The Global Partnership for

Development
(The Global Partnership) is the primary multi-
stakeholder vehicle for driving development
effectiveness, to "maximize the effectiveness of all
forms of co-operation for development for the shared
benefits of people, planet, prosperity and peace." It
brings together governments, bilateral and
multilateral organizations, civil society, the private
sector and representatives from parliaments and
trade unions among others, who are committed to
strengthening the effectiveness of their partnerships
for development.
It supports practical implementation of effective
development co-operation principles, promotes
mutual accountability, and works to sustain political
momentum for more effective co-operation and
partnerships. The Global Partnership's monitoring
exercise and report is a flagship instrument of the
Partnership that provides a critical snapshot of
progress toward more effective development
 cooperation in this effort of the

PartnershipMillennium development goal 8 has

6 targets that seek to develop global partnership
for development, namely:
1.)To further develop an open, predictable, rule-
based, non-discriminatory trading and economic
system
2.)To address the special needs of the least developed
countries
3.)To address the special needs of small island
developing States and landlocked developing
countries
4.)To deal exhaustively with the debt problems of
developing nations
5.)To provide access to affordable essential drugs in
the developing world – in collaboration with
pharmaceutical companies
6.)To avail benefits of new technologies, especially
information and communications, in collaboration
with the private sector Global Partnership- an
organization that works with one in a different part of
the world:

Development- Development is a process that

creates growth, progress, positive change or
the addition of physical, economic,
environmental, social and demographic
components.

Global Partnership for development-

Develop a global partnership for
development. The targets most relevant to
the mandate of FAO relate to the special
needs of least developed countries (LCDs),
landlocked countries and small island
developing states; the trading and financial
system; and new information and
communication technology (ICT)

Comparing Singapore and the Philippines

It is unavoidable that, as at the moment, the
place and standing of Singapore is a little
farther up the ladder than Philippines. A
myriad of factors have, over a number of
decades, led to the varied differences to
nations that once appeared peers. Whereas
it is logical to attribute the differences to the
efficient and industrious nature of the
Singaporean people, due caution should be
observed in drawing such conclusions in the
face of an inextricable web of different
situations that have faced both countries
over time. In addition, both countries have
faced serious economic upheavals in the last
century that clearly defined the future of
each nation. These are not without
economic ramifications on each nation. This
article explores the consideration that the
two countries are different, albeit in almost
abstract terms.

Human Development index

To begin with, Singapore has an enviably

low unemployment rate (1.90%) as
compared to that of Philippines. Arguably,
the higher GDP of Singapore (in excess of
$67,000) contributes to this phenomenon. As
a result, a person living in Singapore is
much likely to make 13.3 more money in
plying their usual trades than one would
make while in the Philippines. When
employees make more money, the resulting
indication is the fact that the country’s
businesses will be performing better and
with positive projected income margins.
This is necessary in improving a country’s
human development index. As a result, the
Human Development Index (HDI) is higher
in Singapore than Philippines. The result is
a better predisposition to realization of
aspirations and individual human
development in Singapore than in
Philippines.
Crime Rates
Tax Regime
Filipinos pay higher taxes than
Singaporeans. Accordingly
business.asia.com, a comparison of taxes in
a number of nations reveal that the
Corporate Income Tax in Philippines stands
at 30% based on taxable profit. This figure
can be termed unfair when compared to
Singapore’s 17%. Further, employer based
contributions for its workers (as based on
their gross salaries) stands at a single figure
of 16% in Singapore
as compared to Philippines 2.89- 6.50% for
social security contributions, 1.16%- 1.19%
for health insurance, and a host of other
taxes that comparably raises the figure to
that of more than the 16% charged by
Singapore. In addition, the threshold Value
Added Tax (VAT) is 12% in Philippines as
compared to Singapore’s 7%.
The significant variations in tax have led to
clarion calls for tax reforms in Philippines.
Objectively, higher taxes are a turn off
investments and greatly hamper the
developmental agenda of the Philippine
people.
Cost of Healthcare
It is undeniably that the economy of
Singapore sustains its medical facilities and
makes them some of the most efficient and
effective. Nevertheless, that does not come
without cost implications on the consumers
of the medical services of the country.
According to the World Health
Organization (WHO), a Singaporean is
likely to spend 20.4 times on access to
healthcare than a typical person in
Philippines. The implications may include,
but not limited to, significantly higher
medical cover premiums, higher costs of
pharmaceutical products and better service
quality. An average Filipino may not, after
all, access the quality of medical care that
Singaporean may be entitled to.

Class Divide
According to the CIA world fact book, the
GINI index is essential in determining how
countries distribute family income. In this
sense, Singapore’s score of 46.30 makes it to
experience 3.35% more of a class divide as
compared to Philippine’s score of 44.80. The
lower the GINI index, the more equal a
country is. According to this index,
Singapore is slightly more inclined to
experience potential consequences that
result from class divides than Philippines.
To explain this, it is arguable that the
existence of a significant gap in cumulative
family income fares better in the case of
Philippines when plotted against the
number of families arranged from those
that are poor to the wealthiest.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Philippines faces major

obstacles that competitively harm its
position and standing in the region. The
country has a comparatively high tax
regime. This effectively hurts the masses,
whose jobs attract almost mediocre wages
except those in senior positions. In addition,
Philippines’ high crime rates are a pointer
to the higher index of poverty and
unemployment. A combination of these and
other factors contribute to the reduced
levels of human development— whose index
is much lower than that of Singapore.

On the other hand, Singapore needs to level

some effort in bringing down the cost of
healthcare. Government subsidies, better
medical cover agreements and proper
utilization of government health facilities
may be the necessary efforts needed cushion
the consumers of the country’s healthcare
against potential exorbitant medical costs.
In addition, Singapore consistently scores
lower than most other regional countries in
terms the class-divide. When left
unattended to, this is a major contributor to
dissatisfaction with government and general
discontentment.