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I think the problems in the Philippines are far too complicated for us to resolve or even understand. Corruption, attitude, lack of personal responsibility, bureaucracy the list is endless. Perhaps one day they will join the other Asean countries in becoming successful, but I think I shall be long dead before that happens.

 

Jack, your points are quite valid, but one "deal killer" issue that no one had addressed is the foreign ownership issues. Why would any foreign investor want to bring large sums in to build factories or infrastructure when they cant own them??? A lack of resources in a Country is not a bar to building a robust economy, it is simply a matter of making the Country "business-friendly"---something the Philippines is definitely NOT! The "Dude"may be right, they will figure it out in their own time---until then, the majority of each years crop of college grads can be either unemployed, underemployed or become OFW's, a sad waste of human capital.

 

Biggest difference is that Singapore is a Chinese state. In Phils only the small elite is Chinese who have no interest other than keep the masses poor and uneducated with the good help of religion.

Singapore is also a Confucian state. Master Kong's teachings promote the importance of education, work moral and discipline. This has made SingaPura one of the richest countries.

China and Singapore always had good relations and Mao and Lee good friends. Understanding was easy 'cause Mao greatly respected master Kong's teaching. Officially ofcourse not

 

Considering how Old the RP is, they have had plenty of Time already But as you say get off their back? What and continue to let our wives G/F moan as they do about how the rest of the world live in relation to their own Country. They are among the first to moan about most things especially about corruption YET they are the very ones that can start the change. Hans my friend, I take your point but the UK is also an Island, I don't think this is too valid an Argument.

JP

 

I'm not sure the commentators have recently looked at a map: Comparing the PH to Singapore (city state), South Korea or Vietnam is like comparing apples with oranges. It's an island nation, which results in infrastructural problems that require immense amounts of money to solve. Money that is simply not readily available (not even when all the fat cats were stripped of their ill-gotten wealth). Has anyone given any thought to what quantities of building materials are required to build the new dwellings for the Yolanda victims in the Tacloban area, even when these dwellings are as basic as possible? There are simply not enough trucks and ships available in the country to transport that sort of quantities in the time the public wants to see it done. It's a logistical nightmare and will take years to accomplish. The same scenario applies across the board: Building roads and bridges and subsequently commercial buildings to boost the economy in a country like South Korea is relatively easy: all they meet is a few rivers. In this country building a bridge or tunnel connecting Duma with the island of Cebu would be a complete nightmare, also because of the threat of eartquakes. I fully agree with The Dude's comment: "The Philippines is fine. They'll figure it out on their own time. On Filipino time. Get off their backs."