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Japan, one of the Philippines’ closest allies and economic partners in the Asia-Pacific, has been the focal point of her destination after the ratification of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). However, It has raised concerns over several critics of the said visit (and likewise, Brazil) which further describes her authority as the driving force of power in the Philippine political system. Moreover, this stresses her goals in emphasizing both immiscible aspects of her governance – politics and the economy – through which she should carry out upon the instrumentalities of the state.
In this case, the political agenda is characterized by her power to responsibly respond to the needs of the state in which any possible occurrence it may be. As the second female president of the Republic, she is an advocate of soft power rule in the realm of contemporary presidency as compared to other modern democracies as well. This is supported by her appeal to an emotionally - driven country, the Philippines, continuing to gain popular public acceptance substantially.
Her possibilities of being a demagogue or a dictator is not politically conjectured as any probability may transpire. In her position as the country’s chief diplomat, she had established the main characteristic of a manageable, soft power-like diplomacy across boundaries. Like Japan and Brazil, for example, her image as one of the few female political leaders has given sensitivities all throughout Asia and the rest of the world.
This magnifies a higher degree of political institution that would lead to a superficial public management or the traditional and charismatic type of political color. Her power attracts progress inflow for the economy of our country yet it may pose serious and disturbing criticisms from the opposition that would most likely ensue power struggle amid various political turbulences before her term ends in 2010. Her role as the President has made political power and the economy meet both sides of urgency in the political arena.
