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as long as you are relyng on govt to fix al the problems then it will forever be the same. Govt is the problem.

 

20% rely on the government the other 80 % think that praying helps and 100% wonder why nothing changes or if, than to the worse ...

 

Panday,
Thank You - for reminding me that there ARE decent, good, honorable, hard working Filipinos who are "average Filipinos".......and who DO CARE about the image of their country!
Thank You - for reminding me that because of the "average Filipino", like you, there IS hope, and the possibility of a bright/shinning future for this country.
Thank You - for your post.

 

Remedios C. Paningbatan
Administrative Officer
Office of the General Counsel
Asian Development Bank
Tel (632) 632-4248

P.S. I apologize to our moderators for the political content of this post. Please delete if deemed inappropriate. Thanks PP[/QUOTE]



Another banker who killed the ‘ Loan Sharks’ by legalizing it and raise the interest rates sky high that made “ Ordinary Joe” or “Panday Pera” broke all his life.

But when Wall Street started crashing, Financial Institutions rushed to Capital Hills asking for a stimulus bail-out.

This coming holiday season, CEO / COO and all the big boys will be getting their bonuses

While “ Ordinary Joe” or “Panday Pera” will working 2 jobs ( if they can find one= to celebrate the Xmas Season.

 

Some kind of hillbilly logic, a guy from west virginerrr or could be the pinay wife

 

The bottomline is good governance. Give the country good leaders and this country shall never want. Those who govern and have the resources and power to change the state of things should initiate these changes ASAP. It is very easy for the ordinary citizen to follow suit. We're not really that hard to govern if governed well.

 

Carmanjac, I did not know that bank or bankers can "legalize anything". I thought that was the job of the legislative branch of the government and the last time I looked I did not see any banks as part of congress or the senate. Although I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the Senators and Congressmen are in the pocket of the banks. I understand your convoluted logic and what you are trying to say but I disagree with you that the Banks, or to Guapohero, that the government is the problem. "Bad Goverment" is the problem and Rarity54f is correct in saying that the bottomline is good governance. Banks, like any other business in a capitalistic society, is always after the bottomline, which is money. They are not in the business to lose money. In the beginning of the Marcos era the Philipines was at the top and the envy of many of it's neighbors in Asia. Well that was until good governance was replaced by greed and the unsatiable appetite for money and power, the result is what you see now.

Rhoody is right when he say that we Filipinos rely too much on prayers. We ignore the saying that "GOD helps those who help themselves" instead leaving it up to God 100% of our destiny. We are surprised when God does not answer our prayers, we forget that "NO" is also an answer. It is our deep faith in the Lord that distinguishes us from our neighbors but it is also this somewhat blind faith which has become our biggest handicap. The bloodless revolution that ended the Marcos era, "People Power" led by the late Cory Aquino, is a testament to how powerful our faith is. Many Filipinos looked directly at the barrels of guns but did not flinch because they have faith that the soldiers will not pull the triggers and that their hearts can be won with prayers and song. They were right.

I witnessed millions of people flood the street to celebrate a religious rites to honor "GOD" and millions more that follows self-declared modern day prophets, but unfortunately very few or a trickle respond to a call that can directly change the balance of power and governance in this country. Most of us simply gave up trying to fight political powers because it is easier to kneel and pray for Gods help. The help that will never come unless we the people show God what we really want. Then maybe then, He will give us His blessings and we will have a change to be whole again. We need to be angry not indifferent, we need to act not just hope, we need to move and not wait to be moved.

 

"average" filipinos do love to talk...love to type as well...

 

I'm stunned that Estrada looks like running again. Kind of says it all about the Philippine government. My opinion, give up. It's beyond repair. Desperately needs a military takeover - hopefully spearheaded by the Philippine Marines (perhaps the only organization with any honour left in the country). Start all over, cull the legions of crooks with extreme prejudice (ie bullets to the back of the head), and a gradual guarded and enforced return to democracy. Anything less would never work.

I expect the rotations down the gurglar to continue though.....

 

the basic question is if the filipinos understand what democracy is?