Do you wish to live in the Phillipines?
By anex08
@anex08 (868)
Philippines
June 1, 2008 2:17am CST
Well, as among Filipino people pursuing carrer in different country I wonder how many Filipinos with choices wanted to stay here in their homeland. With todays current situation like economic crisis, oil price hike, price increases for basic needs, crime and other not to mention. How many Filipinos still longed to live here if they can choose between leave or left behind?
In my own observation, I have noticed a vast of population trying hard to work abroad and live abroad. It does gives me a feeling again, that if everyone has big chances to leave Phillipines they will.
Can any of my kababayan here state some reason why you decided to continue striving here or why have you decided to work away from your homeland? or even longed to live in other country with your family?
Does Phillipine Island has more reason for its native to stay? or giving out more reason to leave?
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4 responses
@ceciliamilgate (157)
• Australia
9 Jun 08
I came from the Philippines,married now in australia.My husband been in the Philippines 4 times and he likes everything about my country. Poeple are nice,very generous and polite.He loves my family and plans to retire there, Me I like australia life so easy,we have free hospital and Doctors and gov.gave pension to old poeple.In the Phil. if you did'nt work in your younger days you don't have pension.
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@anaknitatay (1335)
• Philippines
1 Jun 08
it's really sad but I would prefer to live in another country than live on in the sorry state our country has become.
It's really pitiful that instead of trying to help each other we are all trying to pull each other down in an effort to look out for ourselves.
There are too many crabs in the philippines.
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@2btrueinu (700)
• Philippines
1 Jun 08
Hi! anex I don't blame them if the prepare to stay in other country. They have to grab better opportunity for there future security. It's really hard to leave our home land but do we a choice. Look and observe don't you listen to every day news left and right problem that are not solve and I don't know if still there is hope for it. Crisis in food, uncontrolled price hike do we have a choice to stay here? Do we have bright future if we are in the middle level or in poor level only of course we don't have a choice if have to think of other ways and the best way to reach our goal in life is to leave and and find our opportunity in our land. I remember what my sister in law said even if we only clean other houses it's ok as long as it's legal and pay better than here. It's really hard to work aboard, home sick etc. but you need to be strong, do I have a choice none if I stay here can I earn 10 pounds an hour I don't think so. I know it's 2 days rate and ordinary worker here... can not blame them if they choose to work to other country. It's really hard here very low in opputunity and many competition. Many graduate but no available job for them.
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@anex08 (868)
• Philippines
1 Jun 08
You are right, and on my part I am also longing to work in another country. For financial purposes, we can't hold back and just let our family hungry and dying, we need to do something and the only thing that will offer us great opportunity and be well paid is to work outside our homeland since here in our beloved country the offer is too limited for some.
@lady11eve (311)
• Philippines
1 Jun 08
im proud of my countries,nature...infact im o inlove with provinces in here,if ever i go to abroad,i prolly buy a property on provinces and stay ther when i retired...true its really hard to live in cities here but the hospitality and the nature will always makes you find your way home.
