Is the Philippines one messed up country?
80840
Sad to say, it is! \n\nAnd doing supreme sacrifice alone won't help this poor country; it's not that simple. And what supreme sacrifice are they talking about?\n\npeople shouldn't be gullibe... \npeople should scrutinize whom they would believe and follow... \npeople should be intelligent enough that all problems cannot be solved overnight... \npeople should work harder and not merely ask for government doleouts...\npeople should also use their minds and not just their emotions...\npeople should realize that all those who position and groom themselves as saviors and willing to take over the country are nothing but power-hungry individuals who are mostly unprincipled. some had already their time in the palace. jesus, just retire quietly and peacefully in the countryside...\nand people should realize that the one who has the loudest voice asking somebody to do a supreme sacrifice is also a sinner. God hates hypocrites.\n\n\nUh-uh, i'm lost.. I shouldnt posted it here...\nAnyway, my opinion is as good as yours. :D
848773
I may not be Filipino in blood but having lived in the Philippines all my life, I love the country, but most especially I love the people. A teacher of mine once said that if the world was ruled by people who were aesthetically talented, the Philippines would be one of the most powerful countries in the world, and I think lots of people will agree.\n\nMabuhay, mga Pilipino! :D
230131
How about the fact that the Philippines is a democracy? How about the fact that the Philippine people are free? Communist countries like China implement policies on how many children you can have. It is none of the government's business.\n\nClear enough for ya?
559061
I'm sure it's the Philippines...
137295
Just like an asian . . . cheap bastards . . . lol.\n\nIt's okay . . . I am asian too . . . born in the Philippines.
458756
I agree to military but you should consider the Filipinos very religious, just look what happend during edsa 1. I say change the government to parliament but no, the other Filipinos are to disagree, the masa like the popular people to be picked leader ex.actors(no offense, thats reality) .factors that lead to the downfall of the people is their poor education, lack of money, corrupt/uneducated(did not finish collage) officials and their laziness. this people live thier lives, they don't work hard and still they have this complains that they are poor and that wow some people have time to enjoy thier wealth. I hate the masses that complain and do nothing and that is their very poor culture.
917160
Hello dear!\nWell, people and their societies are dynamic bodies, which means there is always strive for improvement, thus, there will always be crisis in every society, especially large states as the Philippines! Further, countries with lower income and pressed political rights are expected to try harder for changes, which increases political crises. Thus, I foresee that the Philippines will continue having the crises for a long time; what I wish is that Philippinos will enjoy more and have more rights achieving higher living standards.
232060
what do you mean 3? we got a whole crapload of problems in the whole of the philippines, not just central luzon.
818827
If what you mean by unity is that of the Philippines as an "imagined community" then i can tell you filipinos can very well identify themselves as one. As you may see filipinos have close ties and even when in other countries they form so called "Filipino Communities". But then if you speak of unity as having a particular culture that you can pinpoint, well, Filipinos are not like that. The Philippines has rich and diverse culture and history. The Philippines is is politically divided in several regions, and sometimes they tend to be regionalistic. Teodoro Agoncillo's History of the Filipino People would be a big help. (:
104186
Go to the The Economist website (www.economist.com) and pick the Philippines under country briefings. (It's on the sidebar). It should have everything you need. The CIA World Factbook and U.S. State Department websites also have good information and are easy to find on google.
103874
Since the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos the Philipines political landscape has been marked with instability -- i.e. coups and potential coups -- so this current episode seems par for the course.  Furthermore, martial law is never the "answer" when it comes to governance.  Democracy depends upon government respecting the will of the people, and unless the Philipine's armed forces get THAT message then instability will be all that that nation knows, at least for the foreseeable future.
143609
Magandang Gabi from Curaçao!\nThere are 7 Filipinos working for me here on board my ship (I'm an American)...they are all hard-working, smart guys...I've visited the Philippines several times, many years ago...always had a very good time there...just wish that some day the Philippines will be free of all the corruption that represses it...then Filipinos (and Filipinas) will become truly prosperous.
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http://www.library.cornell.edu/Asia/acc/acc_aug2003/Philippines.pdf\n\n:>peace
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You should have posted this question in category travel- Philippines. anyway, i am here and willing to give you an answer the best i could. .\n\nThe Philippines is a democratic and republican state. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.\nCivilian authority is at all times supreme over the military.\nIt renounces war as a matter of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of internationall law as part of its laws. But the government may call upon all its people to defend the state. \nThe separation of church and state is inviolable. Filipinos are dominantly roman catholics. it values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights.it recognizes the sanctity of family life and protects and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution. \nit is for this reason that the philippines do not have divorce law. \nThere are three branches of government :  executive, legislative, and the judiciary.  \nIts political subdivisions include the provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays, each administered by elected officials. \nIt defines it citizenship, right of suffrage for all men and women starting 18 yrs old, and the  Bill of Rights.
401070
Why? Because the country that installed it was and still is corrupt. America created the Philippine government after the Spanish-American War. Therefor the Philippine government picked up it's bad habits. You know the old saying the apple doesn't fall far from the tree? Well there you go.
1088561
Due to my EXTENSIVE traveling scheduale...I have been a guest in darn near EVERY asian country on the Pacific Rim. Here are my answers. Take my advice, Calvin...do NOT go to these asian countries...UNLESS you have lots of money.\n\nTHAILAND \nVIETNAM\nNORTH KOREA\nSOUTH KOREA\nPHILLIPEANS\nHONG KONG\nJAPAN\nCHINA\n\nHave a great day...oh, a non-asian corrupt country...MEXICO. Corruption=taking financial payments to "look" the other way...in particular, George W. Bush...with the Mexican border.
700131
no you can't. the philippines doesn't allow that.