Is scarcity of money the real root of crisis?

Belarmino Dabalos Saguing
Rome, Italy 09/03/2014

  
Definitely not. In fact, BS Aquino has boasted that Philippines has plenty of it. But then, why are Filipinos so poor that more than ten percent of Filipinos are forced to migrtate out of the country, an absurd situation in a country which is supposed to have so money that the politicians are even squandering it in useless projects instead of using it for better purposes.

If we look closer to what really is happening, we will realize that there are indeed money. And plenty of it. The problem is not lack of money. The problem is the distribution of wealth. Money are in the hands of a very few and the majority receives only crumbs, so to speak.

In the recent issure of Forbes Magazine, they listed the 50 richest people in the world and not surprising the names of Henry Sy, Andrew Tan, Enrique Razon and George Ty are included. They are valued in billions of dollars.They are also among the proponents of  among the main proponents and benefactors of the MANILA BAY RECLAMATION which will destroy the environment and natural ecosystem of the bay. It will also destroy the sources of food, livelihood and people’s homes living at the shorelines. Their only concern is how to enrich themselves and extract profit at the expense of the workers and the people.

Also, in keeping pace with the bulwark of Philippine politics which is the oligarchs, the Philippine government create laws and policies ensuring rich profits for the few rich families (including the family of the president himself), again, at the expense of the majority of the people.

To make things worst, because the majority of our politicians also have money-oriented minds, they indulge in the vice of corruption. Whatever money was intended for the benefits of the people, it is wasted through misuse of public funds. Public utilities, in the foremost, powert, education and health facilities are privatized, thus our children remains poorly educated, our health services are in shambles and unattainable to the poor, and the prices of services and prime needs are beyond reach of ordinary citizens.

The Filipinos has, by now, learned or learning the truth. It now depends on the people to decide and act to end the absurd economic situation of the Flilipino familes.We even knmow by now that not even the elections can be relied to bring forth the change for better. Elections could and are being rigged by those in the higher ups.

It is now time to raise our fist and get rid of the parasites that run our society and government. The government is putting most of the money in strengthening the military. They will not readily give up their position in their pigsty. But if we believe in democracy, then let us fight for our rights, for rights are not served on silver and gold platters, We have to struggle and fight for it. With our lives, if necessary.