ARROYOS ADMINISTRATION

EDUCATION- Easing the Textbook Backlog, Constructing More School Buildings, Restoring English as Medium
of Instruction, Implementing the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC), Improving Teacher Welfare, Sparing Public
School Teachers from the vagaries of politics, Mainstreaming Distance Learning, Launching the Internet-
based Education Program.

HEALTH- PhilHealth (Philippine Health Insurance Corp).

AGRICULTURE-Creating the Philippine Economic Zone Authority

FINANCE-Rising joblessness and poverty, Growing inequality, Eroding domestic production, Fiscal troubles,
Policy errors, Overturning the legacy.

ENVIRONMENT- Crimes, Large-scale Mining Offensive, Massive deforestation and ineffective forest
management, Marine degradation and pollution, Privatization of energy resources and failure to harness
renewable energy potential, Lack of genuine disaster-preparedness mechanisms and programs, Peddling of
agricultural lands for agrofuel production, Privatization and pollution of freshwater resources, Killing and legal
harassments of environmental activists, Signing the JPEPA and other odious agreements.

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT-Various labor groups have cited President Arroyo for the implementation of
policies and programs which provided benefits for Filipino workers and their families and the country as a
whole under her nine-year regime.The gesture was made when President Arroyo, together with officials from
the Department of Labor and Employment led by Secretary Marianito D. Roque, met over lunch with the
leaders of the biggest labor federations in the country in Malacaang recently in line with the celebration of
Labor Day.

JUSTICE-according to Arroyo administrations Executive Secretary Leandro Mendoza, Arroyo is already

expecting court cases to be filed when she steps down from presidency and their camp is ready to address
these challenges as long as the cases will undergo due process.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY- Science and technology in the Philippines represents the wide scientific and
technological advances the Philippines has made. The main managing agency responsible for science and
technology (S&T) is the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The science department have
consulting agencies for Forestry, Agriculture and Aquaculture, Metal Industry, Nuclear Research, Food and
Nutrition, Health, Meteorological and the Volcalonogy and Seismology.

Numerous national scientists have contributed in different fields of science including Fe del Mundo in the field
of Pediatrics, Eduardo Quisumbing in the field of Plant taxonomy, Gavino Trono in the field of tropical
marine Phycology, and Maria Orosain the field of Food technology

TOURISM-The Tourism Promotion Sector has the primary function of promoting the Philippines as a tourist
destination domestically and internationally. It devises integrated marketing and promotional activities such as
information dissemination, public relations, special events, and related tourism programs. It likewise supervises
the overseas field offices established to implement and enhance the tourism development and promotion
program of the Department in the international field.

Tourism Services and Regional Offices Sector

The Tourism Services and Regional Offices Sector is tasked to ensure the pleasant entry, stay, and exit of
tourists. It formulates standards of quantity and efficiency for tourism-oriented establishments, among
others, done through an accreditation system. Tourist establishments' compliance to policies are monitored to
make sure that their facilities and services are operated and maintained according to acceptable international
norms. The Sector also supervises DOT's regional operations established to implement the policies, plans,
programs, and regulations of the Department and to maintain the delivery of efficient and effective frontline
services for the tourism industry.

TRANSPORTATION-