RE: Spreading bundles for hope
Well, critics like you and I will always have something that we think should be done better because we thought we know better. But we don't. If I am the one starving with no food to eat now and in the next few days, I will exchange the carabao or the boat with few kilograms of rice. I'd rather lose the carabao or boat and survive for few days than keep them and die with starvation.
Also, we need to bear in mind that these charitable organizations are surviving through donations. No matter how they want to give mansions away, they can only give what they have. Carabao and boat are wishful thinking to be given to a community with hundreds of families.
I have been working with World Vision for more than six years now. In my early years as a child sponsor, I told them about my thoughts of educating the parents to have livelihood. World Vision definitely acknowledged the long term goal but as they pointed out, they need to set priorities according to what their collected donations can afford. That is education for the sponsored child. They have livelihood programs in many other areas but again, priority is the education of the child.
As I mentioned on my post, PAC has long term goal for the community that they are sponsoring. Teaching them gardening is just a start.
Either way, we critics should focus on what is already available there and what is practical rather than "it will be better IF..."
Thanks for dropping by! Happy new year!
Actually i know how it is work in a main offices abroad. What they bring here is just a small percent of the donations but it is still better like nothing.
Hope this comming jan. feb. or march we will be back to home and than i can again focus also on my own projects to support this barangay here where we are now.
The thinking to exchange the big vallue for food is a problem again of the poor education. So in this i agree with you that that is the most important.
Anyway i dont want to argue just i like to share my opinion about the topic😉
But actually i like that you are active in these kind of projects. 😉
Also very important but sad that we cant change it but the rules o the country. That also i had experienced few weeks ago when i try to get information how to bring in a products to PH. Almost impossible. So actually the bet solution will be to make PH a friendly and safe place for investors than they can make workplaces and the problem is solved.
But this is impossible to reach😔
Anyway marry christmass for you and for your family and happy new year😊
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Big foreign corporations are already operating in the country so I can confidently say that Philippines is investor-friendly. My current European employer alone is just one of the proofs to that. Prior to that, I also worked with many American companies.
The only ones who will think that Philippines is not investor-friendly are the small-timers like me who cannot afford to compete with the demands including taxation of a real legitimate business. Why do I say that? Because few years ago, I attempted to import products into the country. However because I am a small-time entrepreneur with limited resources, I can only afford the cost of the goods but not the overhead costs that come with the importation. Shipping cost is one of them. Import tax is another. It was impossible for me to proceed with my plan and I was fine. I did not think my country is not investor friendly just because I did not have enough money to start the business that I wanted at first.
It was actually a lesson for me not to expect too much if I have limited resources. I have to start with what I can afford.
So yeah this is what i use to talk. Abroad when you live where ever you see people going to factories. I mean sometimes there is like a factory park. For sure i will make later a post and pictures about this topic. Here even i have been many places i didnt saw like that. And of course beside of the local news i keep folowing also the foreign news and i am also study the local regulations and law. Example here they cant buy a land. Small foreign businesses cant own more like 40% even they are the investors they still need a local partner and have to give them 60%
To bring in products in ph is a different and dangerous topic. I was also thinking about that but i have friends who are close to the gov. and to be honest better to dont write down what i heard. In face to face i am happy to share but i dont wanna write it down here.
And of course the country like PH where every sacond man have a illegal gun. (I saw it many times in different places also ) it is not safe much.
But this is politic and as you told before and somehow i agree this we cant change. So have to focus on that like you doing.
I think you also misunderstand me many times. I really like this country but because i can compare with other places i see where are the main problems. And i belive that if you let know the people too see what you see later they can change it.
And of course my doungter is half filipino and i want her to be proud to this place also same way like my place.😊
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