Do you think Vietnam will overtake us in the next 15 years?

[vahnhelsing]

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hapit na ta apsi.. gamay nalang....

[hulagway]

kung mg padayon ato pagka emotional apasan jud..

[Maikeru]

TOPIC:
If padaun rata sa a2ng batasan towards our country then sooner or later, apsan ta. Murag naapsan naman gani guro ta sa Vietnam.

OPINION:
Well, saon ta man bisag unsaon gahi man ulo kitang mga pinoy. TanAwa lang gud na simple traffic rules, even sa proper disposal lang gani sa basura dli makahimo. Unsaon man na2 pagUnlad ana?

• Moingon ta nga ang government ang basolonon - di ba majority of the Filipinos decided that? Boot hunahunaon, kita rajud ang gabutang ana nila dnha.
• Constitution ang reason? - Ultimong "no smoking", "no stopping", "no jay-walking" signs dli man gani maFollow, saun rman ta na iFollow nga mga rules.

Mao na, if we want our country to improve. IMO we, the Filipinos should start doing changes in ourselves.
Ang nakadaot man gud nato, cge rata og pinpoint, we haven't asked ourselves if nakaContribute ba ta sa improvement sa a2ng country, or are we contributing to make it worst.

But it is not too late. we can still do something man. Ang question is, kanus-a pman ta moStart?

[miyay]

dont be hopeless guys. mo asenso ra lgi ang pinas kng mag-usab tang tanan...

true, it is up to us

[mlhl@7]

THE FACT ABUT VIETNAM'S ECONOMY

Vietnam’s GDP in recent years have reached a high level (over eight percent), ranking the third in GDP growth in 2007 in Asia, just following China (11.3 percent) and India (about nine percent) and the first among ASEAN members with the average growth of about 6.1 percent. Against the backdrop of global economic downturn, Vietnam still enjoyed the growth of 6.23 percent in 2008 and 3.9 percent in the first half of 2009, a meaningful figure as compared to other nations in the world.”

In the face of the global recession, Vietnam’s performance during the first eight months of the year is creditable and promising. The economy is recovering well with a pickup in domestic demand and the gradual return of its export dynamism.

The driving force for economic development is foreign capital flowing into the economy. Foreign direct investments (FDI) in the first eight months of 2009 have reached $6.5 billion. Likewise, foreign portfolio investment has totaled some $5 billion in the same period.

On the production end, recent surveys have shown that many businesses have been able to recover production since getting preferential loans under the Government-initiated interest rate subsidy program. National productivity is now being supported by two factors, domestic consumption (which includes public spending) and exports.

Total goods and service turnover in the first eight months of 2009 reached $43.68 billion, an increase of 18.4 percent over the same period of last year.

Exports this year have reached $37.3 billion, a decrease of 14.2 percent in turnover in comparison with 2008, but many export items saw sharp increases in export volume, including coffee, rice, oil and rubber

Will Vietnam surpass RP? AND THERE TRANSFORMATION

In an Asia Society meeting last May, Vietnam’s finance minister declared that his country would surpass the Philippines in per capita income within five years. Today, Hanoi has 3,000 five-star hotel rooms, as compared to Metro Manila’s 5,000 rooms. Within two years – with Intercon, among others, building 10 hotels in the country – Vietnam will catch up.

The confident talk is shadowed, however, by some caveats. From 2003 to 2005, Vietnam fell dramatically in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness rankings, largely due to negative perceptions of the effectiveness of government institutions. Official corruption is endemic, and Vietnam lags in property rights, the efficient regulation of markets, and labor and financial market reforms.

Then, too, Vietnam is still a new player in global trade. The July 13, 2000 signing of the *****eral Trade Agreement between the US and Vietnam was a significant milestone for Vietnam’s economy. On November 7, 2006, Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization, after 11 years of preparation, including 8 years of negotiation. But these milestones also bring serious challenges, requiring Vietnam’s economic sectors to open the door to increased foreign competition.

In sum, Vietnam’s economy is on the go, but with problems still to resolve. It is an advantage that decision-making is single-minded, with none of the wranglings that oftentimes stall policymaking in democracies. But this also produces rigidity in institutions that hampers economic performance.

Will Vietnam surpass the Philippines in five years, as its vice minister has proclaimed?

In per capita income, probably – but only if we do nothing, and because of our ever growing population. In overall economic size, ours will remain much bigger than Vietnam’s.

But this is not the lesson that we should take from Vietnam’s story. The learning here is the power of reform in propelling economic growth, and the vital role that government can play in making economic change. That Vietnam has grown and changed since 1975 is beyond dispute. The only question that remains is whether it will, like China, spurt to the heights, while we in the Philippines watch in awe

Source: Vietnam's economic emergence - FILIPINO WORLD VIEW By Roberto R. Romulo | The Philippine Star >> News >> Business

This coming election is the defining moment..

[mr_kyme]

So lets start changing and think some legal things so we can
create and export in legal way.

Start namo ug study engines, technoloy etc pra mka start nata ug export like a car hehe

[peewee_toot]

^^i guess naa nmn cgro sis but wala lai support sa atong government mao ng gipang pirate sa ubang countries ang idea sa pinoy...

[ian_1983]

Vietnam already out ranked us on the Global Competitiveness Report for 2009..Vietnam 75th and Philippines..87th place; And you wonder about the other ASEAN countries they are on the Top 40.
But what amzed me is how Sri Lanka a country ravaged by wars for so many years is even ahead of us..

The Global Competitiveness Index Analyzer 2009-2010

[tasyo]

Naa man gud tay Cory "Palpak" Constitution that is so Protectionist unya walay ikabuga.

I would prefer the "Palpak" Constitution over the Marcos Constitution. Our rights are more important than economic gains. Nevertheless, our present Constitution is already conducive for economic growth. It is our government officials and our tolerance for them that is bringing our country down. Changing the constitution would just legalize the corruption and abuses by our officials. Giving more property rights to foreigners would just lead to exploitation of our resources, not to mention women. So, my take is, to improve our economy we must elect honest and non-corrupt officials. We must also change ourselves to be more vigilant and be honest and non-corrupt as well.

[peewee_toot]

So, my take is, to improve our economy we must elect honest and non-corrupt officials. We must also change ourselves to be more vigilant and be honest and non-corrupt as well.

lisura pangita-on ani bro oi...