that trickle down.

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