July
12, 2012
For today’s lesson, I was struck by
our topic on “Unequal Access to Integral Human Development”. Unfortunately, here in the Philippines,
poverty is at its peak, which means that many people do not have opportunity
for integral human development. I know
that there are Filipinos who are extremely rich, such as Henry Sy, Lucio Tan,
Enrique Razon, John Gokongwei, etc. With
that, I kept wondering why can’t they share most of their money to the
unfortunate Filipinos. Yes, they
probably donate money and perform charitable acts but I believe that it is not
enough. All of them live in mansions,
which costs millions and millions of money so why not give more to the poor,
which can eventually improve the status of our country.
The realities in the Philippines should
awaken the Filipino people and make them realize that they need to do something
to help our own country. It should be a
must for corporations to plan and execute Corporate Social Responsibility
Activities that will enhance the living conditions of the Filipino citizens
living under poverty. They should have
the initiative to uplift human development.
The unfortunate Filipinos survive their daily lives looking for money
for their basic needs, while the rich people keeps on gaining money and
purchasing goods that are unnecessary for their daily lives. With all these in mind, I realized how lucky
I am to be in my position right now and that in the future, I will surely be
involved in activities that will help in uplifting the lives of the Philippine
society who are suffering from lack of opportunities.
This PowerPoint slide is, indeed, shocking for me to see.
In the future, I hope that we can change the shape above to this picture below, which is aiming towards greater justice for all the Filipino people.
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