Why Is The Philippines Poor?

Dear Friends,

Here is a good article sent by Dr. Arsenio Martin of Fort Arthur , Texas ..
Enjoy reading.

THE DIFFERENCE


The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age of the country:

This can be shown by countries like India & Egypt , that are more than 2000 years old, but are poor.


On the other hand, Canada , Australia & New Zealand , that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries, and are rich.


The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the available natural resources.

Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second world economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw materials from the whole world and exporting manufactured products.

Another example is Switzerland, which does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate in the world. In its little territory they raise animals and plant the soil during 4 months per year. Not enough, they produce dairy products of the best quality! It is a small country that transmits an image of security, order & labor, which made it the world's strongest, safest place.

Executives from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts in poor countries show that there is no significant intellectual difference.

Race or skin color are also not important: immigrants labeled lazy in their countries of origin are the productive power in rich European countries.

What is the difference then? The difference is the attitude of the people, framed along the years by the education & the culture & flawed tradition.

On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, we find that the great majority follow the following principles in their lives:

1. Ethics, as a basic principle.
2. Integrity.
3. Responsibility.
4. Respect to the laws & rules.
5. Respect to the rights of other citizens.
6. Work loving.
7. Strive for savings & investment.
8. Will of super action.
9. Punctuality.
10. and of course...Discipline

In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their daily life.

The Philippines is not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us. In fact, we are supposedly rich in natural resources.

We are poor because we lack the correct attitude. We lack the will to comply with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies.

If you do not forward this message nothing will happen to you. Your pet will not die, you will not be fired, you will not have bad luck for seven years, and also, you will not get sick or go hungry.

But those may happen because of your lack of discipline & laziness
,
your love for intrigue and politics, your indifference to saving for the future, your stubborn attitude.


If you love your country, let this message circulate so that many Filipinos could reflect about this, & CHANGE, ACT!

Shocking News From World Bank

THIS IS A VERY HUMILIATING STORY....... .......

To All Filipino Overseas Workers (OFW'S):

The Financial Analyst of World Bank would like to inform each and
everyone
of you that the present currency exchange rate of US Dollar to Peso is
actually $1 = 52 Pesos.

Your government is manipulating the exchange rate for some years now.
It is
very much improbable and impossible that the Philippine Peso is
appreciating
compare to Euro, British Pound, Rials, and any other foreign currency.
Even
your ASEAN neighboring countries are suffering from the Global Crisis.

Singapore , a developed country is affected by depreciation of their
currency what more of your country?

We admire you for your hard work but we also pity you for having such a
very
corrupt government that is taking advantage of your hard earned money.

The ARROYO ADMINISTRATION is blatantly milking each and every OFW's all
over
the world of billions of pesos for its own greedy, selfish ends.
Investigations reveal that this milked money from OFWs will be spent to
BRIBE not only PGMA's pet COCODILES in CONGRESS but some in the SENATE
as
well for her to PERPETUATE IN POWER BEYOND 2010. The rest would be
deposited to the family's SECRET ACCOUNT in Switzerland .

Another money-making scheme is the LOTTERY DRAWS. Filipinos should be
aware
that all LOTTO DRAWS are orchestrated, and big money goes to the two
sons of
the lady president. Recent example is the SUPER LOTTO 6/49 draw, where
supposedly two individuals from Luzon won... Do you know WHO these
individuals are? It's Mikey and Datu, who else? One might ask how could
the
draw be rigged when it is being televised in front of millions of
viewers.
The answer is simple. As you all know, all bet combinations are being
entered into PCSO's main data base as it is on-line, therefore, it is
easy
to determine which combinations were NOT betted upon. If they want to
raise
big money, no winners will be declared until the JACKPOT reaches
sky-high
because they could dictate the outcome at will.

When it's "HARVEST TIME", viola, there would be "winner or winners" and
the
process repeats all over again. One might ask how this is being done.
One
insider told our investigators that actually the "DRAWN BALLS", six
balls to
be exact, are the only set which could fit into the transparent tube
which
sucks the balls up. All others are slightly bigger than the diameter of
the
tube which could not be distinguished by the viewers, therefore, there's
no
way they could be drawn! You Filipinos are being skinned alive, fried in
your own fat and lard by your own government. Do you ever wonder why
president-elect BARACK OBAMA, avoids your president like a stinking
leper?

-World Bank-

KINDLY PASS THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS UNTIL IT REACHES TO
MILLIONS OF
FILIPINOS AROUND THE GLOBE...