Current political situation

Current political situation

From the presidential elections on May 2010 was the candidate of the opposition Liberal Party, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino emerged as the best election result of a presidential candidate in the young history of Philippine democracy winner. Aquino has also been simultaneously in both houses of parliament, a majority.
Aquino, who was sworn in on 6/30/2010, had advertised with the above two issues of poverty and corruption for himself and his party. While he is not significantly different from its competitors, took off, he was among voters with this message by far the most credible. Have been decisive is likely here that he has in his previous political career remained free of corruption allegations, especially his background: Aquino is the son of the 1983 murder Philippine national hero Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino and his wife, Corazon "Cory" Aquino, the first democratically According to President-elect of the Marco-time.
The most important tasks that has made government Aquino are the fight against poverty and corruption. About one-quarter of the approximately 100 million Filipinos still live in absolute poverty. Through improved tax revenues, also due to the fight against tax evasion, the deficit of the Philippine budget is reduced. Poverty reduction is mainly done by stimulating economic growth through public investment in infrastructure as well ("Public-Private Partnerships), of whom one expects effects on employment. Also, the "conditional cash transfer" program, get with the poor families to meet requirements such as children's schooling transfer payments, was developed by Aquinas.
The negotiations with the various insurgent and separatist groups should be encouraged. In the peace process is about the only very partially-implementation of the peace agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front, the continuation of peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the ending of the armed Insurgententätigkeit the pseudo-communist New People's Army. With the latter two were in February 2011 resumed peace negotiations.