The poor are not at the center of Arroyo’s governance

Increasing taxes, distribution of food coupons and liberalizing agriculture—these are some of the solutions of the government to the worsening economic situation in the country.

The Philippine government has committed to adhere to the Declaration on the Right to Development, Article 1 of the Declaration on the Right to Development, that states “every human person and all peoples are entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic, social, cultural and political development.” With this, people should always be at the center of all the development plans and project of the government. The people should be participants and beneficiaries of development.