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Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« on: August 22, 2007, 04:30:03 PM »
Fewer Filipino families now consider themselves "poor" compared to the previous quarter of the year, according to a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The Second Quarter 2007 SWS survey conducted in June found that while nearly one in every two Filipino families (47 percent) -- or roughly 3.8 million households nationwide -- still consider themselves poor, this was lower than the 53 percent (over 4.2 million households) who considered themselves poor in February.

Across geographical areas, self-rated poverty was at 52 percent in the Visayas, 49 percent in Mindanao, 47 percent in the rest of Luzon and 36 percent in Metro Manila -- all lower than in the previous three quarters.

It was also lower at 41 percent in urban areas and at 54 percent in rural areas. "From March 2005 to February 2007, urban poverty was between 46 percent to 56 percent, and rural poverty was between 49 percent to 64 percent," the SWS said in a statement released Tuesday.

The private polling firm added that the decline occurred "in the context of a lowering of families' living standards" -- in other words, belt-tightening.

The National Statistical Coordination Board put the official poverty threshold nationwide at P6,195 a month -- the amount needed by a Filipino family of five to meet its most basic food and non-food needs for this year.

The self-rated poverty threshold is defined as the monthly budget that poor households say they need in order not to be poor.

The survey, directed at household heads, first showed the respondents a card that contained the words "Not poor", "On the line" and "Poor" and were asked where they would place their family given the choices.

Those who answered "poor" were then asked, "How much money would your family need for home expenses each month in order not to be called poor anymore?"

Among poor households in Metro Manila, the median poverty threshold was only P9,000, although it had already reached as much as P15,000 several times in the past.

In Luzon outside Metro Manila, the threshold ranged from P5,000 to P7,000 in the past two years, whereas it had reached as high as P10,000 earlier. In the Visayas, the threshold was at P6,000 for the past year, even as it had reached P10,000 previously. In Mindanao, the threshold is currently at P4,000 even though it reached P10,000 before.

"A declining poverty threshold, despite rising cost of living, means that households are lowering their living standards," the SWS said.

It also noted that the current Metro Manila median poverty threshold of P9,000 per month was only equivalent to P6,259 in base year 2000 purchasing power. "The last time that the deflated poverty threshold for [Metro Manila] was below P7,000 per month was twenty years ago, in 1987," the SWS said.

It also noted that in 2000, the median poverty threshold for Metro Manila of P10,000 was now equivalent to P14,380 a month at the June 2007 cost of living. "The difference of... P5,380 between the thresholds of 2000 and June 2007 measures the extent of belt-tightening that took place," SWS added.

The survey was conducted from June 27 to June 30 using face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adults divided into random samples of 300 each in Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. It had a margin of error of plus-minus 3 percentage points.

The SWS survey questions on poverty were not commissioned.

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2007, 11:14:23 PM »
Good to know... but it still remains a big question.  Based on the statistics... numbers, percentage and the exposed rush developments in terms of new build-up houses, considering the Filipinos high way of a showy life. Never to forget, that our means of livehood is still based on debts,mortgagees, high percent of jobless, business depressions  and it continues as a big unsolved problems as long as the political morality remains. 

Well, Mike had read in your issued towns statistics (only in Bohol) the high percentage of hungry mouth to feed is quite fearing and sad. It is sensation to finalize that the Philippine country as a whole free from this delimna, that is my opinion.

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2007, 06:44:00 AM »
Great article, pre. I'm glad to know that overall--our bayan is doing good. Lets pray that it continues this trend. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2007, 10:43:38 AM »
sure sila ani?kadaghan mga kababayan nato na nag-antus sa kalisud ilabi na kadto naa sa suok na lugar..halos dili man gani kakaon 3 times sa usa ka adlaw..

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2007, 10:51:27 AM »

mao gani.... we have still this worthliving life, the "KAKHA-TOKTOK" method.  Kumusta ka na diha silingan sa una? Kayod pod ba in order not to belongs to the so called: No longer poor Filipinos? Hinay-hinay lang

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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2007, 10:59:19 AM »
super kayod..pero bisan unsaon lisud man lang ghapon :(

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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2007, 11:32:05 AM »
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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2007, 03:53:50 PM »
Indeed our economy is on the right track..the government is very much confident that we can reach the 7% GDP growth this year.

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2007, 11:22:45 PM »
Kamo lang! Ako poor lang gihapon! huhuhuuhuhu!  :-[

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2007, 11:33:42 PM »
The Philippines is definately progressing, the last time I checked up on the Philippines, our Gross Domestic Product was at $ 508 Billion--and the gdp per capita was at $5,000. Very good, in my opinion. Lets hope that our GDP rises to 600 billion--and the per capita at around ~$9000.

Our country is no longer considered 'third world' anymore, its formally an 'industrializing nation'.

Well done, Philippines!!

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2007, 01:04:11 AM »
Manpower Export in the Philippines are one of the big contributors of this success. Ironically, OFW's are also the ones affected & loosing by this economy improvement. Unfotunately, as the economy soars, the exchange rate of Peso against the Dollar decreases. Like in my situation; before, I used to send money at 14 Peso per Saudi Riyal. Now, it barely reaches 12. That is a 14% reduction in earning at the same level of work/effort.

Hence, some of the OFW groups are organizing a petition to the president through a web campaign: http://petition.patnubay.com/

However, I don't know how effective this campaign is and I am not very confident that our leaders would listen.

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2007, 04:19:33 AM »
Nice to hear this started action Macky  but i'm afraid that  the one concern to entertain such -  whomever is designated to
(the so-called Leader) will might ignore it.   pls. try to verify and report anytime whatever the outcome ok and tnxs....

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2007, 06:15:57 AM »
The Philippines is a country of tremendous contrasts and extremes ;The economy is basically agricultural, with rice, corn, and kamote (sweet potatoes) the staple food crops. Key cash crops include coconuts, fruits and vegetables, sugar, tobacco, and abaca (the famous "Manila hemp" used for rope making). In aggregate, about two-thirds of Filipinos continue to depend on the agricultural sector.

The Philippine archipelago is rich in natural resources, as reflected in the fact that foreign exchange earnings have traditionally been derived largely from export of primary commodities. The export of fruits and vegetables, especially pineapple products and bananas, plays a key economic role every year. Among the minerals that the Philippines produces are copper, gold, nickel, chromium, iron, and manganese. Mining will continue to be important in the future, particularly copper, nickel, chromite, and iron. It is estimated that 90% of the country's mineral resources are unsurveyed and undeveloped. However, operating costs are high by international standards and many gold mines and other operations aren't economically viable at this time.

The country still has substantial timber land, primarily hardwoods of the dipterocarp family. Philippine mahogany and narra wood are widely considered among the finest in the world. Exporting logs was banned in 1976, fueling the growth of sawmills, plywood and veneer factories, and other value-added manufacturing ventures with wood as raw material. Overall, however, the country's forests are now largely depleted by inadequate reforestation, shifting cultivation patterns, and illegal cutting. Production of timber is currently suspended.

The manufacturing sector continues to increase its share of GDP relative to the traditional agricultural and mining sectors. Before the Ramos' years, manufacturing tended to be concentrated in processed foods (sugar, coconut oil, canned fruits), textiles, clothing, oil, wood products, transportation equipment, and the like. These sectors continue to be key, but manufacturing activity is shifting towards electronics components and related goods for export.

A major transition is now underway, involving various sectors that capitalize on the many strengths of the Philippines' first-rate labor force. The country has millions of eager, well-educated, and English speaking workers. There are now an estimated 250,000 engineers and technicians, with the nations' colleges pumping out 30-40,000 new engineering and technical grads each year. They are joined by thousands and thousands of "commerce" and marketing graduates on what is rapidly becoming a glutted labor market  .

Which means that the Philippines' comparative advantage - the low wage rates earned by those graduates - is not likely to go away. According to the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries of the Philippines, salaries for production mangers range from $1000-1500 per month and for production supervisors $450-700. Well-qualified customer service representatives (CSRs) in the many call centers around Manila earn about $200-300 a month; the current estimate is that it costs about 1/6 per seat what it does in the states. And stateside companies who have outsourced here are reportedly thrilled by the quality of the customer service compared to what was being delivered at their previous call centers in the Southern United States.

According to Hong Kong's Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC), the Philippines is the only Southeast Asian nation besides Singapore with a labor force with the potential to move beyond a manufacturing focus to a higher value-added level. PERC ranks the Philippines as 4th in Asia on quality of labor force (trailing only Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore).

One challenge for the country is its low domestic savings rate. According to a recent study presented by economist Y.H. Kim at the Asian Development Bank, gross domestic savings as a percentage of GDP declined from 19% in 1994 to 17% in 2000. That puts the Philippines in the "low savings" rate category along with Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Uzbekistan. In contrast, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore all have savings rates over 30%.

However, as the nation's gdp real growth rate soars at an amazing 7%, with export rates ever increasing at 10% annually---the country is in the verge of outpacing its neighbours---with a healthy balance of service, agricultural and manufactural--the economy is predicted to rise to new levels.


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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2007, 06:24:04 AM »
Hi Pare!

Porbida pong taasa ning imong diskurso oi.....mapobre kog samot inig binasa unya tagsa bouk rang iningles naho. I will try to read this time ok

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2007, 10:34:27 AM »
The Filipinos are not poor but the government is poor, sakto ba ko???

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2007, 12:58:08 PM »
Flash NEWS!!!!
GDP in Q2 rises by 7.5% from 5.5%, fastest in 2 decades

By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
INQUIRER.net


(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines -- Buoyed by remittances from Filipinos abroad, gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP) rose by 7.5 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively, in the second quarter of 2007.

No less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made the announcement Thursday during a briefing in Malacanang with her economic team hours before she was due to depart for Malaysia.

"As I leave for Malaysia to join other ASEAN leaders in the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence from British rule, I am elated that for the second quarter of this year, our gross domestic product or GDP rose by 7.5 percent and gross national product or GNP by 8.3 percent, bringing to 7.3 percent our economic growth in the first half of the year," she said in a statement.

"We bring this elation and pride to Malaysia, the third largest economy in the region, and second home to thousands of overseas Filipino workers. I will bring thanks and congratulations to the Filipinos in Malaysia for their contribution to our GNP growth," she said.

Arroyo said the 7.5 percent GDP growth this year from 5.5 percent in the same quarter last year was the "fastest growth in two decades."

In her presentation of the second quarter economic performance, Estrella Domingo, secretary general of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), attributed the GDP growth to the strong remittance and robust performance in trade, construction, manufacturing and sustained increase in household spending and investment in construction.

Arroyo stayed on to listen to the presentation.

The GDP growth came despite the holding of the senatorial election last May, which some business sectors predict would slow down growth.

Acting socioeconomic planning secretary Augusto Santos said the strong performance of the economy showed that macroeconomic reforms have been effective.

But he said much needs to be done to push for policies to boost business, modernize agriculture, strengthen small entrepreneurs, expand enterprise, and spend more for social services, especially for education and health.


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« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2007, 03:26:26 PM »
(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines -- Buoyed by remittances from Filipinos abroad, gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP) rose by 7.5 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively, in the second quarter of 2007.

As above report, it is quite clear that “overseas manpower remittances” contributes the biggest factor of this growth.
However, analyzing the current situation, I am pretty much worried about our low savings rate. An economy is not determined by how much money you make, but how much money you keep. There must be a coordinated drive from our various industry sectors to leverage from this growth and utilize it for further growth; i.e. since our economy shows a promising figure, there will be leniency in terms of foreign assistance and international loans to our private industries, thus accelerating turn-over, cash-flow, etc.

Moreover, if the present government fails to look after the welfare of overseas manpower; i.e. device a policy to subsidize the x-rate, I am afraid that the very industry that fuels our economy will soon collapse. It is a sort of industry suicide, shall I say.

If everything fails, we will go back to square one, where we send poor/desperate people abroad to earn dollars and so on.

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2007, 04:05:45 PM »
filipinos are still poor...very hungry....



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« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2007, 04:08:24 PM »

I've heard an interview with the Chief Economist, Finance Secretary and of the Gov. of Central Bank that massive flow of dollars into our economy / country has bad impact....and they are aware of that... to be in their action plan is to balance the effects to the economy...

we OFWs are only concerned on the currency exchange which we considered as a benchmark ... but there are a lot more facets where economic success should be based...

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« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2007, 04:54:57 PM »
I've heard an interview with the Chief Economist, Finance Secretary and of the Gov. of Central Bank that massive flow of dollars into our economy / country has bad impact....and they are aware of that... to be in their action plan is to balance the effects to the economy...

They should to avoid "bubble economy"..



Manpower Export in the Philippines are one of the big contributors of this success.


We the overseas Filipinos are expected to send back $14.7 billion in remittances to our ancestral homeland in 2007 which represents 13.5% of the country's GDP.

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« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2007, 05:09:36 PM »
ang akoa personal experience nako sa akong mga lakaw... filipinos are still poor...

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« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2007, 05:21:44 PM »
ang akoa personal experience nako sa akong mga lakaw... filipinos are still poor...


be patience, patience is virtue..this can't be done by overnight only...

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« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2007, 05:39:40 PM »
Flash NEWS!!!!
GDP in Q2 rises by 7.5% from 5.5%, fastest in 2 decades

By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
INQUIRER.net


(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines -- Buoyed by remittances from Filipinos abroad, gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP) rose by 7.5 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively, in the second quarter of 2007.

No less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made the announcement Thursday during a briefing in Malacanang with her economic team hours before she was due to depart for Malaysia.

"As I leave for Malaysia to join other ASEAN leaders in the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence from British rule, I am elated that for the second quarter of this year, our gross domestic product or GDP rose by 7.5 percent and gross national product or GNP by 8.3 percent, bringing to 7.3 percent our economic growth in the first half of the year," she said in a statement.

"We bring this elation and pride to Malaysia, the third largest economy in the region, and second home to thousands of overseas Filipino workers. I will bring thanks and congratulations to the Filipinos in Malaysia for their contribution to our GNP growth," she said.

Arroyo said the 7.5 percent GDP growth this year from 5.5 percent in the same quarter last year was the "fastest growth in two decades."

In her presentation of the second quarter economic performance, Estrella Domingo, secretary general of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), attributed the GDP growth to the strong remittance and robust performance in trade, construction, manufacturing and sustained increase in household spending and investment in construction.

Arroyo stayed on to listen to the presentation.

The GDP growth came despite the holding of the senatorial election last May, which some business sectors predict would slow down growth.

Acting socioeconomic planning secretary Augusto Santos said the strong performance of the economy showed that macroeconomic reforms have been effective.

But he said much needs to be done to push for policies to boost business, modernize agriculture, strengthen small entrepreneurs, expand enterprise, and spend more for social services, especially for education and health.


 :D :)


IMPRESSIVE!!!!!!!!!!

The Philippine economy is definately one of the fastest growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region--and nation's rise is inevetible! Wow, I am really really content and happy right now.

Well done, Philippines!!

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #23 on: August 30, 2007, 06:42:19 PM »
There is no exact definition of poor.

Some say, it is just a metaphor of lazy and an attitude of the mind. What I mean is mental laziness not physical because we are one of the agile race.

Some say, it is a state of your financial survivability; i.e. you have 2 million pesos now, but next month you have bills to pay worth 3 million. That means presently, you are one month short of funds. That means even if you own 2 million pesos now, you are considered poor.
But I think what best describes Filipinos at present is the former.

Sending Filipinos to work abroad have some negative effects which I read in another column of Tubag Bohol, as “nagsalig ni kuya, ate, mama or papa” due to foreign remittances and dili na lang maningkamot ang nangabilin sa Pilipinas. Moreover, children left by OFW parents are depressed and are prone to develop violent behavior. Moreover, foreign aid which is a substantial amount is being withdrawn from G7 countries. Their reason is that “we have already provided you assistance like outsourcing”. They often complain that Filipino workers are a big threat to their job security.

The worst thing I observed is our educational system. All of us are programmed by our school system to become employees, rather than employers. A college graduate spent years of endeavor only to find out that there are no available jobs for his/her profession. Our country is flooded with professionals who are having useless professions and our government doesn’t know how to deal with it.

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Re: Filipinos Are No Longer Poor?
« Reply #24 on: August 30, 2007, 06:51:22 PM »
Believe it? or not
Philippines: 11th richest in Asia  
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Richest Asian Countries Based on Gross National Product (GNP)

1. Hong Kong (pop. 6,940,432) ... $31,560
2. Japan (pop. 127,463,611) ... $29,810
3. Singapore (pop. 4,492,150) ... $27,370
4. South Korea (pop. 48,846,823) ... $20,530
5. Malaysia (pop. 24,385,858) ... $9,720
6. Russia (pop. 142,893,540) ... $9,680
7. Thailand (pop. 64,631,595) ... $7,930
8. Turkey (pop. 70,413,958) ... $7,720
9. Kazakhastan (pop. 15,233,244) ... $6,930
10. China (pop. 1,313,973,713) ... $5,890
11. Philippines (pop. 89,468,677) ... $4,950 
12. Sri Lanka (pop. 20,222,240) ... $4,210
13. Armenia (pop. 2,976,372) ... $4,160
14. Azerbaijan (pop. 7,961,619) ... $3,810
14. Indonesia (pop. 245,452,739) ... $3,480
16. India (pop. 1,095,351,995) ... $3,120
17. Georgia (pop. 4,661,473) ... $2,900
18. Vietnam (pop. 84,402,966) ... $2,700
19. Cambodia (pop. 13,881,427) ... $2,310
20. Pakistan (pop. 165,803,560) ... $2,170


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« Reply #26 on: August 30, 2007, 07:35:10 PM »
philippine agenda: unanswered and hopeless agenda...

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the country's lack of health services.

a town where people die without ever seeing a doctor and a seemingly simple disease like scabies becomes fatal for children. The nearest health center is four hours away by foot and only has a handful of paracetamol in stock.

a provincial hospital so ill-equipped that patients have to bring their own banigs and lie in the corridors for days unattended.

the final days of a tuberculosis patient and the clinic that runs out of medicine just as she takes her last breath.


-->  In the Philippines, hunger is a reality many face each day. An estimated 3.4 million Filipinos have experienced having no food on the table for many different reasons. And as the population grows, the incidence of malnutrition and hunger also increases. Zamboanga del Norte and in Masbate, two of the poorest areas in the country.


A college diploma is seen as a ticket to a better life but each day, thousands of graduates flock to business districts hoping to land good-paying jobs, only to come home disappointed. More than three million Filipinos remain jobless. With employment opportunities looking bleak, millions of Filipinos work abroad to secure a better future for their families.

Sol, a former factory-worker in Manila, left for Hong Kong to become a domestic helper. Vicky Morales meets Sol and finds that even there, good fortune has not smiled on her. The Philippine Agenda team also meets a group of Filipino woman workers abused by their employers. As the May 14 elections draw near, overseas Filipino workers gather at a Hong Kong plaza to cry for justice and seek protection from the government. Even on foreign soil, Filipinos search for security in the workplace.

Back in the Philippines, it’s almost painfully the same old story: Workers protest for higher wages and better employment benefits as they have done for many years. But there is one place in Metro Manila where employees have taken their cause to a new level. In front of a bus company in Novaliches stands what is called the "longest picket line", which striking workers maintained for more than twelve years.

Francisco Salvo, one of the striking workers, tells the story of their long drawn-out battle with management. In between fighting for his cause in the picket line, Francisco scurries to different call center companies, hoping to become an agent. But will fate favor the long-embattled Francisco? Or will he once again, find himself in a seemingly endless struggle for fair and honorable work?



A roof over one's head, a decent home. This is the dream of more than four million homeless Filipinos. And this is our Agenda this week: Housing.

Enter the homes of Filipinos living under the bridge, along the railways and sidewalks, and witness how they live. Philippine Agenda finds that most of these "informal settlers" have come from the provinces, with the hope of having a better life in the city. The result of this migration is a tremendous increase in the number of homeless Filipinos in the cities.

The government's response was to create housing projects and relocation sites. This solution, however, has had its own predicaments. For instance, the Cabuyao housing project in Laguna has no clean water, no electricity and the place is located near a dumpsite. To top it off, the site is very far from the city, making it inconvenient for residents to find any form of livelihood.

From the government 's point of view, of course, the shortcomings aren't all their fault. They also blame the people who lack discipline, such as those who sell the rights of land awarded to them and those who work with syndicates that fake some documents to sell land.

What is the long term plan of the govt to address the complex problems of housing? How can the candidates help?



perhaps the biggest problem facing the country: corruption. Philippine Agenda finds several anomalous projects in different parts of the country.

In Cebu, Mike Enriquez and his team investigate the alleged overpricing of lampposts, where it is said that street lamps originally cost P25,000 were bought for more than P200,000.

In Enrile, Cagayan, concerned citizens question a number of allegedly misappropriated projects such as a non-operational water systems project, and the unfinished paving of the town’s market parking space.

The system of corrupt practices is so embedded in our culture that one need not step outside of one’s home to see its influence. Philippine Agenda traces the corruption trail – from individuals to families and to barangays – and finds it has many shapes and forms. The team discovers that corruption pervades the smallest government agencies and the largest figures of the State.

In a poverty-stricken country, it is estimated that around P100M is lost to corruption daily. Despite the presence of so many anti-corruption laws, few cases of graft and corruption are ever resolved.



one town in Maguindanao whose residents have never seen a doctor. Thus, simple sickness like scabies becomes fatal for children. The nearest health center is four hours away by foot. And even if they decide to go there, they will only get paracetamols and vitamins good for ten people!

The program also witnessed the last few days of one TB patient, Lydia Marcos. Before her last breath, she mustered the strength to gripe about her empty stomach and her problems about the high prices of medicines. Until the end, she was not able to buy the medicines that was supposed to save her life.

 the miserable situation of some hospitals, specifically in Bacolod and Metro Manila. patients have to bring their own cushions or mats and lie down on the cold floor because hospital beds and rooms are already full.

an eye opener on the deteriorationg health condition and health system in the country. What is the bottom of these problems and what answers should we expect from incumbent and incoming government officials?




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« Reply #27 on: August 30, 2007, 08:03:05 PM »
philippine agenda: unanswered and hopeless agenda...

hunger
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Corruption
Health
Education
Don't lose your hope..in every problem there is a solution........
Wait! the answer is coming.....
Economic Development is the Answer!hunger
Crime
Jobs
Housing
Corruption
Health
Education

wait until 2020.., a big changes!!!!


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« Reply #28 on: August 30, 2007, 09:17:53 PM »
ganus-a pa??? it's gettig worst, When i was a little girl, i can remember nga ang akong baby food mga imported, i dont know if that means nga maka afford me. Philippines was the first to have a Heart Center sa Asia. Ali-Frazer in Manila. Atbp.Thas was then, morag dato man ang Pilipinas. Karon? na unsa naman ta ani???

 I sould rather have The Marcoses back to the white house (aw white house bana diha?)

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« Reply #29 on: August 30, 2007, 09:24:38 PM »
Being poor is just a matter of mind. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Being rich is just a matter of feelings. That's why we have the catch, "I'm feeling rich" ;D

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« Reply #30 on: August 30, 2007, 09:27:07 PM »
tinuod gyud na GEC, feeling of elation raman ang nindot sa rich. But dont you know nga everyone can feel the same elation in many ways??? dili ra ang pagpakadatu???

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« Reply #31 on: August 30, 2007, 10:35:37 PM »
Don't lose your hope..in every problem there is a solution........
Wait! the answer is coming.....
Economic Development is the Answer!hunger
Crime
Jobs
Housing
Corruption
Health
Education

wait until 2020.., a big changes!!!!


I remain confident in Pres. Macapagal-Arroyo's administration--so far they have delivered most of their mandated resolutions for the Philippines; such of these include:

1. Increased Philippine-American military exercises and aid
2. Increase jobs of the people--so far RP reports the lowest unemployment rate since prior to the '97 fiscal crisis
3. Increase international trade---the RP has increased export rates 10% per annum; and growing call IT/ centers in the Philippines has secured that growth; increased manufacturing plants throughout the country has been visible as well.
4. Increased foreign investment-- Securely in place; there are numerous investors in gas fields, gold mines, copper mines, zinc mines, real estate/ resorts and banking systems.
5. Resilient economy-- the Philippine's has surpassed its mark during the pre-1997 asian financial crisis--with a strong peso-to-dollar rate, growing gdp, a rising gdp per capita and human development index---the country is on the verge of a economic boom that will shake the foundations of ASEAN.

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At local trends--within 20 years--the Philippines will be in the same category as Singapore and Taiwan--even higher. We ourselves might not experience immediately--but our children and grand children will live in a better society--where immigration to another country wont be necessary to secure a 'good life'.

I have much faith in our RP. We as a nation progress slowly, however, we are still progressing. "Slow and steady makes the race", as the old proverb states.

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« Reply #33 on: August 31, 2007, 12:08:46 AM »
ambot nila uy! ako raman tingali dire ang ni angkon na poor ko!

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« Reply #35 on: August 31, 2007, 02:01:41 AM »


In the midst of today's difficult life, I will try this:

Stop thinking I'm poor
Start feeling I'm rich

Kung dili ko mobilib sa akong kaugalingon, kinsa pa?



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« Reply #37 on: August 31, 2007, 02:49:22 AM »
At local trends--within 20 years--the Philippines will be in the same category as Singapore and Taiwan--even higher. We ourselves might not experience immediately--but our children and grand children will live in a better society--where immigration to another country wont be necessary to secure a 'good life'.

Correct me if I'm wrong, our population growth rate is faster than our economy growth rate. So how come our GDP will improve in 20 years if GDP depends on the population?

The Solution is "control population". Look at the above list of richest countries in Asia, Hong-kong is number one because they have few population. Actually Hong-kong is not a country anymore, it is a part of China. While China has more resources and money than Hong-kong but due to their huge population (25% of world's population), they landed only on the 10th.

I wonder why Brunei is not listed on the above. Also the Middle East is also part of Asia (Saudi, Kuwait, Dubai...etc.). There must be something wrong with this survey.

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The Solution is "control population".


Yes, like China's one-child policy.

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« Reply #39 on: August 31, 2007, 03:18:47 AM »
ok lang na daghan anak uy! wat if mahimo diay na nurses or engineers unya maka abroad diay na tanan! dapat proper education lang!

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