Course: CD 260
Activity: Lesson ( "Aid to the Rescue" taken from the Book "The Bottom Billion:
Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and what can be done about it")
1. Your realizations about this truth in our situation as a developing country.
I submit that as a developing country, it is not easy to hurdle challenges brought by the
unique attitude problem of Filipinos. Corollary, among the challenges that may be
influenced in achieving greater success in economy, policy and government as a whole
are as follows: (a) undying issues on corruption in the government; (b) the so-called
“Ningas Cogon” implication in some governmental projects or programs; and (c) political
abuse of power, dynasty, and the like. In view thereof, it is of great significance to consider
solutions by way of putting together the foregoing challenges into an optimistic viewpoint,
along with an enhanced governmental interference, to wit: (1) setting goals as a united
country in achieving success which is favourable to the majority; (2) setting aside personal
interest in the implementation of governmental intervention, projects or programs; (3)
develop transparency in policy-making as well as crafting good laws that would help
Filipinos stand firm with its own; (4) improve connectivity from other countries that would
not, in the end, interfere Philippine sovereignty, and lastly (5) making great things possible
by engaging the less fortunate individual to improve their socioeconomic status.