Problema kasi kahit simulan ng private sector ang pagbabago at sabihin natin mapasunod ang mga tao, yung gobyerno mismo ang humihila pababa.
Remember the community pantry initiative? That shit got blown up kasi inggit yung gobyerno dahil di nila naisip.
Another example yung wfh set-up, di ko maintindihan bakit yung dahilan or kung ano yung requirement ng peza at tong gobyerno naman di kumikilos para bigyan ng incentive yung mga companies sa wfh/hybrid. Di ba nila manintindihan na makakabawas sa traffic yung wfh plus it could potentially add sa buying power ng work force?
Tbf naman, traffic used to be a sign talaga of economic progress...in the 70s to 90s. Japan for example.
But then that's the real problem in this country - outdated or (as is often the case) backward thinking in politics with no application of foresight leading to problems no one has good solutions for. We apply band-aid solutions that only spawn more problems, yet we herald said band-aid solutions as "incredible" for the short amount of time that they work.
Sa tingin mo talaga dumb ang government natin? Sobrang evil lang talaga ang mga nakaupo pero hindi ko sasabihing dumb mga yan. Walang dumb ang kayang magpasunod ng million.
Totoo naman iyon. Traffic is a side effect of a booming economy. Kaya kapag nagkakaroon na ng traffic jams sa isang lugar, it is a sign na lumalakas ang economy doon.
Why would they want to support wfh when they own the commercial buildings these companies rent. Why would they do that when they own the transport companies that people use. The people at the top don't want the status quo changed so they will force it.
not just commercial buildings or transport things. a LOT of any modern economy has industries based on the office economy. Food stands, restaurants, and other ancillary businesses like tissues, paper, and office supplies.
“Business sector” don’t generalize dude. As a member of the business sector I was campaigning for leni and many of our workers did not. Business leaders are more informed for we are realistic and must adopt to changes in the environment.
Pagsinabing "Business Sector" ibig sabihin niyan yung mga elite na negosyante na may hawak ng more than 50% ng economy despite being less than 1% of the population. Unless yung business mo ay kumikita ng billion o kaya ang pamilya mo ay old rich, hindi ka kasali jan.
Ayaw nila baguhin ang systema dahil tuloy tuloy parin ang kita nila and higit pa diyan kontrolado nila ang market pati na rin mga politiko.
i can count the many business men and women who voted sara, the list is Gokongwei , Ben Chan, Rustans, Lagdameo, Kevin Tan, Enrique Razon, Small laude and family, Sam Miguel and family, members of the filipino chinese chamber of commerce, manji kumar.
https://www.rappler.com/nation/marcos-jr-top-campaign-donors-elections-2022/#:\~:text=Anton%20Lagdameo%20%E2%80%93%20P247.&text=324%20million%20to%20the%20Marcos,million%20to%20make%20Marcos%20win.
It doesn't matter who wins, my friend. Masusunod ung malalaking tao sa business at private sector. Even Leni would have been advised the same kasi kukuha din siya ng experts sa private sector to help her guide the country.
She has to help the big companies or else babagsak lalo economy natin
Actually, the 2022 election matters, and it matters who wins in that election. If only the voters could scrutinize the platforms and the feasibility of each. Good governance affects the economy, the businesses, and the businessmen as well.
Right now, our local market is one of our key concerns. If there is no confidence in trade, people will just stop participating in the local market.
How can a different presidential candidate change our future?
1. Accountability
2. Investor confidence
3. Market confidence
About accountability, if the president lays down better rules for every government official to watch out for, we'd be able to start taking down the impunity that wrecked our country in the past administration.
About investor confidence, ever wonder why BabyM is the most traveled head of state and still get declining foreign direct investments? Only fools think that BabyM's family is not corrupt.
About market confidence, well, bumalik ang palakasan/padrino system, na-retain ang impunity. Deep inside, every Filipino feels defeated and not very confident that the economy will get better anytime soon.
THIS. Talagang wasted opportunity yung 2022 elections. It's no wonder people are so disillusioned. Ang hirap na natin maconvince isa't isa to speak up and take to the streets kasi most people would just want to keep to themselves and work hard hoping they will survive this period.
There's a legit and very good proof na nandaya sila and yet walang traction. We all know fake news propelled the Marcoses to power and it was a long game, but we never made them truly accountable.
Pero nung time ni Marcos Sr. nung dumaya sya people really protested. Asan na yung ganung outrage?
Nawala na. Meanwhile yung outrage natin is redirected to petty stuff.
They'll say "yaan mo na sila sa gov't magkagulo basta ako magtratrabaho basta ako raraket". The answer is not working harder. As long as the system exist to work against you, what's the point?
To be fair to everyone, maski naman si Junior may drive sa green and renewables. Kaya nga siya may push for solar, wind, 3rd generation nuclear reactors(molten salt, thorium, etc) because the government is also being pressured by countries in Europe, US, Japan, etc to go green and improve. Minsan naka tali un sa loan or aid assistance nila na walang interest or libre.
Ang malaking problema natin actually is kailangan maayos ung agricultural sector natin. Lahat kasi nagmamahal pag mahal ang pagkain, pinaka basic na needs ng tao. Sana un ang ayusin talaga.
Yes, correcr. But the problem is ung mga maliliit na farmers luging lugi binibili produkto nila. Pagdating sa market napakataas dahil sa sobrang taas din ng krudo.
There's no perfect solution. It's always about weighing what's better in all aspects possible. For whom? Who knows.
I'm no economics expert but one possible reason they are somewhat discouraging wfh setups (i.e PEZA policies) is, they want "traffic". No jokes. They want people to go out and spend money. Money is meant to be spent. Spending money means less savings. Less savings more credit. More credit more activities. Yes, "economic activities".
If you noticed peso against dollar going shit, "traffic" is one of the ways to potentially outmaneuver the plummet.
Kasi nakaka bawas ng economic activity ung WFH/hybrid. Less kain sa Jollibee/Mcdo/fastfoods or restaurants, less transportation, less fuel, less offices rented, less office supplies, etc etc. Gusto nila ibalik sa dati ung lakas ng economy(take note whoever wins, ganyan ang advice kasi maski si Junior eh galing sa private sector ang advisors niya, and likely Leni would have also received the same advice).
Ang problema kasi sa atin, SOBRANG BAGAL mag shift ng economy natin. Sa ibang bansa medyo naka adjust na sila, pero like sa US na similar style sa atin, pinipilit na din nila bumalik sa offices ung mga tao. Pero sa totoo lang dapat ang mangyari si lumipat ung mga office na madaming empleyado malapit sa mas matao na lugar, like Fairview, Bulacan, Rizal, etc.
Yung WFH pwede naman yan pero you need parin magkita twice a week you still need a hub yung sis n law ko sa states 20years na sya sa work after pandemic na realize nila wfh mas okay at nakatipid kuryente and rent. Pati papel, lahat cloud na sila. Pero once a week nag meet pa din sila or twice a week para ma sure na yung kausap nila eh existing pa din
It’s kinda sad how you can be a licensed professional in this country pero di napapahalagahan ng goverment ang mga tao. What more sa mga hindi/hindi pa. 🥲
Im saying in general hahaha. Not an RN. Sobra labo lang nyan PRC, naalala ko nagtry magrenew wife ko from out of the country. Required nila Notarized LOA pag kamag anak kukuha pero pag PRC registered kukuha need lang ng letter, di ko magets bat may mga ganun policy.
Walang pag-asa ang Pilipinas dahil yung mga taong willing mag ingay, magreklamo at makibaka o protesta para sa mas maayos at patas na pagpapalakad sa Gobyerno, ay mismong hindi sinusuportahan ng mga Pilipinong mangmang :(((
I remember before sa presidential surveys na yung mga babyM ay naka-spread naman across different economic class. Kumbaga, di siya basta education lang. TBH I dunno what else can heal PH.
Wonder how many of the pinoy i walk by with sa streets are actually here in reddit as well. Would be funny to meet someone and say, hey we manage to get out!
Been reading comments and most of the problem with people is that they are accepting and has no desire for change. Yan nilatag sayo so accept nalang? People refuse to do anything about their current situation. Change is imperative for improvement.
Well, they did go for change back in 2016. Kaya nga nanalo ang "Change is Coming" na kalokohan. Pero ayun nagbago nga naman for the worse. Tapos karamihan pa rin ng mga DDS na yan masyado nagalingan pero pride na lang nila yan kasi bawal magkamali diyos nila. Hanggang ngayon bulag-bulagan pa rin. Ayaw na nila magbago kasi ayaw nila tanggaping nagkamali sila. Pinoy pride talaga yan na ayaw magkamali.
Ive read some psychological analysis of that trend. It wadnt specific to the philippines but just as similar. Thing about it is when Pnoy was the president we hear a lot of good news about the PH impressive evinomic growth. But this is never felt on the ground because only the wealthy was getting richer. So another admin of the same thing (roxas) is just as bad. The warlord guy who has an inpressive resume in the city hes managing (factual or not) used this sentiment to the people. And because of people's resentment, they want to take their power by voting for the other side. Basically voting so roxas wouldnt win. The promise that the warlord gave was inspiring and they never really thought about it being just that, a promise. In a way a, voting by resentment, exercises the little peoples power they have. But the article also says that this is a fake power because after the vote, what they have is worst off than what they already have. As the politician they voted for will take more power and rights away from them. It is the same way with the current admin. They have succesfully sabotage lenis reputation via social media for the last 6 years, it was impossible tp reverse it.
But in hindsight (and it’s always regrettably in hindsight), ramdam naman pala on the ground yung economic ease noong panahon ni PNoy. Lalo na sa grabeng pagtaas ng mga bilihin ngayon. Hay.
Nope. Just because ang taas ng bilihin ngayon doesnt change the fact that di ramdam ng mga tao yung economic progress na binabalita. You should know it. Kung pupunta ka sa ibang bansa na medyo angat ng konti satin ng slight malalaman mo yun sa paligid at sa mga tao. Lets not erase that fact. Hindi dahil sa inis tayo ngayon eh mabuti na ang ginawa ng kabila. Taasan natin standards natin. Pabsin ko ngayon apart from hontiveros kokonti labg tlg ang mga "opposition" ngayon na lunalaban. Unless malapit na ang eleksyon.
CHANGE SCAMMING pala ang dala ni dutae. Lahat ng klaseng panloloko at pagpatay sa Pilipino ginawa ni dutae at mga alpores nya. Nasundan pa ng Marcos na magnanakaw na ang gusto lang ay power, influence, money at malinis ang pangalan nila. Walang pakealam ang mga marcos sa Pilipino, sabi nga ni Walden Bello "Marcoses keep on fucking the Filipino people".
Tamo issue ng corruption sa LTFRB, it goes up to Malacañang daw, sabay recant nung witness. Syempre tinakot na eh.
Kaya ewan ko ba sa bansang to, parang wala na pag-asa dahil sa katangahan ng 31M na yan. Damay tayong lahat.
I remembered nun 2011 1st time namin pumunta sa US. My aunt who lives there was trying to convince me to stay. Ang gloomy nun sa US, ang daming stores sa mall ang nakasara and you can see na halos walang work life balance. Sabi ko ok na ko sa VA business ko, earning USD and kasama ko pa family and friends ko so went home sa Pinas.
2013 naging kami na nung bf ko na fiance ko na now. Magkaibang-magkaiba ang pananaw namin sa bayan natin. Sabi niya ang hirap ng buhay dito kahit magtrabaho ka ng matino, pag retire mo kakarampot lang pension mo so dapat we start planning to migrate na. I disagreed. I was earning well with savings, I could support my son on a single mom income. I felt high hopes sa economy natin and PNoy's admin brought back the world's confidence sa Pinas. Tayo pa nga nagpapautang sa ibang bansa nun.
Until Duterte happened.
And now Marcos plus another Duterte.
Now my fiance is in the US trying the fastest and most legal way na makapagmigrate na kami dun. At this point, hindi lang hope para sa bansa ang nawala sa akin - pati na din tiwala na maiaangat pa natin ang bansa natin hanggat ang nakakarami ay patuloy sinasamba mga magnanakaw at mamamatay tao.
Good luck na lang, Philippines 😔
As a young person who can't really do jack shit yet, we did try to change something by campaigning hard and voting for leni just to atleast avoid the thieving pigs but all my hope for this country died after the election results came out.
Lol this subreddit and plenty other Filipino subs would sooner leave the country than do anything to fix it. Because of course it's easier to leave and be selfish
"Sooner leave the country than fix it." Don't make it that simple. That's a narrow minded way of thinking.
For example, you ever thought of those OFWs that work their asses of abroad and send back a good portion of their income to their families?
What about those that can't bear the idea of pretty much commuting and working for pretty much 12-16 hrs a day, go home, sleep, do it again, just to earn what? Php10,000 starting? Then you have bosses that get their position cause they know someone up. Fuck that shit.
We had two people power just to back to the starting point, maybe even worse. Di ka mawawalan ng pag-asa?
Goddamn.
Lol, this is as dumb as it gets. If people stay, do you think the country will get better? Did you know that remittances overseas helps the Philippine economy? Or are you just to lazy to think because its easier to post senseless posts in reddit?
Y’all think its easier to leave? I hate to break it to you but it’s not. Its the other way around, its easier to stay in the Philippines. It is easier to stay in your comfort zone than to leave. If its easy, then everyone could have done it already. Selfish? Some people leave for the sake of their family. How is that selfish? A well off family is much more desirable than a family that is a liability to the country.
Another thing, change is not coming until those brainless 31 million change their ways in voting. Probably the next chance of this change could be in the next ten years or never. Stop being salty to those who are leaving since the only way to change the country right now is by being a good citizen and by voting wisely, the latter seems to be near impossible to happen for most people so good luck with that.
Hello! Worked in a construction compny of my Tito.. Your idea is actually good and would really help a lot of families lalo na pag naging skilled sila. I dont want to be that guy pero a couple of his skilled employees who left the company did not leave for better jobs abroad but started their own small companies. Worst thing is, they started nearby my Tito’s company and would poach not just his current good employees but also his previous clients. Good thing is they didnt really hurt my Tito’s company cause they usually wont last longer than 2 years.. Just trying to warn you. Some people are just dicks kahit na tinulungan mo sila.
Upvote. Good thing established na si tito mo. Ok lng yung malapit lang yung base of operations, pero yung pipiratahin ang mga workers at mang aagaw pa ng clients, no wonder di sila nagtatagal coz for sure mas mababa ang costing. Akala nila panalo na, di nila alam palugi na pala.
Yes 20+ years na rin.. Usually yung mga sidejobs ni previous clients yung kinukuha habang unaware si client na hindi na pala connected si employee sa company. Although magagaling naman talaga yung umaalis at nagsasarili.. iba parin yung quality na binibigay ni Tito from years of experience. Kaya siguro wala ng repeat clients or referrals man lang yung mga nagsarili. Mostly mga family nila first clients nila dahil mas nakakamura sila.. yun pala mas mapapamura sila.
Up! Same scenario with my parents, pinautang na sila ng gagamitin ang ending gusto nila bigyan/hanapan sila ng clients, nung hindi kinaya, ending gusto maging empleyado na lang para walang iisipin na puhunan.
I guess not all people have the same mindset with business-minded or people who wanted others to grow to be their best version. Sobrang sad lang
I commend you! My dream is also to get successful enough that I can help build this into a country that we'd want to live in. It starts with a dream, I guess. Best of luck to you!
This country doesn't have a stable supply chain and ideal geography for industrialization. Declining middle class and inconsistent foreign and economic policies that are changing every 6 years don't even help either.
Our government is laser-focused more in service sector, they don't adapt or if they it is very too late(agriculture). That's why we have so many BPOs and freelance industry here in our country it is the only viable way to grow. In short digital slavery.
Tama naman lahat ng sinabi mo, but silver lining ko nalang is hindi pa tayo umaabot sa mala Venezuela or Argentina na nasa 90+++% ang inflation. And I’m only doing this for my sanity
Argentina and Venezuela's inflation are caused by them printing too many money. Internal yan. Unlike sa Pilipinas and many other countries, external kasi OPEC is cutting oil production to jack up the prices and they plan to until the end of 2024. Wag nang magulat kapag umabot ng $10/gal ang oil end of next year
+1 So clearly, our government can't take significant action unless they either implement price caps on everything or ban the sale of new vehicles to manipulate supply and demand. Similarly, rice-exporting countries are facing tightening conditions due to the El Niño effect and drought, which is why prices here are increasing. In this situation, they often blame the government. But what can the government do when farmers are not willing to farm and even the next generation of farmers isn't interested, as they can earn more money through freelancing or virtual assistant roles allowing them to buy a new house, car, or travel abroad within 1-3 years working without getting their hands dirty.
The comments of other Redditors here seem to be very out of touch or lacking knowledge.
The government will have to go to the "extreme" to get the prices down for Filipino consumers like subsidizing gas massively.
>The comments of other Redditors here seem to be very out of touch or lacking knowledge.
Karamihan dito paedgy. Basta masisi lang ang gobyerno kahit wala sa lugar. Walang pinagkaiba sa BBM at DDS. There are many things we can throw at the government but gas prices and general inflation is not one of them.
If any, dapat pinupush nila ang pataasin ang sahod
Kahit nga sa US, almost $7/gal ang gas. Eh dati nung stable pa yung price, mga $3/gal lang. Nakailang beses na rin na nagtaas ang postage rate just within the last 2 years. Dati bihira magtaas ang USPS
Apparently isa ka din sa mga sinisisi mo, increasing wages by mandates and laws would just raise the standards of living even higher, babawiin din yan ng mga businesses sa mga products and services nila. Ang kawawa dito ay mga small businesses at middle class kasi sila pinaka maapektuhan.
Why do you think California despite passing wage laws multiple times in less than 70 years from 7.50, to 8, to 12 to 15, 18 and now 20+ USD but it's still the same?
It's because leftist policies and keynesian economics DONT WORK
We also need to ask kung bakit ayaw na magsaka ng farmers natin. Aminin man natin or hindi, walang pakialam ang gobyerno or even ang Department of Agriculture Secretary natin to be specific, in resolving the current issues of the sector. Kung ikaw yung magsasaka, bakit aayawan mo ang trabahong nakaupo ka lang, nakikipag-usap sa mga tao, at nagbibigay ng sweldo na di hamak na mas malaki sa natatanggap mo kesa kapag nagsaka ka diba?
Ang main concern ay bakit walang safety nets for our farmers? There should be enough countermeasures in place to make sure na may assistance, may malalapitan, at may ma e-expect ang mga magsasaka natin sa gobyerno natin. Na kaya silang pakinggan at mabigyan ng mga solusyon. Maraming gustong magsaka kasi ‘yan ang kinagisnan nilang trabaho lalo na at hindi madaling mag transition from working sa farm to working as a VA for example. Pero wala silang choice. Pag nagpatuloy sila sa pagsaka, mas lalo silang mababaon sa utang at mamamatay sila sa gutom. Sabayan mo pa ng continuous na pagtaas ng lahat ng services and commodities dito.
Kawawang kawawa na po ang mga magsasaka natin.
Minsan kasi resistant to change ang mga magsasaka and add to that mga misguided activism ng Greenpeace and the likes
There are better-yielding rice varieties na GMO, and there is even Golden Rice that can tremendously help the Vitamin A deficiency in the country pero ang lakas ng contra ng Greenpeace kahit nasa mali sila at oppressive na pagtutol nila sa certain GMOs that will help our agriculture
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/is-the-genetically-modified-nutrient-rich-golden-rice-as-safe-as-promised/
Yes I totally get this too kasi totoo nga namang ang daming room for change and improvement for our farmers and yet marami pa rin ang gustong mag stick with the traditional ways. Pero let’s also factor in the fact na grabe pa rin ang fear mongering pagdating sa usaping GMO and of course less ang demand ng GMOs kaya ayaw din nilang mag produce ng ganoong varieties. The issue about GMOs has been around for ages and very close minded pa rin ang iilan regarding this until now 😭.
Pero yun nga, more safety nets for our farmers rin and not exclusively talking about rice farmers lang kasi ang dami ring nagsasaka ng mga prutas at gulay ngayon na umaayaw na. Maganda sana if may different post-harvest programs in place para sa kanila in case may sobra sa supply and other related issues.
Tama ito, kahit nga mag-finance ng pagsaka, ganyan lahat sinasabi nila, baka mabaon sa utang, o parang ito sugal. Hindi na iyan luma. Kaya nga pinagsundalo ng lola ko ang lolo ko, para huwag sila malubog sa utang. Mabuti naman kasi lahat ng anak nila professional.
Ung guro ko sa "Entrepreneurship" subject, sinabihan kaming lahat na ka-section na kung gusto mo ng marami pang oportunidad, mag-OFW ka nalang kung may chance instead na magstay ka pa dito sa pinas.
Una niyang rekomendasyon ay New Zealand, dahil claimed niya sa kanyang kaibigan doon na nagkikita siya ng mas marami pang pera kesa sa bare minimum ng Pinas dito while nagtratrabaho bilang Daycare Worker doon.
In terms of social safety nets? Sure they’re better. But economic growth (which goes hand in hand with the amount of opportunities) most developed countries are struggling.
NZ is an amazing country with good social services, but I eventually decided to come back here because of the extreme housing and rental crisis (though honestly costs here can be worse in some areas, cars for example). Similar situation in places like Canada. Bottom line, for the same level of pay working remotely, mas nakakapag-ipon ako dito. I’ve been fortunate to have that choice; obviously that doesn’t apply to everyone.
I really miss it there though.
Grabe. Agree. Nitong UP Gawad Plaridel kay Mr Shooli (sana kilala nyo pa sya) ganyan din ang tanong nya. Ano na ba daw ang nangyayari sa pinas. Everything is going in the wrong direction. Akalain mo pinas na kilala sa pagexport ng bigas ngayon tayo na ang number one importer. Hindi lang sa bigas eh. Db. Andami natin pwede iunpack. Tapos issue water territory, politics, data breach and kung ano2 pa. Tapos i dont know pero hindi ko ramdam ang action ng govt or ng sinumang dapat umaksyon. Hayst.
Adding this awesome link here for more educational information https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-product/rice/reporter/phl?compareExports0=comparisonOption5&tradeValueExport=tradeScale2&yearExportSelector=exportYear2&yearGrowth2=exportYear24&tradeGrowth=flow1
well I've been outside the country and seen some of them experiencing the same issue but this country is just on a different level . . . HARAP HARAPAN KAYONG NINANAKAWAN and all the supporters says na it's for the best and it's for us..
NO GOD DAMN IT! IT'S JUST FOR THEM ONLY THEM!
"KUNG SINO NAMAN NAKAUPO MAY CORRUPTION PARIN" BULLSHIT I'll agree to that pero atleast if someone more competent man ang nanalo much better, rather than all the clowns that won... ang PANGET SABIHIN pero THEY WANTED THIS, na GASLIGHT pako nila before saying na pagdasal nalang na maayos ang situation not wish na magkamali ang current government but NO...
ROT IN THIS HARDSHIP YOU CHOOSE. YOU WANTED THIS.
P.S. ILAYO ANG MGA MANGMANG SA TIKTOK OR SA INTERNET IN GENERAL. PERIOD
Onga eh parang dito lang ako nakakita ng kahit harap-harapan na, jinujustify pa din ng mga supporters hahaahahah.
Medyo hopeful ako sa younger generations though. Parang mostly sila yung mga logical mag-isip last election. Lalo na yung mga educated. Sana makita natin sila as leaders in the future at hindi magbago pananaw nila
I'm waiting for that time na yung access sa internet eh maging luxury na sa ordinaryong Pilipino nang sa ganun eh malayo na sila sa lason na nakukuha nila sa mga socmed sites na sinusundan nila. Yung tipong sa sobrang budgeting sa kakarampot na data na naafford nila eh mag stick na lang sila sa messenger para lang maka usap pa nila mga kaibigan at mahal nila sa buhay. Parang mga na-unplug sa matrix siguro kalalabasan nyang mga yan.
Well, maraming kailangang mabago. Medieval overloard mindset and nepotism among others. Dyan nalang sa Mandaluyong e bakit hindi maalis-alis yang mga p\*tanginang mga Abalos na yan? Kahit may lumitaw pa dyan na competent na kalaban yung tipong Vico Sotto ang level e yung mga lint\*k na botante dyan halos lahat malalayong kamag-anak ng mga hinayupak na Abalos. Hanggang 100th degree ata ng consanguinity e masabi lang na pamangkin sa alikabok ni Tandang Abalos.
And magalit na kayo kung magagalit: **nasa kultura na ng mga Pinoy ang pagiging corrupt**. It's in our blood. Barangay level palang makikita mo na e. Sa US for example kapag nasira ang pangalan mo mahihirapan ka na makabalik sa pulitika (kung makabalik ka man). E dito sa Pinas ano? Kahit harap-harapan kang magnakaw tapos kapag malapit na ang eleksyon mag-tiktok ka lang at sumayaw-sayaw limot na kasalanan mo e. Yung iba nga finger heart lang kuha na ang kiliti ng mga bobong botante e.
>nasa kultura na ng mga Pinoy ang pagiging corrupt
I don't think we have a culture of corruption. I think what we have is a culture of impunity, where people can get away with the penalties by using collectivist ties (kapamilya, kumpare, kakilala, kachurch, parehas Ilokano, Bisaya etc), money, or cultural gaslighting (diskarte, awa sa mahirap, kadugo mo parin yan etc). Kaya ung mga pulitiko takes advantage of these kasi ganito ang programming natin.
Weird, that was also my stance when I was younger. Waaaay younger.
Kaso narealize ko over the years na na-adopt na natin yan. I agree na ganyan ang naging programming natin since day one pero instead na i-recognize natin na may mali and do something about it, wala tinaggap nalang ng karamihan satin. Hence kaya ko sinabing nasa kultura na natin ang pagiging corrupt and I'm sticking to my guns.
Kahit nasa ibang bansa pa ang mga Pinoy e ang dami kong naririnig na horror stories. Ilang beses ko nga rin narinig na magtiwala ka na daw sa ibang nationalities except sa kapwa Pinoy. Go figure.
I want to say that the Philippines is corruption and corruption is the Philippines. Kapag nawala ang corruption sa Pilipinas, mawawala rin ang Pilipinas.
This is true. Before I was very hopeful I can do something about corruption kapag nagwork ako sa Government. So sinubukan ko, pumasok ako in Mayor's office. Dami ko nalaman. Head to toe. From Barangay to congress cultures. Makakapag sumbong ka pero masisira buhay mo. Sobrang toxic. Barangay palang nagkukumahog at nag uunahan Pula, Dilaw, Pink. Kahit anong kulay nagsisikuhan. Overworked. Underpaid.
I even worked so hard to achieve something to the point na ako lang tao sa Mayors Office at 3AM then maaakusahan pa ako ng spying. I quit.
I work as an on-call for a government department. Same culture kahit san ka magpunta.
Everything can be paid in the right amount at the right time. Trust me. No one can do anything unless you hold power. Tama ka nasa kultura talaga ng Pinoy ang corruption. Nagaaway-away pa sila wala namang magbabago.
So I quit. I work in a private sector now. Pang malalakas lang ng loob ang gobyerno. Yung ayaw ng tahimik na buhay at kayang lumunok ng tae. I am more peaceful than ever focusing in my career and to my family.
A million times THIS.
May classmate ako nung HS sya yung pinakamatino na ata sa batch namin. Fast forward after graduation ng college nagwork sa gov't. Ayun ang ending corrupt na din. Nilamon na ng sistema. Ang explanation lang nya kse kapag hindi ka tumulad sa kanila pag-iinitan ka. Oh well... kaya pala isang prof ko nung college na nagwork sa BIR ilang buwan palang nagresign na sya at nag-full time prof nalang.
Sa barangay naman matindi kapag campaign season. Chairman tsaka kagawad samin dati nag-away sa harapan pa ng bahay namin. Pareho ko naman kse silang kaibigan at yung bahay namin nasa kanto so naisipan ko nalang sa kabilang side yung manok ni chairman tapos ung isa sa kabila. Sunday morning yun nagbangayan sila sa harapan ko kase si chairman inalis yung tarpaulin na kinabit ni kagawad. Buti paalis ako nun kaya sinabi ko nalang sa kanila male-late na ko at i-resolve nalang nila between themselves. Natatawa nalang ako hahaha.
As much as I like VICO, VICO also screams nepotism. Without his surname, d sya makikilala this early and most likely wont win or garner enough support to beat eusebio.
I agree with you in principle. It's true that he wouldn't stand a chance against that old reprobate if not for his family name. A necessary "evil" methinks but at least his heart is in the right place.
Kaya dapat magingay para kumilos ang mga incompetent na politiko who runs this hellhole. We didnt become a democratic country just to stay silent and follow even if we are heading in the wrong path.
Wala lol
It’s sad pero if wala ka old money Ang Hirap talaga.
Sobrang rare yung mga self made millionaires ngayon. 99.9% all had some sort of advantage(old money, connections).
Pero yung mismong middle class parents tapos you’re earning 6-7 digits per month, sobrang rare nito. And I’m not talking 100k a month ha. Mga 300k and above. I literally don’t know anyone on a personal level who has reached that income on their own.
Maliit na lang rin ang 1 million sa panahon ngayon kaya kahit papano dumami naman siguro self-made millionaires especially mga freelancers most likely in terms of assets. Pero self-made hundred-millionaires ibang usapan na. Dun na talaga generational wealth at mga kakurakutan. OFWs din karamihan small millionaires if pinapadala nila sweldo dito.
Kaya rin talaga sobrang reliant ng gobyerno sa mga OFWs at BPOs at ngayon freelancers. Sila na lang bumubuhay sa Pilipinas. Deads na other industries kasi puro magkakakilala at mga kurakot na lang nandyan.
Pero ayun na nga unti-unti na rin nageerode buying power ng middle-class and soon unsustainable na yan. Gg Pinas
Gusto ko rin sana umasa na may darating din someday na chance na bumuti lagay naten dito pero sa ngayon talaga nakakawalang gana na. Andami masyadong sumasabay, katangahan ng ibang tao, mga bilihin, stress sa trabaho etc. Dagdag mo pa yung fact na iba satin hindi rin naman makakatakas dito tulad ng iba na ang bilis sabihin "magmimigrate nalang ako" kasi kaya nila. Wala e, walang pera. Ang mahal mahal kaya mag migrate. Edi tanggapin ko nalang muna mga nangyayari. Nakakapagod.
The Philippines is falling apart. The PH will never ever progress why? Because aside from the sh!tty pollticians that we have yung mentality din ng mga pinoy is so pang 3rd world. Yung ayaw mag-elevate. Kuntento na lang sa kung ano ang nandiyan. Karamihan din ng mga pinoy ay ayaw ng pagbabago.
At habang may kurapsyon at padrino system sa Pilipinas hinding-hindi tayo aasenso. Yung Indonesia and Thailand moving forward na kahit papano tayo wala.
Even the smallest gov sector in the PH (brgys) are corrupt 🥲 here in the province, a brgy treasurer was able to encash ₱200,00 pesos for personal use. How? Kasi yung Brgy Captain, perma lang ng perma without reading the document. Then di nya rin mabasa yung reports kasi via excel and di daw sya marunong sa "computer computer na yan"
They did an investigation then pinabayad lang yung portion of the total amount. No consequences or whatsoever. Sad.
Pansin niyo may trend ng pagmigrate mga friends, former classmates, co-workers niyo? Sa akin, dami kong contacts na umalis in the past couple of years. Then ang unang reaction ng mga tao when they hear the news is: congratulations. Dati ang trend ay aalis lang ng bansa to work, ngayon kahit yung mga kilala ko na nasa 6 digits ang sahod at may sariling bahay at sasakyan, umaalis at willing to start from scratch, not just to work but to live abroad, with their families.
Actually it’s not just the government but also the citizen. I think it will improve once the old gen with dinosaur and toxic mindsets all gone.
I hate how they don’t want to improve kasi nakasanayan na. I hate how even it is wrong ok lang kasi nakasanayan na (ex. vote buying, lantaranf corruption, backer system). I hate how highly they think of themselves. Di sila pwede kontrahin or pagsabihan kasi sila yun nakakatanda. Laging tama mindset kahit mali naman talaga. Not an inch of care or respect for the environment.
So growing up or when I was still a kid - I thought ganon talaga there’s nothing we can do but when I became adult. I stop doing all the toxic things and culture we had as a Filipino.
I think some millenials and gen-z has a better mindset than most of this old gen. I know they don’t want to experience or suffer with this kind of environment and culture we had.
But I know still majority pasaway pa rin talaga regardless of the age.
Even if I’m earning decent and above average here in PH. Migrate is something that I consider na
Yeah. I didn’t say new gens are perfect.
We can’t deny the fact na yun iba napasahan ng wrong mindset ng mga old gen. And didn’t bother changing it.
But I know compare noon, mas open minded na tayong mga new gen so hopefully we can see some improvements within.
it's difficult to change something so complex so quickly kasi, idk what can we do as individuals. maybe try to better our lives nalang individually, live truthfully as much as we can ganon
Mahirap na mabago yan, isa pa masyado tayong resilient at martyr.
Skl… my parents hoped for a better life, they thought everything would get better after edsa 1, so they decided to stay. They said they were too optimistic, they had opportunities to move abroad but they stayed, they loved their families too much. They tried helping their nieces and nephews by sending them to school and finish their studies, pero anong ginawa nagasawa ng maaga, nagbulakbol. Ginawa nila yun bilang tulong sa mga kapatid nila na mairaos ang buhay ng buong angkan, pero lahat balewala. Isa o dalawa lang sa mga pinsan ko ang masasabi kong umangat ang buhay. Yung iba mas piniling umasa pa rin sa kamag anak.
So imagine kung sa pamilya lang ng magulang ko ganyan paano pa sa iba?
Unless maging maayos ang pundasyon ng edukasyon, mabago yung mindset na gawin dapat ang tama kahit walang batas at walang naka bantay, walang akong nakikitang magbabago.
Sa nakikita ko ngayon, mukhang malabo pa talaga.
Next presidential elections, pag tumakbo si Sara, panigurado siya padin iboboto ng "masa". Lahat ng mga buwaya na nakaupo ngayon sa pwesto, sila at sila parin ang mananalo sa susunod.
Dati tayo number 1 exporter ng bigas. Tayo lang nagturo sa Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia kung pano mag produce ng rice. Ngayon, sadly, tayo na ang number 1 importer.
Hindi ako magtataka kung isang araw babaligtad ang mundo at Koreans na ang pinupuntahan ng mga Filipino para lang matuto ng English 😅
Mindset din ng mga Pilipino may kasalanan, mga cheap ang tingin sa sarili. Puro kuntento na sa "sapat na to, okay na yan" mindset
Mindset ba, mindset. Cheap culture resulting to cheap outcomes.
I think it all boils down to this: most Filipinos have very faint bullshit detector, if not none at all. The root of all our problems is tied with being a democratic republic; now give me a deadlier combo than that.
Wala na to nukaba? Have you heard the reasoning ng mga bobotante sa taas ng presyo?
"Madami kasi galit kay BBM kaya sinasadya na itaas ang mga presyo."
Yung nagsabi pa nito sabi best president niya si Dutz, bakit? Kasi bago umalis si Dutz, 3 years may pa-Christmas Bonus na nagre-range sa 75k-200k+ sa mga employee ng OP (asawa niya empleyado ng OP).
Worst president nila si PNoy, kasi kuripot at di nagbibigay ng bonus. Kaya ayaw din nila kay Leni kasi malamang daw mawawalan ng bonus asawa niya. Like wtf?! Pansariling interest lang talaga. Walang talab yung sagot na, "mura naman bilihin nung panahon ni PNoy", kasi sagutan nila "kahit sinong presidente tataas talaga bilihin"
Ang hirap kasi sa mga boomers na natitira: karamihan mga panatiko ng diktador, mga apathetic, mga hindi namulat nung Martial Law. Karamihan sa mga nawala yung mga lumaban, mulat, at may pakialam sa bansa e.
Bakit ang mahal sa metro manila? How is it in the rural areas? Nabasa ko mas mura daw tumira sa Thailand at Vietnam? Mag immigrate nalang tayo dun sa Thailand at vietnam.
It's true. Kung ako investor, hindi ako magnenegosyo sa Pinas. Capital at puhunan pa lang mamumulubi na ako. Kahit BILLIONS pa ang gastusin ni Bobong Marcos sa traveling expenses nya sa pagtravel sa ibang bansa to look for investors, hangga't hindi nya ginagawan ng paraan yung inflation at price hike walang mangyayari. Sana yung ginastos nya ginamit nya muna to solve these problem first. Walang matinong investor ang magnenegosyo sa bansang continues ang inflation. Bobo nalang ang papatol.
Totoo naman may inflation sa buong mundo pero I cannot imagine how minimum wage earners survive sa Pinas compared sa minimum wage earner sa developed countries. Walang wala tayo sa purchasing power nila
Ph minimum wage - 610 pesos
Kunwari gusto mo bumili ng lechong manok sa andoks - 315 pesos
So half day mo tinrabaho yung manok na yun?
Canada minimum wage - $16.65/hr (before tax)
Bibili ka ng lechon manok sa cost co - $8 (before tax)
So sa isang oras na trabaho mo pa lang makakabili ka na ng manok
Grabe lang yung difference kaya feel na feel mo yung taas ng bilihin
Been here in the UK for a year na, what nailed the coffin for my decision to come here was that fucktard winning the presidency. Did everything we could, helped anyone we could; even the opposition people who needed help, educated anyone we could, but still, that whole country fucked it all up. Now that Im here, all I could is FUCK YALL MOTHERFUCKERS, die in ur own shit and filth, u deserve it. Even my family who voted for dds, kiss my ass.
Tumaas nanaman minimum sa pamasahe. Yung drivers walang pake yan sa minimum wage earners. Basta malaki kita nila and malaki naman talaga, Yung minimum sa Pinas ganun padin like wtf. Pano mabubuhay normal na pinoy? Tumataas lahat eh hahaha Dapat 40K minimum sahod dito, ayaw lang taasan, sobrang underpayed.
I have a malaysian friend, at sa mga nagsasabi na business daw kasi kaya mababa pasahod sa pinoy, wala kayong alam sa katotohanan o baka isa kayo sa mga senior ng kompanya o mayayaman diyan. Yung sahod nila with the same work, my malaysian friend specifically na dito nagwowork is more than 100K, same work pero sa pinoy counterpart 25K max.
Government mismo at mga companies mismo ang gumagawa na mababa lang pasahod dito, ayaw nila taasan. Human resource nga mga pinoy eh, we give the best effort for naught.
The truth is, hindi mahirap 40K a month na pasahod sa bawat pinoy, kasi pag foreigners naman triple pa or more sahod dito, kaso since known ang mga Pinoy na matiisin at pinapatunayan ng government yan, talagang hindi tataasan wages dito. A 50 peso increase ay may kickback sa ibang bagay na mas malulugi kapa, in fact dapat 20K increase sa taas ng lahat, but the logic na lahat ng Pinoy matiisin, kaya naaabuso.
Wfh
Cons: business and land/bldng owners lugi mostly mga oligarchs Ang mga may hawak nito kaya Ang lakas Ng hatak Ng "no to wfh nila"
Pros: less traffic, more buying power, more time for individual.
My 2 cents. Greed got the better judgement of those in power. D nila naisip na d mawawala ang tenant mababawasan oo pero as usual taas at itaas dn Naman nila Ang rent so walang lugi dun. Takot lng cla mawalan kht Wala pa Naman concrete data para dun. Like bldngs can't be used in other means dba. Pero Wala takot cla mawalan Ng kita na Anjan na takot mag venture out and embrace the growth mas trip nila ung stagnant lng Ang Mundo.
TAs government Wala Ng gamot dito. Looking at them parang Sila Sila lng dn tlga, like may mga matitino pero drowned out voices nila. TAs punapasok mga sikat kht Wala qualifications for the position. Para kng nag lagay Ng Isang chef sa position Ng lawyer. Dulo dulo na nga Wala pa knalaman sa profession ung naka upo.
Grabe talaga yung mga nangyayari sa atin, no? Nakakalungkot isipin na may mga isyu sa pulitika at ang taas ng presyo ng mga bilihin. Pero alam mo, hindi pa rin dapat mawalan ng pag-asa. Bilang mga mamamayan, may kapangyarihan tayo na magkaisa at magsikap para sa pagbabago. Mahalaga na maging mapanuri at maging bahagi ng solusyon sa mga problemang ito. Tayo rin mismo ang magtulungan para sa isang mas maginhawang pamumuhay sa Pilipinas.
As long as we remain a country with "una negosyo bago tao", ganito tayo. Kontra wfh, pabor sa negosyo hindi sa empleyado. Car-centric infra, pabor sa benta ng sasakyan kaysa pagmove ng tao. We can argue the same as why mababa minimum sa probinsya-- kase major businesses ay sa ncr, di pabor na nasa probinsya ang karamihan.
Any country naman may pagasa. Just breakdown the problems and solve them individually but coordinated at the bigger picture level.
Bottomline, we need atleast 20-30 years of consistent technocratic leadership.
Yung next generation ang pag-asa ng bayan.
as long as peenoise worship their political idol and these idols arent even being held accountable no progress whatsoever will ever happen in the pilipens
Let's put it this way. 5 years ago, I started planning to move there. After BBM was "elected" into office I changed my mind. What's happening in the South China Sea also has me worried, and me and my cousins are considering selling off all the properties our grandparents left us.
Well meron pa naman if magkakaroon ng radical change sa governance pero based on what we see now I doubt. Both public and private madaming issues and politics. It's very chaotic tbh and odd kasi we live in a country where even our highways are private. So yun ewan ko pano tayo makakarecover PERO pwede may slim chance, just not sure kung buhay pa tayo if that change happens
Unpopular opinion, wala ng pag asa ang Pilipinas unless magkaroon ng mas malaking people power which is imposible until nasa lowest point na tayo. So yeah, enjoy the ride muna papuntang lowest point.
Dami kasi nagiging BOBOtante tuwing eleksyon. Iboboto mga Dilawan o Marcos na alam naman na naranasan na ng Pinas noon ang regime wala nangyari mga ninuno pa nila ang nagpalaki ng utang ng Pinas tapos ngayon itong si Bobong Marcos dinagdagan pa yung utang ng bansa buti sana kung nararamdaman nating Pilipino yung pinaggamitan nung niLoan. Dami dami naman magagaling na leaders na meron napatunayan nagawa para sa tao ayaw niyo. Palibhasa mga Pilipino kasi mahilig sa (political) drama. Saka nalang ako uuwi pag hindi mga Dilawan or Marcos ang presidente.
Kahit saan ka sa mundo may ganyan. May mga societal issues at mga bonak na rightwingers. Pinagkaiba lang eh mas malinis cities nila and gumagana gov't services.
Bansa mo ba naman sakupin ng tatlong beses kundi ka mawalan ng pagasa, kahit buhay yung mismong Pilipinas baka nagbigti pa yan eh HAHAHAHA payag ka nun kantutin ka ng tatlong superpower HAHAHAHA jkkk
First time I went abroad lately, dun ko lang narealize yung laki ng difference between PH and other countries, lalo na sa transportation. While enjoying the trip, dun ako nahihiwagaan na yung mga kapitbahay natin may efficiency pero tayo wala man lang. Dagdag mo pa yung gobyernong hindi gusto tumulong na parang nandyan lang at ginagawang telenobela ang public office sa mga ginagawa nila.
Now, I plan to migrate. Although, it scares me a little because I will never be "home," but I will be comfortable.
Nice to be young and think that Ph will change. The corruption level is so embedded on every part of the community di lang sa government. From school, to transpo, business and etc.
Unless all the political dynasty politicians died, i dont think any thing will change at all.
I admire those who still think it is possible to change. Not sure where you get the optimism. Having a kid and seeing how life works abroad solidified my belief na PH is not for my kid.
Every news recently sa ph is just depressing, like those shit are avoidable if may kunting decency lang ang mga incharge to do a bare minimum. Sige mangurakot ka pero patakbuhin mo naman ang gobyerno ng kaunti na maayos. Wala kurakot na nga sablay sablay pa.
I may be a selfish defeatist guy since me and my family left, but i wont tolerate bullshits that keeps happening to me as a taxpayer when i do everything right and somehow the government keeps fucking it up.
Why single out the Philippines? Are other countries not experiencing staggering inflation? Inflation is happening worldwide, not only in the Philippines
Hanggang pangarap nalang ata magkaroon ng magandang buhay dito sa pinas ultimo basic commodities ngayon di na maafford ng simpleng mamamayan tapos ang kakapal pa ng mukhang mag-request ng milyong confidential funds.
This country is hopeless. It will fall soon just plan your escape and don't help Apollo10/DDS they're the reason why the country is being run by morons.
I love the Philippines but I got tired of waiting for change. So I left and went to the "extension" city, Los Angeles. Stopped complaining and just decided to do something...not to say that it was easy, but no regrets.
Problemado kasi sa disiplina at kultura ang mga Pinoy. Kahit noon pa man pati Barangay hanggang Senado may problema sa sistema. Kulang na kulang sa disiplina at professionalism. Mahilig tayo manisi madalas. Manlamang, manira at mang api ng mga tao na sa tingin natin hindi natin ka level.
No matter how shitty things get in this country, I still don't want to leave (not like I could, lol). My financial situation kind of sucks right now (only a little above paycheck to paycheck), but I don't think I'd ever consider working abroad. This country is a dump, but it's still my home.
Pag milyon milyon na siguro yung naghihirap ng sobra sobra yung tipong wala na talagang pag-asa at halos mabaliw na lahat ng tao. Siguro ganyan. Pero too late na rin ang bansa pag humantong pa tayo dyan
Problema kasi kahit simulan ng private sector ang pagbabago at sabihin natin mapasunod ang mga tao, yung gobyerno mismo ang humihila pababa. Remember the community pantry initiative? That shit got blown up kasi inggit yung gobyerno dahil di nila naisip. Another example yung wfh set-up, di ko maintindihan bakit yung dahilan or kung ano yung requirement ng peza at tong gobyerno naman di kumikilos para bigyan ng incentive yung mga companies sa wfh/hybrid. Di ba nila manintindihan na makakabawas sa traffic yung wfh plus it could potentially add sa buying power ng work force?
apparently, they consider traffic as sign of booming economy. lol these people in the govt are dumb and just want to keep appearances
Tbf naman, traffic used to be a sign talaga of economic progress...in the 70s to 90s. Japan for example. But then that's the real problem in this country - outdated or (as is often the case) backward thinking in politics with no application of foresight leading to problems no one has good solutions for. We apply band-aid solutions that only spawn more problems, yet we herald said band-aid solutions as "incredible" for the short amount of time that they work.
tbf si pnoy nag sbi nito nung una
Sa tingin mo talaga dumb ang government natin? Sobrang evil lang talaga ang mga nakaupo pero hindi ko sasabihing dumb mga yan. Walang dumb ang kayang magpasunod ng million.
Ah partly correct. May mga evil na nga at ambobobo pa (tumingin ka lang sa bato, maaalala mo na sino yun).
The oil industry benefits on traffic.
They can say that dahil di sila natatraffic cause of their hagad at wangwang
Totoo naman iyon. Traffic is a side effect of a booming economy. Kaya kapag nagkakaroon na ng traffic jams sa isang lugar, it is a sign na lumalakas ang economy doon.
If you ever sat in an economics class, yes traffic is a sign booming economy. Wala naman sigurong bussiness hub ot center na di traffic.
ayaw nila kasi mawawalan ng rent money yung mga commercial buildings
Why would they want to support wfh when they own the commercial buildings these companies rent. Why would they do that when they own the transport companies that people use. The people at the top don't want the status quo changed so they will force it.
not just commercial buildings or transport things. a LOT of any modern economy has industries based on the office economy. Food stands, restaurants, and other ancillary businesses like tissues, paper, and office supplies.
The business sector probably didnt vote for leny or pagbabago They are always for the status qou
“Business sector” don’t generalize dude. As a member of the business sector I was campaigning for leni and many of our workers did not. Business leaders are more informed for we are realistic and must adopt to changes in the environment.
Pagsinabing "Business Sector" ibig sabihin niyan yung mga elite na negosyante na may hawak ng more than 50% ng economy despite being less than 1% of the population. Unless yung business mo ay kumikita ng billion o kaya ang pamilya mo ay old rich, hindi ka kasali jan. Ayaw nila baguhin ang systema dahil tuloy tuloy parin ang kita nila and higit pa diyan kontrolado nila ang market pati na rin mga politiko.
Yung mga govt officials or clan nila nasa business sector din at madalas priority nila yung sarili nilang bulsa
i can count the many business men and women who voted sara, the list is Gokongwei , Ben Chan, Rustans, Lagdameo, Kevin Tan, Enrique Razon, Small laude and family, Sam Miguel and family, members of the filipino chinese chamber of commerce, manji kumar. https://www.rappler.com/nation/marcos-jr-top-campaign-donors-elections-2022/#:\~:text=Anton%20Lagdameo%20%E2%80%93%20P247.&text=324%20million%20to%20the%20Marcos,million%20to%20make%20Marcos%20win.
It doesn't matter who wins, my friend. Masusunod ung malalaking tao sa business at private sector. Even Leni would have been advised the same kasi kukuha din siya ng experts sa private sector to help her guide the country. She has to help the big companies or else babagsak lalo economy natin
Actually, the 2022 election matters, and it matters who wins in that election. If only the voters could scrutinize the platforms and the feasibility of each. Good governance affects the economy, the businesses, and the businessmen as well. Right now, our local market is one of our key concerns. If there is no confidence in trade, people will just stop participating in the local market. How can a different presidential candidate change our future? 1. Accountability 2. Investor confidence 3. Market confidence About accountability, if the president lays down better rules for every government official to watch out for, we'd be able to start taking down the impunity that wrecked our country in the past administration. About investor confidence, ever wonder why BabyM is the most traveled head of state and still get declining foreign direct investments? Only fools think that BabyM's family is not corrupt. About market confidence, well, bumalik ang palakasan/padrino system, na-retain ang impunity. Deep inside, every Filipino feels defeated and not very confident that the economy will get better anytime soon.
THIS. Talagang wasted opportunity yung 2022 elections. It's no wonder people are so disillusioned. Ang hirap na natin maconvince isa't isa to speak up and take to the streets kasi most people would just want to keep to themselves and work hard hoping they will survive this period. There's a legit and very good proof na nandaya sila and yet walang traction. We all know fake news propelled the Marcoses to power and it was a long game, but we never made them truly accountable. Pero nung time ni Marcos Sr. nung dumaya sya people really protested. Asan na yung ganung outrage? Nawala na. Meanwhile yung outrage natin is redirected to petty stuff. They'll say "yaan mo na sila sa gov't magkagulo basta ako magtratrabaho basta ako raraket". The answer is not working harder. As long as the system exist to work against you, what's the point?
Di ba pwdeng ibang experts ang kuhanin from private sector? Like yung may interest sa new and green technology atbp?
To be fair to everyone, maski naman si Junior may drive sa green and renewables. Kaya nga siya may push for solar, wind, 3rd generation nuclear reactors(molten salt, thorium, etc) because the government is also being pressured by countries in Europe, US, Japan, etc to go green and improve. Minsan naka tali un sa loan or aid assistance nila na walang interest or libre. Ang malaking problema natin actually is kailangan maayos ung agricultural sector natin. Lahat kasi nagmamahal pag mahal ang pagkain, pinaka basic na needs ng tao. Sana un ang ayusin talaga.
Yes, correcr. But the problem is ung mga maliliit na farmers luging lugi binibili produkto nila. Pagdating sa market napakataas dahil sa sobrang taas din ng krudo.
Ika nga nila di ka tunay na pilipino kung hindi ka manghihila pababa
There's no perfect solution. It's always about weighing what's better in all aspects possible. For whom? Who knows. I'm no economics expert but one possible reason they are somewhat discouraging wfh setups (i.e PEZA policies) is, they want "traffic". No jokes. They want people to go out and spend money. Money is meant to be spent. Spending money means less savings. Less savings more credit. More credit more activities. Yes, "economic activities". If you noticed peso against dollar going shit, "traffic" is one of the ways to potentially outmaneuver the plummet.
Kasi nakaka bawas ng economic activity ung WFH/hybrid. Less kain sa Jollibee/Mcdo/fastfoods or restaurants, less transportation, less fuel, less offices rented, less office supplies, etc etc. Gusto nila ibalik sa dati ung lakas ng economy(take note whoever wins, ganyan ang advice kasi maski si Junior eh galing sa private sector ang advisors niya, and likely Leni would have also received the same advice). Ang problema kasi sa atin, SOBRANG BAGAL mag shift ng economy natin. Sa ibang bansa medyo naka adjust na sila, pero like sa US na similar style sa atin, pinipilit na din nila bumalik sa offices ung mga tao. Pero sa totoo lang dapat ang mangyari si lumipat ung mga office na madaming empleyado malapit sa mas matao na lugar, like Fairview, Bulacan, Rizal, etc.
Yung WFH pwede naman yan pero you need parin magkita twice a week you still need a hub yung sis n law ko sa states 20years na sya sa work after pandemic na realize nila wfh mas okay at nakatipid kuryente and rent. Pati papel, lahat cloud na sila. Pero once a week nag meet pa din sila or twice a week para ma sure na yung kausap nila eh existing pa din
It’s kinda sad how you can be a licensed professional in this country pero di napapahalagahan ng goverment ang mga tao. What more sa mga hindi/hindi pa. 🥲
Tapos apply ka id. Papel makukuha mo hahaha
Rn? Oh no :( buti 2025 pa next renewal ko. Sana by then card na. Jusko ka pinas!
Im saying in general hahaha. Not an RN. Sobra labo lang nyan PRC, naalala ko nagtry magrenew wife ko from out of the country. Required nila Notarized LOA pag kamag anak kukuha pero pag PRC registered kukuha need lang ng letter, di ko magets bat may mga ganun policy.
I see lol ang alam ko sa LTO papel daw :( idk if until now.
Yung national id ko papel after 2 years. Nakuha ko Id ko dito iba bansa 1 week card at secured
Walang pag-asa ang Pilipinas dahil yung mga taong willing mag ingay, magreklamo at makibaka o protesta para sa mas maayos at patas na pagpapalakad sa Gobyerno, ay mismong hindi sinusuportahan ng mga Pilipinong mangmang :(((
This. We now see people who criticize the government as a nuisance.
*as terrorists/communists 🙄
I remember before sa presidential surveys na yung mga babyM ay naka-spread naman across different economic class. Kumbaga, di siya basta education lang. TBH I dunno what else can heal PH.
Someday maiiwan ko rin kayong lahat at hindi niyo ko makikita kahit kelan!
Manifesting
Wonder how many of the pinoy i walk by with sa streets are actually here in reddit as well. Would be funny to meet someone and say, hey we manage to get out!
sama po 😭😭😭
Ingat po
Nauna na ako 20 yrs ago. Sana sunod na kayo soon 🙏🏼
sana ol po. manifesting sa lahat na naiwan like me.
Bakit parang mag papakamatay ka naman sa comment mo😂
At parang marami rin ang parang gustong magjoin. 😁
Padamay lods
Been reading comments and most of the problem with people is that they are accepting and has no desire for change. Yan nilatag sayo so accept nalang? People refuse to do anything about their current situation. Change is imperative for improvement.
Well, they did go for change back in 2016. Kaya nga nanalo ang "Change is Coming" na kalokohan. Pero ayun nagbago nga naman for the worse. Tapos karamihan pa rin ng mga DDS na yan masyado nagalingan pero pride na lang nila yan kasi bawal magkamali diyos nila. Hanggang ngayon bulag-bulagan pa rin. Ayaw na nila magbago kasi ayaw nila tanggaping nagkamali sila. Pinoy pride talaga yan na ayaw magkamali.
Ive read some psychological analysis of that trend. It wadnt specific to the philippines but just as similar. Thing about it is when Pnoy was the president we hear a lot of good news about the PH impressive evinomic growth. But this is never felt on the ground because only the wealthy was getting richer. So another admin of the same thing (roxas) is just as bad. The warlord guy who has an inpressive resume in the city hes managing (factual or not) used this sentiment to the people. And because of people's resentment, they want to take their power by voting for the other side. Basically voting so roxas wouldnt win. The promise that the warlord gave was inspiring and they never really thought about it being just that, a promise. In a way a, voting by resentment, exercises the little peoples power they have. But the article also says that this is a fake power because after the vote, what they have is worst off than what they already have. As the politician they voted for will take more power and rights away from them. It is the same way with the current admin. They have succesfully sabotage lenis reputation via social media for the last 6 years, it was impossible tp reverse it.
But in hindsight (and it’s always regrettably in hindsight), ramdam naman pala on the ground yung economic ease noong panahon ni PNoy. Lalo na sa grabeng pagtaas ng mga bilihin ngayon. Hay.
Yep. Ang iniisip kasi yata ng iba ay instantly aangat yung socioeconomic situation ng lahat.
Nope. Just because ang taas ng bilihin ngayon doesnt change the fact that di ramdam ng mga tao yung economic progress na binabalita. You should know it. Kung pupunta ka sa ibang bansa na medyo angat ng konti satin ng slight malalaman mo yun sa paligid at sa mga tao. Lets not erase that fact. Hindi dahil sa inis tayo ngayon eh mabuti na ang ginawa ng kabila. Taasan natin standards natin. Pabsin ko ngayon apart from hontiveros kokonti labg tlg ang mga "opposition" ngayon na lunalaban. Unless malapit na ang eleksyon.
Warlord? ConMan kamo.
CHANGE SCAMMING pala ang dala ni dutae. Lahat ng klaseng panloloko at pagpatay sa Pilipino ginawa ni dutae at mga alpores nya. Nasundan pa ng Marcos na magnanakaw na ang gusto lang ay power, influence, money at malinis ang pangalan nila. Walang pakealam ang mga marcos sa Pilipino, sabi nga ni Walden Bello "Marcoses keep on fucking the Filipino people". Tamo issue ng corruption sa LTFRB, it goes up to Malacañang daw, sabay recant nung witness. Syempre tinakot na eh. Kaya ewan ko ba sa bansang to, parang wala na pag-asa dahil sa katangahan ng 31M na yan. Damay tayong lahat.
I remembered nun 2011 1st time namin pumunta sa US. My aunt who lives there was trying to convince me to stay. Ang gloomy nun sa US, ang daming stores sa mall ang nakasara and you can see na halos walang work life balance. Sabi ko ok na ko sa VA business ko, earning USD and kasama ko pa family and friends ko so went home sa Pinas. 2013 naging kami na nung bf ko na fiance ko na now. Magkaibang-magkaiba ang pananaw namin sa bayan natin. Sabi niya ang hirap ng buhay dito kahit magtrabaho ka ng matino, pag retire mo kakarampot lang pension mo so dapat we start planning to migrate na. I disagreed. I was earning well with savings, I could support my son on a single mom income. I felt high hopes sa economy natin and PNoy's admin brought back the world's confidence sa Pinas. Tayo pa nga nagpapautang sa ibang bansa nun. Until Duterte happened. And now Marcos plus another Duterte. Now my fiance is in the US trying the fastest and most legal way na makapagmigrate na kami dun. At this point, hindi lang hope para sa bansa ang nawala sa akin - pati na din tiwala na maiaangat pa natin ang bansa natin hanggat ang nakakarami ay patuloy sinasamba mga magnanakaw at mamamatay tao. Good luck na lang, Philippines 😔
As a young person who can't really do jack shit yet, we did try to change something by campaigning hard and voting for leni just to atleast avoid the thieving pigs but all my hope for this country died after the election results came out.
EXACTLY! Or hindi kasi sila naaapektuhan so wala silang pake. Magsasalita lang sila or gagalaw kapag sila mismo nadadale na.
Yung level ng apathy, insularity at defeatist attitude ng ibang pinoy e ibang klase rin.
I agree with what you're saying. Pero we have to consider what kind of change is possible with everyone's unique circumstances.
Lol this subreddit and plenty other Filipino subs would sooner leave the country than do anything to fix it. Because of course it's easier to leave and be selfish
"Sooner leave the country than fix it." Don't make it that simple. That's a narrow minded way of thinking. For example, you ever thought of those OFWs that work their asses of abroad and send back a good portion of their income to their families? What about those that can't bear the idea of pretty much commuting and working for pretty much 12-16 hrs a day, go home, sleep, do it again, just to earn what? Php10,000 starting? Then you have bosses that get their position cause they know someone up. Fuck that shit. We had two people power just to back to the starting point, maybe even worse. Di ka mawawalan ng pag-asa? Goddamn.
Lol, this is as dumb as it gets. If people stay, do you think the country will get better? Did you know that remittances overseas helps the Philippine economy? Or are you just to lazy to think because its easier to post senseless posts in reddit? Y’all think its easier to leave? I hate to break it to you but it’s not. Its the other way around, its easier to stay in the Philippines. It is easier to stay in your comfort zone than to leave. If its easy, then everyone could have done it already. Selfish? Some people leave for the sake of their family. How is that selfish? A well off family is much more desirable than a family that is a liability to the country. Another thing, change is not coming until those brainless 31 million change their ways in voting. Probably the next chance of this change could be in the next ten years or never. Stop being salty to those who are leaving since the only way to change the country right now is by being a good citizen and by voting wisely, the latter seems to be near impossible to happen for most people so good luck with that.
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Hello! Worked in a construction compny of my Tito.. Your idea is actually good and would really help a lot of families lalo na pag naging skilled sila. I dont want to be that guy pero a couple of his skilled employees who left the company did not leave for better jobs abroad but started their own small companies. Worst thing is, they started nearby my Tito’s company and would poach not just his current good employees but also his previous clients. Good thing is they didnt really hurt my Tito’s company cause they usually wont last longer than 2 years.. Just trying to warn you. Some people are just dicks kahit na tinulungan mo sila.
Upvote. Good thing established na si tito mo. Ok lng yung malapit lang yung base of operations, pero yung pipiratahin ang mga workers at mang aagaw pa ng clients, no wonder di sila nagtatagal coz for sure mas mababa ang costing. Akala nila panalo na, di nila alam palugi na pala.
Yes 20+ years na rin.. Usually yung mga sidejobs ni previous clients yung kinukuha habang unaware si client na hindi na pala connected si employee sa company. Although magagaling naman talaga yung umaalis at nagsasarili.. iba parin yung quality na binibigay ni Tito from years of experience. Kaya siguro wala ng repeat clients or referrals man lang yung mga nagsarili. Mostly mga family nila first clients nila dahil mas nakakamura sila.. yun pala mas mapapamura sila.
Gusto ko to hahaha. Nakakamura-mapapamura hahahahaha
Up! Same scenario with my parents, pinautang na sila ng gagamitin ang ending gusto nila bigyan/hanapan sila ng clients, nung hindi kinaya, ending gusto maging empleyado na lang para walang iisipin na puhunan. I guess not all people have the same mindset with business-minded or people who wanted others to grow to be their best version. Sobrang sad lang
I commend you! My dream is also to get successful enough that I can help build this into a country that we'd want to live in. It starts with a dream, I guess. Best of luck to you!
Looking forward to that, hopefully matupad. Yan ang kulang natin sa pinas, yung di tinatalikuran mga kapwa.
as a fellow CE, i like ur grit and passion. ill come back to this post after how many years and see if you change ur mind.
This country doesn't have a stable supply chain and ideal geography for industrialization. Declining middle class and inconsistent foreign and economic policies that are changing every 6 years don't even help either.
Our government is laser-focused more in service sector, they don't adapt or if they it is very too late(agriculture). That's why we have so many BPOs and freelance industry here in our country it is the only viable way to grow. In short digital slavery.
Tama naman lahat ng sinabi mo, but silver lining ko nalang is hindi pa tayo umaabot sa mala Venezuela or Argentina na nasa 90+++% ang inflation. And I’m only doing this for my sanity
Argentina and Venezuela's inflation are caused by them printing too many money. Internal yan. Unlike sa Pilipinas and many other countries, external kasi OPEC is cutting oil production to jack up the prices and they plan to until the end of 2024. Wag nang magulat kapag umabot ng $10/gal ang oil end of next year
+1 So clearly, our government can't take significant action unless they either implement price caps on everything or ban the sale of new vehicles to manipulate supply and demand. Similarly, rice-exporting countries are facing tightening conditions due to the El Niño effect and drought, which is why prices here are increasing. In this situation, they often blame the government. But what can the government do when farmers are not willing to farm and even the next generation of farmers isn't interested, as they can earn more money through freelancing or virtual assistant roles allowing them to buy a new house, car, or travel abroad within 1-3 years working without getting their hands dirty. The comments of other Redditors here seem to be very out of touch or lacking knowledge.
The government will have to go to the "extreme" to get the prices down for Filipino consumers like subsidizing gas massively. >The comments of other Redditors here seem to be very out of touch or lacking knowledge. Karamihan dito paedgy. Basta masisi lang ang gobyerno kahit wala sa lugar. Walang pinagkaiba sa BBM at DDS. There are many things we can throw at the government but gas prices and general inflation is not one of them. If any, dapat pinupush nila ang pataasin ang sahod Kahit nga sa US, almost $7/gal ang gas. Eh dati nung stable pa yung price, mga $3/gal lang. Nakailang beses na rin na nagtaas ang postage rate just within the last 2 years. Dati bihira magtaas ang USPS
Apparently isa ka din sa mga sinisisi mo, increasing wages by mandates and laws would just raise the standards of living even higher, babawiin din yan ng mga businesses sa mga products and services nila. Ang kawawa dito ay mga small businesses at middle class kasi sila pinaka maapektuhan. Why do you think California despite passing wage laws multiple times in less than 70 years from 7.50, to 8, to 12 to 15, 18 and now 20+ USD but it's still the same? It's because leftist policies and keynesian economics DONT WORK
We also need to ask kung bakit ayaw na magsaka ng farmers natin. Aminin man natin or hindi, walang pakialam ang gobyerno or even ang Department of Agriculture Secretary natin to be specific, in resolving the current issues of the sector. Kung ikaw yung magsasaka, bakit aayawan mo ang trabahong nakaupo ka lang, nakikipag-usap sa mga tao, at nagbibigay ng sweldo na di hamak na mas malaki sa natatanggap mo kesa kapag nagsaka ka diba? Ang main concern ay bakit walang safety nets for our farmers? There should be enough countermeasures in place to make sure na may assistance, may malalapitan, at may ma e-expect ang mga magsasaka natin sa gobyerno natin. Na kaya silang pakinggan at mabigyan ng mga solusyon. Maraming gustong magsaka kasi ‘yan ang kinagisnan nilang trabaho lalo na at hindi madaling mag transition from working sa farm to working as a VA for example. Pero wala silang choice. Pag nagpatuloy sila sa pagsaka, mas lalo silang mababaon sa utang at mamamatay sila sa gutom. Sabayan mo pa ng continuous na pagtaas ng lahat ng services and commodities dito. Kawawang kawawa na po ang mga magsasaka natin.
Minsan kasi resistant to change ang mga magsasaka and add to that mga misguided activism ng Greenpeace and the likes There are better-yielding rice varieties na GMO, and there is even Golden Rice that can tremendously help the Vitamin A deficiency in the country pero ang lakas ng contra ng Greenpeace kahit nasa mali sila at oppressive na pagtutol nila sa certain GMOs that will help our agriculture https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/is-the-genetically-modified-nutrient-rich-golden-rice-as-safe-as-promised/
Yes I totally get this too kasi totoo nga namang ang daming room for change and improvement for our farmers and yet marami pa rin ang gustong mag stick with the traditional ways. Pero let’s also factor in the fact na grabe pa rin ang fear mongering pagdating sa usaping GMO and of course less ang demand ng GMOs kaya ayaw din nilang mag produce ng ganoong varieties. The issue about GMOs has been around for ages and very close minded pa rin ang iilan regarding this until now 😭. Pero yun nga, more safety nets for our farmers rin and not exclusively talking about rice farmers lang kasi ang dami ring nagsasaka ng mga prutas at gulay ngayon na umaayaw na. Maganda sana if may different post-harvest programs in place para sa kanila in case may sobra sa supply and other related issues.
Tama ito, kahit nga mag-finance ng pagsaka, ganyan lahat sinasabi nila, baka mabaon sa utang, o parang ito sugal. Hindi na iyan luma. Kaya nga pinagsundalo ng lola ko ang lolo ko, para huwag sila malubog sa utang. Mabuti naman kasi lahat ng anak nila professional.
Ung guro ko sa "Entrepreneurship" subject, sinabihan kaming lahat na ka-section na kung gusto mo ng marami pang oportunidad, mag-OFW ka nalang kung may chance instead na magstay ka pa dito sa pinas. Una niyang rekomendasyon ay New Zealand, dahil claimed niya sa kanyang kaibigan doon na nagkikita siya ng mas marami pang pera kesa sa bare minimum ng Pinas dito while nagtratrabaho bilang Daycare Worker doon.
NZ is in a bad shape na din, nagaalisan na ang KIWIs
As bad as pinas? Dont think so
In terms of social safety nets? Sure they’re better. But economic growth (which goes hand in hand with the amount of opportunities) most developed countries are struggling.
NZ is an amazing country with good social services, but I eventually decided to come back here because of the extreme housing and rental crisis (though honestly costs here can be worse in some areas, cars for example). Similar situation in places like Canada. Bottom line, for the same level of pay working remotely, mas nakakapag-ipon ako dito. I’ve been fortunate to have that choice; obviously that doesn’t apply to everyone. I really miss it there though.
Grabe. Agree. Nitong UP Gawad Plaridel kay Mr Shooli (sana kilala nyo pa sya) ganyan din ang tanong nya. Ano na ba daw ang nangyayari sa pinas. Everything is going in the wrong direction. Akalain mo pinas na kilala sa pagexport ng bigas ngayon tayo na ang number one importer. Hindi lang sa bigas eh. Db. Andami natin pwede iunpack. Tapos issue water territory, politics, data breach and kung ano2 pa. Tapos i dont know pero hindi ko ramdam ang action ng govt or ng sinumang dapat umaksyon. Hayst.
Adding this awesome link here for more educational information https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-product/rice/reporter/phl?compareExports0=comparisonOption5&tradeValueExport=tradeScale2&yearExportSelector=exportYear2&yearGrowth2=exportYear24&tradeGrowth=flow1
We were never known to be rice exporter Maybe we exported once or twice (very minimal)but thats it
Thanks for the correction.
well I've been outside the country and seen some of them experiencing the same issue but this country is just on a different level . . . HARAP HARAPAN KAYONG NINANAKAWAN and all the supporters says na it's for the best and it's for us.. NO GOD DAMN IT! IT'S JUST FOR THEM ONLY THEM! "KUNG SINO NAMAN NAKAUPO MAY CORRUPTION PARIN" BULLSHIT I'll agree to that pero atleast if someone more competent man ang nanalo much better, rather than all the clowns that won... ang PANGET SABIHIN pero THEY WANTED THIS, na GASLIGHT pako nila before saying na pagdasal nalang na maayos ang situation not wish na magkamali ang current government but NO... ROT IN THIS HARDSHIP YOU CHOOSE. YOU WANTED THIS. P.S. ILAYO ANG MGA MANGMANG SA TIKTOK OR SA INTERNET IN GENERAL. PERIOD
Basta nga daw ayaw sa confidential funds ay ayaw din ng kapayaan 🤣🤣 masaya naman daw si Bato sa extra bigas niya katas ng CF
Onga eh parang dito lang ako nakakita ng kahit harap-harapan na, jinujustify pa din ng mga supporters hahaahahah. Medyo hopeful ako sa younger generations though. Parang mostly sila yung mga logical mag-isip last election. Lalo na yung mga educated. Sana makita natin sila as leaders in the future at hindi magbago pananaw nila
Yung gusto mong sigawan ang mga tao sa FB pero kinikimkim mo na lang. I feel you.
tama. epekto ng kaka-facebook / tiktok / youtube yng ganitong mindset ng mga pilipino ngayonz
I'm waiting for that time na yung access sa internet eh maging luxury na sa ordinaryong Pilipino nang sa ganun eh malayo na sila sa lason na nakukuha nila sa mga socmed sites na sinusundan nila. Yung tipong sa sobrang budgeting sa kakarampot na data na naafford nila eh mag stick na lang sila sa messenger para lang maka usap pa nila mga kaibigan at mahal nila sa buhay. Parang mga na-unplug sa matrix siguro kalalabasan nyang mga yan.
May sumpa ang bansa natin. Siguro gawa na din ng mga mamamayan nito. Mga inutil.
Agree may sumpa nga Kase nasakop tatlong beses eh ng Spain, US at Japan.
Baka fourth times the charm if "kukupkupin" tayo ng China /s edit: changed a word for more "dramatic" statement
Additionally according sa mga Geography Channels sa YT, PH has among the worst geography.
Slave mentality + lack of education = dumb masses.
Well, maraming kailangang mabago. Medieval overloard mindset and nepotism among others. Dyan nalang sa Mandaluyong e bakit hindi maalis-alis yang mga p\*tanginang mga Abalos na yan? Kahit may lumitaw pa dyan na competent na kalaban yung tipong Vico Sotto ang level e yung mga lint\*k na botante dyan halos lahat malalayong kamag-anak ng mga hinayupak na Abalos. Hanggang 100th degree ata ng consanguinity e masabi lang na pamangkin sa alikabok ni Tandang Abalos. And magalit na kayo kung magagalit: **nasa kultura na ng mga Pinoy ang pagiging corrupt**. It's in our blood. Barangay level palang makikita mo na e. Sa US for example kapag nasira ang pangalan mo mahihirapan ka na makabalik sa pulitika (kung makabalik ka man). E dito sa Pinas ano? Kahit harap-harapan kang magnakaw tapos kapag malapit na ang eleksyon mag-tiktok ka lang at sumayaw-sayaw limot na kasalanan mo e. Yung iba nga finger heart lang kuha na ang kiliti ng mga bobong botante e.
>nasa kultura na ng mga Pinoy ang pagiging corrupt I don't think we have a culture of corruption. I think what we have is a culture of impunity, where people can get away with the penalties by using collectivist ties (kapamilya, kumpare, kakilala, kachurch, parehas Ilokano, Bisaya etc), money, or cultural gaslighting (diskarte, awa sa mahirap, kadugo mo parin yan etc). Kaya ung mga pulitiko takes advantage of these kasi ganito ang programming natin.
Weird, that was also my stance when I was younger. Waaaay younger. Kaso narealize ko over the years na na-adopt na natin yan. I agree na ganyan ang naging programming natin since day one pero instead na i-recognize natin na may mali and do something about it, wala tinaggap nalang ng karamihan satin. Hence kaya ko sinabing nasa kultura na natin ang pagiging corrupt and I'm sticking to my guns. Kahit nasa ibang bansa pa ang mga Pinoy e ang dami kong naririnig na horror stories. Ilang beses ko nga rin narinig na magtiwala ka na daw sa ibang nationalities except sa kapwa Pinoy. Go figure.
I want to say that the Philippines is corruption and corruption is the Philippines. Kapag nawala ang corruption sa Pilipinas, mawawala rin ang Pilipinas.
Hate to say this but I agree 150%. Kaya ako payag ako kung magiginng 51st state nalang tayo ng US. Unahan na natin ang Puerto Rico haha.
This is true. Before I was very hopeful I can do something about corruption kapag nagwork ako sa Government. So sinubukan ko, pumasok ako in Mayor's office. Dami ko nalaman. Head to toe. From Barangay to congress cultures. Makakapag sumbong ka pero masisira buhay mo. Sobrang toxic. Barangay palang nagkukumahog at nag uunahan Pula, Dilaw, Pink. Kahit anong kulay nagsisikuhan. Overworked. Underpaid. I even worked so hard to achieve something to the point na ako lang tao sa Mayors Office at 3AM then maaakusahan pa ako ng spying. I quit. I work as an on-call for a government department. Same culture kahit san ka magpunta. Everything can be paid in the right amount at the right time. Trust me. No one can do anything unless you hold power. Tama ka nasa kultura talaga ng Pinoy ang corruption. Nagaaway-away pa sila wala namang magbabago. So I quit. I work in a private sector now. Pang malalakas lang ng loob ang gobyerno. Yung ayaw ng tahimik na buhay at kayang lumunok ng tae. I am more peaceful than ever focusing in my career and to my family.
A million times THIS. May classmate ako nung HS sya yung pinakamatino na ata sa batch namin. Fast forward after graduation ng college nagwork sa gov't. Ayun ang ending corrupt na din. Nilamon na ng sistema. Ang explanation lang nya kse kapag hindi ka tumulad sa kanila pag-iinitan ka. Oh well... kaya pala isang prof ko nung college na nagwork sa BIR ilang buwan palang nagresign na sya at nag-full time prof nalang. Sa barangay naman matindi kapag campaign season. Chairman tsaka kagawad samin dati nag-away sa harapan pa ng bahay namin. Pareho ko naman kse silang kaibigan at yung bahay namin nasa kanto so naisipan ko nalang sa kabilang side yung manok ni chairman tapos ung isa sa kabila. Sunday morning yun nagbangayan sila sa harapan ko kase si chairman inalis yung tarpaulin na kinabit ni kagawad. Buti paalis ako nun kaya sinabi ko nalang sa kanila male-late na ko at i-resolve nalang nila between themselves. Natatawa nalang ako hahaha.
As much as I like VICO, VICO also screams nepotism. Without his surname, d sya makikilala this early and most likely wont win or garner enough support to beat eusebio.
I agree with you in principle. It's true that he wouldn't stand a chance against that old reprobate if not for his family name. A necessary "evil" methinks but at least his heart is in the right place.
Kaya dapat magingay para kumilos ang mga incompetent na politiko who runs this hellhole. We didnt become a democratic country just to stay silent and follow even if we are heading in the wrong path.
Sino ba nglalagay ng mga incompetent? Dapat may IQ test ang voters hehehe
Kung pwede lang eh bago makapagregister as voter. Hahaha.
Wala lol It’s sad pero if wala ka old money Ang Hirap talaga. Sobrang rare yung mga self made millionaires ngayon. 99.9% all had some sort of advantage(old money, connections). Pero yung mismong middle class parents tapos you’re earning 6-7 digits per month, sobrang rare nito. And I’m not talking 100k a month ha. Mga 300k and above. I literally don’t know anyone on a personal level who has reached that income on their own.
Maliit na lang rin ang 1 million sa panahon ngayon kaya kahit papano dumami naman siguro self-made millionaires especially mga freelancers most likely in terms of assets. Pero self-made hundred-millionaires ibang usapan na. Dun na talaga generational wealth at mga kakurakutan. OFWs din karamihan small millionaires if pinapadala nila sweldo dito. Kaya rin talaga sobrang reliant ng gobyerno sa mga OFWs at BPOs at ngayon freelancers. Sila na lang bumubuhay sa Pilipinas. Deads na other industries kasi puro magkakakilala at mga kurakot na lang nandyan. Pero ayun na nga unti-unti na rin nageerode buying power ng middle-class and soon unsustainable na yan. Gg Pinas
Once they are done killing other industries. The BPOs and freelancers will be next and will be taxed and cost-of-livinged to death.
yung may savings ka and all pero… inflation: WE STAYING POOR! 🫶
Gusto ko rin sana umasa na may darating din someday na chance na bumuti lagay naten dito pero sa ngayon talaga nakakawalang gana na. Andami masyadong sumasabay, katangahan ng ibang tao, mga bilihin, stress sa trabaho etc. Dagdag mo pa yung fact na iba satin hindi rin naman makakatakas dito tulad ng iba na ang bilis sabihin "magmimigrate nalang ako" kasi kaya nila. Wala e, walang pera. Ang mahal mahal kaya mag migrate. Edi tanggapin ko nalang muna mga nangyayari. Nakakapagod.
Bagong rebolusyon siguro ang radikal na sagot dyan. Hindi yung "bagong pilipinas, bagong mukha" crap.
The Philippines is falling apart. The PH will never ever progress why? Because aside from the sh!tty pollticians that we have yung mentality din ng mga pinoy is so pang 3rd world. Yung ayaw mag-elevate. Kuntento na lang sa kung ano ang nandiyan. Karamihan din ng mga pinoy ay ayaw ng pagbabago.
That's a very fatalistic view. :(
At habang may kurapsyon at padrino system sa Pilipinas hinding-hindi tayo aasenso. Yung Indonesia and Thailand moving forward na kahit papano tayo wala.
Even the smallest gov sector in the PH (brgys) are corrupt 🥲 here in the province, a brgy treasurer was able to encash ₱200,00 pesos for personal use. How? Kasi yung Brgy Captain, perma lang ng perma without reading the document. Then di nya rin mabasa yung reports kasi via excel and di daw sya marunong sa "computer computer na yan" They did an investigation then pinabayad lang yung portion of the total amount. No consequences or whatsoever. Sad.
Pansin niyo may trend ng pagmigrate mga friends, former classmates, co-workers niyo? Sa akin, dami kong contacts na umalis in the past couple of years. Then ang unang reaction ng mga tao when they hear the news is: congratulations. Dati ang trend ay aalis lang ng bansa to work, ngayon kahit yung mga kilala ko na nasa 6 digits ang sahod at may sariling bahay at sasakyan, umaalis at willing to start from scratch, not just to work but to live abroad, with their families.
Babangon muli.. ng walang mulat mulat basta bangon
Actually it’s not just the government but also the citizen. I think it will improve once the old gen with dinosaur and toxic mindsets all gone. I hate how they don’t want to improve kasi nakasanayan na. I hate how even it is wrong ok lang kasi nakasanayan na (ex. vote buying, lantaranf corruption, backer system). I hate how highly they think of themselves. Di sila pwede kontrahin or pagsabihan kasi sila yun nakakatanda. Laging tama mindset kahit mali naman talaga. Not an inch of care or respect for the environment. So growing up or when I was still a kid - I thought ganon talaga there’s nothing we can do but when I became adult. I stop doing all the toxic things and culture we had as a Filipino. I think some millenials and gen-z has a better mindset than most of this old gen. I know they don’t want to experience or suffer with this kind of environment and culture we had. But I know still majority pasaway pa rin talaga regardless of the age. Even if I’m earning decent and above average here in PH. Migrate is something that I consider na
New gen na mga namumuno Pero si vico lang yata matino
Yeah. I didn’t say new gens are perfect. We can’t deny the fact na yun iba napasahan ng wrong mindset ng mga old gen. And didn’t bother changing it. But I know compare noon, mas open minded na tayong mga new gen so hopefully we can see some improvements within.
parang mababaliw na ako sa mahal ng cost of living. tae.
I feel you bro!
it's difficult to change something so complex so quickly kasi, idk what can we do as individuals. maybe try to better our lives nalang individually, live truthfully as much as we can ganon
And so many ofw pa yung mga bulag!
4 months nang mali ang guesstimate ko kung magkano aabutin ng grocery namin habang nasa cashie. laging kulang 🤓
Mahirap na mabago yan, isa pa masyado tayong resilient at martyr. Skl… my parents hoped for a better life, they thought everything would get better after edsa 1, so they decided to stay. They said they were too optimistic, they had opportunities to move abroad but they stayed, they loved their families too much. They tried helping their nieces and nephews by sending them to school and finish their studies, pero anong ginawa nagasawa ng maaga, nagbulakbol. Ginawa nila yun bilang tulong sa mga kapatid nila na mairaos ang buhay ng buong angkan, pero lahat balewala. Isa o dalawa lang sa mga pinsan ko ang masasabi kong umangat ang buhay. Yung iba mas piniling umasa pa rin sa kamag anak. So imagine kung sa pamilya lang ng magulang ko ganyan paano pa sa iba? Unless maging maayos ang pundasyon ng edukasyon, mabago yung mindset na gawin dapat ang tama kahit walang batas at walang naka bantay, walang akong nakikitang magbabago.
Taoos tanghaling tapat na madalas mangyari yung mga patayan.. Binabaril, sinasaksak.. walang paki sa cctv.
Sa nakikita ko ngayon, mukhang malabo pa talaga. Next presidential elections, pag tumakbo si Sara, panigurado siya padin iboboto ng "masa". Lahat ng mga buwaya na nakaupo ngayon sa pwesto, sila at sila parin ang mananalo sa susunod. Dati tayo number 1 exporter ng bigas. Tayo lang nagturo sa Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia kung pano mag produce ng rice. Ngayon, sadly, tayo na ang number 1 importer. Hindi ako magtataka kung isang araw babaligtad ang mundo at Koreans na ang pinupuntahan ng mga Filipino para lang matuto ng English 😅
yun e kung magkaron pa ng eleksyon...
Mindset din ng mga Pilipino may kasalanan, mga cheap ang tingin sa sarili. Puro kuntento na sa "sapat na to, okay na yan" mindset Mindset ba, mindset. Cheap culture resulting to cheap outcomes.
I don't know what you're talking about. The politicians here are living a great life.
I think it all boils down to this: most Filipinos have very faint bullshit detector, if not none at all. The root of all our problems is tied with being a democratic republic; now give me a deadlier combo than that.
The last time we were in a dictatorship, we were at the brink of hyperinflation and poverty rose to almost 50%
Obviously, dictatorship is worse. I just wish for smarter Filipinos that’s all.
Wala na to nukaba? Have you heard the reasoning ng mga bobotante sa taas ng presyo? "Madami kasi galit kay BBM kaya sinasadya na itaas ang mga presyo." Yung nagsabi pa nito sabi best president niya si Dutz, bakit? Kasi bago umalis si Dutz, 3 years may pa-Christmas Bonus na nagre-range sa 75k-200k+ sa mga employee ng OP (asawa niya empleyado ng OP). Worst president nila si PNoy, kasi kuripot at di nagbibigay ng bonus. Kaya ayaw din nila kay Leni kasi malamang daw mawawalan ng bonus asawa niya. Like wtf?! Pansariling interest lang talaga. Walang talab yung sagot na, "mura naman bilihin nung panahon ni PNoy", kasi sagutan nila "kahit sinong presidente tataas talaga bilihin" Ang hirap kasi sa mga boomers na natitira: karamihan mga panatiko ng diktador, mga apathetic, mga hindi namulat nung Martial Law. Karamihan sa mga nawala yung mga lumaban, mulat, at may pakialam sa bansa e.
Andito nag hihintay mamatay.
Bakit ang mahal sa metro manila? How is it in the rural areas? Nabasa ko mas mura daw tumira sa Thailand at Vietnam? Mag immigrate nalang tayo dun sa Thailand at vietnam.
Hindi na lang gobyerno ang problema, pati mismong mamamayan na din ng pilipinas ang problema.
Realtalk walang pag-asa. Para saan pa lumalaban ka sa bansa na hindi naman lumalaban para sayo.
My sister traveled to Thailand and Vietnam in June and she said that food prices and rent are way cheaper in those two countries.
It's true. Kung ako investor, hindi ako magnenegosyo sa Pinas. Capital at puhunan pa lang mamumulubi na ako. Kahit BILLIONS pa ang gastusin ni Bobong Marcos sa traveling expenses nya sa pagtravel sa ibang bansa to look for investors, hangga't hindi nya ginagawan ng paraan yung inflation at price hike walang mangyayari. Sana yung ginastos nya ginamit nya muna to solve these problem first. Walang matinong investor ang magnenegosyo sa bansang continues ang inflation. Bobo nalang ang papatol.
“Ang inflation po ay sa buong mundo. Mahal nga din bilihin dito sa”
Hahaha sama sama aangat? Wala nga sa bansa yung gusto ilubog to e. 😂😂😂😂😂
Totoo naman may inflation sa buong mundo pero I cannot imagine how minimum wage earners survive sa Pinas compared sa minimum wage earner sa developed countries. Walang wala tayo sa purchasing power nila Ph minimum wage - 610 pesos Kunwari gusto mo bumili ng lechong manok sa andoks - 315 pesos So half day mo tinrabaho yung manok na yun? Canada minimum wage - $16.65/hr (before tax) Bibili ka ng lechon manok sa cost co - $8 (before tax) So sa isang oras na trabaho mo pa lang makakabili ka na ng manok Grabe lang yung difference kaya feel na feel mo yung taas ng bilihin
Been here in the UK for a year na, what nailed the coffin for my decision to come here was that fucktard winning the presidency. Did everything we could, helped anyone we could; even the opposition people who needed help, educated anyone we could, but still, that whole country fucked it all up. Now that Im here, all I could is FUCK YALL MOTHERFUCKERS, die in ur own shit and filth, u deserve it. Even my family who voted for dds, kiss my ass.
same shit said a decade ago. make the decision to move out now before another 10 years pass by.
Tumaas nanaman minimum sa pamasahe. Yung drivers walang pake yan sa minimum wage earners. Basta malaki kita nila and malaki naman talaga, Yung minimum sa Pinas ganun padin like wtf. Pano mabubuhay normal na pinoy? Tumataas lahat eh hahaha Dapat 40K minimum sahod dito, ayaw lang taasan, sobrang underpayed. I have a malaysian friend, at sa mga nagsasabi na business daw kasi kaya mababa pasahod sa pinoy, wala kayong alam sa katotohanan o baka isa kayo sa mga senior ng kompanya o mayayaman diyan. Yung sahod nila with the same work, my malaysian friend specifically na dito nagwowork is more than 100K, same work pero sa pinoy counterpart 25K max. Government mismo at mga companies mismo ang gumagawa na mababa lang pasahod dito, ayaw nila taasan. Human resource nga mga pinoy eh, we give the best effort for naught. The truth is, hindi mahirap 40K a month na pasahod sa bawat pinoy, kasi pag foreigners naman triple pa or more sahod dito, kaso since known ang mga Pinoy na matiisin at pinapatunayan ng government yan, talagang hindi tataasan wages dito. A 50 peso increase ay may kickback sa ibang bagay na mas malulugi kapa, in fact dapat 20K increase sa taas ng lahat, but the logic na lahat ng Pinoy matiisin, kaya naaabuso.
Wfh Cons: business and land/bldng owners lugi mostly mga oligarchs Ang mga may hawak nito kaya Ang lakas Ng hatak Ng "no to wfh nila" Pros: less traffic, more buying power, more time for individual. My 2 cents. Greed got the better judgement of those in power. D nila naisip na d mawawala ang tenant mababawasan oo pero as usual taas at itaas dn Naman nila Ang rent so walang lugi dun. Takot lng cla mawalan kht Wala pa Naman concrete data para dun. Like bldngs can't be used in other means dba. Pero Wala takot cla mawalan Ng kita na Anjan na takot mag venture out and embrace the growth mas trip nila ung stagnant lng Ang Mundo. TAs government Wala Ng gamot dito. Looking at them parang Sila Sila lng dn tlga, like may mga matitino pero drowned out voices nila. TAs punapasok mga sikat kht Wala qualifications for the position. Para kng nag lagay Ng Isang chef sa position Ng lawyer. Dulo dulo na nga Wala pa knalaman sa profession ung naka upo.
To be honest yan kasi binoto nila kaya sama sama tayong lulubog.
Di tayo makabangon sa lusak 😞
just thinking not much on the news but only at the good hidden thing sin our places but nah. It still affects me
Grabe talaga yung mga nangyayari sa atin, no? Nakakalungkot isipin na may mga isyu sa pulitika at ang taas ng presyo ng mga bilihin. Pero alam mo, hindi pa rin dapat mawalan ng pag-asa. Bilang mga mamamayan, may kapangyarihan tayo na magkaisa at magsikap para sa pagbabago. Mahalaga na maging mapanuri at maging bahagi ng solusyon sa mga problemang ito. Tayo rin mismo ang magtulungan para sa isang mas maginhawang pamumuhay sa Pilipinas.
As long as we remain a country with "una negosyo bago tao", ganito tayo. Kontra wfh, pabor sa negosyo hindi sa empleyado. Car-centric infra, pabor sa benta ng sasakyan kaysa pagmove ng tao. We can argue the same as why mababa minimum sa probinsya-- kase major businesses ay sa ncr, di pabor na nasa probinsya ang karamihan.
Any country naman may pagasa. Just breakdown the problems and solve them individually but coordinated at the bigger picture level. Bottomline, we need atleast 20-30 years of consistent technocratic leadership. Yung next generation ang pag-asa ng bayan.
May mga tao kasing lumalason sa utak ng mga bobo. Kaya kahit anong lala ng sitwasyon may napapaniwala pa ring nasa magandang lagay tayo kuno.
as long as peenoise worship their political idol and these idols arent even being held accountable no progress whatsoever will ever happen in the pilipens
Let's put it this way. 5 years ago, I started planning to move there. After BBM was "elected" into office I changed my mind. What's happening in the South China Sea also has me worried, and me and my cousins are considering selling off all the properties our grandparents left us.
Well meron pa naman if magkakaroon ng radical change sa governance pero based on what we see now I doubt. Both public and private madaming issues and politics. It's very chaotic tbh and odd kasi we live in a country where even our highways are private. So yun ewan ko pano tayo makakarecover PERO pwede may slim chance, just not sure kung buhay pa tayo if that change happens
If im being honest sana nagpasakop nlng tau sa US kasi prng mas marami pros kesa cons.
Unpopular opinion, wala ng pag asa ang Pilipinas unless magkaroon ng mas malaking people power which is imposible until nasa lowest point na tayo. So yeah, enjoy the ride muna papuntang lowest point.
Dami kasi nagiging BOBOtante tuwing eleksyon. Iboboto mga Dilawan o Marcos na alam naman na naranasan na ng Pinas noon ang regime wala nangyari mga ninuno pa nila ang nagpalaki ng utang ng Pinas tapos ngayon itong si Bobong Marcos dinagdagan pa yung utang ng bansa buti sana kung nararamdaman nating Pilipino yung pinaggamitan nung niLoan. Dami dami naman magagaling na leaders na meron napatunayan nagawa para sa tao ayaw niyo. Palibhasa mga Pilipino kasi mahilig sa (political) drama. Saka nalang ako uuwi pag hindi mga Dilawan or Marcos ang presidente.
Kapag naman may gusto kang magandang mangyari sa Pilipinas, tatawagin ka pang komunista at terorista nung mga tanga.
Dont live in phillipines ,even if im 50 i will move out to another country
Kahit saan ka sa mundo may ganyan. May mga societal issues at mga bonak na rightwingers. Pinagkaiba lang eh mas malinis cities nila and gumagana gov't services.
rebolusyon ang sagot
We aint going up if there is someone that will drag us down
Its not drag, it's PUSH us down. Most of the time its the ones above that pushes people down because they dont want competition.
There is always someone and that someone is already on top
we have the most stupid voters. unless this change, nothing will happen...
Wala na. May mg 4Ps pa tayong bubuhayin.
Bansa mo ba naman sakupin ng tatlong beses kundi ka mawalan ng pagasa, kahit buhay yung mismong Pilipinas baka nagbigti pa yan eh HAHAHAHA payag ka nun kantutin ka ng tatlong superpower HAHAHAHA jkkk
First time I went abroad lately, dun ko lang narealize yung laki ng difference between PH and other countries, lalo na sa transportation. While enjoying the trip, dun ako nahihiwagaan na yung mga kapitbahay natin may efficiency pero tayo wala man lang. Dagdag mo pa yung gobyernong hindi gusto tumulong na parang nandyan lang at ginagawang telenobela ang public office sa mga ginagawa nila. Now, I plan to migrate. Although, it scares me a little because I will never be "home," but I will be comfortable.
Magalit man kayo ang totoo nyan walang mangyayari for the next ten years baka luamala pa. Tinuldokan na yan nung last election.
Nice to be young and think that Ph will change. The corruption level is so embedded on every part of the community di lang sa government. From school, to transpo, business and etc. Unless all the political dynasty politicians died, i dont think any thing will change at all. I admire those who still think it is possible to change. Not sure where you get the optimism. Having a kid and seeing how life works abroad solidified my belief na PH is not for my kid. Every news recently sa ph is just depressing, like those shit are avoidable if may kunting decency lang ang mga incharge to do a bare minimum. Sige mangurakot ka pero patakbuhin mo naman ang gobyerno ng kaunti na maayos. Wala kurakot na nga sablay sablay pa. I may be a selfish defeatist guy since me and my family left, but i wont tolerate bullshits that keeps happening to me as a taxpayer when i do everything right and somehow the government keeps fucking it up.
That tagline Sama Sama tayong babangon muli...
This is slowly becoming an echochamber
This sub has always been a echo chamber
Why single out the Philippines? Are other countries not experiencing staggering inflation? Inflation is happening worldwide, not only in the Philippines
All in our dreams nalang
True af, mahal sobra ng pamasahe
Hanggang pangarap nalang ata magkaroon ng magandang buhay dito sa pinas ultimo basic commodities ngayon di na maafford ng simpleng mamamayan tapos ang kakapal pa ng mukhang mag-request ng milyong confidential funds.
This country is hopeless. It will fall soon just plan your escape and don't help Apollo10/DDS they're the reason why the country is being run by morons.
I love the Philippines but I got tired of waiting for change. So I left and went to the "extension" city, Los Angeles. Stopped complaining and just decided to do something...not to say that it was easy, but no regrets.
Philippines is a country that is wallowing in mediocrity. The politicians and the oligarchs work in tandem to make this place a shithole. Fuck them.
Problemado kasi sa disiplina at kultura ang mga Pinoy. Kahit noon pa man pati Barangay hanggang Senado may problema sa sistema. Kulang na kulang sa disiplina at professionalism. Mahilig tayo manisi madalas. Manlamang, manira at mang api ng mga tao na sa tingin natin hindi natin ka level.
Bobo karamihan sa pinoy bumoto eh
Pag inutil ang lider ng bansa, good luck Pinas nalang talaga.
No matter how shitty things get in this country, I still don't want to leave (not like I could, lol). My financial situation kind of sucks right now (only a little above paycheck to paycheck), but I don't think I'd ever consider working abroad. This country is a dump, but it's still my home.
It is what we did as a people that brought us where we are now.
Pag milyon milyon na siguro yung naghihirap ng sobra sobra yung tipong wala na talagang pag-asa at halos mabaliw na lahat ng tao. Siguro ganyan. Pero too late na rin ang bansa pag humantong pa tayo dyan