The Great Tragedy we call Poverty
Some days ago, there was this news about a girl about 12 if i remember correctly in Davao committing suicide because of proverty. She had simple wishes, like finishing school and having her family a decent life.
It was painful to read it. It just shows the true state of the country. Sure we have economic forecasts/statistics saying we’re doing well and there is good fortune ahead. The problem is it barely materializes to affect the majority of the population, the poor.
She has become a symbol of hopelessless yet a wake up call for us too.
We need to end poverty. That’s the bottomline.
I was reading this commentary that we filipinos barely care. We’re don’t really care about others if it doesn’t affect us directly.
I read recently malaysia had this massive protest for good governance. I barely read news these days about protests calling for good governance. I think we have lost hope, grown tired of how things are run.
Our bahala na attitude, Our ‘ganyan talaga’ attitude is disappointing.
We will go nowhere.
i wonder where our nationalism went.
It went abroad.
Comment by nina — November 14, 2007 @ 10:42 am
and it continues to do so…. its ironic…. they help spur the gdp and makes the peso appreciate…but they get screwed over for their purpose because their dollars, etc are much worth much less.
Comment by mvprg — November 16, 2007 @ 8:14 pm