The Root Cause of Philippine Problems Is Over Population
Some old people will say that during their days it was very convenient to live even in Metro Manila. There is no shortage in water or the cost of electricity is withing the consumer’s reach. Now there are days when water supply is interrupted, least to say that even in Metro Manila there are communities without potable water. During the 60′s and 70′s, one need not elbow his or her way just to ride the bus or the jeepney. It seems that traveling during those days to your workplace is just a breeze unlike today when you get fatigued early in the morning rush just to get on the LRT or MRT. And believe it or not I have experienced first hand the agony of daily commute that you need not move when you ride the MRT because you will be pushed inside or out by the sea of people riding them daily. Such a horror in the life of the ordinary Pinoy!
Then we ask ourselves what happened. What went wrong? Of course we can blame the past dictatorship. We can always blame the inept government employees for deteriorating social services. We can always claim that the corrupt officials milked the coffers dry of public funds for their personal gain. Our children in public school has to bear the agony of attending their classes under the trees or in classrooms with falling ceilings, broken windows and flooded floors! But again who do we blame for all the miseries of this ever-developing nation of ours?
I dare say that the root of all our miseries is over population! Yes, it is plain and simple mathematics. When there are 10 people sharing one pizza, surely one will get a small slice and end up still hungry and craving. Yes our cultural orientation of considering 12 kids as a blessing from the Lord. Maybe it is but if parents cannot support their children and nurture them in the most loving way by providing them with the basic necessities, then I believe it is sinful, immoral and downright recklessness. And who do we look at when every minute a child is born with a future that hangs on the balance of irresponsibility. The church is partly to blame, if not solely to blame, for instilling in then populace distorted sense of well being. Government likewise is to blame for not having the backbone to implement an honest to goodness population management program and responsible parenthood. Government also failed to educate the masses on over population because they are afraid to cross the church and its antiquated teachings. Again why does this phenomenon exists? Because a lot of uneducated masses is the platform for political ambition.
Unless we curb population growth, the Philippines will never take off the ground and fly high with our Asean neighbors like Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand. Unless we stand on our principles of pushing responsible parenthood to the grassroots level we will never achieve economic growth. Unless we institute a population management program that will ensure that we create quality citizens, productive and dynamic, we will forever dream of a Philippines that will rise above adversities.
Lastly we must as an individual, take responsibility in managing our own families and pass on this value to our children so they too will live espouse our principles. Then government must really take up the challenge of managing population growth to ensure that its citizens are of good stock able to interact productively with other nationalities.
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This post was submitted by rudy de guzman.