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Saturday, 03 July 2010 10:37 |
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GMA Administration Failed to Meet Most Medium Term Development Plan (MTPDP) Targets While the Administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo can point to some accomplishments, most of the targets it laid for itself in the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) for 2004-2010 have been missed. Significant key targets were attained only in the macro-economic program, particularly the moderate economic growth averaging around 5 percent per year since 2001, and in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) development – only 2 of the 17 assessment themes of a recent Assessment of the MTPDP conducted by 27 civil society organizations (CSOs). GMA left office with many more of the MTPDP targets remaining unfulfilled promises. |
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Wednesday, 09 June 2010 07:23 |
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Lack of Transparency on Pork Barrel Funds Related to Congress' Failure to Ratify the Freedom of Information Bill
The failure of Congress to ratify the bicameral conference committee bill on Freedom of Information (FOI) last Friday, June 4, 2010, is consistent with their failure to provide the public information about how they use their pork barrel funds. As part of its pork barrel watch project (PDAF Watch), CODE-NGO wrote letters to 269 congresspersons and 24 senators to request information on how they used their Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) and congressional allocations from 2007 to 2009. More than 6 months after and despite follow-up calls, only 7 congresspersons and 2 senators have replied. |
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The Filipinos Deserve a Transparent and Accountable Government:
Ratify the Freedom of Information Bill! It is not yet too late!
There is still hope for the passage of the Freedom of Information Act in the 14th Congress when session resumes on May 24, 2010. The rule giving privileged status to Bicameral Conference Committee Reports in the consideration of business remains applicable to the FOI Bill. If enacted, the Freedom of Information Act will no doubt be a historic and lasting legacy to political reform by the 14th Congress.
Thus, we call upon Speaker Prospero Nograles to lead the House to put the Freedom of Information bill first in the order of business on May 24, before they convene as Board of Canvassers, to ratify it and transmit it immediately to the President for signing into law.
We also call upon Senator Benigno Aquino III, having been voted President by an overwhelming number of Filipinos on a platform of transparent and accountable government, to use his mandate and exert leadership to rally support for the ratification of the Freedom of Information Act in the House of Representatives. |
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