lack of investment in Research and Duplicate...

and it's the culture

unlike Japan, SK, China, pinoys prefer to consume than produce

not a lot of businessmen here want to invest in manufacturing when importing finished products is a lot less hassle

and R&D/labor is expensive. who would want to invest money in R&D (and hope the make back the money years later) when you can make money now by importing and selling finished goods?

dito sa atin, capital just doesnt go to R&D

i'm sure there's skill here to make copies of stuff. but nobody's investing in that area