==> "Of course, I said yes, (since I just understood her!)((I am a graduate of one of the best universities in the Philippines and having a post-grad education at that!)) " <==

So what.. any world recognition? I might not even heard the name if u mention.. as so maybe for the other non-filipino.. unless u mention Cambridge, Oxford, Havard.

From 3rd. world countries - 'most' of you are all the same.. google your literacy rate first..
What else to say, debate or argue...

Woww MARIGLODMAGIC... calm down...
It's a never ending issue until after 10-20 years maybe..

Article: Question & Answer
Why is Philippine a third world country?
They have more beaches than Hawaii. They are bigger and have more resources than Japan. Why are they not more prosperous?

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters
For so many reasons... And all these reasons play in full circle.

One way a country can become prosperous is the number of people living in the country. We have a good number of citizens to unite with each other but many of these citizens arent utilized much in the nation as they are deprived of education which makes them incapable of participating well in the society. ANd one reason why they aren't given education that they deserve is the government's incapability or failure to meet the needs of many people.

Corruption is very rampant among politicians. With all the money that people pay in every visit to a certain government office, there would always be a monetary equivalent for every sercvice rendered. There are so many people visiting a government office in a day and they could accumulate millions of pesos in just one day. How can they fail to meet the needs of the people? The government has money but it's just that politicians and government offices pretending to be doing something put money on their pockets - to meet their own ends.

Another reason is that there is a great mismatch between jobs available and job finders.

But of course it's not fair to blame the government all the time. The citizens also have responsibilities that they fail to meet. Sometimes, it's the Filipino people alone who don't seem to care...

And that's why this country is categorized under TURD-world...

It's so sad that my country being blessed with beauty and good-hearted citizens (except politicians), is very much abused by so many things.
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