Simply because the political and economic elite of our country, from the time of the Spanish to the Commonwealth to the New Society all found it to to their benefit to keep people ignorant, to develop a system where institutional checks and balances on their powers would remain stillborn so as to prevent a functioning democracy from developing. Kung ikaw, may anak ka tapos tinapon mo yung anak mo sa loob ng isang kwarto at di pinaaral, tapos dahil doon naging ignorante siya sino may kasalanan, ikaw o yung anak mo? ========== Tatang, thanks for answering your own question and shortcutting the discussion. In light of what you say above, I believe we are in agreement on some fundamental principles. I do agree that a big part of the reason why the population is ignorant is because the elite have kept them in the dark.
Ang ating bansa sa ngayon ay para nang basahan,gulagulanit,mabaho at madumi dahil ang sa namumuno sa kasalukuyan,Kailan ba talaga mamumulat sa katotohanan na ginagago na tayo kabayan?GMA hanggang kaialan mo sisipsipin ang dugo ng mga mahihirap na pinoy?At kailan ba ninipis yang mukha mo?ANG KAPAL MO! MAHIYA KA NAMAN.