Talk of the Town: Fixing a broken Philippines

Comments on “Fixing a broken Philippines” (No Free Lunch by Cielito F. Habito, 12/30/25 via https://opinion.inquirer.net

I don’t think it’s just a matter of a broken piece, but the entire structure is rusty and corroded and needs a whole change—a change in attitude, a change in goal and the relentless effort to fix the problem. It can’t be done in a wishy-washy way or half-hearted interest.

JVV

The country can start a rebirth by following a secular path. Five hundred years of genuflecting have not produced an iota of all of our aspirations, yet we continue to flog a dead horse.

Edwin de Leon

Reform will come if we believe that an evil web has permeated the minds and hearts of the ordinary citizenry and that there is no silent majority out there just waiting to be led. The silent majority is just as corrupted.

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