Cesar Purisima is not afraid to stick to what he believes in. In July 2005, his first term as the Philippines’ finance secretary came to an abrupt end when news broke that president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had allegedly rigged the 2004 election in her favour. Purisima, along with nine other cabinet ministers, resigned from their posts.
Fast forward to 2012 and Purisima is back in place as finance minister, two years into his second term. President Benigno Aquino is the architect of the new administration’s anti-corruption drive, but Purisima is his main co-conspirator, championing the idea that “good governance leads to good economics”.
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