From THIRLD WORLD to FIRST

[tidus1203]

[SIZE=3]A great read from the perspective of Lee Kwan Yew on the Philippines...

One of the best ways for us Filipinos to realize the Truth about ourselves and our country is to find out how people from other countries observe us and our society. This is best done when the one observing and describing us is an extremely well-informed and highly intelligent non-Filipino who has had his own fair share of problems similar to the ones that the Philippines has gone through (or is currently going through), and had a hand in actual problem-solving for his own country’s originally Philippines-like issues.

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[SIZE=3]An example of such a person is Singaporean Minister Mentor and former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Hailed as the Father of Modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew and his People’s Action Party were able to craft appropriate solutions for the issues and problems that were hounding Singapore early on in its history as a newly-independent Third World country with no natural resources, a huge number of uneducated people, security problems resulting from the initial hostility of its neighbors towards it, and a deeply divided society according to race, religion, language, & social-class, among many other problems and managed to turn it into Southeast Asia’s oasis of prosperity and development and a First World hub within a region of what were then known as “Third World” countries.

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[SIZE=3]Read more of it HERE!!![/SIZE]

[projector]

The problem in our country is there's too much Democracy

[tidus1203]

Yeah we can't handle too much democracy like the US or Canada can...

China is one good example of a thriving non-democracy...

[Monseratto]

Singapore is small. Doesn't even have enough airspace to train its military pilots...

[uls]

ABSCBN's pinoy pride agenda will transform the Phils. into a developed country

[donbuggy]

Lee Kuan Yew:

...There were more coup attempts, discouraging investments badly needed to create jobs. This was a pity because they had so many able people, educated in the Philippines and the United States. Their workers were English-speaking, at least in Manila. There was no reason why the Philippines should not have been one of the more successful of the ASEAN countries. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was the most developed, because America had been generous in rehabilitating the country after the war. Something was missing, a gel to hold society together. The people at the top, the elite mestizos, had the same detached attitude to the native peasants as the mestizos in their haciendas in Latin America had toward their peons. They were two different societies: Those at the top lived a life of extreme luxury and comfort while the peasants scraped a living, and in the Philippines it was a hard living. They had no land but worked on sugar and coconut plantations. They had many children because the church discouraged birth control. The result was increasing poverty.

The difference lies in the culture of the Filipino people. It is a soft, forgiving culture. Only in the Philippines could a leader like Ferdinand Marcos, who pillaged his country for over 20 years, still be considered for a national burial. Insignificant amounts of the loot have been recovered, yet his wife and children were allowed to return and engage in politics...

[fourtheboys96]

Recently, experts tried to explain the rapid development of post-war Japan and other east asian nations like Korea and Taiwan. They came up with the idea of the National Innovation Systems (NIS). Before economists tried to explain their economic development through various factors of production such as labor, capital, knowledge, inventions etc.

(FYI, invention is not synonymous to innovation. And before Japan became a technology powerhouse, they were copycats like China today. "Catch up" technology that is. So pwede tayo gumamit ng catch up strategy although mas mahirap na ngayon dahil sa intellectual property rights)

However, I am not sure if NIS can be used in the development planning process. And even if it can be used, I doubt it'll work considering the kind of leaders we have. Very few of them actually care for us. They care more for their vested interests.

[desert fox]

Disiplina muna.....

[Big_daddy]

Disiplina muna.....

+100 ako dito...it all has to start with discipline. If we can't instill discipline in our ranks...then how can we expect to move forward. Simpleng bagay na pagpila eh di nga magawa ng mga karamihan sa Pinoy eh yung mga mas complex pa kaya na tasks eh magagawa natin.

we have to start somewhere...and this is the best place to start.

[hondaboot]

singapore went into civil war (even racists war) first before they became progressive.

vietnam also underwent civil war and now, they are steadily rising from the ashes and progressing at a faster rate than us

the best way to teach society or a country to become cooperative/unified is to make em lose what they take for granted: freedom.

freedom acquired from tyranny and dictatorship is not enough kasi people tend to blame one man.

but freedom acquired from civil war will be long lasting, bec. nobody's to blame for the consequences, each is equally responsible.

i hope we don't undergo this stage first but ... better hope and pray.

[SiRbossR]

sometimes when i see the situation of the philippines now, i always think that there will be no more chance of getting back in to the race anymore. but that's only in my perspective.

but im still hopin'

[Monseratto]

Iba kasi ang mga social values ng mga Singaporeans and mga orientals for that. Just look at the misnomer of Juan Tamad. Many see filipinos as lazy and undisciplined. Rather than work hard, many pinoys are seen to rather lie, cheat and extort to make a living...and get away with it. Just look at our politicians.

[guigui]

corruption is already in our bloods. to refine these words, hindi na nga natin alam kung saan ito nagsisimula. tulad sa mga eksenang kalye, saan kaya nagsisimula ang bribery: sa enforcer na humihingi ng lagay o sa motoristang nag-aabot ng lagay?

democracy is not yet for us for our concept of democracy, in general, is equivocal with anarchy. hindi tayo tunay na malaya sapagkat hindi tayo responsable. our government is still a pauper to world bank, international monetary fund and asian development bank. we are beggars to foreign grants. sorry for my words, i'm not being an anti-pinoy, pero ito lang ang totoo.

[Quint]

It boils down to two things really, values and leadership. Values is at the core of all our decisions. The decision to get vs. the decision to give, to serve, or to be served, to do good vs. evil, etc. Unless the value system of each individual, and collectively as a nation changes for the better, we will never improve.

This brings us to the issue of leadership.

It is very important to have a leader with a good set of values because his values can influence the destiny of a nation be it a monarchy, democracy, or a socialist society.

Throughout history nations rise and fall on leadership and values.

[donbuggy]

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_623565.html

Jan 13, 2011

Singapore Budget surplus could hit $6 billion

By Aaron Low

THE Government is set to record a whopping $6 billion Budget surplus after a buoyant economy boosted tax collections last year, private economists say.

Solid wage growth, strong corporate profits and a sizzling property market all point to record revenues, which could hit nearly $50 billion, up from $38 billion in 2009, they said yesterday.

Broadly speaking, a surplus is what is left over from state revenues after taking into account all government spending. A deficit is where there is a shortfall.

This means that this year, the Government could have a considerable war chest for helping people - especially lower-income earners - cope with the effects of an expected rise in consumer prices, as reflected in the inflation rate, they said.

Both Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist Chua Hak Bin and DBS economist Irvin Seah expect the Budget surplus to hit a bumper $6 billion.

This is a dramatic reversal from an official government estimate of a $3 billion deficit, made in February last year.

[boydapa]

This country will go nowhere....

this country(especially its people) does not have the proper orientation, common historical consciousness, unity and the character needed for it to become a first world nation.

[eld]

I blame ABS-CBN and their soap operas.

[CVT]

This country will go nowhere....

this country(especially its people) does not have the proper orientation, common historical consciousness, unity and the character needed for it to become a first world nation.

I blame ABS-CBN and their soap operas.

And our media is not helping a bit.... Jologs mentality ang ibino-broadcast nila... :twak:

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