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Reuters published excerpts for economic plans of the top four presidential candidates in the Philippines.

SENATOR BENIGNO SIMEON “NOYNOY” AQUINO III

“Noynoy” Aquino vowed to go after tax evaders and big smugglers, to collect an additional P150 billion and raise the government’s current 13% tax efficiency rate to 15%. His action plan includes a “zero budgeting” measure to re-examine all major ticket items under the 2010 budget to recover P 280 billion lost to corruption in 2009.

SENATOR MANUEL VILLAR

Manny Villar vowed to plug tax leakages and spend public funds wisely and prudently. Villar hopes to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio to 17 percent but has not given details on how he would raise tax collection. He promised “zero tolerance” of graft and corruption, adding he would pursue smugglers and tax evaders.

FORMER PRESIDENT JOSEPH ESTRADA

Erap Estrada promised not to impose new taxes and raise tax rates and lower consumption taxes, but he did not give any details of his fiscal programme.   He also promised to improve peace and order, and spend more on agriculture and rehabilitation of badly needed infrastructure.

FORMER DEFENCE CHIEF GILBERTO TEODORO

Teodoro said he would avoid imposing new taxes but if such a move was necessary, he favoured raising consumption taxes from the current 12 percent to 15 percent. In exchange for a higher sales tax, he vowed to eventually lower personal income tax rates and simplify tax administration. Hepromised to study an increase in the excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol.

More details in Economic policies of Philippine presidential hopefuls

Lakas-Kampi-CMD bet Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and independent candidate Sen. Jamby Madrigal got the warmest welcome and the loudest applause in the “Panaghisgut-hisgut” (Discourse) forum on Mindanao issues held at the Ateneo de Davao last March 9, 2010.

Gibo Teodoro said
“To train women is probably one part of the empowerment. In order to have genuine awareness and equality, you have to train men to respect women. Gender equality and awareness is not so much for the women, but more the men…”

“I will advocate gender awareness education and schooling at the lowest possible level of education, so when children grow up, they grow up having the right culture for gender awareness and respect.”

Jamby Madrigal declared
“The voice of the youth and the indigenous people can only be heard by a government that comes to the grassroots. That is why we are here today to listen to you, unlike those candidates who do not care to listen to you and who are not here. They just want you to believe in their advertisements…”

“Hindi naman po yata tama iyon. Hindi kami natulog para makapunta rito. (That doesn’t seem right at all. In our case, we missed sleep so we could be here.) How can your voices be heard if they don’t listen to you?”

Madrigal received cheers with her acerbic remarks about how the record of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo could possibly affect the future women presidents of the country.

“I hope the next women presidents are not judged on the record of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Mas matangkad naman po kami (We’re taller than that),” the senator said, referring to the President’s short height.

The top three bets Noynoy Aquino, Manny Villar and Erap Estrada did not attend the event.  The other presidential bets who attended were Dick Gordon, Nicanor Perlas, JC delos Reyes and Eddie Villanueva.

“Panaghisgut-hisgut” (Discourse) was organized by the Ateneo de Davao University in cooperation with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines- Davao Chapter and the Davao City Chamber of Commerce.

Details at Sans the top three bets, Gibo, Jamby steal show in Ateneo forum.

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Gilbert Teodoro’s supporters recently launched “One Million Trees for Gibo” project in Quezon City.

Supporters of Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential candidate Gilberto Teodoro Jr. launched the project in Quezon City to highlight his commitment to protect the environment.

Led by actress Dawn Zulueta, Teodoro’s supporters held simultaneous tree-planting events in three areas around the Payatas dumpsite. Hundreds of trees were planted to push Teodoro’s environmental advocacy at the Quezon City Circle, Purok Dos, Majaas Road, and at the Cecilia Muñoz Palma School.

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Laguna Gov. Teresita “Ningning” Lazaro declared Laguna, is solidly behind the Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr.    She said: “Twenty five mayors and five city mayors have expressed their full support for Secretary Teodoro’s presidential bid. More and more provincial officials are offering their support to Gibo each day.”

She lauded Teodoro for his forthrightness in calling climate-change the biggest threat to humanity in this century, and for his decisiveness in asking all sectors to work together so that the effects of this phenomenon can be mitigated.

Earlier, Teodoro had moved for the evacuation of communities that would be hit hard by flooding caused by climate change, and the creation of living areas for the displaced families whose members would be made secure from the effects of this drastic shift in weather patterns. He is also batting for the increase in the disaster and emergency funding of local government units to make LGUs more capable of responding to the calamities brought about by climate change.

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