Government should develop the rest of the provinces

I think the 100 kilometer highway bridging Aurora to Metro Manila is underway.

I think it is always best to develop and keep jobs in your own community. It costs a lot to send people off to hospital out of the province or where you live. And it is cheaper in the long run.

Ever heard of the saying the Philippines is a beggar lying on its riches? This is because the Philippines has never developed and took care of its resources not all of the business is in Manila nor should it be. It would be great indeed if we just all worked together to improve the country.

Hiya staria, There are loads of areas like that here too although you might not think so. Not far from here you can find yourself on really old Roads that have no protection whatever. It´s a shame yes but I wonder what would really happen if they did develop more in those places. There are a few places I can think of that could well stay as they are because they have diverted the waters of the Rivers running close by just to please and pamper a few who have money. Really no one lives there in those places it´s just the ones that have Money go there for the Spas you know Water treatments for health and beauty and there is no real tourism. If they were to exploit what the area has in it´s natural state there would be far less damage done but I´m afraid that is not what they have in mind. I am thinking of one in particular where the Dinosaurs lived in a group one of the largest Dinosaurs on Earth and it lived in a Valley down below the Village itself and there are huge footprints to prove it. However the Valley is unreachable and the Road is very dangerous you risk your life going on that Road. What a pity they don´t develop it in a way that benefit the actual People that live there because they are not rich and their Houses are badly in need of repair too.

It is really hard to stop corruption. The best that can be done is limit it to some extent. In my country however, it seems it has exceeded any limit... Improving the provinces should be on top on the list of every government though.

I agree with you, it is really a good which we can do it. And the government has to put focus on the remote villages also. I am from india. Here also there are many villages are away from the development. The government has to notice these areas and start the development and Employment. Thanks for sharing, have a nice day.

If there is no corruption, rural development is fast and would be easy. Let's just hope and pray that the Noynoy's administration will be victorious in eliminating corruption, truly look after the welfare of the people and balance enough in distributing the resources to whom and to where it must be given.

Well, it depend on the local officials being to manage the province or the municipality. It is the purpose of the local government being created to empower the governor and local executives to do something in their respective areas... The problem with those local executives has nothing to do with their own localities but to pocket all the money that is from the National government which is purposely intended for development...

decentralization is the key that's why we have economic zones all over the Philippines. As to why it hasn't progressed yet that remains the question. One of the hindrance that I can think of is the culture of a municipality. If we take a look at cebu, davao and other developed cities we can say that the success is owed mostly to its leadership. Just imagine what happened to maguindanao? it's the exact opposite since it's clear that the only people who benefited from the funds provided by the government are the incumbent leaders like the ampatuans. Although it's ideal for LGU to be given full control over it's own territory, there should also be somebody like the national government who retains power to oversee to make that check and balances are in place. Now if that municipality has proven that it's capable of managing its own then financial independence will be provided to them.

That is always the problem of towns and cities not being the capital, or a big metropolis. Because they are far from the focus of the country, a lot of things slide. Including corruption in governments. And unfortunately, a lot of dirty politicians exploit these sorry state of provinces to further their own cause, which is to make money for themselves.

I live in one of the provinces you mentioned. And yes, I believe too that the government should develop places like this as it would greatly help the economy. But alas, corruption is everywhere. You would not believe it in a peaceful village like this that such corruption exists. Would you believe that even a small establishment like a mall for example, cant be built here because of the vendor's association are against it? A mall threatens their livelihood so they do everything possible to prevent it. Even setting the mall's warehouse on fire! It's a sad sad place we live in. Too bad, because the Philippines is such a wonderful place.

I believe your government would have thought of it too, but they might not have the means to do so. It takes a hefty sum of money to develop something from a raw state, considering philippines is such a big country. On top of that, with every developments, they must be sure to see profits from there before deciding on it. What your government should do is to promote those places, be it for tourist spots or for some activities. When it's more widely known, they might really develop the place.

Right! Government must develop the more of the provinces .... we cannot say that the country is develop will when thier is a provinces that undeveloped as will the life stage of the people is poor.....Unless the corruption s rumpant to this country expect the worst.

Agree! but I think Cebu is not that develop because a lot of areas there don't have cemented sidewalks.

I do think that it is going underway right now. But because of the corruption on going the projects are even made slower and if not monitored properly it will be left unfinished because of lack of funding. I know that in the past administrations, development of roads and many other infrastructures are being done. The problem lies in the implementation of the project where greedy politicians takes share from the money allocated so in turn the contractors either make the project in poor quality or not finished at all. You will notice that when elections are near this will again be continued on to have their voters elect them back in position.

We are lucky to experience this....and you are right. It there is no corruption there will be progress!

If they are good intentions for develop various regions by your country this are good planMany people have need line communication and electricity,good roads,hospitals and other utilities.Soif the govern have some corrupt member this plan to develop this region could be afected or obstruct.

Hi Staria!. I think in every nation its so hard to make development in all area. It also happen here because the development really good only in big city and often the rural area not given the proper attention. If we go to village first thing I see is the lack of transportation access especially the roads mostly in bad condition. I ever got bruiser because the roads really bad and the car really had bad time to carry on. I think our government not really pay attention on rural area because they not under spotlight because its hard to access them. Especially in archipelago nation like us. I thin you had a great husband who wiling to made smart discussion with you. Thats was really good.

Yes I agree with you but this is very difficult to do and you know why? Most of our provinces are controlled if not governed by political dynasties, so it is not un common that you just mention a province and we can easily give the families that are in control or contesting the area.Maguindanao is a classic example although this is true all around the country although maybe not as violent. I hate to think this but somehow this families would prefer things to be this way so they do not lose control of the rein of power, even the anti dynasty bill would go no where because the very people who would ratify the bill are in themselves part of the political dynasty, guess we lost our chance during edsa I where OICs were in place, my personal view is unless Filipinos become mature politically, we would always stay the way we are,

Corruption may be one of the reasons why other provinces aren't progressing, but I have this issue in mind that also hinders the growth of other places. Rebels . . . The presence of rebels, in our case the NPA's, in an area creates an impact to the people in that area and to the investors as well. I have heard from one of the locals in one province here when I asked them why is there no road leading to this beautiful place. He answered because the local government and/or the contractor of the road project was not paying the revolutionary tax imposed by the rebels. So they make sure that the project will not be completed until the time comes that the government/contractors will just abandon the site. This is true to many of the places known to have been hide outs of the NPA's. If only the government can do something about this and if only the rebels would come to their senses that what they are doing doesn't help their situation to become better, then I think many of our provinces would progress and would be able to sustain the needs of its local residents.