Fixing our country: Where did we go wrong?

[emow]

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mga bai mo share sad ko...usa sad anang continuity sa mga projects or visions in general sa nasugdang lider dili mapadayon sa sunod nga admin..sige sugod ug projects walay human human kay ang previous president kontra partido...usa sad ni sa akong nakit-an so far.

I guess masulbad ning aspetoha kung ang Philippines naay na unified visions labi na sa economiya nga giuyonan sa tanang sector ug partido...then political will and strict implementation ang mopatuman..

impossible.... i refuse to accept that only a unified goal can prosper our country.... it is impossible to have a unified goal without using a certain amount of force on other people...and if perhaps, the force is applied, their will always be a disgruntled few who wish his own vision should be the one be unified...

[ketllac]

impossible.... i refuse to accept that only a unified goal can prosper our country.... it is impossible to have a unified goal without using a certain amount of force on other people...and if perhaps, the force is applied, their will always be a disgruntled few who wish his own vision should be the one be unified...

did I say only a unified goal can prosper our country?

[emow]

did I say only a unified goal can prosper our country?

okay, qualify unified visions for the economy? what does that exactly mean? You know, economy and liberty are intrinsically linked...

[elord]

Simpolon naku, tagsa-tagsaon:
1. ganahan ka magbayad sa edukasyon sa laing tao? magbayad sa iyang health? magbayad sa iyang pagkaon? magbyad sa iyang balay? pero ikaw cge trabaho?

tubagon lang taka ana imo pangutana sir, mura applicable na dire sa Australia nga makita ang tax sa mga workers dire kay perting daku-a sa tax. Like ang salary in per week is 1000 Aus dollar ang kaltas sa tax is 300 so ma limpyo lang is 700
(Education here is not free but you can study but after you find work hinay-hinayan nimu ug bayad in staggered payment, about the rest like food, housing and health wala pa ko ka suway dire ana. Owning a house here is very expensive and mostly nag rent lang with per week payment, food is not really expensive as long kabalo mo budget lang.)

Education is very important kay mao ra na nga butang nga dili makawat sa usa ka tao. Kana pork barrel sa mga politico unta ila na itabang sa mga kabos nga maka skwela ug maka human. In my past 6 years in Marketing related to education perting daghanan mga cebuano nga maayo ug utok nga dili ka afford mo college ang ending undang ug menyo sayo or standby.

Why not apply sa Philippines Government ang "Study now Pay after you found work". Ofcouse naa dyud na agreement.

[Zebastian rella]

Fixing our country: Where did we go wrong?
SHOOTING STRAIGHT By Valeriano Avila (The Freeman) Updated January 03, 2012 12:00

Last Sunday, January 1, I decided to just ride around Cebu City on my bike with my son JV and my good friend Boging Palacios as traffic was very light and somehow the ride was an eye-opener for me. First off, we rode to Colon St. and it was the first time that I realized that the City of Cebu had closed that part of Colon St. due to the fire that hit Gaisano South. This fire happened a week ago, but due to the danger of the building collapsing, the road has now been shut down. For how long? We don’t know.

I’d like to emphasize that the closure of this part of Colon St. is very disruptive for the businesses in the area, which is why Mayor Michael Rama should come up with a timetable to reopen Cebu’s oldest street as quickly as possible. We should not wait for private contractors to destroy the gutted Gaisano South. I just hope that the City of Cebu would consider this situation as a priority for the New Year.

Then we rode off to the South Road Properties (SRP) and once again it opens your eyes to a problem that repeats itself year, after year, after year. The SRP is Cebu City’s only freeway style of roadway… it was opened less than ten years ago, but the asphalted main carriageway has already deteriorated and is potholed… proof that asphalt doesn’t last long enough.

This brings me back to what my old friend, Mr. Joel Yu always tells me in many of my TV interviews with him… “That the biggest problem of this country is that, we just can’t fix whatever is wrong with us.” Indeed it is for this reason why the Philippines cannot move forward especially when we compare ourselves to ASEAN. How much more for the rest of the world?

The Year 2012 is the 66th year under an independent Philippine Republic and too many of us know in our hearts that we were once 2nd to Japan during the 50s and thanks to our centralized system of governance, the Philippines is a tad better than Bangladesh today. When we were next to Japan in the 50s, the Korean Peninsula suffered through the Korean War. In the mid-60s, Indo-China suffered through the Vietnam War. These two nations were devastated by these wars against each other. North Vietnam won against the South and has become a Communist state, while the Korean Peninsula was split into two nations, North and South Korea.

Look at these two countries today, South Korea, a democracy has flourished and is considered next to Japan and could very well catch up. Their electronics industry, Samsung and LG, has given the world leader Sony the run for its money. Hyundai or Kia cars are competing head-to-head with world market leaders, Toyota and Honda in quality, accessories and prices.

If you didn’t know, South Vietnam has all but overtaken the Philippines because even if it is a Communist state, it has adopted the Capitalist formula of the People’s Republic of China. Best of all, they export rice to us. Compared to these two countries, one can really say that the Philippines did not just stagnate… but went on reverse and the gap is widening!

If you ask yourself… where did we go wrong? If you looked at the performance of the private sector, especially in the I.T. Industry, we have already become global competitors, which proves that Cebuanos can compete in any industry, whether it is computer design, watch manufacturing or ship building. Indeed, Filipinos are world class employees sought after in many nations of the world. So the private sector is not the problem.

Therefore our problem lies upon our system of governance. Just look around you. When you see our potholed roads, the blame goes to a national agency tasked to fix our roads. That’s DPWH. Look at our educational system… it has already deteriorated to the point that NGOs like the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) or Aboitiz Group Foundation (AGF), had to give computers and fix many dilapidated schools. DepEd cannot hack it!

How many more examples do you need before you admit that I am right? Just take a good look at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP); we have poorly trained firemen who are equipped with old and decrepit fire fighting equipment. Even our Office of the Building Official (OBO), which is under the control of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), are following ancient minimal building requirements like a wider sidewalk.

At this point, I would like to hear the sentiments of the Cebuanos whether or not they are satisfied with the way Imperial Manila has ruled the country. Today, almost all our Senators come from Luzon. Except for Rene Almendras there are no Cebuanos in the Aquino Cabinet. Perhaps it is time for our socio-civic leaders to come up with a referendum whether we should continue with the status quo or not? I dare say that it is time we demand from our political leaders for a change in our system of governance. Let our students and political leaders start the debate on this issue.

This the the fault of our Own Filipino Politicians...para nako if gipahimo na lang ta tang sakop sa State sa America, i think this would not have happened.mas maayo unta siguro ang dagan sa economiya sa Plipinas.we would not lag behind our Asian neighbors now.Sobra sa Politics og kurakot ang hinungdan mao naunlod og maayo ato nasod. this could not be reversed and be healed anymore..

[emow]

Simpolon naku, tagsa-tagsaon:
1. ganahan ka magbayad sa edukasyon sa laing tao? magbayad sa iyang health? magbayad sa iyang pagkaon? magbyad sa iyang balay? pero ikaw cge trabaho?

tubagon lang taka ana imo pangutana sir, mura applicable na dire sa Australia nga makita ang tax sa mga workers dire kay perting daku-a sa tax. Like ang salary in per week is 1000 Aus dollar ang kaltas sa tax is 300 so ma limpyo lang is 700
(Education here is not free but you can study but after you find work hinay-hinayan nimu ug bayad in staggered payment, about the rest like food, housing and health wala pa ko ka suway dire ana. Owning a house here is very expensive and mostly nag rent lang with per week payment, food is not really expensive as long kabalo mo budget lang.)

Education is very important kay mao ra na nga butang nga dili makawat sa usa ka tao. Kana pork barrel sa mga politico unta ila na itabang sa mga kabos nga maka skwela ug maka human. In my past 6 years in Marketing related to education perting daghanan mga cebuano nga maayo ug utok nga dili ka afford mo college ang ending undang ug menyo sayo or standby.

Why not apply sa Philippines Government ang "Study now Pay after you found work". Ofcouse naa dyud na agreement.

i am not privy to the detailed policies of Australia, but if the cost of living is high, most probably it is a welfare state... The constant pumping of welfare needs a high tax bracket, which includes income and business taxes... in principle, that is a violation of natural rights... right now australia's tax is high enough, but that doesn't seem to go down anytime soon, most probably it will even go up... You appreciate the current benefits but let's see a few more years down the road the government of australia won't be forced to increase taxes.

Study now pay after you find work, or Student loan is a double edge sword, with the sharpest edge directed towards you... Yes, you can benefit from it, no question... just see to it that you won't default, because that is the only loan that will never go away in your life... you will be branded for life.... If you can'tpay your housing loan, you give the house to the bank...same with the car....but with educational loan, there's nothing to return..... Do students default? YES...US is a clear example.... more than 1TRILLION DOLLARS in unpaid student loans..

As a matter of principle, there is injustice in diverting public funds for the benefit of one student at the expense of the taxmoney of other people, both educated and uneducated, both rich and poor, who don't benefit from the education of that one student... Canada, UK, and Australia are delaying the effects of social programs by strict immigration laws... but they are still not immune from "free loaders" of the society...

[ketllac]

okay, qualify unified visions for the economy? what does that exactly mean? You know, economy and liberty are intrinsically linked...

I am not talking specifically to economy only because that is only part of the program or visions. The visions that I am referring to is based on the current problems that we are experiencing right now and how we can provide solutions and programs that are still relevant or effective in the future in all aspects of development. This will include realistic timetable compared to a specific goal that implies force . this should be done through extensive or rigorous studies . these studies will make all sectors and parties agree to the underlying causes of the problem objectively. In this way we can derive programs and visions for the future. It should have strict implementation but doenst mean absolute because it should be designed to adapt the changing nature of economy, politics , etc. However, it must be in accordance with basic principles of our constitution (liberty).

sorry wala ayo koy political theory. pero sa akoang panabot mangita tag common ground nga ang majority mag kasinabtanay..diha ta mo meet ug mo agree para sa atong visions nga kinahanglan ipatuman contrary sa nginas cogon nga kinaiya..ing ani nga paagi naa tay matawag nga continuity sa mga programang gigastuan pag ayo...

[chris_bern]

This the the fault of our Own Filipino Politicians...para nako if gipahimo na lang ta tang sakop sa State sa America, i think this would not have happened.mas maayo unta siguro ang dagan sa economiya sa Plipinas.we would not lag behind our Asian neighbors now.Sobra sa Politics og kurakot ang hinungdan mao naunlod og maayo ato nasod. this could not be reversed and be healed anymore..

ngano bilib man kaayo mo sa amerika ui.. karon nga nag recession na ang amerika bilib gihapon ka? you are only having an ENVY.

[lhorenzoo]

i didnt say na bilib ko sa amerika,i only said it would be much better if nahimo tang state sa America,di ba tan-awa ang welfare sytem sa US kay gitagaan gyud og bili ang ilang mga citizens,the Senior citizens are well taken care of wa pasagdi nila.they have
a very effiecient welfare system.their political system is also good unlike sa atoa sa Pinas nga kong kinsa ang kusog and in control
sa Govt. tua sad lupad didto ang mga Political butterflies tungod sa mentality sa Pinoy..in short,ang ato mentality ang nakapasamot kahagba sa pinas.sad to say,wa nay pag asa atoa nasod...

[emow]

I am not talking specifically to economy only because that is only part of the program or visions. The visions that I am referring to is based on the current problems that we are experiencing right now and how we can provide solutions and programs that are still relevant or effective in the future in all aspects of development. This will include realistic timetable compared to a specific goal that implies force . this should be done through extensive or rigorous studies . these studies will make all sectors and parties agree to the underlying causes of the problem objectively. In this way we can derive programs and visions for the future. It should have strict implementation but doenst mean absolute because it should be designed to adapt the changing nature of economy, politics , etc. However, it must be in accordance with basic principles of our constitution (liberty).

sorry wala ayo koy political theory. pero sa akoang panabot mangita tag common ground nga ang majority mag kasinabtanay..diha ta mo meet ug mo agree para sa atong visions nga kinahanglan ipatuman contrary sa nginas cogon nga kinaiya..ing ani nga paagi naa tay matawag nga continuity sa mga programang gigastuan pag ayo...

please don't equate our constitution with liberty... though the constitution provides a provision of liberty, but it also provided provisions that violate liberty...

It is the economic consequence of political policies that endangers the future of all citizens, and somehow we can't seem to separate both... As long as the government is allowed to do the planning, there will never be any change towards progress... Government should never be the medium through which any citizen depend his labor with...

There is only one true unity, unity for liberty.... let man live or destroy his own life, with the government never to interfere or intercede.... government can never give anything without first robbing it legally from some one...

I am against a central planning mentality...Are we on a path to socialism and communism? All central planning mentality, good or bad, leads to socialism and communism whereby the liberty of the citizens will diminish for the sake of "progress." We become utilitarian in nature and degrade the human dignity of which liberty has initially bestowed...