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OSSEEPPHH EEJJEERRCCIITTO
O EESSTTRRAADDAA
Vision:
A democracy that is truly pro-poor.
A country with peace and order.
A government of transparency and accountability.
Economic Agenda
REVIVING THE ECONOMY
Social Agenda
FOOD SECURITY AND A TRULY PRO-POOR GOVERNMENT
Alleviating poverty and hunger by achieving food security and ensuring that government's economic
gains are directed to truly benefit the poor
The cause of poverty and hunger in this country is massive corruption; studies have shown that the cost of
corruption is as much as 20% of the budget. Couple that with government policies that prioritize debt
servicing, overpriced infrastructure building with sovereign or government guarantees, and massive
Governance Policy
ENDING GRAFT AND CORRUPTION
Fiscal Policy
BALANCING THE BUDGET
Gaining investor confidence through peace and order and good governance
The country's budget deficit has blown up to almost P300 Billion caused admittedly by weak revenues. The
weak revenues are due to a decrease in investments due to the unstable peace and order situation in
Mindanao and the decreased investor confidence caused by the prevailing image of the Philippines as the
world's most corrupt country under the Arroyo Administration. An Estrada Administration will increase
government revenues by increasing investor confidence. The primary incentive for investors will be the
assurance of peace and order, especially in areas like Mindanao, and the setting up of systems that will
guarantee less graft and corruption in government, such as increased private sector participation in
government procurement by the creation of an Economic Coordinating Council that will review all bids for
government projects, a measure set in place during the 1998 term of former President Joseph Estrada. Other
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measures to increase revenues will include an overhaul of the tax system in order to increase tax collection,
as well as increasing the collection of trade taxes by ending smuggling, an effort that was successful during
the term of former President Joseph Estrada.
Agricultural Agenda
FOOD SECURITY
Achieving food security and economic stability by strengthening the agricultural sector
President Joseph Estrada has always believed that agriculture has the potential to be the greatest strength of
the Philippine economy if nurtured properly. His contributions to the agricultural sector include the Carabao
Law and Irrigation Law which he authored as senator, as well as the highest agricultural growth in 20 years
when he was president, a record 12% increase (from =6% to +6.6%) in spite of the effects of the El Nino
crisis. An Estrada Administration will achieve food security through the following programs:
1. Agrikulturang Makamasa.
This program was created to give incentives to the agricultural sector for the increase of farm output. Priority
was given to the following: irrigation development, research and technology commercialization, post-harvest
and processing modernization, and close partnership with investors and industry groups. Local government
units were also given prize money of P100 Million for the province that would produce the highest farm output
within a period of time. This program has proven to be effective in increasing farm output, as the Estrada
Administration reached record-breaking farm output levels, and also achieved the following results: In nine
months alone, the Department of Agriculture installed or rehabilitated almost 8,500 irrigation projects that
covered 200,000 hectares of farmland and produced an extra yield of 400,000 MT of palay; extended P3.58
billion in loans to more than a quarter-million rural folk and agribusiness enterprises; and built 500 kilometers
of farm-to-market roads.
Labor Agenda
GENERATING REAL JOBS
Transportation Agenda
INFRASTRUCTURE: CONNECTING THE COUNTRY BY LAND
An Estrada Administration will focus on rebuilding Metro Manila from the effects of tyhoons Ondoy and
Pepeng and will make sure that the country’s infrastructure is strong enough to withstand similar typhoons in
the future.
An Estrada Administration will integrate and expand mass transit systems to create a world class national
railway system that will connect north to south.
An Estrada Administration will link the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) with the South Luzon Expressway
(SLEX).
An Estrada Administration will properly implement the Road Users Tax for proper road maintenance
nationwide, not just street sweeping, as practiced by the present administration.
Energy Regulation
SOLVING THE POWER CRISIS
Foreign Policy
STRENGTHENING TIES WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
An Estrada Administration will strengthen the role of the Philippines as an advocate for democracy and
human rights in Asia. A prerequisite to this is a real democracy that benefits the masses and not just the elite.
An Estrada Administration will negotiate carefully with other international claimants to various land and water
territories of the Republic of the Philippines in the South China Sea while fighting for Philippine territorial
integrity.
An Estrada Administration will strengthen ties, especially trading relations, with Asian neighbors such as
China whose economies are growing rapidly.
An Estrada Administration will strengthen relations with receiver countries of the Philippines’ millions of
overseas foreign workers in order to ensure our workers’ protection and encourage increased benefits.
An Estrada Administration will maintain the Philippines strong relations with international giants such as the
United States but will not compromise on matters that involve the nation’s territorial integrity.
An Estrada Administration will join the effort of the global community to fight climate change and promote bio-
energy and agriculture.
President Joseph Estrada believes that private armies are illegal per se. An Estrada Administration will
dismantle all private armies.
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President Joseph Estrada believes that uncontrolled population growth is a source of poverty. An Estrada
Administration will support the passage of the Reproductive Health Bill and work towards fulfilling our
country’s commitment to the Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal access to reproductive
health by 2015.
President Joseph Estrada believes that the blessings of democracy come alongside the responsibility of
maintaining peace and order. An Estrada Administration will resolve as speedily as possible all existing cases
relating to extrajudicial killings in order for the victims’ families to find justice; condemn all extra judicial
killings; and increase security for the protection of journalists especially in far flung places like Mindanao
where the threat to their lives is higher than other visitors.
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