There is no doubt that corruption in the Philippines is a colossal issue that needs to be solved . In 2006, it was confirmed that the Philippines indeed had the worst corruption rates in the entirety of East Asia. It has little improved ever since that year.
The story that brought Filipino corruption into light, was of Ferdinand Marcos. Ferdinand Marcos was the Philippine president from 1966-1986, and also participated in the House of Representatives and Senate. Rather than saying he was a president, most Filipinos would call him a dictator . During his early days in politics, Marcos did not do much to help or harm the Philippines. For example, in World War II he claimed to be a great leader in the Filipino Guerilla Resistance Movement, …show more content…
As mentioned before, Marcos used massive crowd violence on his opposers. Plus, he created a government in which the gap between the rich and the poor was more massive than ever, and where only certain people that he liked had power. The people were certainly outraged and staged many uprisings. One of the most famous uprisings was by the supporters of Cory Aquino, which caused a revolution in the country. People power was a form of non-violent revolution which was led by Cory Aquino . Most of the major demonstrations took place on EDSA ( one of the longest highways in the Philippines) , in which ordinary citizens marched in place of resistance against Marcos. Today, the corruption is causing overall poverty in the Philippines. The wage gap is still humongous, and the infrastructure isn’t getting any better. For example, you can only acquire a decent education if your family has money, but if you don’t have the money to pay for it you are abandoned by the schools. Also, the corruption has caused a pretty low moral in the Philippines because the mindset that you can’t get anything good by working hard is engraved in most of the people’s minds. For some people, corruption is great because they get to work in high government positions and gain a lot of money for their families. But, most of the populations is suffering greatly due to the corruption in the …show more content…
The U.S definitely has taken care of the Philippines many times as it has once even owned the country. The U.S still cares for the Philippines today, but it may seem as though the Philippines is a nuisance to the powerful country. During the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, the U.S sent it aid to help the people of Tacloban. However, the government stopped the aid and said they needed official documents and other papers in order to enter the area. Several news stations in the U.S heard about this, and emphasized how ridiculous it was the the Filipino government was not allowing foreign help to get to their own people. One station particularly said that it was so absurd because it was not like the Philippines could provide the aid themselves. Other than this, other East Asian countries have been able to take advantage of the Filipino people . Due to the corruption, many Filipino workers (particularly women) have been fleeing towards other countries such as China. In Hong Kong, there are many filipino housemaids that are being ridiculed and discriminated against in the Chinese society. The workers are getting underpaid and sometimes abused by their employers. However, they cannot leave because there isn’t a better job opportunity at their homes, and they still need to support their
The story that brought Filipino corruption into light, was of Ferdinand Marcos. Ferdinand Marcos was the Philippine president from 1966-1986, and also participated in the House of Representatives and Senate. Rather than saying he was a president, most Filipinos would call him a dictator . During his early days in politics, Marcos did not do much to help or harm the Philippines. For example, in World War II he claimed to be a great leader in the Filipino Guerilla Resistance Movement, …show more content…
As mentioned before, Marcos used massive crowd violence on his opposers. Plus, he created a government in which the gap between the rich and the poor was more massive than ever, and where only certain people that he liked had power. The people were certainly outraged and staged many uprisings. One of the most famous uprisings was by the supporters of Cory Aquino, which caused a revolution in the country. People power was a form of non-violent revolution which was led by Cory Aquino . Most of the major demonstrations took place on EDSA ( one of the longest highways in the Philippines) , in which ordinary citizens marched in place of resistance against Marcos. Today, the corruption is causing overall poverty in the Philippines. The wage gap is still humongous, and the infrastructure isn’t getting any better. For example, you can only acquire a decent education if your family has money, but if you don’t have the money to pay for it you are abandoned by the schools. Also, the corruption has caused a pretty low moral in the Philippines because the mindset that you can’t get anything good by working hard is engraved in most of the people’s minds. For some people, corruption is great because they get to work in high government positions and gain a lot of money for their families. But, most of the populations is suffering greatly due to the corruption in the …show more content…
The U.S definitely has taken care of the Philippines many times as it has once even owned the country. The U.S still cares for the Philippines today, but it may seem as though the Philippines is a nuisance to the powerful country. During the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, the U.S sent it aid to help the people of Tacloban. However, the government stopped the aid and said they needed official documents and other papers in order to enter the area. Several news stations in the U.S heard about this, and emphasized how ridiculous it was the the Filipino government was not allowing foreign help to get to their own people. One station particularly said that it was so absurd because it was not like the Philippines could provide the aid themselves. Other than this, other East Asian countries have been able to take advantage of the Filipino people . Due to the corruption, many Filipino workers (particularly women) have been fleeing towards other countries such as China. In Hong Kong, there are many filipino housemaids that are being ridiculed and discriminated against in the Chinese society. The workers are getting underpaid and sometimes abused by their employers. However, they cannot leave because there isn’t a better job opportunity at their homes, and they still need to support their