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AUGUST 18 , 2000 VOL. 26 NO. 32 | SEARCH ASIAWEEK Letters Magsaysay Awards: 'Among the five winners are two from India — Aruna Roy fights corruption in rural villages and Jockin Arputham, who builds communities, is a name known to urban poor across Asia.' — August 4 Your SPECIAL REPORT [Aug. 4] told the stories of Indian activists Aruna Roy (pictured) and Jockin Arputham, who are doing remarkable service for the community. Roy promotes among the poor their right to information "that leads us to the right to govern ourselves." Both have worked to harness the talent and energies of the people for productive use, and to create a civil society founded on justice. India has the majority of the world's illiterates — nearly 500 million. Such activists are a great blessing to them. K. Ravindran Singapore Showing the Way "Making Good in Silicon Valley" [BUSINESS, July 21] is an inspiring story for the Philippines. Credit goes to Diosdado Banatao, who in spite of his high standing in information technology, is willing to invest his time, energy and resources at home. I pray that more Philippine experts abroad will follow his example. Credit also to Ayala Corp. chief Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala for realizing Banatao's expertise in developing his cyberpark. I hope that more capitalists will invest in IT, moving beyond shopping malls, fastfood and movie houses, which do not advance the economy. IT is the last hope of the Philippines to rise above dehumanizing poverty. The government can help in making the price of computers affordable to the majority. Raymond T. Sabio Inchon, South Korea Hanoi's Courageous Step I have lived and worked in Vietnam for four years, and had my share of disappointments over missed opportunities. But we must acknowledge that the signing of the trade agreement with the U.S. represents a very courageous decision by the Vietnamese leadership ["Done Deal, But Trouble Ahead," BUSINESS BUZZ, July 28]. Words like "geriatric leadership" are condescending; after all Premier Zhu Rongji of China is doing great things for his country. We should applaud this decision, and offer ideas to encourage Vietnam toward speedy implementation of the agreement. Cheong Kai Kong Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park Ho Chi Minh City Write to Asiaweek at mail@web.asiaweek.com
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