The Root Cause of Philippine Problems Is Over Population
Some old people will say that during their days it was very convenient to live even in Metro Manila. There is no shortage in water or the cost of electricity is withing the consumer’s reach. Now there are days when water supply is interrupted, least to say that even in Metro Manila there are communities without potable water. During the 60′s and 70′s, one need not elbow his or her way just to ride the bus or the jeepney. It seems that traveling during those days to your workplace is just a breeze unlike today when you get fatigued early in the morning rush just to get on the LRT or MRT. And believe it or not I have experienced first hand the agony of daily commute that you need not move when you ride the MRT because you will be pushed inside or out by the sea of people riding them daily. Such a horror in the life of the ordinary Pinoy!
Then we ask ourselves what happened. What went wrong? Of course we can blame the past dictatorship. We can always blame the inept government employees for deteriorating social services. We can always claim that the corrupt officials milked the coffers dry of public funds for their personal gain. Our children in public school has to bear the agony of attending their classes under the trees or in classrooms with falling ceilings, broken windows and flooded floors! But again who do we blame for all the miseries of this ever-developing nation of ours?
I dare say that the root of all our miseries is over population! Yes, it is plain and simple mathematics. When there are 10 people sharing one pizza, surely one will get a small slice and end up still hungry and craving. Yes our cultural orientation of considering 12 kids as a blessing from the Lord. Maybe it is but if parents cannot support their children and nurture them in the most loving way by providing them with the basic necessities, then I believe it is sinful, immoral and downright recklessness. And who do we look at when every minute a child is born with a future that hangs on the balance of irresponsibility. The church is partly to blame, if not solely to blame, for instilling in then populace distorted sense of well being. Government likewise is to blame for not having the backbone to implement an honest to goodness population management program and responsible parenthood. Government also failed to educate the masses on over population because they are afraid to cross the church and its antiquated teachings. Again why does this phenomenon exists? Because a lot of uneducated masses is the platform for political ambition.
Unless we curb population growth, the Philippines will never take off the ground and fly high with our Asean neighbors like Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand. Unless we stand on our principles of pushing responsible parenthood to the grassroots level we will never achieve economic growth. Unless we institute a population management program that will ensure that we create quality citizens, productive and dynamic, we will forever dream of a Philippines that will rise above adversities.
Lastly we must as an individual, take responsibility in managing our own families and pass on this value to our children so they too will live espouse our principles. Then government must really take up the challenge of managing population growth to ensure that its citizens are of good stock able to interact productively with other nationalities.
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This post was submitted by rudy de guzman.
consider the reverse: declining population. this is the huge problem faced by developed societies nowadays. your argument is malthusian, a theory that had long been disproved due to the agricultural revolution that multiplied food supply. fix the distribution of resources and render effective social programs, then the population will take care of itself. what do i mean by this? when more young people, for instance, are given chances for higher education and career mobility, this will naturally delay the age of marriage and childbirth. This will be a humane way to regulate the population. All the others you have said are fine, but the pizza explanation is a malthusian argument. The Philippines is still an agricultural country, we need more hands in the field, we need more people in factories – the thing is that do we have enough filipino-owned factories where people can work? in the first place, we dont even have a coherent industrialization strategy.
actually i believe its majorly a lack of nationalism among the people most esepcially a leader. We lack leaders who share a positive direction for the country..
I share the same thought. The Filipino is not united for a common cause. We are so unlucky not to have decent leaders who’d unselfishly work for the uplift of the country and the people. Our leaders seem to think that a “good speech” is all that is needed to justify their performance.
I believe the heirarchy of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH is the main reason of why we are nearing the 100 million mark. The VATICAN, where the POPE or HOLY SEE resides, is located inside ITALY. Family planning is widely practice and the CATHOLIC leadership there doesn’t give a damn about it. What is the reason of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH in raising hell, everytime family planning is planned to be implemented by the gov’t.? Are they willing and able to feed 100 million mouths breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They shout at the pulpit, “GO OUT AND MULTIPLY BECAUSE GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.” They are even using GOD to further their hypocrisy. Then, there are the political leaders who are so afraid of the church that they tremble everytime the church protest about any program for family planning. The only thing these corrupt, political robbers think about is how to fill in their bulging pockets with loot taken from the FILIPINO people. I just hope that PRESIDENT AQUINO III, can do something positive about this problem.
if the catholic church is to be blamed for overpopulation, how will you explain the population of indonesia and india?
Mr. Erlines, thank you for your question. Even when the population of the Philippines was around 40 million, INDONESIA and INDIA were already in the 10 most populated countries of the world. I hope that answers your question.
But by the sheer size of Indonesia, it should be able to handle its population. The population density of Indonesia is 0.13 per sq.km. While the Phils has 31 Filipinos per sq.km. Our country has to really and seriously get its act together in solving this problem.
the premise is mr magtanggol is blaming the catholic church for over population. if the the catholic church is in indonesia ok lang pala
Good day, not necessarily. I think that both Catholics and Muslims are prolific. Cheers.
sorry it did not, i wasn’t very clear. i was referring to their high growth rate. if it’s because of the catholic church how come their growth rate is the same or higher than ours when they are not even catholics. countries with very high population growth rates are not catholic countries like ours.
True or false:
1. The father of a family of 4 is less corrupt than a family of 8.
2. The parents with 2 children have more time to spend with their children than those with 6.
3. Families with fewer children are more likely to produce responsible citizens.
4. Families with fewer children are more likely to contribute to economy than those with more children.
5. Families with fewer children have higher morals than those with more children.
6. Families with fewer children are more likely to produce principled adults.
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Feel free to add more questions
Lack of education, training and lack of job opportunity leads to overpopulation.
The above leads to resentment of those who are well-off in the country. The government should provide more incentive for the disadvantage like what Malaysia did in 1971. Please read:
http://antipinoy.com/filipino-tragedies-is-incompetence-in-our-cultural-dna/
This article is long time in coming. Finally somebody has had the courage to pinpoint what ails philippine society. As I have stated in an article I’ve posted here in relation a similar issue a couple of weeks back, you cannot make a decent sandwich if you have to spread butter thinly simply because you have more bread than you have butter. In the same manner a third world country like the Philippines, even if it had such a good government, cannot provide quality basic needs (food, shelter and education)if whatever resources are available have to be stretched to breaking point just to give each and everyone a semblance of basic provision as the first thing to suffer in such cases is the quality. It is a given that generally speaking the more the quantity, the greater the risk is for quality to suffer.Supplying basic needs, especially in education, just so it could be said that something has been given is in it’s very core, is nothing short self-defeating self-deception. Can one really expect a teacher to impart quality lessons and student guidance when he or she has to keep an eye on 60-70 pupils instead of a more reasonable 25 -30? Considering the variants of pupil attention span, rate of intellectual absorption and comprehension that has to be factored into individual qualitative education, it therefore is a fallacy to believe that a certain standard of education that goes beyond mere “pabalat-bunga” is possible in a class with 60-70 school children. Considering that education is only one aspect of development where quality issues have to be seriously addressed, the only sensible solution is really to bring down the upward spiral of Philippine population. It also is high time that the Catholic church in the Philippines see this problem for what it is -a serious impediment for a chance to offer a qualitative better way on life for each and every Filipino. It therefore is an obligation of the church not only to preach about faith and morals but also to really and seriously contemplate on honest and feasible alternativse that can be realistically implemented to overcome this problem if they think that the other alternatives offered by other sectors of society (such as artificial birth control) are not morally tenable. In short the catholic church has to come down from their high horse and start actively involving themselves.
In all these years I have been living abroad (and still am), I already have witness a lot of shocking and embarassing examples(incidents) perpetuated by countrymen/women resulting from poor quality of education. The Filipinos can and have the chance to rise up to better professional heights than mere blue collar or manual labor jobs in foreign countries-especially in the US and Europe and a better quality of life and education is the key to that.To my mind, one of the primary ways this can be achieved is by keeping an eye on population growth.
over population is not the problem. whether you have 20, 50, 75, 100 milyon people, the ills of tne country is credited to the corruption. 90 per cent of resources belongs to the 10 per cent of the population. PROBLEMS: CORRUPTION, CHURCH INFLUENCE, LACK OF PROPER EDUCATION, LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURES, LACK OF SOCIAL SERVICES, LACK OF BETTER AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND LACK OF MORALITIES AMONG MAJORITY OF FILIPINOS.
Eliminate or greatly reduced the above problems and you have a vibrant and progressive nation.
i am in absolute agreement that one of the root cause of the country’s quagmire is over population. there are those however who are trying to muddle the issue by arguing that the relationship between over population and the poor state of the economy cannot be proven. they turn a blind eye to the fact that if a minimum wage earner could better provide for his kids if he only has 2 or 3 of them rather than 6! and that if the children have been better provided for especially in education, the more they can contribute to nation building.
i strongly disagree. maybe one of the root causes is over population. that being said, several factors or reasons such as bad traits that Filipinos inherited from the Spaniards during the 300 years of colonial occupation, being a deeply religious nation – all a person needs to do is repent her/his sins before God and in return God forgive the sinner no matter how bad the person is and then commit sin again and again. look at these politicians, it looks they are pro God who go to church daily, but they are the one who keep stealing the peoples resources. the Philippines has lots of open spaces where the citizenry can cultivate the land to produce enough food for everybody. the capital needed for this endeavor goes to the pockets of corrupt officials of the government that’s why so many people go hungry.
Stop blaming the Spanish. They’ve been gone for over 100 years now. The only people to blame for Filipinos’ problems is Filipinos.
although they were gone for that long the bad traits remains and passed on from generations to generations of Filipinos.
Dear me! if we are just going to seat around and wait until these so called sinners repent, then hell has already frozen over and we still would be waiting for their repentance. While moral rectitude were the ideal solution the real, everyday world lives and functions by different standards. Also let us not forget that greed -one that is categorized as a capital sin has a very strong pull in a materialistic society and whether you like it or not, the Philippines and a lot of Pinoys are (sadly)very materialistic. Therefore to expect a solution simply by praying and doing nothing else in not only naive but also downright dangerous. Sitting around just doing nothing and pray things will right itself gives the others a chanceo jump on this inactivity.
Also, blaming the spaniards for our pitfalls as a people is simply untenable. As in just about ewverything in life, people have choices -consciously and unconsciously. Simply sayng per se that it was the spaniards fault is defeatist and silly. The Filipinos always had and will always have choices. It ultimately is up to each and every individual as to whether he/she takes up the uncomfortable challenge of rolling up their sleeves and actively doing something to improve their situation or just seat around and blame others for their misery and/or seat around and just pray and hope better things come without lifting a finger. In the end it would perhaps not be too bad to remember the adage “God helps those who help themselves”.
Agreed. Way too many people sit around doing nothing and expect God to solve all their problems. Bahala na … Such garbage.
Remember, God helps those who help themselves!
Thanks Dondon1975. So glad you see things the way I do.
maybe you want to read my comment again because i never said people expect God to solve their problems.
but if you don’t understand that is fine with me.
we can always agree to disagree.
Hanngang ngayon pa ba pagbibintangan natin ang mga Kastila? What about Malaysia, Singapore, India, at China, sinakop din naman sila ng British at kung sino-sinong mga dayuhan, pero nagkasundo sila at kumilos sila. Ngayon ay malayo na ang naabot nila kumpara sa ating mga Pilipino na ang iba diyan ay hanggang ngayon ay nagtatampo pa sa mga Kastila. O baka hindi na Kastila ang problema natin kungdi ang naiwan nilang pananampalataya?
habang maraming naniniwala na ang populasyon at hindi ang kurakot dahilan ng paghihirap ng ating bansa ay hindi tayo makakabangon sa kahirapan. Dahil patuloy pa rin natin iloloklok sa pwesto ang mga magnanakaw sa ating gobyerno dahil paniniwala natin na hindi ang kurakot ang tunay na dahilan ng ating kahirapan. Gumising ka kabayan! kung walang nagnakaw ng kamal kamal na salapi sa ating inang bayan, e di sana naipagawa na sana natin ng maraming kalsada, para hindi tayo nagsisiksikan, naibili na sana ng pang publikong sasakyan para mabawasan ang butas sa bulsa ni Juan, naipagawa na sana ng paaralan para naman may mapasukan ang mga hikahos na ating mga kababayan para walang mang mang sa ating lipunan na wala ng ginawa kundi gumawa ng sang katirbang anak na hindi kayang tugonan ang kanilang pangangailangan. CORRUPT, KURAKOT, MAGNANAKAW, BUWAYA, MANDARAMBONG. YAN KABAYAN ANG TUNAY NA NAGPAHIRAP SA ATING INANG BAYAN.
Hindi ako pabor na ang problema ng ating bansa ay populasyon. Hindi rin ako pabor na ang dahilan ng paghahati-hati ng pizza ay dahil sobra ang populasyon. Bakit ang hong kong maraming populasyon pero kontento sila sa supply ng lahat ng bagay? Bakit, kahit saan ka sumakay, kahit anong klasing sasakyan ang gusto mong sakyan marami ding pasahero ngunit hindi nag-aagawan? Dahil marami ang gumagami ang gumagamit ng ekepahe, maraming namimili, maraming kumakain at kung ano ano pa na nakakapag palakas ng ekonomiya ng bansa. Ibig sabihin kapag maraming populasyon, dumadami din ang income ng at marami ding nagagawang dagdag na ekipahe o ano mang pangangailangan ng mga tao. Ibig sabihin, balanse ang lahat.
Bakit dito sa europe, bakit ini encourage nila ang mga tao na mag anak ng marami? At hindi lang yan, gumawa pa sila ng batas na kung susubra sa dalawa ang anak mo, maymatatangap kang allowance ang bawat isa na anak mo. Alam mo ba kung bakit? hindi na balanse. Marami silang ekipahe, marami silang kalsada, maraming kainan, tindahan, ngunit kulang na ang gumagamit o mamimili, dahil kulang ang populasyon.
Hindi ka naniniwala na ang dahilan ng lahat ng ito ay ang walang patumangang pagnakaw ng mga buwayang politiko? Bakit? ilang libong dolyar ba ang ninakaw ng mga marcos? eh, di sana naipagpagawa na iyon ng maraming kalsada, naibili na ng dagdag na mga ekipahe katulad ng iba-ibang sasakyan, naipagawa na ng paaralan, para marami sana ang hindi mangmang sa ating mga kababayan na siyang dahilan kung bakit maraming IRESPOBLING mga magulang? Hindi mo pweding ipagkaila na ang tunay na dahilan ng kahirapan sa ating bansa ay ang corrupt na opisyal ng ating gobyerno. Kaya hindi nakapagtataka kung bakit, sa kabila ng alam na natin na convicted plunderer ay pilit pa rin natin ibinabalik sa pwesto. Naging presidente na ngunit maraming iregularidad na ginawa ngunit pina-upo pa rin nating bilang isang mambabatas. Gumising na tayo mga kabayan! Gumising na tayo!Huwag na nating bigyan puwang ang ganitong mga tao, dahil sila ang tunay na sagabal sa pag-unlad nating mga filipino.
Of course overpopulation is a major source of problems here.
Why are so many people poor? Because there isn’t enough wealth to share among so many people.
Why are schools struggling? Because there are too many kids for the school system to handle.
Why is there so much crime and corruption? Because desperate people with huge families to feed MUST be corrupt in order to survive.
Why are so many Filipinos unemployed? Because there are too many people and not enough jobs for all of them.
Why are wages so low in The Philippines? Because there is an over-supply of labor, so employers can get away with paying low wages because people are desperate for jobs. Simple supply-and-demand there.
And why is the country over-populated? Because the antiquated Church prohibits contraceptives, because the government doesn’t promote reproductive health education, and because people are too scared to talk with their kids about sex.
“Get your sh*t together, Philippines!” – Adam Corolla
Peace mga kapatid!
katotohanan lang ang mag palaya sa kahirapan ng pilipinas walang iba kundi ang Sultanate of Sulu, malapit na po makilala sa pamamagitan ng US,UN,UK. ito lang ang nararapat na mag palaya sa filipinas…
I believe that Philippines has a lot of problems,among them for sureness over population is on the toplist. i disagree blaming catholic church,because it’s the number one supporter of those who are really poor and in need. I am Italian, and i live in Italy and I am an italian journalist: it’snot true that roman catholic church doesn’t give statement against contraceptives or against abortion. in fact the main arguement between church and goverment is about contraceptives and abortion. There are laws in italy gives alternatives to solution to unwanted pregnancy but obviously people prefer to take the easiest way.
So before talking about italian situation you should get more infos about it….
btw, I think think that the main problem of philippines and of those countries wich stands on remittances for overseas worker, is the way they just wait for the monthly “padala”.
they are spoiled and once that they know that they are going to recieve a monthly income, they just wait without efforts.
it’s a cultural mistake.
pinoys must be wide minded peoplein order to make change in the country.
pinoys can’t just stop and wait for money to come.
even in abroad sometimes i feel embarassed by pinoys attitude: the ” kayabangan” of some of them is really embarassing.
So I think the main change must happen in filipino’s way of thinking.
as they say, help your self first and heaven will help you.
My mother is a fil-spanish woman, married to an italian and I am concerned about philippines ’cause i want it be part of the class A world: in order to make it happen, every pinoy must work hard for the changement.
Corruption is in every level: i was in philippines few weeks ago and upon my arrival, the guard in the airport asked me for a ” merienda” tip… my uncle was confined in hospital and in order to make him obtain a private room wich we were goin to pay regularly (2k php a day) we had to pay an extra just to get the room.
how can people trust philippines? how can investors trust the country?
only filipinos can change philippines.
italians can blame only italians.
french can blame on french people.
filipinos can blame only filipinos.
God Blessthe Philippines!
The Catholic Chruch is the most hypocrite institution in the world — I stopped going to chruch and being a Catholic.
the less populated with hypocrites the Catholic church is, the better.
When God allows that human being is formed, developed inside a womb and comes out of it alive, it means HE is for the human race to go on. We are such a blessed country that people can be born that easily, unlike in Western countries where artificial intervention is done just to convenience themselves by limiting the number of children they will have. What causes the grave problem in the Philippines though, is the so uneven distribution of wealth and thereby resources. Only a few have access to material possessions because of varied reasons. Only a few families can really claim the ability to be comfortable in living. The trouble with us is we were not able to install leaders who do have the heart and the capability to really feel for the people such that they can impose rules that will redound to the people’s welfare. What those in higher posts in govt do is to enrich themselves and their cohorts, do some little effort for the poor, have that photographed, published,..and so that’s it. No one has ever really thought of ways to help the majority of the people. Consider the money being talked about during investigations for corruption, graft cases particularly the high profile (like the Erap plunder case, the ZTE, etc.), aren’t those amounts so huge? Huge enough that if distributed fairly and squarely to each Pinoy living in the island now, can instantly turn each Pinoy’s life around? Think of the million pesos dinner an ex-president and her friends spent during one of her trips in the US..This kind of attitude of those who are in power is what keeps the majority of Pinoys poor. If our leaders can have the attitude of setting the example of thrift and whatever resources is shared by many instead of just a few enjoying it, then we do not see fellow Pinoys living in sub-human conditions. It is only during election campaigns that politicians see and mingle with them, and right after winning, enriching themselves, forgetting those poor is what they pre-occupy themselves with.
And now it is concluded that it is because of over population that Pinoys are poor? Not exactly. I believe if these so many people are just helped and guided in the best ever way, possible and those who have more in life learn to be kinder and supportive in real ways to others, just as we are all taught of, then poverty is no issue.
With regards to your comment ofcorrupt and inefficient officials in power similar to the likes of the previous administration. I can only say one thing; You reap what you sow. If the Filipinos allow such people to come into power because they have been blinded by quick money (as in vote buying) or false promises they the masses should not moan and complain about them being exploited. Complaining because this kind of government exists (or existed) is tantamount to stupidity. If one sells his/her vote to corrupt people, or one does not practice self-discipline and/or moderation (as in stop behaving as if though the Philippines were a state of the US or mindlessly copying the western standards of living)or for that matter exerts no effort to improve their intellect -in short not really straining to improve one’s situation, then one ought not to be surprised one ends up with corrupt and greedy officials for this is but the fullfilment of the saying you get what you deserve and you really do deserve it be it because of indifference, greed, laziness or fatalism.
Dapat na tayong lahat ay tumayo sa sarili nating mga paa. Huwag ng umasa pa sa ibang nasyon, Amerikano, Intsik, Hapon, at ibang bansa na nakikinabang sa atin. Baliktarin naman ang sitwasyon na sila ang lumuhod at mag mano po sa atin. Panahon na para baguhin ang lahat, dahil ito ang dahilan ng paghihirap ng PILIPINAS. Marami pa tayong NATURAL RESOURCES NA NAKAIMBAK na pinagkakainteresan ng dahuyan. Mayaman pa tayo kaysa kanila kung malalaman nating lahat.
I believe this is true… IF you stop Poverty in the Philippines, then you end Religion in the Philippines. SO, I do not think the heads of these Religions will allow that. They’re earning too much profit from the overpopulation & poverty in the Philippines. I’m sure the government take part in this as well. They’d even look good in the elections if they support religion. Is overpopulation the root cause? I don’t think so. I think its Religion. You take out Religion in the Philippines, you take out poverty, overpopulation, etc.
Even by not lifting a finger to propagate the Catholic faith to other denominations or heathens (as they call it), the catholic church has already got it made. With more than a billion catholics worldwide, from the baptism of their babies alone, their number will undoubtedly swell. Just imagine if birth control would be practiced in the Philippines. The catholic church knows exactly that birth control will kill its harvest of additional members to their faith. Reduced numbers = reduced income of the church and the Vatican. Look what is happening to European countries that were once predominantly catholic or Christian. (Note catholic is not necessarily Christian).
PHIL. GOV’T: WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT FAMILY PLANNING IN THE COUNTRY.; CATHOLIC CHURCH: GO AHEAD WITH YOUR PLAN AND WE’LL EXCOMMUNICATE THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE; PHIL. GOV’T: YES FATHER, SORRY PO FATHER, HINDI NA PO; CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE BIBLE SAID,”GO OUT AND MULTIPLY, EVERYTHINGS GOING TO BE OKAY. GOD WILL FIX ALL YOUR NEEDS. 1OO MILLION PINOYS: WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET OUR FOOD?; CATHOLIC CHURCH:HELP YOURSELVES AND GOD WILL HELP YOU. AMEN
Don’t get me wrong guys. Religion is one of the best things man can have but if it is used for selfish interest and a tool for oppression and surrender, then it is the highest form of hypocrisy.
it’s sad but really TRUE…
Doing email messages in uppercase is similar to someone shouting at the readers. There is such a thing as email etiquette if you are not aware of it. Cheers.
I thought Noynoy’s slogan was Kung walang corrupt walang mahirap? There is no such thing as over population. China has more than a billion people and they are becoming a world power. The problem with the Philippines is that the culture is such that we tolerate incompetence and do not strive for excellence. Not only do we laugh at our faults, we brag about it and accept it.
Kaya ang mga corrupt, mayayabang – kasi we tolerate it.
SHAME TO THOSE WHO BLAME THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS THE CAUSE OF OVERPOPULATION…before you start castigating the catholic church, know first the moral principle it beholds!..The role of the catholic church cannot be overemphasized in molding the character and values of the citizens. The problem is,people don’t go to church and even if they do, they allow the devil to triumph over them.
May I suggest that you be very careful about what you talk about. So you see yourself as an advocate of the church; Are you familiar with the history of the Roman Catholic church? Do you know what part the church played duyring the Galileo heresy trial of the 13th century? Are you aware of the role of the church during the 15th century spanish inquisition and who their “victims” were? Do you know of the church’s stand during the Jewish pogroms of Nazi Germany? and are you at all aware of the paedophilia scandal currently rocking the catholic church? If not, I would be very careful in passing judgement on people who have different views from you. After all “let those amongst you without sin cast the first stone”.
QUESTIOn: is the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURC in its’ 600 years of existence in the PHILIPPINES able to mold its’ leaders to be honest, sincere, and service oriented? ANSWER: ABSOLUTELY NO. ThE CATHOLIC CHURCH is a big failure in its’ moral teachings as manifested by the corrupt political leaders.
it’s easy to blame catholic. but don’t forget that if poorsch that have medicines and forgotten kids has help in philippines,most of the money comes from the catholic church that suppports its missionaries.
blame corrupt leaders and corrupt people not the church.
Good day. Since when did the catholic church take the role of molding the character and value of the citizens? Are you assuming that 100% of the Filipinos are catholics? But then granting that the vast majority are catholics, it sure did a very bad job at that! From top to bottom government officials and workers, the vast majority only seemed to enrich themselves at the gov’t coffers. If only the catholic church raised decent, honest, and credible leaders perhaps something better resulted for our country?
September 18, 2010
As i’ve read your article about the root cause of Philippines problem which is over population i concluded that it is just a part of the major, major problem that Philippine government is looking forward to it. Maybe over population existed because of the unemployment rate, educational literacy and living conditions of the people living in the busy street with blinking lights of the city. Most people living in the squatters area are those who came from different provinces to look for the milk and honey, a greener pasture for the purpose of improving the lives that they dream of. But on the other hand, only few are successful to do so and others remain to be as what they are. Our existence in this world do not depend solely on us alone relying on our own strength and capacity is not sufficient. All what is happening to us is solely depends on the grace of our Almighty. Even how patient you are, hardworking, knowledgeable if it is not on God’s plan then you will remain on that path. But if God’s want you to become someone else then you will be one. There are so many instances that proves it. Who will think that a tricycle driver for a lifetime become a millionaire when he wake up in the morning. No one thinks that even that tricycle driver.
In short, no one can just say that this is the root cause of Philippine problems. It is a vast concept when we try to talk into it. Maybe we all agree if we start some changes into our self, and our family so that these changes will be seen by our community. Let us spread the virus of good deeds for the next generation so that we can create a new Philippine, a new country and a new World.
My few cents under this blog… To say that the root cause is over population for the problem of the Philippines is a shallow and I think it is only the trunk of the tree the root is not yet reached in analyzing the real problem of the Philippines. I am still wondering why China is as powerful or to say the least is now catching up with the US and Europe in terms of economy and even military. Its a nation of billion people and no wonder there are too many tsinoys in the country and they are also prosperous… Over-population is just simply the result (fruit) to say it accurately of the real root-cause…and that (root cause) might probably be the mindsetting, spirituality and the upbringing of the Filipino people. Where do you hear this negative mindset implanted in the Filipino people ” Mahirap lang ang mga magulang ko kaya mahirap din ako” – at home! Where do you think corruption starts? at home, then, at school, or church, or community… A failed government, institution or a church and or as a nation is just a product of a failed collective individual and called a nation. Why? what about the living legend, Manny Paquiao, arnel P, Dr. joset Biyo, Leah Salonga, etc… If each of us filipino has the same mindset, spirit, emot or whatever elements that forms a being like or most like them how do you define the collective Filipino?- of course moneyed, honorable and successful. I think this blog blames over population perhaps it is about the use of condoms, pills and other promotion of contraceptives are in mind. Whether many use this or use natural way in contolling the spread of their genes- the bottomline is the mind, the discipline (all positive behavioral factors) of each Filipino would eventually define the Philippines and thats the solution I am sure the government should focus on- how to change the mindset of filipino… Doing so we can put as a result good, reliant, competent and honest Pinoy in the governmnt who would successively run the Philippines!
How comes that the Catholic Church in most Western countries, including the US approves of contraceptives and family planning? Only here in the Philippines the church lives centuries behind the rest of the world. Even in Italy, the home of the Vatican, the church doesn’t fight the use of contraceptives as it has realized it is needed to fight abortions and HIV.
I certainly hope that we wake up and acknowledge that overpopulation will keep this country in poverty forever.
And what does our Catholic church leaders like more, birthcontrol, or illegal abortions killing both mothers and babies, and newborn babies found in trashbins, small children sleeping on the streets with no food. Wake up! Look at the statistics!
I am italian and I assure you that Church here is against contraceptives. Church also believe in free will of people and Catholic church says to give different solutions wich respects life.
I assure you that the biggest discussion between italy and vatican is concerning contraceptives and abortion.
In fairness we don’t need family planning programs here in Italy: we are not over populated and for our choice we have just 1 child or max 2.
only foreigners keep on having kids here, that’s why immigration is becoming strictly forbiden here.
I think that one of the solutions is to change filipinos mentality.
14M FILIPINO KIDS, BORN POOR, TRAPPED IN POVERTY. A LAWYER-PRIEST SAYS THE ROOT PROBLEM IS OUR “CORRUPT” VALUE SYSTEM, TO HIM THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR US TO PROSPER IS FOR US TO BE UPROOTED AND BE DISPERSED LIKE THE JEWS AND BE “FERTILIZERS” BECAUSE WE BECOME BETTER CITIZENS ABROAD. OVERPOPULATION AND IRRESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD ARE THE CULPRIT. MAY WE PRAY FOR STRONGER POLITICAL WILL OF P NOY AND OUR LEADERS TO GIVE MORE PRIORITY TO SOCIAL WELFARE TO TAKE CARE OF “STREET KIDS”? ITS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE. THE QUALITY OF FILIPINO CITIZENS NEXT DECADE WILL DETERIORATE IF OUR LEADERS NEGLECT THIS TRAGIC SITUATION
Ay deteriorated na nga ang present generation ng Pinoy ngayon. Gosh…we have this call center industry that is supposed to help a lot of jobless but vacancy cannot be filled up easily. No takers, few takers, interview 50 u are lucky if u get one.
Oh yes, i have thought of a real revolution na nga to end the lives of so many especially those that are just living skin and bones, just bodies with no skills, no good attitude towards work, but then WE ARE NOT GOD…. IT IS ONLY GOD WHO CAN JUDGE HOW THESE PEOPLE WILL LIVE AND DIE.
Nice piece of writing and it rings true! Thanks a lot for the enlightenment.
The Root Cause of Philippine Problems Is Over Population – though I’ve made replies to some comments here, this will be my reaction to the article. No. I do not believe that over population is the root cause. It is only one of the so many bad effects. The root cause is mismanagement by the government leaders from day 1 till the present. It is only complicated by the catholic church relentlessly intervening with government affairs also from day 1 till the present.
When i look out from the window of the plane I see a vast land–empty! I think ang siksikan ng population ay nasa city..Ba’t di natin idevelop ang ating probinsya. Napakalawak pa ng lupain…Napakamura ng mga bilihin doon..Ang karamiha’y nahihingi pa tulad ng mga prutas at gulay…
Kung ibe base sa mathematics dadami talaga ang tao di ba? Why don’t we focus kung papaano tayo makapagtatanim ng ating pagkain. Ang gatas ng ina bakit kaya di natin gamitin..Yun ang pinagkaloob ng Dios na pagkain para mabuhay..libre pa.Kung bibili pa tayo ng nasa lata less na ang sustansiya maghahanap pa tayo ng pera e kulang na nga. Ang juice namin sa school noong bata pa kami- calamansi. Mura na , full of viatmin C pa. Ba’t di natin inumin? Ang popular na inumin ng Pilipino ay salabat. Nasaan na yun? Bakit nang magpunta si Clinton sa Pinas ang hinanap niya ay salabat..Di ba mura lang yun? Magaling pa sa katawan.Ang guyabano ay 10,000 times better than chemotherapy according to one study. Di ba maraming libreng bagay pinagkakaloob sa ating ikabubuhay? Bakit sasayanging ang pera sa mga di kapakipakinabang? Paalala lang po.
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