>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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