Talk of the Town: A precious moment of national pride

Comments on “A precious moment of national pride,” (Public Lives by Randy David, 2/23/25) via https://opinion.inquirer.net:
The last three paragraphs are remarkable because they show why the country barely grew economically compared to its neighbors. The latter advanced because they promoted opposing economic policies.
Monk Manuel
One step forward during the edsa revolution and ten step backward all in Gloria ArroVos 9 years criminal rules:The fertilizer scam, the national broadband network scam, the north rail scam, bags of money to congressmen, hello Garci! To top it all.
Roneu
The non-renewal of the military bases agreement with the US in the early 1990s created a power vacuum in the area that paved the way for China to militarize the WPS – the price of national pride.
kulee baba