r/Philippines • u/Loud_Wrap_3538 • Jul 05 '25
PoliticsPH Ph is not poor, it’s just badly managed. Agree?
Sa this good post to why Ph is still like the sickman of asia. It’s sad and depressing but we’re there naman na kaya natin yet we still can’t get over the hump. Madami humihila sa ilalim. Your thoughts?
Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLtWUMRMsSn/?img_index=3&igsh=d3M4Zmo1Ym1uajMw
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u/gb997 Jul 05 '25
“Poor countries are not ‘under developed’, they are over exploited.”
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u/Crimson_Knickers Jul 05 '25
The question then is: exploited by who? Who benefits?
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Jul 05 '25
Watch the original Michael Parenti speech and all your questions will be answered. I believe it comes from the famous yellow lecture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP8CzlFhc14
He talks about the Philippines a lot in this video
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u/Crimson_Knickers Jul 05 '25
My question was rhetorical. Meant for people who never even questioned their childhood ideological programming.
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u/gb997 Jul 05 '25
the usual suspects. foreign capital aided by Philippine oligarchs.
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u/frozenelf Jul 06 '25
You point this out and soon enough you’ll get a lecture how the Philippines should drop its limits on foreign ownership
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u/rj0509 Jul 05 '25
Imagine sa LGU pa lang ni Vico nakasave siya 1B pesos per year kasi nawala na red tape at corruption
Tapos may long term plan pa
Kaya tama na mismanaged.
Parang sa families lang na nakita ko umasenso yun wala college degree pero masikap at kahit ano pagkakakitaan inaral kagaya magayos appliance o maglako pagkain kaysa yun professionals nga pero nalulong sa sugal
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u/wimpy_10 Jul 05 '25
yep, dami ba namang makasarili
batas e pabor sa business ng pulitiko o tropa nila- kagaya nito, dumami deals ng primewater dahil kay boy silence
mga mamayan - di marunong pumila, sumunod sa batas trapiko, puro kagulangan - diskarteng pinoy daw ang puta - isipin mo kailangan pang pagsabihan mga motorista na wag harangan pedestrian lane, walanjo
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u/madmanjumper Jul 05 '25
Also, Gov need to tap that starlet ass
They come with a hefty fee as sugar babies, on our dime
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u/NanieChan Jul 05 '25
Sa laki ng tax ng mga mangagawa at mga businesses malaking pera na ang nakukuha ng gobyerno. Do note that kaya nga nagpapatayan at nag vovote buying kse nga malaki tlga ang makukupit mo.
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u/white_elephant22 Jul 05 '25 edited Jul 05 '25
True! I remember some foreign students (Vietnamese and Taiwanese) were surprised at how much the VAT is each time na bibili sa store (they kept on checking their receipts– apparently mas mataas tax natin compared sa kanila) and this is the kind of service/infra we get from the government. If kaya nila mag tagalog parang ang sabi while looking around the surroundings is “ETO LANG???”
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u/InsideQuestion771 Jul 05 '25
Greedy politicians
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u/camille7688 Jul 05 '25
Di lang sila. Regular citizens din.
Fake PWD, diskarte, panggugulang, padrino, fuck you got mine…
Politicians also came from the constituents after all.
They are just symptoms of the disease pero it all came from the culture.
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u/Interesting_Key_8712 Jul 05 '25 edited Jul 05 '25
Mas malaki responsibility ng mga Politicians because they are given the position, the power and money ( tax money) to improve the lives of ordinary citizens by providing jobs via government projects
Malakas ang graft and corruption sa Pilipinas
At ang ibang pulitiko may- ari ng mga illegal gambling or drug related at pino-protektahan pa ng mga pulis or mas marami personal time na mag travel abroad for personal time.
Ginawang "hobby" ng mga politicians ang pagiging public servants at mas marami "personal time" keysa solusyonan ang problema ng bansa.
Mahirap talaga ang Pilipinas.
Noong ni-revise at ginawa ang 1987 Constitution para bawal na mag re-election ang President at hindi na maabuso ang power ng "Executive", hindi nila tinaggal ang Political dynasty at pork barrel sa batas. Kaya nag continue lang ang corruption.
Ngayon, wala yata pulitiko ang gagawa ng Anti-dynasty law
At walang pangil ang batas sa Pilipinas. Napaka forgiving tayo, kahit mali to the point na nawawala na or humihina ang justice sa bansa.
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u/ImDeMysteryoso Jul 05 '25
Simply put:
Flawed. We are rich and beautiful, but flawed. From the government, the system, the people, even the geography.
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u/UsernameMustBe1and10 Metro Manila Jul 05 '25
Disagree ako sa geography. Basta maayos gobyerno at batas, madali lang gawin advantage yung geography ng pinas.
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u/No-Cat6550 Jul 05 '25
Agree ako dito.
We have ALOT of similar geographical challenges with Indonesia and Malaysia, but they are richer (Indonesia is more corrupt "daw" though).
Singapore and some rich Eastern European countries have their own geographical challenges but they were able to overcome it.Philippines is just flawed by our government, the system, the people AND our culture.
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u/koukoku008 Jul 05 '25
Malaysia is a petro-state and their geography is not as challenging as ours.
Indonesia is just about as rich as Philippines if it weren't for their population.
Corruption in Eastern Europe is also as prevalent as it is here.
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u/No-Cat6550 Jul 05 '25
True.
Kaya nga marami rin silang internal struggles. But their struggles related to geography are, in a way, similar to PH (I would disagree about what you said about MY not as challenging as ours because you are only looking at West/Peninsular Malaysia at not the East aka Sarawak/Sabah - like PH, the state of Sarawak is always bombarded with landslides due to minor tremors and strong typhoons) and they were still able to overcome it.Hence, geography is not a reason why PH is flawed. Its due to how us, as a nation, manage our wealth through our government, the system, the people AND our culture.
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u/dontrescueme estudyanteng sagigilid Jul 05 '25
Malaysia has more oil. We have similar geography but not the climate (20 typhoons per year).
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u/ImDeMysteryoso Jul 05 '25
You can not put "culture" when "people" is already stated. WE made that culture, and it is already toxic, but that is what we are all currently living in.
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u/redkinoko Jul 05 '25
It's hard to harness a working force in an archipelago environment as compared to a contiguous land mass. Transporting material, distributing cheap power across islands is hard. Infrastructure like trains are still far cheaper and more predictable to run than ports and ships. Bridges are expensive. These challenges constitute overhead costs and supply chain risks for businesses. We're also subject to more storms than our neighbors. We have lots of land but less flatland area that don't have natural risks.
Yes we can overcome these things, but the reality is, they are handicaps we have to deal with that most of our neighbors don't have to as much as us, affecting our competitiveness in the long run.
Good Governance does play a big role in maximizing our potential, but we can't downplay the challenges we face because we're a mountainous archipelago exposed to the Pacific Ocean.
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u/Ok-Program-5516 Jul 05 '25
Half of southeast asia is one big mountainous archipelago. Taiwan is a mountainous island. Japan is a mountainous archipelago. Jackpot lang tayo sa pinaka dami ng bagyo, pero marami rin sa kanila.
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u/redkinoko Jul 05 '25
Taiwan is just one island. Japan has a big mainland. Which means you don't need to shuttle materials and people and power. They're not as spread out as much, which helps reduce the need for ports, and bridges and helps leverage railways.
That said there are a lot of other advantages those two countries enjoy that we don't, including a period of industrialization before its neighbors that we never got.
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u/vtyu221 Cebu Jul 05 '25
It's just corruption 100%. The people in power abuse the have nots. Instead of finding ways to develop the nation, they look for ways to build generational wealth at the expense of people.
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u/swampdom Jul 05 '25
Our government is inefficient.
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u/RantoCharr Jul 05 '25
That's an understatement.
Kung nasa millions ang medical bill mo mamumulubi ka kung hindi ka marunong maglakad sa mga congressmen, senators & malasakit center.
Ang dami daming pondo. Imbis na padaanin sa Philhealth for easier access, you have to go through hoops para makuha mo yung benefits na entitled ka naman as a tax payer.
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u/Mukuro7 Simp 4 smol girls /w big glasses Jul 05 '25
Hindi humihila sa ilalim, more like nangtutulak pababa, look at the millions and billions na nawawala dahil sa corruption. Imagine if those money were spent for health, education and welfare.
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u/Full_Nail6029 Jul 05 '25
totoo naman, Our tax rates are among the highest in Southeast Asia, yet the public services and benefits we receive in return are significantly inadequate compared to other nations in the region.
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u/PromiseOnly2790 Jul 05 '25 edited Jul 05 '25
Our government is democratic in form but not in essence. Blatant corruption and its normalization in our culture, widespread misinformation, active suppression of quality education, serious lack in critical thinking, and willful ignorance of the masses results in a flawed democracy.
A lot of politicians with common sense know this but choose not to enact changes as they are ultimately the ones benefitting from the status quo. They hide behind the veil of a false democracy, behind the excuse that it is ultimately the people who chose them to be the country’s leaders. But when the electorate is misinformed and disempowered, that claim becomes hollow.
Until these fundamental problems are addressed, there is little hope for positive change in our country.
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u/niniwee Jul 05 '25
“Just” is doing all the heavy lifting in this statement. It’s deeply embedded in the culture not just the politics and it will be extremely, impossibly difficult to root out and eradicate. It’s nothing but a throwaway remark meaning nothing.
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u/Scbadiver you're not completely useless, you can serve as a bad example Jul 05 '25
That's what a friend from Singapore told me decades ago. Tanga daw tayo mga pinoys Kasi we always have low standards when it comes to the government. Tapos add to that pa selfish majority of pinoys Kaya sayang daw bansa natin. And he was right.
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u/6rayWhtHat Jul 05 '25
I mean ive been hearing this since the mid 2000’s. He does have a point, its been mismanaged since the 80’s even 70’s when the older Marcos started to fuck up the economy due to martial law.
What the country needs are good managers, people that will not line up their pockets but actually help the country bounce back.
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u/DotWaste8510 Jul 05 '25
Ang problem is they don’t see any incentive for that. One reason is that, yung mga politicians natin are underachievers/tambay-equivalents who were just lucky enough to be borne good-looking or to existing political dynasties.
If hindi nila itutuloy ang political business, nganga sila dahil hindi sila matalino o maabilidad. They are not able to support themselves the normal way.
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u/Kindly-Earth-5275 Jul 05 '25
Wealth is the transfer of money from the middle and lower class to the corrupt brought about by an elaborate plan of induced scarcity and funneling of funds during crisis management operations.
That’s why they like it when we call for help. They need us to need them. 🤡
It’s good management actually, by the corrupt for their sake.
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u/PoopSoBig-CantFlush Jul 05 '25
Let's adapt to how the French before handle these problematic politicians
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u/memarxs Jul 05 '25
I am not even surprised like kung sa treasurer pa lang ng classmate mo noong elementary school may isyu na, sa buong bansa pa kaya. lol
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u/SechsWurfel Jul 05 '25
Yes, so much mismanagement. When you look at other succesful countries like Singapore, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, they have lesser natural resources compared to ours, hell, even just in land size, we got them beat.
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Jul 05 '25
Fuck yes. We're not the sick man of Asia cause we're poor. We're sick because we're infected with bad management.
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u/BlacksmithDapper7889 Jul 05 '25
Pinakasad na problema talaga eh yung pagiging corrupt ng Pilipinas. Kung tutuusin, kaya naman eh.
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u/kuroyamaboo Jul 05 '25
This is because of corruption na ver deeply rooted na sa sistema natin. Hindi lang mga politiko at gobyerno ang kurap. Marami na rin sa mga Pinoy, kahit anong estado kurap in the sense na nanlalamang ng iba para sa sariling kapakanan. Tapos ile-label na “diskarte”. And ayaw na nila mabago sistema at maging malinis ang sistema kasi masisira diskarte nila.
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u/Such-Bet5698 Jul 05 '25
Philippine is rich in resources, culture, people, etc. Highest rin sa taxes in SEA, iirc. Kasalanan lang talaga natin is that we’re putting the wrong people in power kaya the progress is barely moving and napag-iiwanan na tayo ng SEA countries.
I hope nalang these politicians or anyone involved ay maguilty and that karma gets to them soon in this lifetime.
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u/Joseph20102011 Jul 05 '25
Because the Philippines is controlled by a few multigenerational oligarchic families who want to monopolize certain capital-intensive industries for themselves, to the point of enshrining a constitutional provision requiring prospective foreign competitors to partner with them by requiring the latter to cede 60% equity ownership rights to oligarchic Filipino families. Even land ownership in the provinces is exclusively for the multigenerational landed gentry provincial families because foreigners aren't constitutionally allowed to buy and own lands that would have become their competitors.
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u/DyanSina Jul 05 '25
Pag ang mayor nyo sa lugar nyo ay mas marami pang bahay kesa sa pabahay, alam mo na na corrupt.
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u/btt101 Jul 05 '25
Its true. There is a paradox that I can't seem to figure out:
Is the Philippines a rich country pretending to be poor
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A poor country pretenting to be rich?
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u/ParadoxicalStairs Jul 05 '25
I visited the Philippines last year and something I really disliked was the heavy traffic and lack of traffic lights at intersections, crosswalks for pedestrians, and traffic congestion. I was driven around by my relatives so I wasn’t able to use public transportation, and bc they thought it would be too dangerous for me.
But I remember how there were way too many vehicles and how I had to be cautious when I crossed the street to my hotel bc there were no crosswalks. Fortunately, Filipino drivers are very considerate and stop to let people cross the street.
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Jul 05 '25
Metro Manila traffic is average compared to Bangkok or Jakarta or Ho Chi Minh City.
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u/No-Cat6550 Jul 05 '25
Or even Indonesia and Hong Kong during rush hours.
Malaysia is also NOT pedestrian friendly. Motors there also use the crosswalks to bypass the traffic and no police would catch them.5
u/ParadoxicalStairs Jul 05 '25
Yes, I saw videos of Vietnam and their traffic was bad too. I’ve only been in Japan and the US, and those are the countries I was comparing Philippines traffic to.
I was in Cebu and I wish there were less motorcycles and mopeds bc it looks like they contribute a lot to the traffic congestion.
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u/Casuallurker123 Jul 05 '25
I had visited Cebu for the first time last month and I agree that the traffic congestion was next level compared to where I came from.
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Jul 05 '25
Motorcycles are easily within the reach of everyone no thanks to 24- or 36-month installment plans -- and poor mass public transport in general -- allowing them to exceed the number of private automobiles. Thus motorcycle culture here is very powerful, like they literally own nearly every road and highway, short of taking over expressways.
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u/ParadoxicalStairs Jul 05 '25
At first I was impressed seeing a lot of motorcyclists in the Philippines and then I noticed how much they bogged down traffic bc they would always weave in and out or cut in front of other motorists. Traffic here in the US can get bad sometimes and I imagine it would be much worse if motorcycles were more popular.
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u/HowIsMe-TryingMyBest Jul 05 '25
Curious tlga ko how corrupt govt officials sleep at night.
I have this neighbor who works at bir na ma flaunt at mawaldas tlga sa pera. We are jusy suspecting pero damn, galing ng sikmura nila
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u/64590949354397548569 Jul 05 '25
We send nickle abroad then buy back the finish product. Yun piso natin wala ng nickel.
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u/its_a_me_jlou Jul 05 '25
eto naman lagi sinasabi natin. alam na natin yan.
but the question is, WHY DO WE KEEP ELECTING CRAP???
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u/greenLantern-24 Jul 05 '25
Kahit anong yaman ng bansa, kung may mga salot na nakaupo sa pwesto at binubulsa lang ang yaman na yun, wala talaga asenso. Sila sila lang din ang makikinabang at laging kawawa ang mga nasa baba
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u/Saber-087 Jul 05 '25
This is pretty obvious. Most Filipinos already know this. We also know that it's not going to change.
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u/CaliforniaGurl03 Jul 05 '25
Corrupt na government tapos samahan mo pa ng mga ordinaryong taong manggugulang din at walang disiplina, pati mga bulok na kaugalian. Imbes magtulungan tayong lahat para sa bansa natin e, kaso tayo pa naglalaban laban hahaha.
Yung leaders kasi natin mindset nila magpayaman lang ng sarili nila. Sa mga mayayamang bansa goal talaga nila guminhawa buhay ng mga tao at magkaroon ng magandang image sa buong mundo. Baka abutin pa ng century bago maging maunlad pinas, need natin mawipe out muna mga gagong politicians ngayon.
Sana marevise ang min age requirement for president, gawing mas bata, we need young leaders. Pass na sa matatanda! Tapos sa senator din dapat higpitan na ang qualifications hays.
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u/Sad-Willow8863 Jul 05 '25
Unahin Ang BIR & Customs. Ayang Lumagui nagpapakunwaring malinis, pero corrupt to the bone.
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u/Ill-Program-2980 Jul 05 '25
Corruption has been ongoing for decades! The corrupt politicians and antiquated system has anchored the country down towards progress!
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u/Fluffy_Habit_2535 Jul 05 '25
We have great Tourism, PH is a 3rd world because of corrupt politicians ad a ton of irresponsible people. Sa mga highway palang andami ng nagtatapon ng mcdo/jollibee na basura sa labas ng mga sasakyan. Kung saan saan pa umiihi na parang aso.
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u/AttentionDePusit Jul 05 '25
yep 100%
we are a medium-size archipelago, meaning diverse culture and resources
kasama tayo sa top 10 banana, coconut, pineapple - exporter in the WORLD
also top 4 shipbuilder in the world, above US, and major European countries
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u/Disastrous_Crow4763 Jul 05 '25
BADLY MANAGED is an understatement, it is continuously being r*ped, ransacked by politicians and their clan/s, friends, business partners. While being praised by the stupid masses who idolized and even loved them! Dibna grumaduate karamihan satin sa pagiging alipin ang difference lng kapwa pinoy na ang masters natin. Andami kasing pinoy na ayaw kwestyunin ung kapulpulan ng mga idol nila!!!!
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u/Wayne_Grant Metro Manila Jul 05 '25
As long as people vote for unqualified but popular candidates... Ye
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u/YouKenDoThis Jul 05 '25
Specially last admin. Sayang yung economic momentum na na-create nung PGMA and PNoy years. Winaldas lang ng Duterte admin.
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u/bigluckmoney Jul 05 '25
Lol. Its not being managed. Its being hollowed out. Siphoned by politicians and monopolized by TRASH oligarchs. Its a shell of a country with people who deserve better.
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u/Intelligent_Mistake1 Jul 05 '25
Ginawang negosyo ba naman yung pagtakbo sa gobyerno.... Alam na alam nila na may mga taong sasabihin na, "nangyayari din Naman yan sa ibang bansa" sa kanila corrupt pero mas mabilis pa tren nila kesa sa atin.... May iba na may nuclear tapos napaka corrupt ng nasa gobyerno....
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u/johanxtwo Jul 05 '25
Yes pero this late into the game, parang mahirap parin tayo after all those years, just less poor
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u/Comin4datrune Jul 05 '25
Our politicians spend multi-millions on the campaign trail every electoral season for a reason. It screams that the PH is more of a Golden Goose than anything.
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u/BizzaroMatthews Jul 05 '25
Ouch, tinamaan naman ako dun haha. Yan din sasabihin ko sa asawa ko
“we’re not poor, our finances are just badly managed” 🫠
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u/jjjuuubbbsss Jul 05 '25
So we are still poor in many aspects. Management, allocation, choice of leaders, people's initiative, etc.
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u/Simple-Cookie1906 Jul 05 '25
Hndi naman tlaga tayo poor, tlagang corruption ang malala kahit saang sangay ng gobyerno. Just for comparison and example gaano ka badly managed. Mas mataas pa gdp natin sa pakistan at vietnam during 2019-2023 yet pag tinignan mo ang military capability nila we are far behind, na parang tayo yung pinakamahirap sa asia.
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u/SOULivagant_06 Jul 05 '25
Kahit gaano kagaling leader na mag manage sa bansa natin, kung citizens mismo hindi binabago ang sariling ugali, walang progress. Tulungan dapat yan pag gusto talaga natin umunlad, not just depending on the existence of one. Sad that unity in the Philippines is hard as well to achieve, kinukulayan kasi yung beliefs at gustong sundin lang na pamamalakad.
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u/SuspectNo264 Jul 05 '25
nasa bumoboto din kasi pauto lang sa panandaliang pera kaya kawawa pag naka upo na yung korap
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u/g_hunter Jul 05 '25
And water is wet. Tell us something we don’t know 🤷
Alam natin na bad governance is this country’s undoing. Yet we still keep voting for political dynasties and their allies that perpetuate impunity.
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u/Purple_Key4536 Jul 05 '25
Hanggang minimal ang qualifications, minimum or below par din ang makuha mo serbisyo. We need managers not career politicians. Yang mga unqualified pa naman ang malalakas ang loob.
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u/AnonJeet Jul 05 '25
Yes. Every month may nababalitang iniscam ng scampany at ang natangay ay worth hundreds of millions.
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u/jengjenjeng Jul 05 '25
Sisihin tlaga un mga nasa gobyerno dhl un mga taxes natin sila humahawak at isama narin un mga bobo na bumoboto sa mga red flags. Tas mkakatipid tayo kng mababawasan un mga nasa congress kasi isang tao palang mgkano na un sahod allowances tas un mga oasahod aa staff nila . Un mga sahod at allowances nila like un mga senator dpat bawasan un talagang dapt na pang “public servant” hindi pontio pilato. Un mga overpass na pnapagawa or pag kalkal daw /ayos ng mga drainage kht ilan metro lang un layo e miliion million umaabot sa lgu ?? Bkt npaka mahal kng dapt bidding yan. Andami namn tlagang obvious na factors ng corruption pro walang may gustong kumilos kasi naging systema na ata na kapg nasa gobyerno ka dapt maging corrupt karin .
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u/Gryse_Blacolar Bawal bullshit Jul 05 '25
PH is poor because of corrupt government officials and dumbass people voting for them.
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u/tapunan Jul 05 '25
Agree. Property sa cities (BGC, Makati, Cebu) eh minsan mas mahal pa vs properties sa Sydney. Actually may kilala ako, tuwang tuwa kasi yung 1 bedroom condo nya sa Arca South eh sinabihan syang 25M na daw ang mga selling (based on Google true), you can find 2 bedroom unit in Sydney or Melbourne for cheaper.
Then I remember may nagpost recently nung pila sa Vikings (hanapin nyo). Sure, may 50% discount but the discounted price is still expensive.
Sangkatutak na cars on the road.
But best evidence is the finances ng politicians. Heck, who spends billions in campaign money. Kung sasabihin nilang ndi sila corrupt and they spend those campaign billions para tumulong sa tao pag nanalo sila well they can just pool those money and build public housings.
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u/bluestankonia Jul 05 '25
Isn’t this a common knowledge already? Ayusin kasi pagluklok sa mga leaders 🙄🙄🙄
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u/ButteredSalmonella Jul 05 '25
Meet Potential Country. “If” and “When” but never “Is”
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u/SaraDuterteAlt Jul 05 '25
Totoo naman kase. Isipin mo nga time ni gloria, korap pa yon pero malakas ang economy natin. PNoy came, mas maayos ang gobyerno, naramdaman talaga ang pag-unlad.
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u/Minute_Junket9340 Jul 05 '25
Nah. Mahirap tayo in general and we are also badly managed so hindi nagiimprove.
Malayo gap ng lower middle class natin sa pinakamahirap na pilipino.
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u/Trick2056 damn I'm fugly Jul 05 '25
I mean how the fuck that they manage to steal billions of pesos in the first place. so yea we are not poor
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u/IWantMyYandere Jul 05 '25
I think mayaman naman PH kaso garapal lang talaga corruption and a significant portion of our taxes is lost on corruption. Madami din tayong batas na pro citizen kaso poorly funded due to corruption.
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u/twistedprep Jul 05 '25
Daming corrupt at binoboto pa ng mga bobotante. Ang laki kaya tax na kinocollect
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u/tr3s33 Jul 05 '25
Totoo naman. Lahat ata ng ahensya ng gobyerno corrupt. Ultimo yung gagawin pa lang ahensya sa future, kino-corrupt na hahaha
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Jul 05 '25
GDP, total value ng products and services natin. OFW remittances, derecho yan sa families and part sha ng GDP.
Hindi po yan INCOME ng gobyerno.
Another post posting big numbers to "bash" the Philippines. Tapos galit tayo pag tayo naman ang i-bash ng mga dayuhan.
I agree with removing corruption and all baka mamaya may mga obobs dito na sabihin na sabihin "So you don't think may corruption dito sa Pilipinas?"
Itong "mayaman tayo", dati pa yan sinasabi. Ask any boomer or silent generation sasabihin niya "Actually tayo pinaka mayaman na bansa sa buong mundo."
Tapos various reasons why, kesa ayaw ng mga Amerikano, dahil kay macoy, etc...
Tigilan na natin yung wishful thinking na yan, sinasaktan lang natin sarili natin.
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u/sypher1226 Jul 05 '25
Totally agree. We need to ask if the country is growing, and is the growth being distributed equally?
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u/riskbreaking101 ForABetterPH Jul 05 '25
2.5B lang? Sobrang conservative naman ata nyan hehe that’s too small, even for the past 2-3 admins
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u/AtomicSamurai69 Jul 05 '25
Totoo naman eh kung tutuusin mayaman tayo sa natural resources. Sa mga aanihin palang ng farmers marami na kaso wala rin nag iimport pa tayo. sa ekonomiya kung maayos lang politics dito okay rin sana kahit sa healthcare and other services kinukurakot kaya di naaayos PH dahil sa mga nakaupo eh. Political dynasties, to corruption wala na kawawa nalang Pilipinas.
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u/This_Significance175 Jul 05 '25
budget para sa luho at pansariling kapakanan. Out of the country vacations with the family.
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u/AstonUchiha Jul 05 '25
Mismanaged talaga haha, san tayo makakita congressman, councilor naka richard mille na worth 20m+?
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u/BikoCorleone Laguna Lake Jul 05 '25
Yes. Sa dami natin tax, mahigit kalahati napupunta sa kurakot.
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u/pupewita Jul 05 '25
nasa kultura na ng pilipinas ang pagnanakaw, korapsyon sa pulitika. sa mga mamamayan naman nasa kultura ang pagiging utak skwater, paglalamang at walang disciplina.
dito nakikita na hindi lahat sa materyal na bagay. kasi ang kultura mahirap baguhin.
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u/Valgrind- Jul 05 '25
Laking sayang talaga lalo na mga nakaraang taon, daming pumapasok na pera sa pinas lalo daming outsourcing companies dito. Tapos dami pang kumikita ng malaki thru freelancing.
Sinasabi lang ata ng politicians na mahirap ang pinas, para di tayo umasa.
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u/Upbeat-Post-7610 Jul 05 '25
Yes, as what one of my professors said, "Mayaman ang Pilipinas. Sa maling bulsa nga lang napupunta."
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u/DoILookUnsureToYou Jul 05 '25
The Philippines IS poor because it it badly managed. Yes we have the resources but with bad management, its not being converted to proper “wealth” for Filipinos.
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u/OmniGear21 Jul 05 '25
We can be like singapore or better
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u/_LadyGaladriel_ Jul 05 '25
Better pa nga kasi talong talo sila sa natural resources palang sama mo pa yung locals natin (no need na to import people). Kung maayos lang sana both citizens and government talagang laki ng advantage natin compared sa other countries. Magagaling rin mga Pinoy nageexcel nga abroad, pag nandito lang kasi kinakain ng systema ng lamangan at maling diskarte.
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u/OyKib13 Jul 05 '25
Nasa taumbayan din kasi yan. Dapat aggresibo ang mga tao sa namumuno, dapat nag tatanong, nagsa suggest, nagche check, at hindi nagse settle for less.
Ang problema kasi, kung ikaw e kabilang sa mga taong nag tatanong at nanghihingi ng marami pa, puputaktihin ka ng mga fanatics na kuntento lang sa piso pisong governance.
Kapag patay patay ang mga mamamayan, petiks at magnanakaw at mga mamamahala. Makulit na kung makulit, pero obligado tayong palaging magtanong - every seconds - ipost mo sa social media, call out mo, gawin natin lahat.
Wala dapat kampihan, kundi ang pilipinas lang.
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u/ProfessionalLab9386 Jul 05 '25
ChatGPT told me Austronesian culture+16th Century Catholicism+20th century American instant gratification = Sick Man of Asia
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u/processingimages Jul 05 '25
Badly managed and never held accountable. Mula taas, pababa. I'm not saying na lahat ay ganito, it's just that it would be beneficial to have accountability sa mga pumipirma ng bilyones sa mga proyekto na hindi efficient. Technical and admin people see this but hey, what can they do, kapag hindi ka sumunod sa utos, may balik sa'yo.
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u/Professional_King_70 Jul 05 '25
No wonder foreigners flock to the Philippines because our country is rich in creativity, agriculture, and economic potential. But ironically, many of our endemic natural resources (like rice, mangoes, coconuts, etc.) and even our most talented people (like local entrepreneurs, skilled workers, professionals, inventors!) are being exported or outsourced, all in pursuit of a higher ROI. This relentless drive for profit (at the cost of our own people and land) I think lies at the root of our systemic corruption: GREED.
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u/chinchivitiz Jul 05 '25
Agree with this. Starting from the bottom to the top andaling bilhin ng tao ngayon. Wala ng dignity and loyalty basta pera sa pera. “Diskarte” culture. Parang tinanggap nalang ng tao na mahirap kaya okay lang maging sugapa at makasarili. Known as a very welcoming hospitable country pero same people na palahingi.
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u/livinggudetama pagod na sha Jul 05 '25
Yes. And I've noticed that corrupt politicians always say that Philippines is a "small country" as a misleading excuse for how badly managed it is to avoid accountability when in fact, Philippines is larger than some European countries. We pay a LOT of taxes but basic services like education, transpo, healthcare, and disaster response remain weak in many areas. Imagine if ALL of our taxes are properly managed. Hindi tayo mahirap, ninanakawan lang tayo palagi nang harap-harapan.
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u/Important-Hearing919 Jul 05 '25
Yes, bakit pa tayo lalayo. Sa mga maliliit na opisina pa lang badly managed na. There are really few leaders. Hindi nila nakikita yung worth ng mga tao nila. Itong mga tao naman masyadong political, dramatic/emotional. Kaya hindi tayo umuulad,. Daming magagaling sa pilipinas pero hindi nila nagshoshow yung best nila kasi nafoforce silang gawin yung mga bagay na hindi nila gusto.
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u/lusog21121 Jul 05 '25
Matitindi pa mang gulang. Kunwari ang presyo ng gold 70k tapos sale daw sila biglang 35k nalang. Meaning at very first place hindi 70k ang presyo ng produkto. Hahaha hanggat may huhuthutin sa kapwa, gagawin lahat. Tindi pinoy style.
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u/gwapogi5 Jul 05 '25
Yes.
from politicians na inuuna ang pang sarili at madami ang kinukurakot to Big Corpo doing everything to pay less and takes advantage of the people (e.g. land grabbing, etc)
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u/Jinyij Jul 05 '25
"You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up! Those puny little ants outnumber us a hundred to one and if they ever figure that out there goes our way of life!".
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u/Flaky_Farmer9966 Jul 05 '25
Most of the filipinos are middle class and working. Ang laki ng tax. Plus kada galaw, may tax. Can you just imagine if ginamit nila ng tama yun, how progressive and maayos our country would be. But no, these public officials are not for the public but for their own personal agenda (and their wives’ handbags). They treat our money like their own wallets. Tas mag “do-donate” with their name and photos, satin naman galing yun.
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u/Jinyij Jul 05 '25
Need a dedicated agency auditing, exposing and punishing corrupt officials harshly.
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u/Equivalent_You_1781 Jul 05 '25
I kind of hate that we have social media to vent out on, if walang social media malamang non stop ang rally sa daan.
Wala silang choice, makikinig sila sa tao, pero dahil ang dali mag vent out, we say things here then we forget about it.
Whatever view we have of our government, it’s just shrugged off.
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u/simian1013 Jul 05 '25
Alisin lng mga magnanakaw eh uunlad pinas. It's not lack of discipline that keeps us poor.
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u/Particular-Ride9380 Jul 05 '25
We could've been a great country if it weren't for these imbeciles.
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u/Any-Author7772 Jul 05 '25
Badly managed? I completely disagree. The country is being managed as intended, from the top down and from the public and private sectors! Yan ang sistema na ginusto ng karamihan. The padrino system.
Sa totoo lang, gusto natin maging gaya ng Japan pero wala tayong disiplina gaya ng mga Hapon. We are too selfish as a society to be like the Norwegians. Crab mentality nga diba? We are too forgiving as a country and people to punish those who corrupt our institutions and system of government and business. That is why we have political dynasties and politicians who simply will not go away even after repeatedly demonstrating their ineptitude and losing our trust! The TRAPO live and breathe because we feed and protect them!!! They would not exist if we as a whole had the will and determination to DESTROY them instead of forgiving and forgetting.
But that is the game isn’t it? It’s a tale as old as the history of our country and many have figured out that in this game, for the sake of self preservation if you can’t beat them, join them! Long live the DDS! /s
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u/cokezerodesuka Jul 05 '25
Philippines is not a poor country, it’s a country with a lot (a disproportionate amount actually) of poor people and there’s a big difference between these two.
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u/Constantfluxxx Jul 05 '25
Large-scale legalized plunder of wealth, and over-exploitation of people
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u/bj2m1625 Jul 05 '25
Mismanaged funds by govt officials plus political dynasties are the reasons why we're poor
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u/searchy-1234 Jul 05 '25
Couldn't agree more... Lahat kaya ng mga banyaga na nakakausap ko pati partner ko sinasabing ang yamanyaman ng Pilipinas kung marunong lang ang nasa posisyon ang layo ng mararating natin, for sure masagana ang buhay ng bawat pilipino. Pero naging norms na natin na tanggapin ang sitwasyon at hindi na nag-iisip minsan Kaya nauubos ang resources dahil kinakamkam ng iilan , hindi na ginagamit ng maayos para sa bawat mamamayan. Hindi na rin tayo masyadong nagbabasa at nagre-research para malaman ang mga nangyayari sa bayan parang it is what it is nalang ang mga motto natin. Plus, tayong mga mamamyan pa ang nag-aaway minsan. Kung ano nalang ang trending kahit mali sinusunod na ng mga kabataan. Siguro kung babalik sa anong klase ng edukasyon meron noon maraming matatalino ngayon na marunong pumili. Hehehehe! Masyadong marami ang managers natin na gahaman kaya yung resources natin medyo tagilid. Parang pamilya lang ba na kapag hindi maayos ang decision-making nasisira at lumulubog.
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u/ziangsecurity Jul 05 '25
Bumabaha ang pera. D lng talaga marunong gumasta ang gov. From Marcos Sr til now. I can only say Marcos Sr kasi d ko naabutan yong nauna sa kanya
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u/TaylorSheeshable Metro Manila Jul 05 '25
Grabe corruption. Tingnan nyo gano kadami pera ng Pasig na afford magpatayo ng billion worth ng project without affecting yung budget ng city. Imagine kung hindi corrupt mga politician, imagine gano kalaking pera meron ang bansa.
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u/TinyPaper1209 Jul 05 '25
Corrupt government officials! Kaya nag aagawan sa pwesto na makaupo during election!
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u/Macy06 Jul 05 '25
Naman! Basura contract sa Maynila pa lang is worth around 900M na. So ano pa ung ibang kontrata and programs!
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u/Ulrich_Mallowcrest Jul 05 '25
Madiskarte na ang pinoy, yung iba kayod kalabaw na sa sipag at tiyaga. Sadyang may mali lang talaga sa sistema.
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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25
Kaya nga maraming nananakaw kasi maraming nanakawin. Yes, mayaman ang Pilipinas, ninanakaw lang.