yeah yeah yeah

the likes of me

rant rant rant

always looking for something in the past to blame

Marcos, etc etc

stop dwelling in the past

stop focusing on what the Phils. COULD HAVE BEEN

the chance for the Phils. to become an Asian industrial power has come and gone

the Phils. screwed up its chance decades ago

the role of the Phils. in the world is now clearly defined

we are a manpower agency

we are a provider of labor

that's it

like that planet in Star Wars where they mass produce soldiers

we mass produce nurses, caregivers, seamen, call center agents etc

we won't be mass producing cars or airplanes for the world

get over it

that role is already filled by other countries

every country has its own role in the world

that's the role of the Philippines

you can fight it all you want

you can build ONE 100% pinoy car and declare victory

but in the bigger scheme of things, it's just a drop of water in the ocean