Can we live according to the "rule of law"?

what is freedom if it has limits? what is democracy if you do not have your freedom? most people are naturally born stubborn and it's really hard for them to follow even the simplest rules ever though they tell themselves to live according to the rules and principles of their country.

Yeah sad to say we lack this self discipline when we are in our own country. But Filipinos in general can discipline themselves if they are prompted to. If you would see many successful OFWs prosper in other countries because they follow the discipline that foreign lands imposed on them. That is why they also benefit from what these laws imposed on them. Locally, there is a tendency to always avoid the law if they can to outdo the law or outdo others for their own benefit.

You bet i believe this is true. We will never walk up a step up the ladder when we are always like this. Simple rules, we aren't able to follow. I agree with you on those you have mentioned especially the part that most of us are not disciplined. You see, this country does need more than democracy, we can't be this free and live as if there are no rules and that we will always break them because no one is sanctioned anyway... like everybody is doing it and everybody is getting away with it as well. Filipinos whether they admit it or not are way too hard headed sometimes, and this is the main reason why we are not going forward. We have always been laid back... other countries strive to be better, to improve whilst we strive to retire! he he

Because people are hard headed and no discipline themselves. Yes I agree, sometimes I will violates the law because of some valid reason but constantly doing it is not good for us and also to our nation.

Enforcement and attitude change are keys in this issue. Some people in this country are chronic rule-breakers but put them in another country and they follow the law as sheep. Perhaps, being a minority is an issue for them.