Identity Crisis: The Cause For Underdevelopment

They say that the Philippines is not developing as much as it should be. They say this this is because of the lack of good quality education. Other people judge us for not being able to speak English that well. They say that this is one of the causes as to why we are not developing. I believe that this is true. It is important that we are literate and we are able to speak in English well because it is a language that is widely known. We need this to be able to communicate well with other people from other countries. It was even said that “due to the Filipinos strong command of the English language, several opportunities opened for their country.” With this, I do also agree that we Filipinos should learn the language fluently. However, I do believe that a huge setback in our development is caused by our lack on nationality. We can’t work together because we have no unity. We can’t work together because we don’t have a solid identity. This is because we prioritize other cultures before our own, we think other languages are superior compared to our own. In my opinion, we must first establish our own language and culture. We must first establish our identity before we actually try to stem out. We must collaborate with our fellow Filipinos first before making connections with foreigners.

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