In an earlier conversation about interest rates, a friend reminded me of the correct term for what the Philippines has been doing this week: Virtue-signaling. In this regard, the country’s leaders have frankly nailed it this week. The most noticeable example was the biggest show in town as the week ended, the ejection of Maria Lourdes Sereno from the office of the Chief Justice by the rest of the Supreme Court. Although Duterte provoked it, the Supreme Court handled the matter on its own in an elegant way, in the only way that could successfully restore faith in the country’s judicial system. The Supreme Court drama naturally dominated the news and public conversation this week, but there were other signals of virtue as well.

Source: Manila Times May 12, 2018 16:41 UTC