CASTRO, Marie Abegail T.

February 2, 2010

FIMACRO / K

1. Summary of the government platform of each candidate according to health, education

and institutional reform:

Name of Health Education Institutional

Candidate Reform/s
Nonoy Aquino - He believes that we - He plans to enhance
don’t have a population the Filipinos’ education
problem and advocates and capabilities in
responsible parenthood. order to address the
issue of contractual
employment.
JC de los Reyes - He is opposed to the
RH Bill and sex
education in schools
because contraceptives
are harmful and
promote infidelity.
- He is also against
legalization of divorce.
Dick Gordon - He believes that we
need good teachers and
intends to increase their
salaries to P40,000 per
month. He plans to
charge tax on text
messages in order to
generate funds.
Jamby Madrigal - She plans to improve - She intends to
the quality of education provide more
and availability of opportunities and
books. capital to businesses
and protect them from
MNCs, smugglers and
cartels.
Nick Perlas - He promotes child- - He plans to improve
centered education eco-tourism and
where the methodology employment. He
used is adjusted and believes that capital-
unique to every intensive farming
student. should be avoided in
order to increase the
 employment rate.
- Also, he intends to
set up an enormous
employment program
in tourism and other
industries.
Gibo Teodoro - He plans to enact the
Disaster Risk
Management Bill
which covers
availability of
resources during
calamities, land
zoning, and geohazard
mapping.
- He disapproves of
giving autonomy to an
area which is not
ready.
Eddie - He believes that
Villanueva transparency and
accountability should
be implemented in the
management of the
country’s budget to
reduce corruption.
Manny Villar - He is against the
Reproductive Health
Bill and believes that
management of the
economy is the
problem and not the
population.

Who is/are the candidate/s that has a clear grasp of the needed reforms in the BIR/BoC?
Why?

Which candidate believes in the theory that “Financial Development leads to Economic
Development”?
Why do you think that “health, education and institutional reform” are very important for
the country’s development?

Health, education and institutional reform are vital in the country’s developing
economy. But the government should not only focus on Second, health care is essential in
a productive work force and the nation’s well-being. A healthy work force can generate a
significant amount of economic activity and hence, contribute to the country’s economic
growth. Second, education is also important since it is believed that an educated work
force can lead to an improved productivity.