Rational Critics: Private-Public Partnership

The economic programs of Pnoy’s Administration are overwhelming, the public-private partnership. The government owned properties will generate profit through the lease of private investors. It is for increasing the budget for a better allotment to every Filipinos. It is not new that the Philippine has a big deficiency when it comes to accomplishing the grievances of every Filipino people. Pnoy had said that public-private partnership is the solution to end poverty and to attain economic development.

The programs of Pnoy’s Administration are very ideal but he did not consider the effects of this public-private partnership to other aspect. If these acts are tolerated, probably the private and the foreign investors will dominate against the government or these investors are probably political animal themselves.  The profit generated through this partnership may invite more corruption; instead this “P.P.P.” will help to secure the interest of our poor people it will probably satisfy the hunger for greed of an individual. The private sector may be the authority and the government are just a puppet run by this powerful sector. This is the political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx that the rises of capitalist will disregards the interest of less-privilege class. The rule of democracy will vanish and the few/oligarchy will take over the authority. In are present state, these facts are happening and in the future it will be worsen. Only the wealthiest will rule, it’s just the rule of money that can manipulate and control everything.

In other view, in generating profit through “P.P.P.” our yearly budget will dramatically increase and these political animals will also increase. It is a lot more huge temptation to our public officials; we cannot eliminate corruption until we have a concept of money and power. We are not mature to observe formality in our political system, besides we are enjoying performing informal political norms. Public officials will be labelled as the most profitable profession and only few will benefit from it and most of us will suffer.

A view of a realist, the Philippines is a weak country but has rich natural resources. These investors will only generate profit from our own land and will make us slaves forever. They look at us as a menial race of people and we are very glad to be labelled like that. These partnerships are made only to fulfil the interest of other countries while we will be undeveloped with their interference in our economy. It is true that foreign investors are a big help to boost our economic competency but as I see the investors’ gets richer and Philippines gets poorer. We have a law regulating foreign investors but these just simply use Filipino businessmen to invest in the Philippines.

Instead of creating partnership between public and private sector we must develop the things that we are known for, like agriculture. We must focus on ourselves; we must not rely to other countries for us to be able to survive. We must know what are the things that we want to prioritize most and concentrate to that. Our government must always advocate the idea of patriotism and not promote imported goods and culture by letting our domestic product rule our market. We must set our mind to one goal for us to have an order and have a clear draft of our aspiration. Instead of questioning the government, support them. We don’t have any problem in the structure of our government, the problem lies into the diverse culture of the people.