Aquino’s efforts to fight corruption and rebuild his country’s economic foundations has enabled the Philippines – at long last – to become Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economy, with annual GDP growth of 7.2% last year. While growth is expected to slow slightly this year, to 6.5%, the Philippines can now be counted among Asia’s “tiger” economies.
阿基诺三世打击腐败、重建国家经济基础的努力让菲律宾在多年后终于成为东南亚增长最快的经济体，去年GDP增长率达到了7.2%。尽管今年增长率预计将略有放缓（6.5%左右）但仍可以名列亚洲“小龙”行列。