President Arroyo speaks out on climate change

Excerpts of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the 'Clinton Global Initiative'. Attended by notable leaders in the field of government, business and NGO's, the summit discusses various topics such as education, climate change and health.

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[chetansingh2006]

japaneese are racist especially there goverment and since there imperialistic tendecy in the past. Beside most philpinos work hard given there unfortunate circumstances

[chetansingh2006]

HEY Japaneese Imperialist stop using racial propaganda , understand the history and circumstances, Japan is ageing and ur welfare state is collapsing . Double standard of Japan wont work anymore lol

[1mynameislee]

oh well, when your down, there's no way but up, the country has been reconsidered as an NIC-newly industrialized nation or the NEXT ELEVEN nations alongside with Malaysia and Thailand.

Say whatever you want to say, I still love my country and I work hard everyday to uplift our meager lives as you've said.. I would have not been emotional if you've been impartial and respectful with your words..cause you seem to have a lot of hate and discrimination in your heart.

[tokyosanmachan]

Mail ordered wives are not confined to your country. I just want you to accept the realities and make a correction. Mail-ordered wives must damage your national image. Yes, pnoys are not CHOOSY and FLEXIBLE for some dollars. That also degrades your nationl status in the long run.

[tokyosanmachan]

don't go emotional, i just tell you the truth.

[1mynameislee]

mail-ordered wives?--yes there are some who do that, but i think that's quite unfair as that is not solely limited to the Philippines alone, take a look at our neighbors (no offense meant).. Look, if America hires Filipinos and they send money to the Philippines, who is benefiting there?--"you are easily hired coz you're willing to work at the least wage level "--oh cause we are not CHOOSY and we are FLEXIBLE, unlike you who commit suicide when you lose your "HIGH-paying" jobs.

[1mynameislee]

Yeah, like duh, my professor from the University of the Philippines is like a graduate of Harvard University, and was the former Dept of Budget Management (DBM -Prof. Emila Boncodin). Yes, comes with cheap labor are cheap cost of living; that means instead of paying 4-5 dollars for a McDonald's burger, it costs only 1-2dollars here and that goes the same with the basic needs and commodities. That's why it is called: "PURCHASING POWER parity"

[1mynameislee]

First, what's wrong with working for McDonald's? Don't tell me you don't eat there. and what's wrong with being baby sitters and nurses? you owe to them and entrust your babies to them while you're at work; so hey, have some RESPECT for honest and decent jobs u'll otherwise not do. Btw, all of my aunts and uncles who are university graduates work in the likes of Bank of America... managers at that.

I use to like Japanese, but I think i might reconsider. You are mean and racist , tokyosanmachan.

[tokyosanmachan]

Japan is doing not bad, while pnoys are deteriorating images on Asians for lots of you are mail-puchased, and work the lowest class works:babysitting, housemaids,.... that's why I concern you.

[tokyosanmachan]

(3) In the States as well, Japanese don't work at McDonald's where its hourly wage is less than a dollar. A dollar per hour is a big money for pinoy university graduates, but undereducated Japanese earn more than that.

Think objectively, pnoy.