What the Philippines can learn from Lee Kuan Yew and Singapore

[etienne]

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i really admire lee kuan yew. i cant forget this article in TIME magazine about lee. heres an excerpt:

"In the past, Lee has not been shy about singling out those nations (the Philippines has been a favorite target) in which an excess of democracy's messiness — as he might put it — has tempered steady economic progress and the betterment of the life chances of ordinary folk."

"I see the marketplace of ideas, as in the Philippines, and I see chaos, Gradually, we will loosen up." - LKY

Lee Kuan Yew: The man who saw it all - TIME

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for me the success of singapore can also be attributed to its being a small country. being small means easier to manage, easier to control the population.

though being small also means lesser natural resources, their government see it as a challenge to survive. so they are force to invest on its human resources. no doubt smaller countries like singapore and israel have very advanced science/technology programs.

[peewee_toot]

maybe we need an iron-fisted president every once in a while to fix our messed up country...IMO..

agree! i guess it's time..

[lana21]

Lee Kuan Yew--- crush jud kaau ko ni cya...

as the way he lead singapore---look at the country now----

[pugak_79]

if we have this so called "Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB)", how do we know if the people appointed have that rock solid integrity? If naay integrity, how far would he go once those accused in power are able to kill you and your family? How would Singapore handle an Ampatuan?

[SioDenz]

Strict kaau rules ang Singapore dagko kaau ug multa.. jaywalking daan 15k pesos na.. maong law abiding citizens ang mga Singaporeans. Bisan pa unsa ka gamay sa value basta nangawat ka bunalan ghapon imong lobot.

Sa ato? kung dakpon? like gi tow ilang car.. etc.. mao pay masuko...

What we need is a dictator.. a tyrant.. to impose strict laws... period..

I think Singaporeans are Law abiding citizens Not by choice but out of fear of their govt. But i think ok nlan nah compare sa pinas..hehe

We already have a dictator, pero lahi lan to ug style, nisamot ka leche ang nasud..

[SioDenz]

nindot unta kung pariha ta sa singapore nga gamay ra ang taw..

ug gamay ang brith rate..

hehe

if mao nah, lahi nsad atu problema ana bro, mag problema nsad ta kay daghan Foreigners mu trabaho sa pinas nya mu kumpetensya sa atu work, hehe. Mag cge nsad tah reklamu ana panahuna...

[pspoon_low-end]

sakto jud kinahanglan tag tarong nga dictator!

marcos has started it pero iya man gi bati pag dala.

ang pinoy gahi na kaayo ug ulo karon. di na matabang bisan imo hatagan ug balaod. ang maayo ani, naa tay balaod ug ang di mo tuman, silotan ug maayo. murg anak ba nga bunalan sa amahan o inahan kung ga binuang.

sobra ra kaayo ta ka democratic!

[Burn Out]

for me..sobrang Democratic ang philippnes ug dili palupig sa banyaga..dako kaayo pride ang mga pinoy..

then bawal ang foreign na maka tag iya ug company diri..dapat pinoy ra.

[Keshie2010]

panan-aw nako sa? mas nice i puyo ang cebu kontra manila....

[gabs]

nindot ni sagolan ug gahum2x dah.

kay murag near impossible naman ta mausab

gamitan ug power2x para makontrol ma disiplina mga taw ug officials