When you’ve been rescued, you’ll want to rescue others.

Shrugging off three deflating draws, the Philippines delivered the victory that counted the most in the final push for the Asean Mitsubishi Electric Cup semifinals.

The Philippines is clinging on to its semifinal hopes in the ASEAN Championship-Mitsubishi Electric Cup despite Wednesday’s painful 1-1 draw with Vietna

“Islamic finance initiatives could help the Philippines establish closer economic ties with the Gulf Cooperation Council and ASEAN countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, and attract foreign direct investments.”

To stay in the hunt for the Asean Mitsubishi Electric Cup semifinals, the Philippines must pull off a massive victory against Vietnam in the vein of the famous “Miracle of Hanoi” upset of 2010.

Tariff threats from the incoming second administration of US president-elect Donald Trump may not be as detrimental to the Asian and ASEAN regions as initially feared, according to Albert Paul, chief economist of the Asian Development Bank during a discussion held Monday as part of the ASEAN+3 Economic Cooperation and Financial Stability Forum in Korea, in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of Korea.