National Politics
Two structural continuities of Philippine politics, corruption scandals, the early creeping onset of the president's late-term lame duck status and the reallocation of political energy and focus to the next presidential and congressional elections, largely consumed national politics in 2014, On the expected, President Aquino's 2010 campaign emphasized his anti-corruption commitment. criticized with justification the previous Macapagal-Arroyo administration's impressive corruption(not anti-corruption) record and promised a"straight and narrow path" (tuwid na daan) administration not diverted by corruption. The fact that the President came from one of the wealthiest and most established political dynasties and boasts a political career yet to be sullied by corruption claims supported many Filipinos' faith that this President and hi administration may actually walk this less-travelled path.