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Political problems, failure to identify priorities, and lack of follow-through action stand in the way of the effective use of nearly $1 billion in annual foreign aid, they told an international aid conference here. 


Manila suffers from a reputation of not putting assistance to the best use, sometimes leading to the postponement or even cancellation of projects. 


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RP needs key reforms to make foreign aid effective – Officials

January 16, 2003 - 12:00am

Foreign aid will only help revive the Philippines economy if the government implements key reforms, government and aid officials said yesterday. Political problems, failure to identify priorities, and lack of follow-through...

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