you are reading the wrong statistics... how cud you understand? you're from a rich family. why dont you try asking the common people about our present economy? they are the one who suffers most.
I understand because I come from a humbled background; the definition of 'rich' family is the manifestation of good work, and honest enterprise. My family has nothing to do with my opinions, I have taken multiple courses on macro-economics, global industry and political economics as well as countless statistics classes. My understanding on the situation on Philippine economics is pretty well rounded, I dare say.
Yeah of course in every regime, there must be positive and negative side on it, yet we cant say that GMA is that worst, still we can appreciate some of her achievements as being her excellency..but we must bear in mind that even how many president will sit on the throne yet we cannot expect that they can totally answer the demands of the people, but this regime i think is much worst than the rest..the Filipino people have long been suffering under her regime of intransigent puppetry, deceptions, corruption, anti-people socio-economic policies and repression. The people's conditions have critically worsened,its mendicant neoliberal, deregulatory and other pro-imperialist "globalization" policies and sellout of national and people's interests in collusion with big foreign, comprador and bureaucratic plunderers have resulted in the current series of rapid and sharp increases in the prices of fuel, power, food and other basic commodities and the ensuing increase in government tax collections.Rallies, marches, cultural presentations, and community meetings, factory protests, transport strikes, noise barrages, boycotts and other forms of collective protest action are bound to spiral towards a generalized and nationwide protest movement as the Arroyo regime remains intransigent and continues to ignore the people's legitimate and just demands.Wherever life is most impoverished and miserable and the level of exploitation and oppression is escalating, the broad masses of the people are launching various forms of struggle, including militant mass protests..Then now how can we say that this regime is good enough..Yet people are longing to end up this anti people regime..despite of those huge peoples power but still she is strong enough to remain..now lets just hope and pray that one day she can realize how cruel she is and learn how to listen the woes and pains of our sovereign Filipino people before her term will ends...
Understandable points. Nevertheless, a government who has sovereign power over a republic must protect the sanctity of the constitution and the stability of the entire country and transcend domestic feelings on that said government.
The whims of the people and by crowds of militant protesters do not, even if the gravity of their protest dictates sentimentality, speak for the entire nation. Nor do they, who have not been elected into office or situate in political office, have the right to declare the head of the republic as 'inable' due to some cases of political entanglement.
We have seen this time and time again here in the United States. The sacred constitution of the United States is protected by the Senate, the Congress, the Supreme Court Justices and by the Executive Person himself. Theirs is the solemnity in protecting the true definitions of constitutionality and governmental authority from fading and changing 'feelings' of the people; which change over time like the wind.
Protests are nothing more than protest; and should be dealt with according to their manner of protest; if they have legal rights/permit to protest, or if they are physically terrorizing officials and the good of the public.
One should read about the frailties of mass ideologues such as seen in the French Revolution; by men such as Robespierre, Marat. Revolutionary ideas are dangerous if kept unchecked; as it leads to total anarchy. Militant protests are nothing but a manifestation of this. There is nothing wrong about going through peaceful and legal means in the bureaucracy.
I have never been a proponent of constant revolution and militant protest. The will of the people is best shown through national voting systems. Not through violent protests that challenge the will and power of the Office of the Executive and the Congress. Which represent the people and the good of the people and are of the people. Taken from the people to represent the best interest of the people.
Protesters are not the people. But are a disgruntled few that declare themselves to represent the people, but are in actuality not.
These problems that you all point out are not of the doing of the President of the Philippines. But by the corruption within the system. If we follow that systemic approach, then by right, the President is free from it as the system that he or she occupies has already been tainted.
To change it requires the cooperation of not only the executive, but the legislative and the citizenry.
Blaming does nothing. Militant protesting does nothing but destabilize the country; affects the economic confidence and sends negative signs to would-be investors.
Its a loose-loose situation.
We need to be realistic not idealistic. Let us not be Socratic, shall we.
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