Ask the true "probinsyano" (local term for people living in the provinces) about Manila and you’ll be surprised of what they would tell you: “Gustong-gusto ko talagang makarating diyan kaso wala akong pamasahe” (I really want to go there but I have no money for the transportation.) “Nakikita ko sa TV, madaming pasyalan at lugar na pwedeng mapaglibangan diyan. Sana makarating ako diyan” (I can see on TV and there are lots of parks and places to relax and enjoy there. I want to reach that place.) “Gustong-gusto kong marating at makapag-trabaho sa Maynila” (I really want to go and work at Manila.) These words are just some of the very common answers that will come out from their mouth. Many want to go to Manila despite of the uncertain fate waiting for them there. The sad truth is that it is still going to be a very sacrificial and long time endeavor once that they step on this capital city of the Philippines. Majority of the people going to Manila are not

There is something wrong with our country. I know you wanted to change it long before you were not yet the president of this country. I know the difficulties in providing permanent solutions to the cancer of this society. The thinking of the people is so much polluted and it is literally reflecting on the environment where we live. Our government, the organization where you are the leader, has tried many times and still keep on trying to lift up the dignity of this nation. But I know it’s really hard. Not all are listening while others are paying and convincing others not to listen at all. And obvious does not call for proof. On the Photo: The Way of Life on a City Street in Manila Philippines   On the Photo: The Street that Became the Venue for Street Stores in a Place in Manila Mr. President, look on our streets and the reality is there. Visitors, tourists, foreign nationals, ambassadors, emissaries, whatever we call them; they are seeing these facts with their o

This is not a promotion of one of the many popular web-based job hiring companies. But on a literal sense, the job on this case is actually patrolling the streets of Metro Manila to tell everyone that the job is just there waiting to be grabbed. In 2010, the government reported that the country has a 7.4% unemployment rate. This data placed Philippines on the 105th rank out of the 196 countries surveyed for the highest to lowest unemployment rate. United States is just two ranks away from the Philippines, being 107th with 7.2%.  On the Photo: Passenger Bus Advertising Jobstreet, a Popular Web-Base Job Hiring Company  Not too bad with regard to the position of the country when it comes to unemployment. In fact, according to Jobstreet, they are now serving over 3 million Filipinos. Regardless of the compensation or salary being given, the labor force of the country is not only bringing life to the economy but also feeding as well their own families. Technically speaking,