Issues Of The Philippines

Issues of the Philippines
The reign of President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines has changed the whole country from underdeveloped country to developed country. Through his 20 years as the most powerful man in the Philippines, he has imposed discipline and order among the Filipino citizens and thus results to a good economic state and the Philippines felt the progress and ranked as the most developed country in the South East Asia. But as President Marcos was pulled down by the power of the 2% of the Philippines population back then, the following years has also pulled down the country’s status and labelled again as developing country or 3rd world country.
Being labelled as a 3rd world country, surely there are a lot reasons why the Philippines went down from the top of the mountain down where it’s other fellow countries in the South East Asia have progressed and become today as one of the progressed countries and left the Philippines from where it ended after President Marcos’ fall. There are lots of contributing factors why the Philippines fell and never felt the forward motion of the economy. From the corrupt government officials, through the absence of justice, the Philippines really struggled to overcome these obstacles to obtain peace and sovereignty through the years.
1st reason why the country that has 1,107 islands that can be found in South East Asia has been stuck in the level of the underdeveloped stage is because the people in it lack discipline. In a different setting, if a group that has a good leader but has a undisciplined members, surely the group will encounter problems along the way and might have difficulty finishing or getting the job done. To give concrete examples and facts to support the claim that lack of discipline among Filipinos is one reason why the country never moved forward, just go to streets of Metro Manila where the “disciplined” drivers of the Philippines play their game called “How Close Can I Get to Your Bumper without Actually Touching It”. Simple traffic signs and stop lights are not followed, taken for granted, and treated as design on the road, how can the questions of all pedestrians and citizens of the Philippines, “When will be the traffic be resolved or be gone?”. It all depends to the person behind the wheel in each cars on the road that experiences everyday problem they encounter as their car lay on the road. But discipline is not just found on driving and on streets, but also in following rules and regulations, and understanding the don’ts.
The second that can be tackled about the Philippines is the greed of power among politicians and those who considered themselves the authority. In every corner of the Philippines, politics can be seen, from the faces of the senators, congressmen, barangay captain, other “epals” to the clash of the different senators in the senate. Different props are prepared from political jingles to shirts, from their faces being displayed in the streets with greetings and other taglines that they come up with to the million pesos worth of tv ads, all are spent and dedicated just to gain the people’s trust and attain position in the government to rule and to have power among others. Seeing the reality of being a politician puts oneself into the grave because once the campaign season begins and election approaches, the opposing party will do whatever it takes just to grab the spot and have the position that they think they deserve.
The government is just a tool to regulate the needs of a nation/state/country. Senators and all government officials should govern and create policies for the people to follow and for countries sake. The economy depends on the performance of all components of the country, from the businesses inside the country, to the foreign investors going here and starts to increase the productivity level of the country’s economy and puts the Philippines on the track to progress but of course it is not just these cited examples are the contributing factors that will result to the growth of the economy.
On the other hand, the people who sits, and see themselves having the power to the anything because of what they have and who they are, are not doing what they should be doing. One straight word that can be spelled out to fully describe how the Philippine government is somehow seen by almost all Filipinos, it is corrupt. How will the Philippines develop if the people who should be governing are pulling each other down just to reach the highest place and be more powerful to make their pockets more heavier.
Lastly and probably, this issue that will be stated is not clearly seen as an issue by everyone, perhaps there are some who see this as a reason or problem. But examining the nature and its consequences will provide light and probably the answer why the Philippines struggle to move ahead and catch up with its neighbouring countries. The “strict” implementation of laws, rules, and policies should be seen as an issue. The Philippine Constitution consists of laws and acts that set the standards of the country where individuals should follow, respect, and understand. But through the years, laws are abided, rules are ignored, and policies are taken for granted. And the most mind boggling fact is that those who are in position or in uniforms are those who cross these laws and keep doing the don’ts. The police (PNP), traffic enforcers (MMDA), and other branches of the government should implements all existing laws strictly to teach discipline to the citizens and to show the importance why the Philippine Constitution exists. Politicians create acts, and laws. Defend them, spend time for it to be approved, but is its essence are seen? Why laws are implemented? Why do they have to exist? If all these existing laws that can be found in the 1987 Constitution are properly followed, and implemented in a way where each “Juan” respects it, it will be easier for those who are in power to regulate what should be regulated and with their privileges, they can lift the Philippines up from the ground and up towards the developed stage. But in the current administration, the Philippines is now regarded as a developing country because of the hard work, and good jobs done by the current president. But it can’t be done alone by him; external factors also contribute to the growth and positive results of the actions seen from the work of the administration that holds that countries well-being.
The said three issues are must be looked upon and be focused on to find better answers and solutions to continue the journey of the Philippines toward the developed stage. One at a time should be applied to assure the best results in resolving all issues/problems in the country. But by having discipline, humble and true officials, and followed rules, the country will have an edge in developing itself to a more better country and can finally catch up with its neighbouring countries.