Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo L. Neri (left) challenges members of the Actuarial Society of the Philippines to advance the strategies of the government economic roadmap during a conference held recently. Neri has no doubts that the Society's professionalism and moral courage match the government's commitment to creating a favorable environment for investments. The administration has embarked on a fiscal deficit reduction program that would reduce deficit to -4.2 percent of GDP for 2004 and yield a balanced fiscal position by 2010.