The Arroyo government has had the lowest allocation for social services.
In 2010, the Arroyo administration was only spending P7 per Filipino per day on education, P1 on health and 16 centavos on housing – while paying the equivalent of P22 on debt service.
A self-proclaimed economist, Arroyo failed to improve the lives of the Filipino people.
Economic Strategy
The Arroyo government’s economic strategy built on free-market policies has removed trade barriers, has given full control of investments to foreign investors, privatized public utilities and social services deregulation and debt payments.
Under the Arroyo administration, workers have had pittance wage increases.
In 2009, the minimum wage was between P345 and P382. A family of six needs nearly P1,000 to live on every day.
The prices of basic commodities become too expensive.
As of July 2009
The Arroyo regime also had the longest period of high unemployment rate, the highest in Philippine history. In January 2010, there were 11.4 million jobless and underemployed Filipinos. It is not surprising, therefore, that more Filipinos were forced to find jobs abroad, with 3,898 leaving the country every day. The exodus of Filipino laborers, including skilled workers and professionals, is a manifestation of an ailing economy.
Instead of implementing genuine agrarian reform and nationalist industrialization to beef up the local economy, the Arroyo government extended the bogus Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), neglected the farmers and favored the foreign corporations and big business at the expense of small and medium Filipino entrepreneurs.
Clearly, Arroyo should be made accountable for all these atrocities inflicted on the Filipino people. <em>(With reports from Anne Marxze Umil/bulatlat.com)
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I think the corona story itself now is a great sign that the GMA army is slowing being torn apart a new start is I pray coming for all. let the seante impeach him now
There is nothing that can be done to the government officials but you can help the poor and suffering if you want to but none of you will.
Click on http://www.facebook.com/feedthepoor2
to see how you can refuse to help the poor and suffering.
Si GMA at Corona ay katutubong Pampanggueno, kasama ng mga Puno,mga Pineda, atbp. Ano ang magiting katangian nila? Magnakaw, magpasikat, magdaya at pakitang NAKAISA laban sa kapwa Pilipino, at sa ganito sila ay makilalang SIKAT sa kanilang kamag-anak at Kapwa Pampanggueno na BALIw ngunit sila ay hinahangaan nila.
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The honorable members of the Supreme Court need not look back. Everyone of them witnessed how these graft-ridden and corrupt government transactions, these massive electoral cheating and these brazen killings of civilians have taken place during the Arroyo reign. These are more than enough reason for the DOJ to issue the WLO against the Arroyos in the effort to prevent their escape from justice while at the same time protecting their constitutional right to confront their accusers before our courts of law. But the magistrates were hoodwinked by their gratitude for the one who appointed them to their high seats of authority. They never saw the difference between depriving one of the liberty to travel and merely suspending that right for a better and just purpose. The TRO, in this case, is unwarranted and waywardly misguided.
She should pay for all of her heartless act. against the people. living like a king and marjority of the citizen are jobless, no food to eat, basic needs are compromised and even owning your own a good place to stay in your own country is hard. What have you done to your country ? It is very hard to see Philippines move forward if this justice system do not punish all those people who are at Sin.
I’ve seen something like this on many comments, but this is more informative because of the comparison to other prez and the explanation of some items. She is a true parasite to every sense of the word.
There was one comment that I read on other comment area that if GMA is proven to have rigged the election, that makes her an illegitimate president which makes the appointment of Corona illegal or invalid. If there’s anyone that will fiercely fight for GMA that would be the Chief Justice because his job is on the line.
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WE SHOULD CHANGE OUR SUPREME COURT IT’S THE COURT FOR ARROYO ALONE SILA LAGI ANG DAHILAN NG UPSIDE DOWN NG ATING BANSA ALL THEIR DECISION IS AGAINST FROM OUR GOVERNMENT HALATANG TINATALO NG SUPREME COURT ANG GOBYERNO PARA MAG KAGULO TAYO
she deserve to put in jail