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Why the Philippines is not included in the list?

The Philippines is not included in the list of UN international day of happiness, that include the 25 happiest countries around the world?

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/photos/on-the-un-internat...

One question here ask why the Filipinos are always smiling and happy. I was surprise that we do not garnered the 26 spot, is this only show that we are not a happy nation or contented for what we are? What do you think?

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago
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    Look at the list of what makes the country happy.....

    It's based on

    1). life freedom, (there really is no freedom here...people adjust to what they are allowed to do and accept it as freedom)

    2). GDP per capita,

    3) generosity, (the only generosity here is because they want something back, they help then talk behind your back, no one does nothing here to help for free)

    4). social support, (what social support, the kids are sent out to neighbors to make noise and the old folks are left alone to die)

    5). perceived corruption (there is no perceived corruption it's real)

    6). and length of life, (not so good considering)

  • 7 years ago

    WOW I see we are at #92 : (

    The only reasons I can think of that we are not higher are

    very low income of the common people

    corruption in public office

    plus

    not mentioned in the report

    amount of people wanting to leave this country (by any means possible)

    I am with you on seeing many smiling faces & thinking we should be lots higher than we are in that report.

  • 7 years ago

    Maybe because of the corruption, the number of unemployed people or the recent Super Typhoon that affected the country? Also notice how most of the countries listed are developed?

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