Filipinos have a strong ability to survive difficult circumstances which is demonstrated by their capacity for endurance and ability to get by with very little. The rapid population growth in the Philippines puts increasing demands on natural resources and leads to issues like unemployment since the economy and job opportunities cannot keep up. However, Filipinos have strengths like optimism, flexibility, faith, and a strong work ethic that help them survive even the harshest of economic conditions.
Filipinos have a strong ability to survive difficult circumstances which is demonstrated by their capacity for endurance and ability to get by with very little. The rapid population growth in the Philippines puts increasing demands on natural resources and leads to issues like unemployment since the economy and job opportunities cannot keep up. However, Filipinos have strengths like optimism, flexibility, faith, and a strong work ethic that help them survive even the harshest of economic conditions.
Filipinos have a strong ability to survive difficult circumstances which is demonstrated by their capacity for endurance and ability to get by with very little. The rapid population growth in the Philippines puts increasing demands on natural resources and leads to issues like unemployment since the economy and job opportunities cannot keep up. However, Filipinos have strengths like optimism, flexibility, faith, and a strong work ethic that help them survive even the harshest of economic conditions.
SURVIVE STRENGTHS OF THE FILIPINO CHARACTER EFFECTS OF POVERTY
Rapid growth of population
There are more births than there are deaths,
which is referred to as a natural increase. Rising populations put increasing demands on natural resources such as land, water, and energy supplies. They also increase larger quantities of waste EFFECTS OF POVERTY
Unemployment
Some of the causes of unemployment in the
Philippines include a lack of educated workers and a suppressed economy. Other causes include a large working population in a relatively small area with little industry. The unemployment rate in the Philippines as been high for many years. ABILITY TO SURVIVE Filipinos have an ability to survive, which is manifested in our capacity for endurance despite difficult times in our ability to get by on so very little. Filipinos make do with what is available in the environment. Garbage scavengers in the impoverished Manila area of Tondo are not looking just for re-usable goods among the rubbish but, increasingly, for food to feed their families. ABILITY TO SURVIVE
This survival instinct is
related to the Filipinos other strengths. A basic optimism, flexibility and adaptability, hard work, and a deep faith in God. It is manifested in the millions of Filipinos who bravely live through the harshest economic and social circumstances. Regretfully, one wonders what we might be able to do under better circumstances.