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Eastern and Western Governance

“The Four Ideographs of Marinoff, Pre-Spanish Governance in the Philippines, 

Philippine Governance and Leading with Cultural Intelligence by Livermore”

Debating is something that I have enjoyed to do in the past.

 Eloquence and meeting people through intellectual conversations has fascinated me.

 But there is no debating on who the better people, the better culture nor the better government is.

 Simply because there is none. In the award winning essay of Patricia Evangelista,

 a columnist and a former debater of UP Diliman, “Blonde and Blue Eyes” she speaks about the

 trend of Filipinos even kids wanting to move out of the country for better opportunities. 

We compare ourselves with other countries saying that if I go abroad, I’ll be happier, 

I’ll be richer and I will have less problems. But most often than not, we hear about the hardships. 

We read about the OFWs who are having a hard time in a foreign land in different

 Filipino Migrant magazines.

I think that one way to eradicate problem is to stop debating within ourselves that foreign is better.

 Instead, be happy and cherish what we have. Travel the country, enjoy the culture and work or 

own a business in the country.  

As for me, I plan to stay. I love the Philippines. 

I love the country. I love what I have. And though I appreciate the minds and culture of the West,

 practice co-asian idealism like feng shui or yoga, I’ll be proud to live a life in the Philippines.

 Have a business that supports the local industry in the future. And point out government flaws with friends;

 hope that it will get better; and continue loving Senator Miriam Defensor. I choose not to focus on the

 negatives, nor compare with the West. I am open to the government initiating projects that are successful

 from the Western countries. But what if we have a better solution or a better system that will work for us?