Macabanti, Patricia Janelle P.

BSED 3-A

Achieving a better country

I. INTRODUCTION

This paper focuses on numerous issues in our society but if we have unity we can

overcome and achieve the purpose that we can attain in the coming years if we help and

encourage one another. One of the problems of the Philippines is that the poor have no right

to speak out against the people at the top who have power in the government, and corruption

is so deep-rooted and widespread in the Philippines. Corruption is one of the issues which the

Philippines must address. An endless issue is that people just neglect this before it becomes

worst, not only is it bad for the soul it also affects the economy and that is where corruption

occurs. In addressing this problem, we should emphasize liberalism, a democratic system of

government wherein equal rights and freedoms are officially recognized and maintained.

II. BODY

Liberalism is the best political ideology in the Philippines in terms of transparency,

corruption, and education. According to Heywood, 2013, Liberalism is a political belief that

centered to the individual liberty and free will. Liberalism is a political and moral ideology

that promoted human rights, democracy, secularism, gender and race equality,

internationalism and freedom of speech, the press, religion, focused on freedom and equality.

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Government operates in a similar form. A lot of people pay taxes that fiancé programs and

services of the government. But if you can’t see where your money goes, how will you know

whether or not you are having anything that is going to be beneficial to the country? Are the

taxes spending right or is it just used by powerful government officials to squander worthless

things? We use government transparency so that we can see and understand what is happening

inside of our government sector. The seal of transparency within liberal democracy is a symbol

of a political gesture towards accountability in access to government information, paper, data,

and records, illustrated by a pearl sparkling with an open shell. It encourages Filipino people to

be more open and be involved in what is happening to our government.

The views of liberalism on education are based on the two concepts of freedom and

equality. The liberals are more inclined to rely towards public school systems; they are doing this

because they think that it is the best way for the general public to be educated. They are against

the concept of students educational vouchers because of the fact that they think vouchers

remover money from the people through taxation, they don’t really agree with them. Liberals

claim that to finance the currently existing public schools, public funds should be used. The

funds will be used to improve teacher compensation and generally upgrade the public education

systems. Vouchers allow families to select where their children can attend school in their

provided school zone. If the right to select any schools in a distinct is provided, several schools

will shut down and if the school lacks a population so teachers may theoretically lose their jobs.

Liberals deeply believe in civil rights for anyone that receives them through the public education

system and their equal opportunities for everyone to attend these rights are open to all.

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 The PNP and its predecessor, the Philippine constabulary, although widely ignored by

most research, have long been with the intersection of politics, crime, and the rule of law.

Philippine presidents and local authorities have used the police as an important weapon, as

historian Alfred McCoy has shown, to assert their authority consolidate their legitimacy,

selectively sup press crime, and regulate opposition. The PNP has a long history of being prone

to corruption as the principal law enforcement agency, especially in the potentially profitable

areas of illegal drugs, smuggling, and gambling. Part of this corruption derives from individual

greed but it is also the result of low wages, government involvement, and the justice system’s

multifaceted flaws.

III. CONCLUSION

Most people are not in favour of liberalism because they think it will not help our country

and many anomalies will occur when it is continued in our country but they do not know that

liberalism will help our country it is a big help to our country. For me, liberalism is the best

political ideology in the Philippines because here its focus is freedom and equality. We have the

freedom to speak and we have equal rights. We also see that our country will develop and it will

lead our country to be progressive. Liberalism is a political and moral ideology that promoted

human rights, democracy, secularism, gender and race equality, internationalism and freedom of

speech, the press, religion, focused on freedom and equality.

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