· RANKED 2ND MOST DANGEROUS PLACE FOR JOURNALISTS IN THE WORLD (ACCORDING TO PARIS-BASED REPORTERS WITHOUT FRONTIERS AND INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS)
· RANKED 117TH IN THE 2005 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL PERCEPTION INDEX
· UNICEF IDENTIFIED RP’S PROGRESS ON CHILD NUTRITION UNDER THE MDG AS “INSUFFICIENT.” OF THE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5, 28% ARE OVERWEIGHT; 30% ARE STUNTED; 6% ARE DANGEROUSLY THIN
· 2.8 MILLION FILIPINO FAMILIES WERE HUNGRY IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS ACCORDING SWS SURVEY
· 41 JOURNALISTS WERE MURDERED DURING THE GMA PRESIDENCY
