RP gets failed mark in 2 MCC criteria
11/17/2010The Philippines continues to fall behind two indicators, on health and primary education expenditures, in the yearly score card of the US government’s Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) that tracks country’s compliance with the global goal of eliminating poverty by 2015.
The country, nevertheless, scored “above median” on the 17 indicators in the scorecard and was considered eligible for MCC grant this year.
MCC, however, reminded that the Philippines must maintain and improve the country’s performance on the indicators to remain eligible for MCC assistance.
In the Ruling Justly and Economic Freedom category the Philippines scored above median (50 percent) in all of the six indicators: 58 percent for political rights, 74 percent for civil liberties, 60 percent for control of corruption, 97 percent for government effectiveness, 74 percent for rule of law, and 81 percent for voice and accountability.
It was in the Investing in People category that the country got a failing mark for two of the five indicators: 18 percent for health expenditures and 32 percent for primary education expenditures..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101117hed4.html
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