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The point is not to defend Duterte, but that liberal democracy as a whole, since 1987, has not been able to produce economic returns on-par with the socialist systems of China and Vietnam. Yes, Duterte hobbled the PH's growth, but Duterte was also a product of that system.

A lot of people here oppose Pax Silica and instead want a basic goods manufacturing based economy while at the same time decry sweatshop labor conditions (Bangladesh/Cambodia) and environmental impact (Indo). Pick a struggle.

Funny how you conveniently ignore what happened after 2016. The Philippines didn't suddenly become poorer because of liberal democracy. We had a political shift that opened the door to Beijing's influence, Chinese propaganda, disinformation

Men will spend 5 years building a 315 bench, getting shredded, taking peptides, tracking every macro, and optimizing their testosterone. Then a skinny unemployed guy who hasn’t lifted since high school gym class can walk into the bar, smoke a cig and take home the hottest girl. Lesson in that

BREAKING: Philippines GDP grows by 2.1% year-on-year, the slowest rate since 2009.

The Philippine economy is in trouble. Citi Bank has declared that the Philippine economy has entered stagflation as rising inflation, increased unemployment and low investments due to successive corruption scandals rocking the government cripples what was once one of the fastest growing economy in Asia. mb.com.ph/2026/11/09/citi-ph…

I think a big part is innumeracy, people here don't really know what a billion or trillion pesos is aside from an abstract large number. Hence the insistence that we don't need foreign capital and we can fund all of it through taxing the oligarchs or whatever.

Believing that the poor are wholesome chungus victims of society who we need to coddle is a bourgeois liberal luxury belief. No one hates the poor more than other poor people, especially the upwardly mobile former poor. They know exactly why poor people are the way they are

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When China had the Philippines' current gdp per capita, it was growing at 10% yearly. Vietnam is at 8% right now. The Philippines is a liberal democracy under American tutelage. If Liberals are right, then why is it unable to outgrow and outdevelop China and Vietnam?

The massive chasm between how politicians talk about China and how everyday Filipinos see China. Those who have the ability, financial wherewithal, and intellectual independence choose to see things with their own eyes.

Just 0.1% growth from the previous quarter! The Philippine economy nearly stalled in Q3, with annual GDP growth slowing to 2.1% as farm output shrank. bilyonaryo.com/near-stagnati…

my unemployed friends are weirdly the ones who stay fit, don’t consume slop media, and actively seek knowledge. it’s actually my friends with jobs who have the unhealthy habits.

They will mostly migrate.

Guys, ask lang, Enough na ba ang 40k-60k budget monthly to live comfortably sa Manila? I’m planning to live alone na kase. How much salary ba yung sa tingin nyo enough na to live comfortably? Including the rent, bills, expences, groceries and luho.

I don’t get how people without degrees get into careers requiring the degrees or experience. HOW SWAY?! Sometimes I wonder if that's why there are many issues, I can't lie. These people are often put in positions of power.

I'm a proud scumbag. Deal with it.