poverty

Poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. In the past four decades, the proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Economic growth has gone through boom and bust cycles, and recent episodes of moderate economic expansion have had limited impact on the poor. Great inequality across income brackets, regions, and sectors, as well as unmanaged population growth, are considered some of the key factors constraining poverty reduction efforts.

Poverty is a big problem of the society. But, even how big is the effect it is making to us, let us not focus too much on that problem. Yes, poverty acts as an obstacle to our education, but it will not last forever. Let us just make an action to beat it. Find a solution. Don't rely too much on others. Work hard. It is important to develop ourselves holistically. Study well and focus on your spiritual life-there must be a balance of everything. Love what you do, motivate yourself to keep working hard. Then it's up to us to make our own choices and live by these choices. After all, our future is still in our hands. Don't take problems very seriously. Follow what was written and you will see. Time will come and you cannot even notice that you had already escaped from poverty.

Furthermore, as a student and one of the mostly affected by poverty, I can say that "No Guts, No Glory". In dealing with poverty, you have to take risks. If you have the guts, you can do what you want to. You can really gain glory if you will take risks. Swim against the current - beat the odds. If you will not move, nothing will happen. Yes, you must focus on it too much, but you must take an action. Don't be too lazy. See what is happening to people who are not working for their selves. Of course, they are