FORGET CHINA, THINK PHILIPPINES

It is surprising that China has made great leaps in technology and manufacturing that made her a dominant world economic leader today.

The motor, or car manufacturing  companies of China that comes in droves are something that the country should  find as a compelling matter for ourselves to consider energizing our industries as mechanisms to defend our trade and economic situations that will be confronted by these developments in China and its impact to us. That on top of the current car and auto imports of the country, the onslaught of China's trade will definitely damage what is already a suffering  economy for the Philippines, and if not abated may cause more that can further ruin the economy that will hurt our recovery and growth.

We should view the growth of China in manufacturing as a threat to our economy, and that there must be something done internally to prevent the effects of trade of China to the Philippines.

The US and China embarkation to Trade war reflects as a lesson for our government, that such experience of the US against China in trade relations puts the americans on the bad side of the equation. These unfolding events b demonstrate to us tetween the two countries should concern us deeply, knowing that the US as being the biggest world economy is now at threat with the transformations of China becoming the next world leader by their wealth resulting from their trade surplus abroad, that naturally  is greatly their accumulated wealth will have its consequences into military growth and power.  This is the real fear about China's big economic growth.

In the outset, our government should take attention at once to the condition of  our trade with the rest of the world if we intend to defend ourselves primarily our own economy that later on if we can able to buildt and sustain, our progress for improving and creating more will then result to what is the goal for economy liberty and self-sufficiency of our future.

Silently, we should engage now while others are struggling with loans given by China.

To speak, trade war must be taken as a normal course of governance,  a regular business activity of our government, that for national security, such attention for trade, datas, rates, models, trends on the output and performance of our manufacturing, technology, and others must be taken into consideration as the core of the government's activities. That in keeping focus on these aspects, it will cause positive results faster than we can imagine if we concentrate on these issues just just like US  is now  taking care of these matters.

It is imperative for any government to be engulfed by trade war.

There are few dozens of car makers in China at present, and these factories and companies under this industry will make them ever self-reliant, self-sufficient, and self-sustaining domestically and will surely contribute to build support for their military, that its effects of their capabilities of improving their technologies is now felt in the south China sea disputes.

All civilian industries  are prelude to military modernization, and this is the very reason why China focused on manufacturing that naturally had made them sustainable in providing growth for their military. 

In these terms and understanding about the contribution of car industry in the country must be recognized by the government as a necessity today, that we can no longer afford delay before the global rush of economic power and financial superiority as the game and now being enjoyed by China.

Is it impossible for the country to start by its own car industry? This industry is just one component of ramifications for building or acquiring technology transfers that would cure the problem of our economy.

This is the question that the government itself evade to address head on today, that by the self-interests of our leaders elected, they've swayed on these facts and divert to social problems of the country which are inappropriate issues to focus on. 

Our elected leaders and empowered agencies of the government knows that this industry must start and lead our economy, yet by each administrations, we have been confronted by fears, corruption, submissions, and often lack of interest for these issues that fails gain for the nation. 

We had been into a culture of indolence and doing nothing with regard to the concept of technology that our people big or small tend to engage in a past time and insignificant matters forgetting technology and entrepreneurship.

To make things move, the government and our elected leaders should act on concentrating the investments of the government by means of incentives and promotion from the private sectors, take partnerships, loans, grants, tax incentives and holidays, exemptions, priorities, emergency, and exlcusive status that we can award to corporations, consortiums, mergers of private capitals, mixed investments of private and government, local and foreign arrangements, partnerships, joint ventures, and so on, to make things move and realize not only into a small scale but to emphasize that the industry must be grown proportionately large making these goals realized in short term period attaining global status and superiority


  

POWER OF THE GOVERNMENT TO GENERATE THE ECONOMY

With this episode, we can see that there are plenty of things that must be done by the government to address the joblessness of our people, that we need  focus to address unemployment and good economy for the country..

The situation of many Filipinos struggling in Malaysia is an indication that we are of lower stature by the terms of progress compared to our neighbor.

When Filipinos cross the border to Malaysia illegally, than Malaysians crossing ours in the south to reach the Philippines, is an indication that we are nothing compared to our neighbor in that respect.

In this topic, we'd like to find out things that the government should do in order to solve the problems of undocumented Filipinos in Malaysia and how we should attract our own people to remain in the country despite  the hardships they will suffer in Sabah once they go for illegally status outside the country just to find better lives outside.

The government must initate a cycle of build and sell of nvetsments. 

It is evident that we have substantial annual budgets in the government and that most funds are wasted on unnecessary government projects, government allowances, ghost projects, subsidies, excessive social and popular projects  yet unsustainable that depletes government resources, funds, aside from the magnitude of corruptions that result to the loss of our economy. 

Because of the shortage of jobs in the country, particularly in the southern pat of the Philippines,a case in this example, are thousands of our people now in very dire condition in Sabah that must be addressed with seriousness and attention by the government.

Lack of jobs in the country is prevalent  because of the loss of industries and investments both local and foreign, that a remedy is needed by the government to convert its resources to programs in direct  development of our economy in sustainable forms by engaging the resources of the government in business and commerce by initializing capitals to promote more entrepreneurial spirit for the people  to create and  expand  more industries.

Start a state owned corporations

Under the dry investment climate in the country,  there is no solution but to initiate government planting of state owned corporations and after some period, the government should sell them and produce more by the cycle.

In the past, the government had venture primarily in oil, power, transportation, and other government controlled industries and stopped there.

Instead of stopping, we should have expanded all forms of investments aside from the strategic industries  and spread into more larger and new investments where the country remains weak and short.

It means the government could have made, or have started to initialize businesses, corporations in a thousand  numbers not only remaining or preventing herself in  strategic investments and deprive ourselves of other unknown industries where all other countries have grown into and became dominant in those industries that now is crippling our export and imports balance.

After State owned, sell them

We have very little record of government businesses and investments that failed to create  impact for the economy, rather, our remained condition in  traditional, industries of utility and power generation, water, and oi supply stunted our expansion of industries that would have kept the country safe from the onslaught of foreign pressure and dominance.

Orr defeated exports  are those industries that we have failed to establish in the country.

If the government had created  thousands of industries and converted them into private ownership later, we could have seeded a thousand of industries from before and could be now running and serving employment  regardless of any record of foreign capitals or foreign investments inflow  we invite.

The built and sell scheme

Because there are stiff competition of luring foreign capitals into the country,  and we cannot depend on foreign capitals at the moment, the government should take the path of self-investments of its resources into every type of industries of yet developed technology and thereafter sell them into private healthy corporations that would drive and secure the economic future of the country in the manufacturing sector that would enhance our exports and lessen imports.    

The built and sell  of the the government is a sustainable means of using its resources instead of social programs that is just lost. The cycle of built and sell will create thousands of industries and jobs for our people where the private sector are reluctant to invest for,  is a cure to our economic problems and put forth development and security of the country.  

  

KENYA AND CHINA OBOR

It's time to look into the situation of Kenya establishing new economic relationship with China.

One belt one road initiative is now into action in the region by developing infrastructures in Kenya financed by China. The Standard Gauge Rail has been constructed back few years ago,  and things show differently in Kenya. That instead of favorable advantage for this small country to prosper and benefit in the OBOR initiative, it seems that at this fresh start, Kenya is put at a losing position pushing the country into debts with China.

First of all, the disparity of the the two countries together can be viewed largely as a  railroading and undermining the opportunities and capabilities of Kenya to have equal opportunities in the OBOR. 

The loans are from Chinese owned state banks, and the contractors to built the projects only belongs to Chinese firms, and majority of the labor supply comes from them. By this effect, the employment opportunities are lost for the Kenyans under  the relationship of these two countries.

Forty percent of about 3,500 workers needed for construction will be foreign, mostly Chinese, according to a filing with the National Environment Management Authority, reported in local media this week. The rest of the jobs will go to locals.

That Chinese companies import labor from China rather than hire locally is a criticism echoed across Africa, but particularly strong in Kenya where youth unemployment is the highest in the region.

“A project that will bring all workers from China, save for a few hundred manual jobs,” one user wrote on Facebook in response to Amu Power’s filing. “All we will benefit from is the environmental degradation and health effects that will be with us for many generations,” he added.  

The worst thing about Kenya’s new power plant isn’t that Chinese workers are being brought in to build it

In this view, we can see that the situation is all favorable to China which sells the OBOR to some 65 countries, financing their infrastructures to over a trillion dollars facilitated by it's state owned banks, provide construction services and  supply labor, and so on, in a one way scheme favoring only China.

Noticeably, China finance, procure, and supply everything from materials into labor using their local Yuan currencies, yet the whole loan amount is then charged to Kenya by the US dollar. The disparity and inequality exist in the relation. 

That while in the start of the OBOR concept, it's infrastructure building, China can be seen as already gaining advantage and profits even before actual OBOR takes into action.

The problem of Kenya now is the piling debts with China that would eventually ruin their economy.

IS CHINA RAILROADING KENYA INTO DEBT?

What seems to be the case of OBOR is that no countries can win it for actual trading with China, seeing it as the FACTORY OF THE WORLD, countries like Kenya and many others, will find difficulty counter trading with her and sooner along the way, it's economy will be in pure  debt, that eventually will find the situation very difficult to escape.

What is the relation of this news piece and article to our own situation in the Philippines.?

In seeing Kenya, we can say that the Philippines is heading towards the same direction as it is there we find these two countries  Kenya and  Sri Lanka. 

They're already in serious debt trouble.

At the current, the Philippines is entering in an era where Kenya and Sri Lanka had also gone into. We have been seeking soft loans from China, under agreement of railway projects in Luzon financed by Chinese state owned banks, and subsequently, there's no doubt that it will be importing Chinese labor just like in the pattern of Kenya.

Now, to make the situation more complicated, China is given the opportunity to become our third Telco Player will substantially embed more the force of China in other channel of our security.  It seems we are not only duplicating the experiences of Sri Lanka and Kenya, but doing more trouble difficult  for ourselves.

The best way to do now for the Philippine is to avert the situation on depending so much from China. There are aplenty of ways that we can spur our economic growth without attaching ourselves to more foreign debts , as there are many ways to kill a chicken. 

We need to focus on manufacturing. Create better environment for our local and foreign investors, and make business in the country the fastest, easiest, and in most convenient manner to be more competitive with our Asian neighboring countries. 

Everything in economy is about competition for the business environment, otherwise there will be no hope that the country  will ever prosper.

Kenyan rail workers are protesting against their Chinese employer for a raise—to $5 a day

THE SELF-DEFENSE POSTURE PROGRAM

The news piece regarding the proposed acquisition of two new naval frigates for the Philippine Navy, in the recent article involving the name of the executive Chief of Staff Bong Go, came to light Presidential 415 of former President Marcos that would solve and save the government the needed funds, and for all of the government's acquisitions for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines today.

There is that neglect of the PD 415 of March 19, 1974, that would cause the Philippines spur of trade and commerce and save the much need foreign reserves of the country.

The Self-Reliant Defense Posture Program needs tot undertake manufacturing on the needs of the military and the Police for its arsenal and equipping the military substantial armaments and armed materials that would secure the country's defense and sovereignty.

The project of the former president is about our defensive posture that would initialize military projects particularly in manufacturing, and its implementation wil spur industrial and commercial activity that will conserve the conserve the government of our foreign exchange resources.

If implemented, our habitual manner of purchasing these new naval frigates can be stopped, and manufacturing can start under this scheme to produce more through partnerships, investments in the country and spur productions of these naval hardwares.

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MALL HOURS CUTTING

The traffic problem in the metropolis is not frankly at fault of the malls or businesses in the vicinity, but rather, it reflects effective governance.

On the side of the government, knowing that growth of the private and business sector is increasing and data of car population is coming, their studies and projections could have coped with that proportions to augment new infrastructure projects that could have abated congestion of roads.  

It shows that there were lapses in the government where the problems now in road congestions were not studied and planned.

EXTREME ENGINEERING

We have not heard of any extreme engineering projects laid in the cities to create gargantuan road networks as preparation for the scenarios of the future.

It is only now that we are suffering and clamoring for more roads in symphonic magnitude to answer transport woes of the country.

GDP AND GROWTH

We cannot restrain the private and business sectors to reduce just to solve in the cities, the proposal is antagonistic to growth by any terms of economic point of view.

Economy is made by the  rate of the growth of the private business and commercial activities of our people. We cannot stop or reduce their output because there is a traffic problem for it will mean a negative effect to the economy and retardant to growth.

GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGEMENT OF BUSINESSES.

The role of the government must be a continuing studies and research about keeping the city alive regardless to the amount of malls, business population which is indicative of economic prosperity. 

In other words, the government must pursue more the enrichment of trade and commerce, its promotion and assistance to the brink that it will create economic power for the country.

Instead of reduction, expansion.

On the contrary, it is better to promote businesses to operate more 24/7 to trifle the economic growth rate. If we are going at 6 percent, we will have 18 percent by the 3 shifting hours of business operations.

The 24/7 for manufacturing, trade, and exports will trifle the export growths thae will cure trade imbalances and meet the needed level of progress in a short time. 

This contrary idea is possible and very positive if there  our governance has that willingness for growth.

The liberal approach towards trade and commerce will accelerate our GDP rates and progress, thereby eradicating poverty.

Economic power is possible.

FEDERALISM AND GOOD GOVERNANCE

The shift to Federalism of our form of constitution, government is a treacherous path to take that it will cost the people, our country in general all the unseen dangers and disasters it may bring to an uncharted path of our future.

Of course there are many reasons for the need to change our system from presidential to federalism, and as understood,  it is progress of the country that is at stake.

PROGRESS

It can be an argument that we can attain/achieve progress at every kind of mode, system, or path if we are willing.

Admitted that we have not achieved progress today because of some reasons of failure. 

Our failure are due to corruption, politics, and loss of sound economic policies of the government to address investments, industries, ventures, partnerships, technology transfers, focus on trade & commerce, vibrant exports thru manufacturing.

If in the foregoing was only done satisfactorily, being mindful of regional competition, using our crab mentality in international matters on fighting trade imbalances, market shares and global trade superiority, there wasn't be such thing as a shift to another form of government, in fact we may not think of any shift, but remain in presidential system.

With wealth to economy, there is no thinking of changing the system of our government.

CULTURE

Our culture is considered to be the most feared and danger  of shift of our constitution into federalism.

Federalism divides power  into regional levels, and the relation of our negative culture is it will fuel more dynasticism favoring the rich and powerful. 

We are not ignorant to vote buying, intimidation, impunity, coercion of politics that will perpetuate more the culture conducive under the federalized state. Thus our culture of patronage and dirty politics will thrive more in this condition.

Progress then is uncertain under this kind of atmosphere on the bad side of our culture.

MOVE ON

The most viable alternative to progress is to MOVE ON, use more of the powers of our constitution to mobilize our resources, cut corruption, improve our economic policies, and use the platform to jump up the economy under the current condition and reach the goal of progress.

GOOD GOVERNANCE

There is no argument to fight on whether it is presidential or federal, the common denominator  is good governance.

Both has the same objective, that is progress, in the accepted fact that both has that capability for progress. 

With good governance, Presidential is good.

Federal would be bad if there is bad governance, or the vice versa. 

Dis-satisfaction exist because of BAD GOVERNANCE.

With GOOD GOVERNANCE, do we need to change our form of government?

THE FIRST MADE IN VIETNAM CAR

Today, Vietnam has a very impressive car manufacturing industry that has thrive in  over many years, not like in the Philippines, our car manufacturing has been pegged to a level dependent on foreign investors automakers.

At the Moment, there are about six manufacturing giants operating in Vietnam that has started since the 90's that brought it's economy to a better position of its economy.

GM, ISUZU, THAKU, VINAXUKI, SAIGON MECHANICAL, MEKONG are those that had made it good for the industry in Vietnam.

We know that an economy is given good condition through industrialized condition via car manufacturing. 

Considering that auto parts are made of about 30,000 pieces, it would then equate to the same as 30,000 small manufactureres of parts that makes a good economy for  a country.

In Vietnam, with about six major manufacturing brands and makers, this would increase and spur trade ande commerce for the country.

The Jeepney and Bus Modernization in the Philippines is a good question at the moment.  Why can't the government enter the industry for the benefit of the modernization and keeping foreign reserves at bay and increase trade and commercial activity in the country?

The situation n where the government would want to modernize our mass transportation is very timely to enact car industry and manufacturing in the country.

The program can be a very good reason to modernize our economy, and industrialize it for this matter.

Technology transfer is not a problem to today's generation where the government can take into partnership with a foreign brand, and in agreement would be technology transfer.

the first vietnamese made car