What went wrong in the philippines?

• after independence, it was doing good for 25+years..then came a dictator, now its just..the people are divided. im filipino i can give you some of the problems things going on.. Politics there is political dynastis, maybe from the chinese or tribe influences? the father,son,daughter..grand child..etc, inherit the position to carry the "name" in politics(greed always come)..it creats clan rivalry.. Religion, brought by spain..Christians+muslim, they dont go along in the philippines. also the church sometimes dictates the govt. Education, recently k12 was implied.. english+tagalog is the medium, but there are 179+ dialects. there simply a language barrier among filipinos from the north to the south. Health, people believe in superstition, a tree can cure you. sometimes they accompany it with religion..my god will heal me etc..especially in the provinces. Culture,different tribes=Rivalry..there is still that tribe mentality. my___ is better than yours.. Media, teleserye,telenovelas(mini series) influence by spain= everyday there are shows with fighting,crying. news..the best why i can describe the reporter gives his own views. he is biased and dictates how he wants to report.similar to media in china..(manipulativ type of reporting) also they like to have peasants..(maids)..there is inequality. the elite think there better, and the poor(they like to see them poor,like that). u can it it in the streets of manila,homeless street kids.etc. 99% people wont give S#!t. instead of helping(THEY DESERVE TO be Like that) etc..chinese influence? what is your analysis?

• Answer:

  this is really almost too complex to get into here but, I will give the primary reasons as: 1) Quasi-Feudalism: The country has been controlled for hundreds of years by the same families 2) crab mentality amongst the average pinoy 3) acceptance of corruption: If all pinoy truly demanded accountability from government and politicians things might actually improve 4) bahala na: the unwillingness of the average pinoy to think long term causes the poor to stay poor. 5) no real legal system: a system that operates via payoffs and cronyism doesnt accomplish anything. 6) no consumer protection 7) the catholic church. The catholic church held back the western world for over 1000 years and is still doing so in the Philippines 8) atrocious system of public education 9) a culture that embraces machismo and passion over logic and common sense 10) false pride