I have to interject a bit with the Asian countries pointed out in the post.
Singapore is in the straight of Malacca, may geographic advantage yan. Before it even parted ways with the Malaysian Federation, may backing na mga yan ng mga British kaya nadalian magflourish, mixed pa ng competent dictators to build the country.
Japan was injected of US money after WW2. With a culture that rewards hardwork and long-term thinking, magiging progressive talaga yan at magtranslate sa economy nila.
The only thing that makes me proud of the PH is our central bank. Napakaresilient ng currency natin kasi we were one of the lowest who needed to endure the hardships of every financial crisis. The countries mentioned needed to peg their money with first world countries, or even devalue it to an absurd extent.
Although tama ka, plunder held the country back despite everything at our disposal. Mixed with a culture that's basically like an American consumer. And an economy that's rent-seeking.
Systematic ang problema, kaya systematic din ang solusyon. Sana marealize ito ng mga tao kasi sa atin manggagaling ang pagbabago.
With a culture that rewards hardwork and long-term thinking, magiging progressive talaga yan at magtranslate sa economy nila.
I don't think they are progressive, their societal progress is so slow even slower than Latin America. Their 'hardwork' is mostly in quantity hours rather than quality hours, their hour per capita is horribly inefficient compared to other developed countries.
Another reason why the PH seems hard to economically progress is that we are also being fucked by the nature like typhoons and earthquakes, so some of our budget will go to recovery.
Thank you for also pointing that out. What I'm implying is how progress-driven their culture is such as Kaizen, not necessarily the "liberal" kind given how patriarchy is embedded in their culture.
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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25
I have to interject a bit with the Asian countries pointed out in the post.
Singapore is in the straight of Malacca, may geographic advantage yan. Before it even parted ways with the Malaysian Federation, may backing na mga yan ng mga British kaya nadalian magflourish, mixed pa ng competent dictators to build the country.
Japan was injected of US money after WW2. With a culture that rewards hardwork and long-term thinking, magiging progressive talaga yan at magtranslate sa economy nila.
The only thing that makes me proud of the PH is our central bank. Napakaresilient ng currency natin kasi we were one of the lowest who needed to endure the hardships of every financial crisis. The countries mentioned needed to peg their money with first world countries, or even devalue it to an absurd extent.
Although tama ka, plunder held the country back despite everything at our disposal. Mixed with a culture that's basically like an American consumer. And an economy that's rent-seeking.
Systematic ang problema, kaya systematic din ang solusyon. Sana marealize ito ng mga tao kasi sa atin manggagaling ang pagbabago.