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- Published on Saturday, 29 December 2012 19:30
- Written by InterAksyon.com
LAND use, conditional-cash transfer (CCT) and public-private partnership (PPP) will be among the top priorities of the Aquino administration next year, a Palace official said on Saturday.
“Apart from the targets that we’ve already set, meron tayong Philippine Development Plan na the targets are being set year-by-year. The President mentioned something about land use and perhaps, we’ll be discussing that more extensively when we resume work in the New Year,” Palace Deputy Spokesman Abigail Valte said in a radio interview over government-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
Valte also said the President had set new targets in the implementation of the CCT Program, as well as the PPP projects in the country for next year.
After the approval of the reproductive-health bill and the sin-tax bill, reporters asked Valte whether the administration would prioritize the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill next year.
As a response, Valte said: “The FOI [bill] kasi meron silang mga bagong pinagdedebatehan, and as we have said before, we’d like to see how the debates will play out before we move further. We’d like to see the debates move on sa FOI because there are stakeholders that do raise other concerns that have not been extensively discussed before.”
In a separate statement, Spokesman Edwin Lacierda outlined the achievements of the Aquino administration in 2012.
Among these include the continuing fight against graft and corruption, judicial reform, the signing of the Framework Agreement for Mindanao peace, the continuing thrust in education, health care and poverty alleviation.
He also mentioned the record high gross domestic product growth for the third quarter, the Philippine Stock Exchange index and the appreciation of the peso, which is projected to gain more strength in the coming year.
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