MANILA – Foreign aid donors yesterday, praised the Philippines for its strong economic growth but warned more investment is needed if growth is to be sustained.

At the same time they warned that despite the growth, poverty was increasing in this country, requiring action on "on several broad, linked fronts."

Donor agencies and government officials wound up a two day conference yesterday at the Clark free trade area, north of Manila, which examined ways to improve the investment climate in the Philippines regarded as one of the most corrupt in Asia.

CARP beneficiaries
seek hearing

Agrarian reform beneficiaries in Negros Occidental sought the support of Gov. Isidro Zayco for their petition to the Department of Agrarian Reform and the House of Representatives to conduct a hearing on the proposed extension of CARP.

In a letter to the Governor’s Office, ARBs from La Castellana, Moises Padilla, and Murcia asked the governor to recommend their petition to DAR and the House Committee on Agrarian Reform.

The group said the public hearing should be held in agrarian reform areas where problems exist and where stakeholders can attend so that an effective legislation for the extension of CARP will be realized.

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