GMA remains isolated in Northern Luzon

	NORDIS WEEKLY November 6, 2005
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GMA remains isolated in Northern Luzon—Ibon poll
Calls for GMA ouster BAGUIO CITY (Nov. 4) — Seventy one percent (71%) or seventy five (75) out of one hundred six (106) respondents from Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, Benguet and Apayao want Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) to give up her position as president of the Republic of the Philippines; only 15% said they want GMA to remain; and 11% still had no comment. This is the result of the random survey of IBON Foundation, Inc., and the Northern Media and Information Network (NMIN) Databank last Oct. 1 to 3 this year. According to the respondents, the usual reason of GMA’s isolation is her performance. The present crisis in the country under her administration is the main root of extreme poverty, which resulted in hunger, lack of social services such as health, education, housing and other basic needs of the people. Fifty-three percent (53%) of the respondents claim that the country’s economic crisis went worse in the first nine months of this year as compared to the first nine months last year; but only one percent (1%) said it is getting better; and 25% said nothing changed. When asked how their livelihood is at present compared last year, 61% claim it is getting worse while two percent (2%) said they are better off now; and 42% said it is still the same. The working classes are still determined in the struggle for a just increase in their salary to cope with the present and continuing price increases of basic commodities. Seventy four percent (74%) claim that their salary is not enough; while only one percent (1%) said it is more than enough; and 20% said they are satisfied with their salary. While GMA is continuously patronizing her promise of a “one million jobs,” 25% claim that there is no enough job or livelihood opportunities in their areas and 14% said that there are jobs in their areas. Majority or 59% said there are jobs and livelihood opportunities in their respective areas but it is still not enough to employ thousands of jobless people. Like the survey last July this year, many people claim that corruption exists under the GMA administration where 85% of the respondents described the corruption as severe; while eight percent (8%) described it as minimal; and only one percent (1%) said there is no corruption. The survey had 25 questions in the questionnaire. # Joel Capulong with reports from Ge-Ann Malicdem, Johnny Fialen and Isagani Libongen for NORDIS
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	NORDIS WEEKLY November 6, 2005
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GMA remains isolated in Northern Luzon—Ibon poll
Calls for GMA ouster BAGUIO CITY (Nov. 4) — Seventy one percent (71%) or seventy five (75) out of one hundred six (106) respondents from Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, Benguet and Apayao want Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) to give up her position as president of the Republic of the Philippines; only 15% said they want GMA to remain; and 11% still had no comment. This is the result of the random survey of IBON Foundation, Inc., and the Northern Media and Information Network (NMIN) Databank last Oct. 1 to 3 this year. According to the respondents, the usual reason of GMA’s isolation is her performance. The present crisis in the country under her administration is the main root of extreme poverty, which resulted in hunger, lack of social services such as health, education, housing and other basic needs of the people. Fifty-three percent (53%) of the respondents claim that the country’s economic crisis went worse in the first nine months of this year as compared to the first nine months last year; but only one percent (1%) said it is getting better; and 25% said nothing changed. When asked how their livelihood is at present compared last year, 61% claim it is getting worse while two percent (2%) said they are better off now; and 42% said it is still the same. The working classes are still determined in the struggle for a just increase in their salary to cope with the present and continuing price increases of basic commodities. Seventy four percent (74%) claim that their salary is not enough; while only one percent (1%) said it is more than enough; and 20% said they are satisfied with their salary. While GMA is continuously patronizing her promise of a “one million jobs,” 25% claim that there is no enough job or livelihood opportunities in their areas and 14% said that there are jobs in their areas. Majority or 59% said there are jobs and livelihood opportunities in their respective areas but it is still not enough to employ thousands of jobless people. Like the survey last July this year, many people claim that corruption exists under the GMA administration where 85% of the respondents described the corruption as severe; while eight percent (8%) described it as minimal; and only one percent (1%) said there is no corruption. The survey had 25 questions in the questionnaire. # Joel Capulong with reports from Ge-Ann Malicdem, Johnny Fialen and Isagani Libongen for NORDIS
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