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Why Is the Philippines A Poor Country?

January 19, 2010 By 33 Comments

(Part 13 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)

THE usual answers to this question are because allegedly we Filipinos are indolent, thieves, corrupt, undisciplined, crab-minded, divided, and more. Let us have the real …

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Defend the Filipino

January 19, 2010 By 21 Comments

(Part 17 — last part — of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)

NATIONS become great because their peoples aspire to be so. Greatness makes them wealthy, powerful, respected, and feared. But seeking and …

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Wrong Perceptions of Americans

January 19, 2010 By 24 Comments

(Part 14 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)

ANTI-FILIPINOS love to imagine, fabricate, and propagate stories that would make the United States of America a flawless paradise on earth, and the Americans flawless …

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Gossips are everywhere

January 19, 2010 By 1 Comment

(Part 12 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)

THERE was a local entertainer who said on television that she and her family would already immigrate to the United States—after making much money in …

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Copycats?

January 19, 2010 By 2 Comments

(Part 11 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)

WHEN one resident opens a sari-sari (variety) store and then days later a neighbor also puts up a similar enterprise, anti-Filipinos claim that Filipinos are …

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Colonial Mentality

January 19, 2010 By 16 Comments

(Part 10 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)

ANTI-FILIPINOS say that Filipinos, because of their colonial mentality, always prefer foreign talents and products to local ones. This mentality does exist, but it is …

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The Real ‘Filipino Time’

January 19, 2010 By 24 Comments

(Part 9 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)

FOR anti-Filipinos, the meaning of Filipino time is “always late.” It is said that the Filipino is and will always be late for his appointments. …

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