Why is the Philippines a third world country?

Question

They have more beaches than Hawaii. They are bigger and have more resources than Japan. Why are they not more prosperous?

Answer 1

For so many reasons... And all these reasons play in full circle.

One way a country can become prosperous is the number of people living in the country. We have a good number of citizens to unite with each other but many of these citizens arent utilized much in the nation as they are deprived of education which makes them incapable of participating well in the society. ANd one reason why they aren't given education that they deserve is the government's incapability or failure to meet the needs of many people.

The government actually can gain a lot of money by tourism alone if the government makes the Philippines a tourist-friendly place. If the Philippines was cleaner, if it is at least developed for more tourist attractions, and only if the cultural heritage areas are preserved, we can attract many people.

We actually have a lot of resources but it is so sad that it is not the Filipino people who benefit from these resources but foreign investors. Take mining for example. There are a lot of mining activities in the Philippines and this country has always been rich when it comes to minerals but it is the foreign investors who profit while the Filipino people are left living in sunken grounds.

Another thing is that there are so many exemptions in taxes in the Philippines. We can survive by taxes but not all companies pay proper amount of taxes because of exemptions and lack of implementations. There is something wrong with the Philippine constitution as it exempts the roman Catholic church and all the different churches from paying taxes. If these religious organizations have institutions and businesses, they can continue to manage without any worries to fail because they don't have any obligation to return something to the government anyway. There are so many businesses and institutions run by the said organization and the number is growing. Some make use of Christian names to sound like a religion-based institution or business just to be exempted to pay taxes. How unfair for other companies! This is the reason why some companies fail to give the right amount. They are not wiling because they are aware of the system. The country relies too much on the church for decisions which is actually a disturbance to many plans. Many people don't realize this.

Corruption is very rampant among politicians. With all the money that people pay in every visit to a certain government office, there would always be a monetary equivalent for every sercvice rendered. There are so many people visiting a government office in a day and they could accumulate millions of pesos in just one day. How can they fail to meet the needs of the people? The government has money but it's just that politicians and government offices pretending to be doing something put money on their pockets - to meet their own ends.

Another reason is that there is a great mismatch between jobs available and job finders.

But of course it's not fair to blame the government all the time. The citizens also have responsibilities that they fail to meet. Sometimes, it's the Filipino people alone who don't seem to care...

And that's why this country is categorized under TURD-world...


It's so sad that my country being blessed with beauty and good-hearted citizens (except politicians), is very much abused by so many things.

Answer 2

Here is a short answer - Most (not all) Filipinos do not love themselves enough and do not love the country enough!

What is the proof? Aside from the fact that I am a Filipino and have seen these things and despise it first hand, here are some of the results/evidence that proves the above statement:

1. They keep on voting the same corrupt politicians - shows disregard for the future of the country and self

2. They run for public offices not to serve but to be served and get wealthy - shows no respect for the country and fellow men

3. Crab mentality - shows no confidence/love in ones self

4. Blame others for ones act instead of taking responsibility, example: blame the Spaniards for many bad habits such as gambling and other things - shows no accountability, therefore no self-respect

5. Etc.

6. Etc....

Answer 3

Literally because we are no alligned after cold war
Second- The way we run goverment, the officials designated, h we think and execute things.
Third- We are a third world country because we had acceptd tha we are, why? because we are comforable wih it. Most of us setled for less, we op for a change but keeps on repeating same misakes, execute some politician and ote for them in the next election. Ironic, we know what wrong and were ok with it as long as we survive everyday. We blame presidents! In the first place who put them in that position ? eople from china? We overused the word democracy. Every little thing will be on a rampant rally in the whole city,protesting for something the never understood. How sad the future Filipino will suffer from mistakes that we know beforehand but we saw but ignored. Marcus is the culprit, Cory is the hero, she died we elected the son and again blame him al l over again for the problem we have a the moment. How sad.. we hide, we point fingers, we love starts ... elected them evn we know they are not capable of running a law. We undersand that we are a mixed race but will this be a hindrance if we know self disciline.? SAD

Answer 4

We are, but it is not because of economic reasons. The Cold War separated the countries into "three worlds":

- The first world consists of countries under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which includes the U.S., England, and other European countries
- The second world consists of the Communist bloc such as China, Vietnam, and European countries under the Soviet Union.

- The Third World are countries that are not aligned with either of the two, which includes us.

The reason why the term became synonymous with being a poor country is because most of the non-aligned countries are considered poor.

Answer 5

The Philippines is a third world country because its economy and per capita income is not as good as the first world country which means most of the people is still living below the poverty line. This because the government is too much concerned on politics. They waste too much money on elections. Government collect taxes but the money collected mostly goes to the hands of government officials ( they would deny this but this is true base on experience). The government forget about developing new technology and new good ideas.

Answer 6

1. Because the public funds are not utilized well.
2. Because of language barrier. There's a lot of dialect used.
3. Not enough infrastracture.
4. Lot of separatist movement like the NPA (New People's Army.) There's also the MILF, and the Leftist that hampered development.
5. Some public office is not a public trust.
6. The peace and order is not mantained.
7. Laws are not followed.
8. Etc.

And beacause of these reasons, investors are reluctant to invest their money in the Philippines.

Answer 7

OLIGARCHY and CORRUPTION. The rich wants to keep the riches ONLY to themselves and would do anything (policies that discriminates the poor and middle class) to keep it that way. 85- 90% of the companies and government officials are from these families. They'd rather have the country and its people get poorer and poorer as long as they remain in power, as long as their wealth keeps growing. They would never dare "empower" the poor, the only help they would provide is "the kind that doesn't threaten the status quo that favors them".

Yes, there are oligarchs in first and second world countries too but what separates them from the oligarchs here is their genuine love and pride for their motherland. The oligarchs (elitists) in the Philippines, they don't even relate as Filipinos, discriminates on typical Filipinos (though most masked as pro-poor. haha), most doesn't even speak the language. Again, they control 85-90% of the government and business sectors.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Corruption... Taxes just don't get spend the right way... And it's really depressing because if you look at the Philippine private sector, it's progressive, that's because the company owners don't mismanage or usurp their funds... Filipinos are excellent managers, and they are good leaders too that is if they are not in government... When they go to government, there's some kind of demon possession that happens... they just turn corrupt... I'm just praying for a change in spirit in the government, because many have tried and their good spirit just does not last when they go to politics... It seems as if all politicians have one spirit up there, to steal, to bicker, to flaunt their names for next elections, and to plaster fake smiles waving to the crowd... That's all they do... I don't even know why we still have elections, throwing darts will yield the same results.

Answer 10

The Philippines as a third world country is measured by its progress. Mainly, there is little progress because of corruption.

But these sour-graping citizens should have a say about this too. I am a Filipina by the way.

We are by nature an indolent country, Rizal has already explained this. Being a Christian nation has its falls too. For centuries, we have kept our fate to other beings, not just to God but to other people who were built their statues. And this attitude prevailed. Hoping someone will get us out of our own misery. We have grown accustomed to the lack of discipline. But really, come on...our tomorrow depends on what we do today. And as long as the people do not bring discipline to themselves, I see no future for this promised island.

Of course, that can be brought about by a great leader...but...oh yeah again...corruption.

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