Arroyo not turning over anything to new administration — solon
By Gerry Baldo 06/14/2010 Amid President Arroyo’s statement that she is going to turn over to the incoming Aquino administration “a legacy of hard work, a strong and stable economy and renewed global engagement, major investments in health care, education and physical infra-structure,” a senior member of the House minority bloc yesterday laughed off the claim as something that came out of the blue. According to Rep. Joel Villanueva of the party-list Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption, there is little or nothing that Arroyo could claim that she had improved the Philippine economy and improved the lot of the poor Filipinos, except for the urgency that pushed the Filipino people to make sure that not one of those perceived to be her ally wins the presidency. With the people’s “sad experience” with the Arroyo administration, they voted for the one who would not in any way co-opt with her, Villa-nueva told the Tribune. Arroyo claimed she had reversed the country’s economic decline by raising revenues, investment in infrastructure and posting 37 quarters of growth and promoting last month’s first nationwide automated elections which will change the face of Philippine politics. She detailed the efforts of her government to bring the country back on the global map. She also claimed that when she took over as President in 2001, the Philippines was in a dismal situation and is “in a much healthier position today than nine years ago.” Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100614hed3.html |
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