Open Letter

 Mahal na mga bagong pinuno,

        Ito ay isang liham sa iyo, isang liham mula sa akin na isa sa iyong magiging mamamayan. Nais kong makipag-usap sa iyo tungkol sa mga problema ng iba't ibang sektor ng ating lipunan.

    Tingnan natin ang ating agricultural sector halimbawa, mayroon tayong magandang lupa ngunit hindi natin ito ginamit sa ating kalamangan tulad ng ibang bansa. Ang ating mga magsasaka ay kailangang makipagpunyagi sa mababang mekanisasyon ng sakahan at hindi sapat na mga pasilidad pagkatapos ng ani at hindi sapat na irigasyon na halos walang suporta mula sa gobyerno. Ang ating sektor ng industriya ay nahaharap sa kakulangan sa skilled labor, na maaaring ayusin kung pagbutihin natin ang ating sektor ng pagsasanay at edukasyon. Ang sektor ng serbisyo ay hindi nangangailangan ng maraming interbensyon, dahil ang karamihan sa mga problema ay maaaring maayos ng kumpanya mismo. Ang impormal na sektor ay maaaring ayusin kung ang tatlong iba pang sektor ay aayusin dahil ang impormal na sektor ay maaaring maging ilegal kung minsan dahil ito ay isang hamon upang subaybayan ang mga aktibidad nito.

    Sana ay makahanap ang gobyerno ng mga solusyon para sa mga problemang ito o hindi bababa sa ibigay doon ang lahat.

Taos-puso, isang nagmamalasakit na mamamayan

References

(2018, November 21). The current state, challenges and plans for Philippine agriculture. FFTC Agricultural Policy platform.   https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/500#:~:text=Long%20standing%20challenges%20that%20hamper,incomplete%20agrarian%20reform%20program%20implementation%2C

(2019, March 25). Problems and Challenges Facing the Manufacturing Industry. IMI. https://www.global-imi.com/blog/problems-and-challenges-facing-manufacturing-industry

Kaushal, K. (2021, January 8). Top Challenges Faced by Professional Services Industry Today. ramco. https://www.ramco.com/blog/top-challenges-faced-by-professional-services-industry-today

Ohnsorge, S and Yu, S. (2019, January 18). The challenges of informality. World Bank Blogs. https://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/challenges-informality

The walls of Intramuros

        

         Intramuros is a walled city within Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. The name comes from the Spanish word “within walls". It was built to protect the city form invasions since it was the Spaniard's political and military base in the Philippines. Intramuros became the capital of the New Spanish island dominion and flourished during the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1944 U.S. bombing reduced the city to nothing but rubble. The site was cleared after World War II and reconstruction proceeded slowly. The pentagonal walls, seven gates, and small plazas have been repaired.

              The walls of Intramuros was meant to keep the spanish safe from invaders. If the walls was meant to keep some people out their relationship was already very bad so building a wall just made that relationship slightly worse. If the wall was destroyed I would mend it instead of building bridges since it is better for security and privacy and my wall has a gate if I ever wanted to communicate with other people. 

References:

Conde, M. (2018, July 6). The history of Manila's walled city of Intramuros. culture trip. https://theculturetrip.com/asia/philippines/articles/the-history-of-manilas-walled-city-of-intramuros/

Tourism Philippines. (2022, February 18). Virtual tour | It's more fun with you in Manila (Intramuros) [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Db19KNNSWa0

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