Articles written by Gary W. Elliott

Detention, prosecution, and punishment of rebels in Philippine coup attempts, including the last one, appear to be a joke, but implications are too serious to be funny.

Mar 4, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

The long-term remedy for corruption in the Philippines is individual character development, but existing institutions must be aggressively used in the short-term fight.

Mar 3, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

The Philippine Constitution of 1987 and subsequent laws created anti-corruption agencies that, with other government and non-government initiatives, battle corruption.

Feb 28, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

Cultural assumptions about rightness or wrongness of individual behavior, a point of religious doctrine, and Spanish colonial experience may influence Philippine graft.

Feb 24, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

Two major institutions in the Philippine government foster graft and corruption at the national level through allocation of funds and contract irregularities.

Feb 22, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

The misuse of public money for private gain poses a very grave challenge to national development in the Philippines, and the magnitude of the problem is staggering.

Feb 9, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

A growing GNP, relative political stability, and commitment of resources to social development are yielding progress toward the UN's eight Millennium Development Goals.

Feb 6, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

This nation has the ingredients for growth, but progress is unsteady. With exceptions such as the Asian Financial Crisis, domestic issues are causing the stunted growth.

Dec 21, 2007 - Gary W. Elliott

In custody for leading a 2003 mutiny, Trillanes was elected to the Senate last May, then led the Nov 29th coup attempt. His escapades have precedents in the Philippines.

Dec 8, 2007 - Gary W. Elliott

Renegade military officers walked out of a court hearing on their 2003 Oakwood Hotel mutiny, took over the Peninsula Hotel, and demanded President Arroyo's resignation.

Dec 6, 2007 - Gary W. Elliott