Why Philippines was overtaken by the Koreans? you know why this why..

[jenibaby003]

his views are one sided. hence, we dont have to comprehend this essay word for word. the major problem to be addressed is mismanagement of resources. think of brain drain, well, who wouldn't aspire to live a better life outside the country.

[trollaccount]

dili lang kay korea ra ang niovertake nato, pwerteng daghana, wa man tingale catholic-dominated country na daghan kwalta, correct me if i'm wrong ani.

We got colonized by the lazier powers at that time. Corruption is always an issue in former Spanish colonies and even in Spain today. It is an undeniable fact that corruption like Catholicism is a Spanish legacy.

[treize]

While we all enjoy in blaming our government for our mishaps, there is something that South Korea (please stop saying Korea as if it is one country; their Northern neighbors are completely different) that has a key advantage over us: geography.

Geographically, South Korea is a small country. It is easy for a government to enforce its will across such a small geography (compare it to Philippine geography). Their geography also makes it easy to implement reforms, undergo massive construction projects, and build a powerful industrial-military complex. The threat from their northern neighbor (North Korea) also forces them to shape up really quickly. Plus, the United States also gave significant aid and economic support to the country during the Cold War, just like Japan, as a way to show to the world how American-style capitalism is far superior. It was also a way for them to encircle the Soviets and their satellite states.

Ethnically, it is also a small country; they all speak Korean, and virtually everyone is of Korean ethnicity. There is very little room for inter-ethnic strife and struggle. They are just like Japan, and it was no wonder why they developed into the technological and economic powerhouse it is now.

The Philippines however, is a completely different story. We don't have a favorable geography, we have multiple ethnicities and languages/dialects (also a history of inter-ethnic strife), a history of multiple foreign invaders and domination, and we never have faced serious external threats that warranted a sea change in our socio-political environment; we instead accomodated these external threats because of our inability to unite (again because of our broken up geography). We are rich in minerals and natural resources, but a lot of these resources are largely untapped, because of difficult geography, requiring massive capital investment that we Filipinos don't have.

I'm not in any way saying that we should just leave things the way they are just because of these factors beyond our control; what I'm saying is that we shouldn't follow the Korean example or the Japanese example to the dot. They are vastly different countries than ours, so our solutions to these problems should also reflect that.

You are probably right, but still if only we have enough love for our country then our country should have been a lot better than today.

[kajrot1]

may pang vietnam oh hahahaha
wala na jd ning pilipinas may pag mag MARTIAL LAW ta balik

[shakeshuffleroll]

just a simple act ngano kita mga pilipino wala ma higugma sa ato nasud..kning pag labai nato ug mga plastik sa ato gi kanan nganha sa dalan...

its a sign nga wala ta na higugma sa tao nasud...

kamo ngano mn bi? dibatihan kuno ni natu b? para maka mata ta...dili sa ta aning mga politica mag dibate ari sa ta mag dibati sa gugma sa ato nasud...be gi hagit tamo...mga istoryans...

btaw ika ulaw pjd pero aminon nko usa ko didto sa wala naglove sa ato country sorry to say this but i can put the blame sa gobyerno sila man gud cgeg pkaulaw then kta na naa dri maulaw npd, im a fil-chinese sometimes i just want to say na im just chinese!

[kajrot1]

dili nako pinoy ron!! Cebuano rako ! kapoy angkon sa ubang walay originality may pang mga bisaya
^_^

[sgrnim]

nice post ts. i agree..grabi gyd ang patriotism sa mga Korean sa sa ilang country...sa mga pinoy pd..love man pd nto atong nasud ang gali lng kai layo sa r kau kng itandi sa mga Koreans. usa pd nga nkpobre sa pilipinas kai archipelago mn gd ta..kng isa plang gyd ka.island...paspas gyd atong progress...apekto gyd ta ani sa atong geographical locations. naa pd nta koi ishare pd regarding sa pilipinas nganong pobre kau ta pro wla naku khbaw asa to ang link. hehe..basta2x...hinaut pa unta nga m.asenso atong nasud. God bless Philippines!!

thanx..if only pinoy would wake up and do something about this problem walay imposible..i mean we pinoy dili sila but kita mismo. i think we can do it. i read a story from the other thread by J Gokongwei it self. it makes me inspired more to love our country not only cebu but the whole country it self. it inspire me not only for business philosophy but on how to love cebu and this country Philippines. i may sound patriotic but i dont have any choice if kung dili ko mo care and stands and sound patriotic kinsa pa mn dai?..this place is the only place we have so we dont have a choice but to take care of this place and love this country...please maski in your own way lng love your place love cebu love this country.

[sgrnim]

a simple example on how to love our place ky kani ordinansa sa sudad nga no segregation no collection. you know what? just obey this ordinance and think that it would bring good to us and our place and say i love my place and i love my country thats why i obey. sample lang na ha..hehehehe...sa ako balay i can say i love my country ky sa mo balay mismo i do the segregation bisan naa ko sa talisay. ky maka lingaw mn mag segregate og basura oi..maka kwarta paka..labaw na ako ky kusog kaayo ko mo inom ug beer nga can..

[kidynamite]

f*ck our gay president... Our country needs a leader that truly inspires us, someone that makes us mad and shout "God d*mnit im a Filipino, my life has value."

[sime777]

there are a lots of factors ngano ang philippines pobre.... one of which is the situation sa philippines sa world map... as u can see we experienced a lot of typhons and other natural disaster.... kung i compare nimo ang korea sa philippines... and also ang climate sa pinas maka tapol sa mga kugihan manarbaho... kinsa ba gud nahan mo trabaho nga kung init man gani ang panahon init jud kaayo... kung mag uwan man gani uwan jud kaayo... mag baha pa gani magkalisod... and as we all know people would prefer to work during day time...

kung naa man gani ko sa korea ron... maka tarong man guro kog trabaho... labi na kung dili ka mag worry sa weather...

naa pay daghan factors oi... dili lang ang pag love sa country... naa man daghan love sa atong country... pero kung brilliant ko I would prefer to work in a country with a nice weather and nice climate...