Human labor is a major export and sizably accounts for the dollar earnings of the country. An estimated three to five million Filipinos are working abroad. Philippine economy grew at a 5.5 percent growth rate in 1994. Enough electric power, which was not stable in the early 1990s, is now propelling several industries to full economic recovery. Foreign debt payment still accounts for 33 percent of the national budget.
Inflation is still high in spite of the fact that the prices of oil and petroleum went down.
Ecumenical church groups and some cause oriented groups oppose both of these measures. Urge American Baptists to learn more about contemporary Philippines so that they can communicate pressing socio-economic needs of the Filipino people to their churches and can provide resources to meet the said needs. The right of every person to. The right to human dignity, to be respected and treated as a person, and to be protected. The right to a just process for the redress of a violation of a person's or group's human rights.