Setting the Stage for Constructive Engagement
The opening remarks by Florencio ‘Butch’ Abad, the Philippines’ secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, was an inspiring talk about how the present leadership in the Philippines traces itself back to the people power movement in 1986 led by Corazon Aquino, whose son, Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III, is now the president. Sec. Abad spoke of how the death of former president Corazon Aquino relived the EDSA revolution in minds of Filipinos and rekindled hope in the hearts of a people who were growing hopeless and helpless amidst a graft-ridden government.
Secretary Abad emphasized the current administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability and announced a most welcome development for social accountability advocates—the present government’s invitation to the civil society groups to participate in budget preparation and monitor the implementation of government projects.
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