Philippines 50th poorest nation in the world

[ekimonk]

poorer than ethiopia, papua new guinea, nepal

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ec...w-poverty-line

[VtEC]

They can say that if we are being fed by the UN.Ethiopia does.

[ekimonk]

then perhaps we should ask for assitance from the UN to feed our hungry kababayans..

i really do think the distribution of wealth in the Philippines is very uneven.

the rich are VERY rich, while the poor can't barely make it alive without stealing or selling their souls..

[NightWinger]

I don't think Philippine is poor. Corruption make it look poor.

[ekimonk]

you can say that again.. but then again once you look outside you will see that we are indeed poor.

women selling their souls, beggars on the streets..

if you haven't been to the countryside you will never know..

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makes me wonder why politicians can spend hundreds of millions on campaigns yet a lot of people are merely living on 1 dollar per day..

kaya mataas ang krimen, kaya may mga carnaper, kaya may mga komunista , may terorista, may kidnapper, may holdapper, bank robber, dahil may mga mayayaman na sobrang yaman.. at nagpapayaman pa lalo..

this country is all messed up..

[NightWinger]

Politic is the main reason we're being so poor. All the Politician is not doing there job. And they don't wanna face the truth that Philippine is going down.
Tanong ko lang po: Mahal nyo ba ang Pinas? O mas mahal nyo ang sarili nyo?

[niky]

I don't think Philippine is poor. Corruption make it look poor.

If it's poor because of corruption, then isn't that the same thing? People are poor.

If you aren't given the opportunity to make enough money to afford an education, which is what you need to get a good job, kasalanan ba yun? There are those who work to educate and uplift the masses... and guess what? Kung bigyan mo ng pagkakataon sa mga tao na iangat ang posisyon nila sa buhay... they'll take it.

Nung nagturo ako sa public school... may mga studyante na pumapasok para makapag-aral... kahit papaano. Mga iba, nag-a-assist sa school para lang may konting allowance... pero konti din yung mga posisyon na available, kaya mga iba, nagtitinda ng sigarilyo o namamalimos sa daan. Na-shock tuloy yung mga titser nung na-feature yung isang student nila sa TV... namamalimos na naka-uniform! ...Pero pumapasok pa rin... para lang sa chance na kayang mag-graduate at kayang mag-trabaho.

Ibig lang talagang sabihin kulang lang sa opportunities ang mga tao. Ever wonder why some of our charity housing projects fail? Kulang kasi ang mga trabaho sa mga lugar na yan, kaya ayaw nang tumira dun yung mga tao.

Yes, maraming tamad. Pero meron ding tambay na tambay dahil na-lay-off o di makahanap ng trabaho... kaya nagiging "houseband" nalang...

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Ang kulang talaga sa atin, edukasyon (edukasyon pangkabuhayan at family planning) at livelihood projects.

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BTW... ang sarap palang mabuhay sa Taiwan... ...kaya pala ang linis doon... talagang well-off yung mga tao. When I stayed there, I was hosted at a house in the province. In the town, there were no beggars, no poor people... everyone had a car or a bicycle, and there was work enough for everyone.

[v6dreamer]

We have spoken of poverty, corruption in the goverment, one of the poorest nation in the world and yet, struggling to remember what is the root cause of all the failure in life.
Look around you, ask yourselves, are you a productive citizen, have you done enought to make this country proud in the eyes of others?
Why is it that when worse came up almost instantly point the finger to the goverment. Some said, they are corrupt official. Well, who put those official in the goverment anyway? Isnt it that you corrupted yourself too? If you vote for that person then you are responsible.

[VtEC]

then perhaps we should ask for assitance from the UN to feed our hungry kababayans..

great reply .bro when UN steps in that means your country is really in great famine or dis order.hope you got my point.

[ekimonk]

great reply .bro when UN steps in that means your country is really in great famine or dis order.hope you got my point.

problem is that almost 50% of our countrymen are under famine..which is why we are ranked poorer than ethiopia..

our president just does not want to admit it.. why admit it when politicians are shelling out hundreds of millions for campaign alone?

remember this benchmark that GMA had that if a family of 4 is earning something around 100 pesos per day they are not considered poor.. that is to make the world believe that most people in our country is not poor..

accepting grants and help from the UN is ironic when you see these politicians riding their SUV's and spending so much..

[VtEC]

bro, dont know what you are trying to show but may i just ask you, personally, in your own way, what do you think we should do to solve the problem?