200 surnames

It has been hypothesized by the current and most seasoned thinkers of our land that the economy of the Philippines is managed and controlled by only 200 surnames. That 85% of the wealth is concentrated and held only by these 200 surnames. The rest of the 99 million Filipinos is scrambling for leftovers. And most of these scramblers are OFWs sending money from all over the world because these same 200 surnames' wealth are not invested in the Philippines to create more wealth to optimally benefit the whole Filipino race. Sadly, it is only invested to benefit the same 200 surnames.

We can't blame. That's as far as their logic bubble extends.

In fact, and it seems, the poorer the Philippines become, the better it is for these 200 surnames. For one, because of their wealth - soon they will only be the ones who can afford a decent education. Soon they are the only ones who can "think" :)

Maybe all the cooperatives of the Philippines should invest in telecommunication companies. In Internet companies. So that they have a say on how these infrastructure are built. So that the Internet connection becomes cheaper. So that they can go online and go to youtube.com and seek Bill Gates' favorite professor and learn from him for free because the cost of education will continue to incrementally rise :)

This is my hope. No. This is my prayer. That somehow all of them wake up to the fact that in this world where wealth creation is fundamentally becoming interdependent, it is necessary to strengthen the weakest parts of our society because we can only go as far and as wealthy, as the weakest part of our society can carry us.

Maybe the weakest part of our society are not the poor. Maybe it is the wealthy :) for they have lacked the inspiration to create more wealth than their predecessors. Maybe they lack the drive that their forefathers once held :)

For those who went and "received" the best education the world has to offer and to those who have "privileged" attached to their surnames, is this the best you can do? This is it? Simply float around and be unattached? Uninvolved? I mean if we will compare your hearts and your minds to someone like Warren Buffet or Bill Gates, how will your version of involvement stack up against them?

To whom much is given much is expected :)

Or would we rather have, "... with great power comes great responsibility."?

"... why think like mere men?"