Filipino - Statesman | April 5, 1947 -
The Philippines has no policy that demands sacrifice of human lives.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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I want to create economic opportunity at home and abroad. I don't want just one or the other. I want both.
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Chronic deficits drastically reduce government's ability to make those infrastructure investments that business needs to grow and create jobs.
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Our investments in social justice and basic needs are as vital to our future as fiscal and macroeconomic reforms. A nation deeply divided will not stand. And it certainly will not move forward.
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I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos.
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We will downsize the government, motivate excess employees to become entrepreneurs, and increase the pay of a lean and mean bureaucracy.
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Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it is difficult for anyone to make any headway yet keep his hands clean.
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By and large, our political system has betrayed its promise to each new generation of Filipinos, not a few of whom are voting with their feet, going abroad and leaving that system behind.
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I shall work with Congress, civil society groups and local government executives who are convinced that charter changes are needed to enable the country to surmount the unprecedented challenges of the 21st century.
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College education is the great Filipino dream. But in a world of rapid technological change, getting a job or keeping it depends as much on how well one reasons as how well one uses his hands.
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The people want government that works for them at every level.
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In the harshest possible terms, I condemn political killings.
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