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Tax Collection - quarterly collection targets for BIR and Customs. cannot come up? fired!!! it works but w/ some political repercussions.
Fiscal Reforms - due to better tax collection, amnesty to large scale tax evaders, and other fiscal reforms. so now we are looking at a shrinking fiscal deficit, not to mention GDP growth.
Tourism - manila politicos dont like the idea of making Ace Durano the tourism sec. but look how many Koreans we have lang daan dre sa Cebu ryt now, and still counting...
Privatization - PNB, NAPOCOR, etc...more inflow of foreign investment.
Anti-terrorism Bill - generally good, but against ang church ug other human rights groups.
GSIS computerization - daghan nasakpan nga anomalous transactions, so these scammers want Winston Garcia out.
Holiday economics - adjusting holidays to form longer weekends with the purpose of boosting domestic tourism and allowing Filipinos more time with their families. of course, daghan pud ni-question ani.
Charter change - initiated the movement for an overhaul of the constitution to transform the present presidential-bicameral republic into a federal parliamentary-unicameral form of government. this created a lot of political noise, debates & protests.
EO No. 464 - forbidding government officials under the executive department from appearing in congressional inquiries without President Arroyo's prior consent. kay instead of "in aid of legislation" kno, but actually in aid of grandstanding...
Calibrated Preemptive Response - an executive order stating that demonstrations without permits would be pre-emptively stopped. Angal ang mga likes of Bayan-Muna, Anak-Pawis, etc...
Proclamation No. 1017 (State of Emergency) - gave Gloria Macapagal Arroyo the power to issue warrantless (and until then unconstitutional) arrests and to take over private institutions that run public utilities.
It was an attempt to quell rebellion as her grip on power began to slip, stop lawless violence and promote peace and stability.
Amnesty Proclamation 1377 - for members of the CPP and its armed wing, the NPA; other communist rebel groups; and their umbrella organization, the NDF. The amnesty will cover the crime of rebellion and all other crimes "in pursuit of political beliefs," but not including crimes against chastity, rape, torture, kidnapping for ransom, use and trafficking of illegal drugs and other crimes for personal ends and violations of international law or convention and protocols "even if alleged to have been committed in pursuit of political beliefs."
AND OF COURSE, the pardon to Joseph Estrada based on the recommendation by the Department of Justice (DoJ).
What else? Here below are some of her accomplishments to date:
FOR A BETTER BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
* RA 7844, The Export Development Act
* RA 7718, The Amended Build-Operate-Transfer Law
* RA 7843, Strengthening the Anti-Dumping Provisions
* RA 8179, Further liberalizing Foreign Investments
* RA 7721, Liberalizing banking in the Philippines
* RA 7651, Revitalizing and strengthening the Bureau of Customs
* RA 7916, Creating the Philippine Economic Zone Authority
* RA 7640, Constituting the Legislative-Executive Development Council
* RA 1490, Investment Houses Act (Passed on third reading)
* RA 7661, Extending the Life of the Asset Privatization Trust
* RA 7903, Creating the Zamboanga Special Economic Zone
* SBN 345, Promoting the Development of Interisland Shipping
* SBN 358, Development of Micro and Cottage Industries
FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
* RA 7882, Providing assistance to women engaging in micro and cottage business enterprises
* Women's desk to provide assistance to battered wives and other victims of domestic violence
* RA 7877, Declaring sexual harassment unlawful in the employment, education or training environment and for other purposes
* SBN 356, Increasing penalties for wife-beating
* SBN 362, Mandatory employment of women
* Establishment of the Movement Against Sexual Abuse (MASA)
FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
* OCW desk to provide assistance to OCWs and their families
* RA 7833, Excluding the 13th Month Pay and Other Benefits from the Computation of Taxable Income
* RA 7654, Allocating a Portion of the Incremental Revenue Collected for the Emergency Employment Program
* RA 7637, Creating the Mt. Pinatubo Assistance, Resettlement and Development Commission
* RA 7657, Appropriating 10 Billion Pesos for the victims of Mt. Pinatubo Eruption
* RA 7906, Regulation of the Organization and Operations of Thrift Banks
* RA 8182, Excluding the Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Foreign Debt Limit in order to facilitate the absorption and optimize the utilization of ODA resources
* RA 7820, Creating the Partido Development Administration in Bicol region
* SBN 1176, Establishing Computer Literacy Program in all public schools at the secondary level
* SBN 1175, Instituting a Public School Teachers Scholarship Program
* SBN 1728, Ancestral Domain Bill
* SBN 1044, Institutionalizing a National Strategy for Poverty Alleviation
* SBN 336, Magna Carta for the Urban Poor
FOR AGRICULTURE & THE ENVIRONMENT
* RA 7900, Promoting the production, processing, marketing and distribution of high-value crops
* RA 8175. Amending the Charter of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation in order to make more stable and beneficial to farmers and the national economy
* RA 7942, Instituting a new system of mineral resources exploration, development, utilization and conservation
* Co-host, "Dighay Bayan" TV program catering to farmers
* Pres. Macapagal Awards for best rice farm cooperative
* SBN 1282, Food Security Buffer Stock Bill
* SBN 2046, Amending the Sugar Restitution Law
* RA 7638, Creating the Department of Energy
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