The Philippines in 2004: New mandate, daunting problems

• Main Author: Rivera, Temario C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2005
• Subjects: Philippines—Politics and government—1986-; Philippines—Economic conditions—1986-; Corruption—Philippines; Philippines—Foreign relations
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8641
• Institution: De La Salle University

National elections in the Philippines took place on May 10, 2004, providing incumbent President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo with a six-year electoral mandate and control of both houses of Congress and most of the local governmental positions. However, the Arroyo administration faced a worsening budget d...