I wake up and I see the same scene every single day. Traffic jams, garbage all around, people sleeping on the streets. It has been the same situation since time immemorial. Not only that, the job scenario has been the same. Administration after administration has promised reforms but none has succeeded to alleviate the poverty in the Philippines. More and more of our countrymen become poorer each day. These 2 main reasons are why the Philippine diaspora is happening.
Diaspora means dispersal or exit. A lot of Filipinos are leaving the Philippines in the hope of finding greener pastures abroad. We all know of the OFW who worked in Saudi for 5 years and came back home as a millionaire. Or the nurse who was able to buy a big house after working in the states for some time. We all have a very good impression about going abroad.
What we don’t know is the effect diaspora has on our country. Talent from our country is flowing out. The best and brightest minds we have are all being utilized by foreigners. True the pay there is far better than ours. But take a second and think about it. Why do most of the foreigners come here and invest here? They are making themselves rich with the natural resources of our land. That is the most saddening part.
I truly believe that with the right governance and right initiative of the people, we can be able to support ourselves. People here can have better high paying jobs while enjoying the company of their family. i think what is lacking is the empowerment of the people. National pride has been diminishing.
It will be my dream when one day there would be an aropsaidspora, a coming home of all the Filipinos abroad to their mother land. Making the Philippines a global superpower in the process.
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