Numerous online articles have been published on colonial mentality; all pointing to the fact that Filipinos nowadays are becoming more foreign in their own land. The culture of migration effectively started in the 1970’s, when the government deployed Filipinos abroad to foster a good relationship with other nations and to lessen the unemployment rate of the country (Asis, 2006). It then “[promoted] the illusion that good societies are places to be found rather than painstakingly built by the collective effort of their citizens” (David, 2013). This implies that they would choose to live in other countries, simply because life is easier there. However, this is something they cannot be blamed for since naturally, humans would choose to do what is most beneficial to them.
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Renato Constantino, a great Filipino nationalist, wrote about Colonial Mentality where she says, “An even more harmful aspect of colonial mentality… is our failure to pinpoint our real national interests apart and distinct from those of our foreign colonizers” (“The Filipino Mind”,
Renato Constantino, a great Filipino nationalist, wrote about Colonial Mentality where she says, “An even more harmful aspect of colonial mentality… is our failure to pinpoint our real national interests apart and distinct from those of our foreign colonizers” (“The Filipino Mind”,