POLICY STATEMENTS of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino, President of the Philippines / Benigno S. Aquino III

Volume 20 January-March 2011)

Optimism in 2011 -- Roadmap to progress in Cities -- Pursuing Engineering and the Sciences -- National Progress begins in the Barangays -- DSWD and the fight against poverty -- In Praise of Pinoy creativity -- Calling on Media for more good news -- Protecting Environment thru Moratorium on cutting and Harvesting of timber in Natural and residual forests and Creating the Anti-Illegal Logging task force -- Reviving peace talks with rebel groups -- On Crisis management -- On the Conditional cash transfer program -- Launching the "NARS Program" with DOH -- Improving Government Health Facilities-- On the role of Marketing communications sector in promoting good governance -- On the Controversies hounding the AFP -- On the Housing program for the AFP and PNP -- On Microfinance and Microentrepreneurship-- Making more funds available for social services and povery alleviation -- Achieving National Development Goals and Priorities -- Reforming the Basic education program -- Launching the National Electric vehicle strategy -- Fighting corruption-- Providing long-term solution for the Electricity -- Problems in Mindanao -- Building Local Capacities, Encouraging Investments and Improving water facilities -- Empowering Filipino Workers and Businesses -- Strengthening the Partnership between National and Local Government -- Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation -- Implementing the national land use policy on mining issues -- Implementing a convergence plan on forest management -- Liberalizing the entry of Foreign carriers and other reforms in the civil aviation industry -- Implementing the Education reforms agenda -- Providing support for the Biofuel Industry -- On energy sufficiency

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