GMA reviews anti-graft drive

February 9, 2008  --  Got something to say?
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After the prestigious Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed a low rating over the way the government handles the war on corruption, President Gloria Arroyo ordered a review of the anti-graft campaign. The SWS survey said more than half of Filipinos are not satisfied with the administrations efforts in eradicating graft. We will review the programs of the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC), Department of Finance and the Department of Budget and Management so that government operations would be more transparent and to ensure that the gains of the growing economy would benefit the people,” Mrs. Arroyo said in a speech during a Cabinet meeting.

At the same time, Arroyo expressed elation over the latest SWS survey showing that self-rated poverty incidence in December went down to 46 percent from 52 percent three months ago as solid proof that the administrations anti-poverty and anti-hunger programs are on the right track. The December decline in the poverty incidence was the lowest in 20 years.

The President expressed her elation that fewer Filipinos now perceive themselves as poor in her opening statement at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) meeting.

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