Key Points on PGMA's SONA 2001-2007

Here are the key points of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's State of the Nation Address from 2001 - 2008 as collected by ABS-CBNews.com

2001

THEME:

Bangkang Papel

KEY POINTS

• Conquering internal enemy

• Nationwide unity

• Combat poverty (free enterprise, social equity, social bias toward the disadvantaged, raise moral standards)

2002

Theme

The Story of the Stone (Building a Strong Republic)

KEY POINTS

• Independence from class and sectoral interests
• Strong institutions and strong bureaucracy
• Restore macroeconomic stability

2003

THEME:

War against Terrorism, Corruption, Health, Drugs, Destabilization

KEY POINTS

• Fight against terrorism, corruption, health, drugs, and destabilization
• Improvements in education, health, land reform, taxes, price of goods, employment, energy and business
• Special mention to small people who have done the right thing for the country

2004

THEME:

Mamamayan Muna (Angelo de la Cruz)

KEY POINTS

• Stability in inflation, prices of goods, and basic necessities
• Kidnapping and Drugs are under control
• Lifestyle checks
• 5 key reform packages
• Problem on the budget deficit
• Raise revenues, expand government services, cut costs
• Corporate corruption
• Abolish 30 offices under the office of the president

2005

THEME:

Tale of two Philippines

KEY POINTS

• Economy is on the take-off but politics hinders progress
• Economic growth (6%)
• 4M jobs (last four years)
• Improvements in tax colletion, infrastructure and housing construction, shelter, security for the urban poor and IPs, rice productivity
• UN Security Council-WHAT ABOUT THIS?
• Peace in Mindanao
• APEC anti-terrorism task force
• Charter Change
• Power to the countryside
• EO 358 [what is this?]

2006

THEME:

Enhancing the "Super-Regions"

KEY POINTS

• Bringing home OFWs in Lebanon who were caught in the war
• Successful collections to fund government projects
• Boost tourism especially in Central Philippines
• Pro-poor, pro--growth, pro-peace agenda
• Boom in the call-center industry

2007

THEME:

Facing Forward not Facing Off

KEY POINTS

• Make the Philippines one of the richest countries in 20 years
• Successful tax reforms
• Investments in physical and human infrastructure
• Decreasing hunger rate
• Development of Mindanao as food basket
• Development of Central Philippines as tourism regions
• Developments in the North Luzon Argribusiness Quadrangle
• Developments in the Luzon Urban Beltway
• Education and Safety Net
• Fight terrorism and uphold human rights

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