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--- In [email protected], "Dodgie M. Nassif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > tama..umpisahan natin sa inuman yan...ano allan? Arvin? Lex? Nick? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 11:57 AM > Subject: Re: [4c-math94] The Philippines is doing very well > > > > Dapat kasi sa Pinas, mag-impose ng high penalty for TNT's. > Kaso kaninong bulsa na naman mapupunta iyong pera ? > > Saka hindi naman dapat naghihirap ang Pinas, > biro mo renewal lang ng passport sa Singapore embassy eh S$100 na.... > wala pa 1K sa atin ito.... > saka ang exit pass at travel tax .... sa dami ng umaalis at > nagbabakasyong OFW sa bansa..... > > ewan ko nga ba...... "milagro" na lang ang makakapagpabago ng puso ng mga > politicians sa atin. > > kaya ni Lord patigasin ang puso ng isang tao like Saul, > at kaya niya ring palambutin ang puso (ng mga politiko).... > > kaya pag-pray niyo ang bansa natin (best move) at do your part.... > starting from our own families (4cmath)... > > Regards, > > Michael Hollmann > IT - Operations Programme > Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd > Reg No. 1908 00011G > DID : 6248 2576 > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent by: To: > [email protected] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: > oups.com Subject: [4c-math94] The > Philippines is doing very well > > > 07/08/2005 11:13 > AM > Please respond to > 4c-math94 > > > > > > > > > > The Philippines is doing very well > > Many of you would probably be surprised to see the heading > of the article. You probably have a different opinion than the headline > of this article. I did not write this article to start a debate. I am > never fond of a debate. My purpose in writing this article is to let > most people know that some people do hold a different opinion. And to > let other people, who believe in the headline of this article that you > are not alone. Basically it all boils down on how to look at a glass of > water. Do you look at it and say it is half full or do you look at it > and say it is half empty. For many Filipinos they not only say that it > is half empty, they even curse and blame everybody for making the glass > half empty. > > I was born from a poor family. My father died before I was > 10 years. But my mother believes in me. She said that I can make a > difference in my life and the lives of my countrymen. I was told the > same thing in High School. I took my high school in Philippine Science > High School. Our teachers said we are the "crème de la crème" we can > make a difference in the world and I believe them. The same thing was > told to me when I was in UP. We can make a difference in the world we > live in. When I joined my fraternity, it was emphasized that we are the > best and we can make a difference. This was also the sales talk in our > MBA class in UP. We are the best and we can make a difference. My life > is premised on the idea that I can make a difference. > > Now lets get to the point, let me show you some good news. > First the economy. The Philippine economy grew by 6.1% in 2004 the > highest in 15 years and is expected to grow at least 5% per year for the > next 3 years. The Philippine economic growth also bested more than 100 > countries including Japan, USA, Germany, France, England, Switzerland, > Belgium, and the rest of Europe, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. In > fact our growth rate is one of the best in the world. What is even > better is that it is forecasted to grow by more than 5% per year for the > next 3 years. This is extremely good. Of course the pessimists will > point out that our base is smaller etc. Here is my question. If your son > got a grade of 1.25 for a very hard subject like math would you belittle > his performance by telling him, "I am not impressed. Your classmates did > much better in the past. Their average is much higher than yours." Or > would you tell him "Son you did well. Let us continue doing well" > > The second point security. The Philippines is one of the > safest places in the world.. Before you howl in protest, I admit that we > do have some problems but in general we are safer than America with one > the most number of murders per 100,000 population. Where 9/11 happened. > Where race riots broke out in LA. Were people drive in to McDonalds and > shoot everybody for no apparent reason, where children shoot and > massacre other children. We are safer than Thailand where more 1000 > people died last year because of the insurgency. We are safer than > Indonesia; British and Irish civilians still kill its other in the > thousands. We are better than Israel, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan > Almost all of Africa and most of the Middle East. We are better than > most of South America as far as security is concerned. In fact we are > not in the list of top 50 most murderous countries in the world. > Included in the top 50 is Colombia (#1), Russia (#3), Finland (#20), > Malaysia (#23), France (#28), Australia (#31), Canada (#32), Japan (#44) > and many more. > > The 3rd point is politics. Philippine politics is a politics > of patronage, admitted But why do Filipino Americans raised so much hell > about our politicians. They could probably get their cue from Clinton > when He said" I did not have sex with that woman". He lied, was > impeached but was found not guilty by the American senate. Of course it > also helps to know that there are more than 10,000 "United Filipino > Associations" in America. What I am saying is that what is happening in > the Philippines is a normal antics for politicians. It should not be a > cause of undue alarm. We should not be too hard on ourselves. On a very > promising note. Our country's politicians are not a hopeless case. Look > at what happened in Marikina. The Fernandos transformed Marikina to be a > world-class municipality in terms of cleanliness, people pride, basic > services, and government services in a span of 10 years. So if we choose > our leaders wisely, 10 years is all that is needed to make a difference > for our whole country. > > The 4th point is poverty. 40% of the Filipinos are poor. We > are rank 47th among the poorest country in the world. My question is > what do you do when you are poor and would like to improve your lot? The > answer is doing something about it. In our country, people migrate, > people work hard but very few take the route of entrepreneurship. Do you > know that Chinese tnt's would rather go to the Philippines than America? > Do you that Government estimates about 80,000 Chinese tnt's every year > go to the Philippines? For many would be Chinese entrepreneurs, the > Philippines is the perfect country. They have very few competitors. > There are many rags to riches Chinese stories in the Philippines. How > about us the dominant brown race? When will we learn that there is > alternative path? > > So that's it. I love my country and it is a great place to > be. We just need to believe that we can make a difference. > > > > Sincerely Yours, > > > > Ramon I. Castillo Ask our other classmates to subscribe, tell them to send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4c-math94/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
