Filipinos are Poor: Because, "Poor keep on Producing BABIES"

Filipinos are Poor: Because, “Poor keep on producing BABIES”
Ano ba yan! Such an arrogant and irrational reaction amongst in the middle class society , and reinforced the incompetent government leaders. Tuwing nakakakita ng mga pulubi sa kalsada o tuwing dumadaan sa mga “squatters’ area” madalas ‘yang sabihin ng ilan.
Kailan pa naging dahilan ng kahirapan ang pagkakaroon ng mga anak? ‘Pag wala bang anak ang isang mahirap na mag-asawa giginhawa ang buhay nila nang ganun-ganon lang?
Conceding that the number of children and dependents has an effect on the economic condition of a family , but it is merely incidental. The way the government and some reproductive health advocates invoke family size and overpopulation as a problem, granting without admitting but, giginhawa ang buhay sa Pilipinas ‘pag may population control. It is a favorite scapegoat for the government. A convenient excuse not to address the root causes of poverty in the Philippines. .
Looking at it in another way, did developed countries become rich because they controlled the growth of their population? NO. They became rich because they’re industrialized and their government developed a national economy.
I believe that with all the natural resources in the country, the Philippines can accommodate and support a population many times its current size. Granted, there is a limit to everything. But why are we singling out the poor?
Ang mamamayan, kahit pigilan mong magkaroon ng anak, hindi giginhawa ang buhay hanggat walang oportunidad at trabaho. Ang manggagawa hindi giginhawa ang buhay kahit pigilan mo siyang magka-anak hanggat hindi itinataas ang sahod. Ang magsasaka hindi giginhawa ang buhay kahit pigilan mo siyang magka-anak hanggat hindi binibigyan ng sariling lupang sasakahin. The reason why the Philippines continues to be mired in poverty is not because we are “overpopulated”. The Philippines continues to be poor because of socio-economic and political injustices prevail over our national life. Unless such root causes of poverty is eliminated, we shall continue to be poor and exploited, no matter how many contraceptives the government distribute to the masses, no matter how you stop them from making babies.


contributor: cion
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