Philippine Crisis

De La Salle University – Manila

2401 Taft Avenue

1004 Manila, Philippines

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Final Output:

PHILIPPINE CRISIS

Presented to the

History Department

College of Liberal Arts

De La Salle University

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

In Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

KASPIL2 C31

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NALLAS, Maria Angelica B.

NAVOA, Charm

PARAGAS, Mary Louise

PERTIERRA, Francis

Submitted to

Mr. Jose Victor D. Jimenez

1 December 2016

Roots of the Philippine Crisis

by NALLAS, Maria Angelica B.

            To be able to fully understand the extent of the Philippine Crisis, one must first define what it is, and must be able to trace its origin so that one may get a clearer picture and a deeper understand of the existence of the said crisis.

                In the Philippines, there is a situation known as the Philippine Crisis, which was described by Lichauco (2005) as “the compound and sum total of numerous crises” (p. 32). He elaborated these numerous crises, which were,

“[...] the crisis of law and order and the crisis of the justice system; the crisis of our political institutions and the economic order; the moral crisis; the crisis of health care; the crisis of the educational system; the crisis of the peso; the crisis of the agricultural and industrial sectors; the crisis of the military and so on” (p. 32).

Lichauco further explained that there are different crises that arise within the country, and that these crises are rooted from the problems that have become difficult to solve, such example is the growing problem of poverty and unemployment. As stated by Lichauco (2005), “Name any conceivable problem of state, and you have it. That’s the Philippine crisis and that’s why it seems unsolvable” (p. 32).

                The essence and nature of the crisis, as Lichauco believes, is the mix of the two problems that the country has faced over the years: the immense problem of poverty, and the increasing problem of corruption. This mix results on the alarming rate of how fast the citizens of our country lose their trust in the government and their hope for change. Lichauco argues that the mix is unique to the Philippines, because of how our neighboring countries are also facing these problems but are more progressive. As Lichauco (2005) states it,