Words of thought: The Philippines and Filipinos

Philippine’s election is soon coming. Politicians are now getting ready. Those who have plans of running for the presidential elections are now announcing their interest. Different parties are searching for the perfect candidates whether the opposition or the administration. Everyone’s preparing for the 2010 election already. Different campaign materials are being posted. Some already have their campaigns in commercials of the top local networks in the Philippines. As early as last year, if I’m not mistaken, some of the presidential candidates are already campaigning. I hate politics. I find its world full of lies and deceptions. Although some would probably be with the truth but due to the culture Philippine politics has, even good-hearted people are infected and influenced once they enter in the world of politics.

How corrupt Philippine government really is? In my point of view, all these politicians whatever parties they are in, whatever position they have, they are all corrupt in one way or another. Stealing a pen and stealing money is weighed differently, but the context doesn’t change that it is still stealing. Just like the corruption here in the Philippines. We can see in the shows like Imbestigador; they feature those Baranggay Chairmen or even just the Kagawad are corrupt. They do their own illegal ways just to earn extra money. But the problem with us is that we are very relaxed people. Even if there is already corruption or deception that is happening, we tend to just accept it if it’s only small time or small case. That’s why corruption has been embedded to our culture because we just let it happen. We didn’t stop the corruption in its small stage that’s why it kept on growing up to a point that we can’t do anything anymore because almost all the government officials are doing it. This is the sad reality of the Philippine government. I want to say that I can still see hope for the improvement of our country but right now, I could say that our country’s condition is very blur. I can’t really tell where it would soon end up.

Philippine has many problems, one of which is definitely its people; only a few of the big population of the Philippine does care about the future of its country. Only a few think that we should fight for our country. Only a few are bothered when we rank high as one of the most corrupt country because the large part of the Filipino population is in the marginalized sector where they don’t really have time to care for the country because they are busy fighting for their survival everyday. They don’t even know if they have something to eat for the next week and so how can we expect them to even be bothered by the problems of this country.

BUT I don’t think that it’s an excuse for a Filipino citizen to not love its own country. I’m not being biased but I’m just setting out my opinions and beliefs regarding this matter. As I see it, these people make their situation in life an excuse for them to be free from responsibility as a Filipino. It’s as if because they are poor, they expect the government to feed them, give them shelters, education and the like while not doing anything. I understand that they didn’t choose to be in that condition but is it enough reason for them to be excused in not doing the right thing? Life is hard as it is but it becomes even harder when you expect other people to help you survive. Because these people could disappoint you anytime and when that time comes, how would you then continue and survive?
This blog is getting really fuzzy. First, I just talked about the election then now I’m being negative with the Filipino people. I guess it is naturally linked together. I have hopes for the Philippine but I believe that the Philippine would only rise up if its people would actually cooperate.

I see that the Philippine for many people is a land full of wants, wishes and hopes. I could say that a jeepney driver wants to have his children finish school, wishing that someday their lives would be better off. This is the hope that they have that’s why they survive. If we could only bring these aspirations and hopes for our country, then someday, maybe, our country will also succeed.