what do you think is needed in the country?

more beer!

I will probably be crucified for my opinion, but here goes. First of all, OFWs hardly ever seem to have problems obeying other countries' laws which tells me that their attitude changes immediately if laws are enforced.

Secondly, from what I read below, some people think that they have a right to all sorts of things. A long time ago, a famous man came up with a word or rather an acronym TANSTAAFL = "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch". What does that mean? Simply that you get what you work for. A nation of beggars is not a good thing - if at a stoplight a boy or a girl comes to me wanting money, i let them know that they have to earn it by singing or dancing, or anything they're capable of doing. It helps them build up a pride in themselves. You don't get anywhere just by feeling sorry for yourself - there was another man who said "man, help yourself and God will help you" but first you have to try.

Finally, how to make more money than you are making now?... It's not by running a stand which sells the same stuff as your 50 neighboring stands. VARIETY is what you need. If you sell something different than your neighbors then customers will come only to you.

Ooooh - I'm tired of writing. Please forgive me for giving my opinion - but seriously, if you think that you're entitled to something you don't have, even somebody elses land, you're ripe for reading Karl Marxes Das Kapital.

Change... people's attitude towards how they want to improve their lives and their way of life; how to effect this change when one has no money, no educational attainment to speak of and, of course, scarcity of jobs even low-paying ones.

Change...not the system (there is no defect) but the people who implement and run the system.

Change...and revise some old or antiquated rules and laws that do not conform to the present or are not feasible in our present system of governance.

Graft and corruptions will never be eradicated, they will always exist - part of human frailty and greed. You change leaders and put new ones, the same thing happens.

So, what to do? As a start, the change must come first with each one of us. It's hard, I know, but it's a step in the right direction if we want a country that will be great again.

Actually what Filipinos need to do is love their country more. If Filipinos love their country, politicians would focus more on actually doing something for the country and not just all talk. If jeepney drivers love their country, they would care for their passengers and follow traffic rules enforced by the government. If Filipinos love their country more, they would not wage a civil war but rather change themselves first before blaming the government on everything.

In Japan, they are taught 3 things, love your country first, then your family, then yourself. In the Philippines, its love yourself, love yourself, love yourself.

Change has to come from within the Filipinos, love your country, follow the law, be compassionate to your fellowmen, don't tolerate corruption, e.g. bribing policemen for traffic violations. Don't be a passive bystander to what is happening in the country, be an example to all. If you want change do your part.

I totally agree with wandering_pinoy. What's needed in the country is discipline from the regular citizens to those in power. Everyone must have accountability and we should act conscienciously and always have in mind that what we do always affects others, even indirectly. We're too fixated with self-preservation, vested interests, with the easy way out.

The problem with the government is the system itself, like what kidnash had said. There's no transparency that's why those in it can get away with mischief. Government officials forget the reason why they're there in the first place, and that is to serve and not be served.

I think all the corrupt politicians should be punished. Without them in our country, I think we'll have a better economic stability and better life for everybody not just the rich people. With them still running our country, the children are the ones that are suffering because of what they are doing. Instead of helping people, they are helping themselves to get even more richer.

Bro, its the system that must be changed. Not just any part of it but the whole system itself. You cannot just change the character of a certain group of people but you have to change almost everything. you could just remove the jeepneys in the highway because they are a horror in traffic but you must start in disciplining the driver and it takes education to do that and education is affected with poverty. But what we probably needs is a government that has the moral authority and the iron fist who needs clean up the mess. Start with fighting corruption but they should not be corrupt themselves, then try to control the population, a smaller population can create better jobs and is easily to feed, then we have to discipline everyone.

Well since you asked.

No hanging people.

I own a Jeepney want to buy it.

Please God no civil war. Aren't the communist and Muslim problem enough already.

Now for the Pinoy. My Filipina gets mad when I say it but you will never get rid of the corruption in your gov, business etc. until you get the corruption out of the Pinoy.

I get the utmost respect here because of my age and my size and have card. But you guys treat each other bad. You get in your little Barkada and are willing to cheat anyone outside of that. Where is all that respect when you speak to each other.

Jesus said to love each other and until you obey how can He bless the Pinoy?

Also get your priests out of politics. It's unscriptural and ungodly for the church to interfere with government.

I say all this because you asked and because I love my Pinoy family that I acquired with my wife and want good things for them and you.

My Pinoy Brother its a crime against humanity for families in Pinas to live without the bare necessities such as water and electricity. There should be no reason in the world why families and individuals beg for food and sleep in the streets. Everyone is concerned with the new cell phone their buying or shopping in the mall, when we have this major crisis around us.

Country just need to have someone like Marcos around. Someone who can initiate change and is not afraid to do so. Someone who can reach out to all in the country, not just in the cities. Someone who can organise change.

These days too many people are preoccupied with themselves, no one is bothered about the country. You can gripe, but will this make any change?

I believe the one thing that we should do is CHANGE ourselves, we keep on criticizing the problems of our country.. that our system is wrong, traffic, corruption etcetera etcetera.

We hate traffic, why don't we go out early so that we wont be late.

We hate corruption but we accept vote buying.

We hate basura but do we know how to segregate?

If we want our country to move forward, let us change ourselves.... stop criticizing... but rather lets support one another, start within our family, then within our community who knows with our small step, it would be a giant step for our country.