The Philippines is a flunking student mistakenly placed in an Honors class.

Most of our neighbors have achieved First World standards of living. Ang Pilipinas baliktad, the masa Pinoy gets poorer and poorer every year.......Pero nakatawa pa rin.
ignorance is bliss

good thing about having large poor population -- it keep cost of living low

so if you're making well above minimum, life is pretty comfortable here