A Simple Solution to a Worldwide Crisis

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China is it's own market for the goods it manufactures. It definitely helps if you have billions of potential consumers of the goods you produce within your own "backyard". It is also a big help that they are reachable via road or rail. It makes distribution simpler. You can drive for days and you can see kilometers more of good highways to take you anywhere and you can still see more new roads under construction everywhere.

Compare that to the Philippines where our road network is rather lacking in the outer areas. You can see half-done roads waiting for funding. Our inter-island shipping can be crippled simply by the sinking of a single ferry (we have a shipment of goods from the southern philippines that is delayed over a week and a half and counting because of this). Even the transport of certain types of products is hampered by certain levels of red tape that makes it both a headache and expensive to distribute throughout the country.

Agree here.

As for the issue of corruption, at least in China, corrupt government officials are shot after they are convicted of their crimes. This makes them an example for others. In the Philippines, these proven corrupt officials even have the guts to run for president (again!) or sue people for speaking the truth (aside from kidnapping/salvaging them).

As for Erap and Lacson, universal karma is now wasting them-big time.

That's why Im hoping for Noynoy or Villar to win the election to put some sense in our government.

Despite all of these bad news, they did not extinguished my optimism that all of these things will all come to pass.

China has endured humiliation, defeat (Opium War, Nanjing (Nanking) Massacre etc.), hunger and war (Communist, Cultural etc) many times over compared to our country and yet was able to rise as it is today-as very strong nation.

If the Chinese people have just wallowed in misery and defeat, they may have not attained their very respectable status right now (one of the world's largest economy)

The Philippines, I believe can do it also. As long as Pinoys will think positive and work hard for it.

It may not be visible in Metro manila, but there are some form and pockets of "revolution" in the provinces. Naga, Puerto Princesa, Davao, Cebu and even Marikina are doing great. And many others.

Leaders of these LGUs are doing their best to make out of the grim situation in the country.

But again, success cannot be attained overnight, it can be done slowly but surely and with determination.