Is there a hope for the Philippines?

a few years ago, i received a package from the US from a friend and had to pick it up from our post office in our municipality. the receiving charge was supposed to be twenty-pesos(P20). you know what??? i had to pay P1,700 to the "boss" there. he even gave me 2 options :(1) P1,900 with receipt (2) P1,700 without receipt. at that time, i was so naive coz i never expected that even in the post office corruption existed. so, i just chose P1,700. when i got home, my elder sister told me i should have paid P1,900 with the receipt and went straight to the Office of the Mayor and complain there. well, it's a lesson i really learned. from then on, i never received packages from abroad through our post office. private couriers are better. I love my country very much, but, sad to say, I don't see any hopes anymore for this country to prosper and revert that bad most corrupt image. I believe most of us have voted according to our conscience before, BUT, the problem is, our votes are wasted because of CHEATING. Philippines is one of poorest country in Asia, yet, the MOST EXPENSIVE ROAD is located here! - THE MACAPAGAL ROAD. And, still, up to this time, no one has ever been convicted .

what hope is there for a country such as ours ruled by these sort of careless politicians whose only concern is to make money,money,and money. they have alrady forgotten that their duty is to serve the poeple and work for the welfare of their people. so you see we have become the laughing stock around the world. we are left to suffer from poverty while this insurectus politicians enjoys their lavish and luxurious lifestyle, er?

i'm a Catholic Christian but not practicing for some reason(not related to your queston).i think sending the monthly remittance is a great help for Philippines.and if we thought that Philippines is the only corrupt country-i think not.not all the government officials are corrupt(like in other countries) some of them are still working for the country honestly but i think out of 100% we have .05%honest official and we just hope and pray that this official will not be influence.in general not only for Philippines,the development of one counrty depends on the leader what the leader do the suburdinates follow and we still lucky that some of the officials still have presence of mind and know what is good and bad for the country.crab mentality is also one problem or attitude of the Filipino and i noticed and experience it here in other country.i can't believe that your KABAYAN(same nationality)will do that kind of thing,instead that they help you they will pull you down.that's why sometimes if we want to help we need to think a 100times or else you gonna be in big trouble in the end.lots of thought to share but it's gonna be boring reading long response. we need your prayers for all the people who's working far away from there family and that's the only help you can do to us.

I am a Filipino-American, born in the United States, but I do follow Philippine politics and have a lot of family ties still in the Philippines. Although the situation seems bleak, at best, there is always hope. The Philippines is still a relatively young democracy. And, as such, would still have many growing pains to go through and overcome. However, I think the political instability and corruption had deep roots in its economic instability. It's a shame that foreign interests, especially American, Japanese, and other international powerhouses, own a majority of the businesses. In fact, there is still a clause in Philippine Law that gives American interests equal economic footing as local Filipino interests, a remnant from American colonization. It's a shame that a large portion of the economy is based on remittances from relatives in other countries. Yes, there needs to be reform in many areas. But, I would start there. How can the situation of Filipinos in the Philippines improve when they are being edged out and left with nothing...But it isn't hopeless. It's never hopeless.

Yes, there is hope. AS long as there are people out there who yearn for improve and who believe in change, the flame for betterment still burns.

there will always be hope.....& nothing else :-) all great countries we call now were never near greatnes they once was, they were even sponsors of gruesome barbarism & fantastic evildoings untill time matures them

With all that’s happening in our country, it also makes me think if there is still hope left for our country. Nothing will change unless we find a leader who has selfless intent and who only hopes to serve our country and I think it’s like finding a needle in a haystack.

There's always hope, and hope for the Philippines lies on the people themselves. Elections is fast approaching and if we, the Filipino people, would want change in our country then we must vote wisely. What's so sad is that, we always clamor for change and yet we refuse to change among ourselves. The persons who are living below the poverty line and shouting out for change are the very same people who sell their votes come election time. Hope is just around the corner waiting to be welcomed. If we want change then we must act now for the sake of our children's children.

There is no hope left for the Philippines,unless our lawmakers and leaders change for the better.Don't we realize that the meddling of foreign powers are the root cause of corruption.Had they not meddle with our politics,we may be a developed country by now.You see in meddling with our politics,our economy suffer because laws are made for the profit of the local and foreign oligarch,which make prices higher,while our debts are getting higher,theIMF-WB are imposing legislations that makes our economy worse.So with this scenario how will we escape this vultures of economics?If you don't get my point heres an example.Marcos tried to nationalize all vital industry in the Philippines including water,transportation,electricity,exportable materials and many more.What do the western media do? they demonized Marcos because they will not profit and this profits are huge profits And the Filipinos fall for this lies.Here comes Cory,what happen..the more the prices get higher. Then comes Ramos,what happen with his tiger economy,it turn out its just a kitten economy.And the worst part of his administration is the big scandal about corruption and we do nothing.He even left the vault of the Philippines near to empty.Again we DO NOTHING.When Erap rose to power,all lies,oral degragation are put upon his face.He is removed from office with questionable malice.After 5 or 6 years what has the prosecutors obtain...nothing.They can't prove he is guilty..and we do nothing.And now comes the worst and the queen of lies,the most incompetent...again we do nothing.And now you are asking for hope,what a pity!

Yes i think so,evrywhere here in our country connotes corruption. It is obvious, but i think some have lie low but not all. If everyone should be responsible and tried to be honest that tag wil slowly be removed from us. We must teach our children to do good things and to not take advantage when they are in the position like head of a government office. And most important let us ask god's guidance to all this things that is happening to our country.

there is still hope. lets vote the people who has the integrity. like for example.. vote for chiz escudero. and of course among ourselves, lets not sell our votes.

There is a book written by Alexander L. Lacson entitled "12 Little Things Every Filipino Can Do To Help Our Country" that you should read and follow by heart.. 1. Follow traffic rules. Follow the law. 2. Whenever you buy or pay for anything, always ask for an official receipt. 3. Don't buy smuggeled goods. Buy Local. Buy Filipino. 4. When you talk to others, especially foreigners, speak positively about us and our country. 5. Respect your traffic officer, policeman and soldier. 6. Do not litter. Dispose your garbage properly. Segregate. Recycle. Conserve. 7. Support your church. 8. During elections, do your solemn duty. 9. Pay your employees well. 10. Pay your taxes. 11. Adopt a scholar or a poor child. 12. Be a good parent. Teach your kids to follow the law and love our country. Let's do our share in nation building. It's not the sole responsibility of our government to get this country back on the right track. If we want to change the image of this country, change should begin with "I".

hope in a third world country like us -Philippines is a very rare piece of jewel. our natives don't believe that they will have a good life for the government has always been corrupt. It is such a shame to know that we, the only Christian nation in Asia were titled as the most corrupt country in Asia. Where did our values go? did they flew with the other countries when they colonized us? this corruption will not grow big if it haven't started at home. a little coin at first when you were tasked to buy a soy sauce and then you will ask for the change for you to keep is a simple start of corruption and will eventually grow as your age grows. therefore, if loyalty starts in the primary social institution like family, then maybe there will be no corrupts who are not ashamed of doing crimes to their KABABAYANS!!!

Our history isn't all that grandeur. Unless we elect an eligible leader and change our system drastically, our country will slope continuously. There's always hope, but such hope won't appear overnight. I honestly don't think the Philippines will sprout from the rut in my lifetime.

Wow I'm sorry! I dont know how the country is. I just know Philippines is the country my aunt & uncle and their two kids are missionaries in. Christian missionaries. They come back this June for a year. They come back every 4 years for a year before going back. So though I've never seen the place, each night I pray for my aunt & uncle.

There is hope for everything.. If we have a good leaders that care for the country and the people and not only for themselves. But, we must start the change with ourselves.

Yea. There's still hope to change the image of our country. It should begin first from our leaders who is in the government coz they are the one who make laws but they are also the one who also breaking it. For us Christians, all we have to do is continue praying for our leaders to change their hearts and minds.

I don't think their basis were not true.There're so many hopes for the Philippines to overcome this bad image internationally.

The hope for the philippine to overcome the bad image is always there, its start with the good leader with good example to follow, like this coming election all the parties must choose their representative for the office seats well, educate the people what are their platform, how to stop not just corruption but good example to follow,with good leader everybody will follow then good image is just around the corner.

as they say, there is always hope. We stumbled yet we could rise up. Change begins within ourselves. To the government workers please do your job well and with utmost sincerity. To the private sector, well, continue being hardworking and honest.