Recent estimates show that there are over 92 million Filipinos. Based on this estimate there are 307 people per square kilometer of Philippine land. Of the 92 million, over 32 million or 35 percent are between the ages of 0-14. These statistics tell us that over the past 14 years, our population have increased by 50 percent and this could only mean that couples have stepped up reproduction to a point wherein sustaining the family meant sacrificed living standards for the children. Many have denounced the current administration’s fight against hunger mainly because it did not solve the root cause stated above.
One thing I would like the church to look into is the current “real” state of the nation’s people when they issue reactions on proposals made by congress. Instead of spreading negativity about the reproductive health bill they could have sat down and talked with the bill’s proponents so that in totality it would still adhere to the Roman Catholic Church’s principles and teachings. Church leaders never even thought of dialogues to patch up differences vital to uplift Juan de la Cruz’s standard of living. This should not be taken as a defence of the bill.
When most of its citizen’s are getting hungry, the last thing on the state’s agenda should be to lease out land to foreign corporations. 90,000 hectares of agricultural land in Mindoro will be controlled by a South Korean company for 25 years to grow corn. Of course the harvests will be exported to Korea but not for human consumption but as an ingredient for animal feed. How can the provincial government of Mindoro approve such a stupid deal? Somebody from the top must have pulled the strings on this one, who else could it be?
by: Ivar
8/4/09 10:36 P.M.
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