The lowest point of crime in the Philippines
When did crime rates in the Philippines hit bottom? When did the republican army and rebel army in the country stop fighting even though it was not preceded by a ceasefire agreement? When Manny Pacquiao competes.
At that time the Filipinos did not go out of the house. Oops work, thieves, let alone dar der dor fight. They sit with family or friends in front of the television.
Pacquiao is a small narrative about poor children who are unwilling to inherit poverty from their parents. So early on. But Pacquiao, then, turned into a big narrative: a poor country that finds pride, that's one of the reasons that sports make so precious.
The heroes that one chooses will contribute toward defining oneself.
The qualities that people value in their heroes they will at least aspire to emulate - and this is why it is important to ensure that every generation has a positive selection of fresh role models to look up to.
With good enough role models, he or she need not be live upon the television for crime to fall.