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Global Filipino
by Brett M. Decker
Regnery Publishing, Inc.; ISBN: 1596980192
Hardcover - 256 pages (December 2008)
A Man of the People; A Man for the World
Jose de Venecia Jr., the five-time Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, has been for years a trail-blazer for the Filipino people, Asia, and the world.
In a political arena often plagued by uncertainty, intrigue, scandal, and poverty, he has fought relentlessly to cast off the Philippines unflattering moniker as the sick man of Asia and has sought to bring political, economic, and cultural influence to the dynamic, hard-working people of his homeland. A coalition builder, visionary, and achiever, de Venecia has:
- conceived and implemented the historic dollar-remittance program that keeps the Philippine economy afloat and has become a model for the third world
- provided breakthroughs in the peace accord between Christian and Muslim (MNLF) Filipinos and a second pact between government and military rebels
- pioneered Filipino projects in the Arab world that led to the employment of millions of Filipinos worldwide
- founded the Asian Parliamentary Assembly and the International Conference of Asian Political Parties to create the beginnings of an Asian Parliament and help achieve political and economic integration in Asia
- pushed the Christian-Muslim and Interfaith dialogues approved by the United Nations to help reduce politico-religious tensions and conflict in various parts of the world
- presented his debt for UN MDGs plan, endorsed by G-77 countries but pending at he G-7, to finance the battle against poverty amidst the global financial crisis
Despite all these advancements, Jose de Venecia is still not immune to the turbulence of Philippine politics. In February 2008, he was ousted from the Speakership after refusing to ignore his conscience and opposed with his son, Joey III, a scandal-wracked government deal involving some very prominent members of the Philippine government. Through it all, however, de Venecia has continued to serve the people of his great country. De Venecia continues the fight to improve the lives of his fellow countrymen. No matter the ultimate outcome of the current political tumult, what will long linger in the nation’s collective consciousness is the recognition that he—more than any one else in his generation—ushered his people into the age of the Global Filipino.
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About the Author:
Brett M. Decker is an award-winning journalist based in Washington, D.C. Previously he was stationed in Hong Kong as an editor and editorial page writer for The Wall Street Journal. A former Governor of the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club, he has held positions on the Editorial Board of the Washington Times, as national political reporter for the Evans & Novak Inside Report, television producer for the cable program Insights with Robert Novak, and as speechwriter to Majority Whip Tom DeLay in the U.S. House of Representatives. Decker has served as Senior Vice President of the Export-Import Bank and the Pentagon Federal Credit Union. A native of Michigan, he holds master’s degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval War College. |
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