Mike Wootton
Mike Wootton

Filipinos have very many good and endearing qualities, there is no question about that. The bayanihan spirit, their adaptability and endurance, their patience, pakikisama and the need for harmonious relations, to name a few. Alas, these traits can be self-defeating if not respected. Add to this an apparent difficulty in getting organized for a wider common cause and a reluctance to challenge authority figures borne from an ingrained respectfulness, and you can end up with a people who can readily be taken advantage of by those with little conscience and who would profit from doing so. And there are quite a few of those types around who unfortunately have the resources to continue to further their self-serving causes.

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