The Philippines after Ninoy Aquino: What has changed?

Ninoy Aquino made the "ultimate sacrifice". Was it worth it? What has changed? What are we doing differently? If we are still up to the same things, how do we expect different results?

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[juveniledm]

It simply means that there's high unemployment in the Philippines. If we create more local jobs, invest more in the Philippines then this problem would be remedied in a way. The Japanese managed to overtake us in the recovery after World War II simply because they helped build their own nation, their own countrymen first instead of lining in the foreign embassies hoping to get a visa abroad.

[benign00]

The value in being proficient in English is not at all about working abroad. It has everything to do precisely with what you say about "creating more local jobs". Where does the ability to "create" jobs come from"? It comes from turning raw resources into assets that generate income. You need expertise and technology to do that.

Count how many business, engineering, and finance books/journals are written in English and how many are written in Tagalog and you'll get your answer.

[juveniledm]

benign00 - Ninoy's sacrifice was put to waste because of YOU and your SUPER FRIENDS here. Nothing's changed in the country because of Pinoys like you who keeps on putting their countrymen and country down.

[benign00]

I don't think so dude. The Philippines fails to prosper because Pinoys continue to be unable to face simple truths about themselves -- truths that are key to that prosperity that seems to forever elude us.

And just a warning -- one more baseless speculation on the personal cirucumstances of any of the commentors here and your outta here as well. The irony here is that you seem to exhibit the very traits I talk about that hinder progress in our society.

Stick to the issue.

[juveniledm]

benign00,

Stop being so righteous

[benign00]

And you stop being judgmental - specially of caregivers and English speakers.

[yeralrac]

nothing has changed after the aquino assasination. it just made things worse. now, how could you say he (benigno) is a a hero? just because he was shot like rizal? hero na agad? magpabaril na tayo lahat kung ganun. opinion ko ito kaya manigas ang kokontra.

[NotAFencesitter]

juvenil-When & who ever said that everyone should learn to speak English so everyone can go abroad? Our point is about being more competitive to foreign companies who are still willing to invest in the country.Would you rather lose out to India for example because you feel your national pride is being damaged once everyone knows how to speak English? Would you rather that companies like Intel for example, go elsewhere? Who's going to suffer? Filipinos too because there will be less jobs

[lordumpit]

@malot He knew he would get shot, yet he returned, so that's what makes him a "An Hero".

[malot]

@lordumpit I know that slang. He did not 'An Hero' himself, someone shot him. Fail.

[blakegriplingph]

Let me paraphrase a quote from Mafia II: The Philippines is rotten to its core.

Even the government doesn't give a damn about shielding the society away from things that could further degrade and corrupt them.

[tribalwar69]

if you want the truth buy book "Marcos Legacy Revisited", "Conspiracies and Controversies", and "Economic Stings" by Erick San Juan on how Ninoy Aquino's death was a Global Conspirator.

[Pinoy2500]

I don't care what ppl says cause Ninoy was a hero and died for the Philippines.

If Marcos was still ruling the Philippines then everybody would be poor but him. Like North Korea.

[lordumpit]

Ninoy is not a hero, He is An Hero!

[struckturized]

@xdestinee619x Yea its too bad that he died and his wife didnt deliver. what a fuckin waste.

[struckturized]

What has changed? LOL a whole lot of nothing.. except for wowowee, boracay and more SM malls in PI. The way I see it, the whole country is being exploited by other countries..china, japan, koreans etc. The whole country has gone to shit! At least when marcos was in power he took care of the infastructure. Today, I have to pay some other country xpressway toll just to use the road built on my own country.. WTF is that?!?