Do you think Philippines is so way behind other Asian countires?

[s.n.m.p.]

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the only thing we can be proud of compared to other nations is our OFWs

We are a nation of muchachos and muchachas in exchange for dollars.

[darkwing]

I remember an article in Asiaweek. The Philippines actually belongs to the top five developed countries in ASEAN, though it is still a third world compared with other countries (in the world)..

@darkwing... Philippines vs Thailand pa cguro gihapon karon. hehe.. Been there last year, parehos ra man ug hitsura sa Pinas compared with Vietnam or Cambodia....

m talking about GNP/GDP hehehe mas dako pa gamay ang Thailand nato

[seekenneth]

our nation sucks. period. for ma abot pata 100 yrs dili pa cguro ta ka develop. mag space colonization nalang ang US kita carmatilia pa intawn.

[jugs_05]

behind mu lang!! layo ra kaayo ta uy compared to other countries.. la jd tay ayo..bsag unsaon og rally, di na jud na ma usab atong government unless if naay maayong taw mu padagan. corrupt kaayo atong gobyerno kanyahay lang wala jud tay asinsuka..Â*

[DebutsAndIDos]

@ jugs_05

i think dili naman answer ang rally. sometimes, i think it even contributes to the problem.

maybe, as a collective people, we need to concentrate on doing the stuff that needs discipline and can contribute to our economy, instead of just the rallying.

Masyado kasi tayong reactive instead of proactive. For example, instead of ousting out our leaders after they have been voted, we should make sure we vote the right people instead.

[jugs_05]

@ jugs_05

i think dili naman answer ang rally. sometimes, i think it even contributes to the problem.

maybe, as a collective people, we need to concentrate on doing the stuff that needs discipline and can contribute to our economy, instead of just the rallying.

Masyado kasi tayong reactive instead of proactive. For example, instead of ousting out our leaders after they have been voted, we should make sure we vote the right people instead.

i agree with you. i mean, what's the use of rallying? it doesn't even contribute even making a cent out of it. it's just making things worst. i think they're just doing it para ingnon na lang nga we have the freedom to do such thing. i know there is a purpose, but i just wish nga that purpose would somehow make a change in our country..but too bad, la juy na happen..tsk tsk tsk...Â*

[jonz]

ang rally mao ra na ug ni ingon ka nga wa nata mahimo...mao magkasamok ra ta sa atong ubang mga igsoon nga naay mas importante pang adtoon/buhaton. Ang rally hugaw hugaw lang sa karsada...maka traffic pa gyud!

[faery]

I think we're behind a couple of Asian countries. In the SEA region, obviously Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand are a notch or two above us. I guess we're always trying to play catch up since we did go through a spot in our history where everything stagnated. I mean the whole mentality of many Filipinos have geared towards depending too much on government. Filipinos should realize that no amount of government intervention can save us, if other citizens don't play their respective roles in society. We dream too much of a utopian society and I think this is being overly optimistic. I think the best bet we could ask is that the corrupt officials could have enough nationalism to at least leave the bulk of what they're stealing. I mean if they steal only a small amount and not being too much of hoarders then already a step in a brighter direction.

[jonz]

by the people for the people.............
is this the real scenario of our country?

[migzz]

there are better side of these probs... got this in my email:

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 nowdid 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 flyov ers (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 history 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.