Do you think Philippines can still become rich/Industrialized?

[SioDenz]

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based on your queries, so sad but true, the answers might all be negative. what i provided was answers that somewhat might help. we need actions for change, not just criticize

Yeah I agree with ur post sa imu gi list nga answers. Its a good point sad nga we have to find answer, pero mas OK if ma implement nato ato solutions...nya dapat sad maka hibalo jud tah sa reality sa situation nato karon ky i think mao na first step to solve a problem, we should realize nga naa tah problem right? Most of us man gud kay pabaya lan nya wa jud kabalo nga ing ana nah ka grabe ato mga problema sa ato nasud..

PEACE!!!

[e_l_q]

yes , in 10 billion years

[gerard]

Yes it will.... And it should start from us now...
it can be done gradually...

[eax]

Murag dili na madato.

Kung naa man kuwarta igo lang na ibayad sa atong utang.

[arnolfu]

Nganong why not?!

It starts with you and me. Baby steps. And a firm sense of nationalism.

[ponsoy]

First, we gotta have a strong work ethic.
Second, less of or inate "happy-happy" or "good time", and
Third, if we Pinoys can be weaned from politics, I think it's possible.

[Jap]

Of course! why not?

Start with discipline and stop blaming the government (you made the vote, remember?).

[Rubix]

Philippines as viewed by Intel GM

The following was written by INTEL General Manager Robin Martin about
the
Philippines:

Filipinos (including the press, business people and myself) tend to
dwell
too much on the negative side and this affects the perception of
foreigners,
even the ones who have lived here for a while.


The negative perception of the Philippines is way disproportionate to
reality when compared to countries like Columbia, Egypt, Middle East,
Africa, etc.


Let us all help our country by balancing the negative with the positive
especially when we talk to foreigners, whether based here or abroad.


Looking back and comparing the Philippines today and 1995 (the year I
came
back), I was struck by how much our country has progressed physically.


Consider the following:

1. The great telecom infrastructure that we have now did not exist in
1995.
1995 was the year the telecom industry was deregulated. Since then
billions
of dollars have been invested in both fixed line and cellular networks
producing a system with over 5,000 kms of fiber optic backbone at a
world
competitive cost. From a fixed line capacity of about 900,000 in 1995 we
now
have over 7 million. Cellular phones practically did not exist in 1995;
now
we have over 11 million line capacity.


2. The MRT, many of the EDSA flyovers including the Ayala Avenue
flyover),
the SKYWAY, Rockwell and Glorietta 4, the Fort, NAIA terminal 2 and most
of
the new skyscrapers were not yet built in 1995.


3. If you drive to the provinces, you will notice that national roads
are
now of good quality (international quality asphalt roads). I just went
to
Iba, Zambales last week and I was impressed that even a not so
frequently
travelled road was of very good quality.


4. Philippine exports have increased by 600% over the past eight years.
There are many, many more examples of progress over the last eight
years.
Philippine mangoes are now exported to the US and Europe.


Additional tidbits to make our people prouder:

1. INTEL has been in the Philippines for 28 years. The Philippines plant
is
where Intel's most advanced products are launched, including the
Pentium
IV. By the end of 2002, Philippine operations are expected to be Intel's

biggest assembly and testing operations worldwide.


2. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS has been operating in Baguio for over 20 years.
The
Baguio plant is the largest producer of DSP chips in the world. DSP
chips
are the brains behind cellphones. TI's Baguio plant produces the chip
that
powers 100% of all NOKIA cellphones and 80% of Erickson cellphones in

the world.

3. TOSHIBA laptops are produced in Santa Rosa, Laguna.

4. If you drive a BENZ, BMW, or a VOLVO, there is a good chance that
the
ABS system in your car was made in the Philippines.


5. TREND-MICRO, makers of one of the top anti virus software PC-Cillin
(I
may have mispelled this) develops its "cures" for viruses right here in
Eastwood Libis, Quezon City. When a virus breaks in any computer system
in
the world, they try to find a solution within 45 minutes of finding

the virus.

6. By the end of this year, it is expected that a majority of the top
ten
U.S. Call Center firms in the U.S. will have set up operations in the
Philippines. This is one area in which I believe we are the best in the
world in terms of value for money.


7. America Online (AOL) has 1,000 people in Clark answering 90% of AOL's

global e-mail inquiries.

8. PROCTOR & GAMBLE has over 400 people right here in Makati (average
age 23
years) doing back-up office work to their Asian operations including
finance
accounting, Human Resources and payments processing.


9. Among many other things it does for its regional operations network
in
the Asia-Pacific region here in Manila, CITIBANK also does its global
ATM
programming locally.


10. This is the first year ever that the Philippines will be exporting
cars
in quantity courtesy of FORD Philippines.

11. The government is shedding off graft and corruption slowly but
surely.
This is the first time in our histroy that a former president is in jail
and
facing charges of plunder. Despite all odds, we are still pursuing the
ill-gotten wealth of Marcos now enjoyed by his unrepentant heirs.


Next time you travel abroad and meet business associates tell them the
good
news. A big part of our problem is perception and one of the biggest
battles
can be won simply by believing and by making others believe.


This message is shared by good citizens of the Philippines who persevere
to
hope and work for our country.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER FILIPINOS!!!

[cebutech]

There's really nothing wrong with being optimistic. But sometimes people tend to deny facts.

This is the link to the National Government Outstanding Debt of the Phils.
http://www.treasury.gov.ph/statdata/...andingdebt.pdf

There's billions of pesos coming in from the ever increasing number of OFWs. They said it's 8 billion but the truth is, it's more than that and some would even say it's close to 25 billion pesos already. There was an increase in TAX. The implementation of E-VAT. They said that BIR is now more efficient in tax collection. They mentioned about GDP growth etc... They said our economy is improving.

Yet if you take a look at the statistics, you'll notice that our debt doubled in just 4 years (from 2002 to 2006).
Our debt now (2006) is 3,851,506 (in million pesos). not clear enough?

It's 3.8 TRILLION PESOS.

Because of corruption, instead of being able to pay our old debts, our country keeps on borrowing new money at increasingly disadvantageous rates from foreign and local creditors. It's really out of control and our leaders are still in denial. As long as our debt remains uncontrolled, increasing tax collection, adding VAT, implementing more stiff tobacco and alcohol taxes will have little or rather negligible effect in improving the country's finances.

Someone here suggested to start with ourselves.
That we should be positive (yeah... just don't be in denial).
That we shouldn't criticize but rather be the solution (aren't we already part of the solution? we pay taxes FYI.)
Be a smart voter (comelec scam.. vote buying.. uneducated millions of filipino people... duh.. little effect in letting the right candidate win)

BIG words huh? Really. those are elementary phrases you learn from books and positive thinkers who don't know facts.

Unless you can control or replace our corrupt leaders, this country will never be rich and our national debt will always be out of control.

oh and btw, the reason why there are big foreign companies here is because Filipinos are good workers compared to people in China. We can communicate well when compared to people in India. The production cost here is cheaper than in US or other rich countries. The labor is cheap too. It's not really about being positive or negative. It's about reality. By being practical.

[pinoytayo]

There's really nothing wrong with being optimistic. But sometimes people tend to deny facts.

This is the link to the National Government Outstanding Debt of the Phils.
http://www.treasury.gov.ph/statdata/...andingdebt.pdf

There's billions of pesos coming in from the ever increasing number of OFWs. They said it's 8 billion but the truth is, it's more than that and some would even say it's close to 25 billion pesos already. There was an increase in TAX. The implementation of E-VAT. They said that BIR is now more efficient in tax collection. They mentioned about GDP growth etc... They said our economy is improving.

Yet if you take a look at the statistics, you'll notice that our debt doubled in just 4 years (from 2002 to 2006).
Our debt now (2006) is 3,851,506 (in million pesos). not clear enough?

It's 3.8 TRILLION PESOS.

Because of corruption, instead of being able to pay our old debts, our country keeps on borrowing new money at increasingly disadvantageous rates from foreign and local creditors. It's really out of control and our leaders are still in denial. As long as our debt remains uncontrolled, increasing tax collection, adding VAT, implementing more stiff tobacco and alcohol taxes will have little or rather negligible effect in improving the country's finances.

Someone here suggested to start with ourselves.
That we should be positive (yeah... just don't be in denial).
That we shouldn't criticize but rather be the solution (aren't we already part of the solution? we pay taxes FYI.)
Be a smart voter (comelec scam.. vote buying.. uneducated millions of filipino people... duh.. little effect in letting the right candidate win)

BIG words huh? Really. those are elementary phrases you learn from books and positive thinkers who don't know facts.

Unless you can control or replace our corrupt leaders, this country will never be rich and our national debt will always be out of control.

oh and btw, the reason why there are big foreign companies here is because Filipinos are good workers compared to people in China. We can communicate well when compared to people in India. The production cost here is cheaper than in US or other rich countries. The labor is cheap too. It's not really about being positive or negative. It's about reality. By being practical.

I can't disagree with you my friend. Those are REALITY BITES!