Poverty: The shadow of Philippine Society
Posted on October 1, 2017 by Geraldine Es In almost every nook and cranny of the Philippine society, inequality – the gap between the wealthy and the needy – has been a common trend. Poverty has always been present. It is one of the biggest and most evident problems in the Philippines, which has continued from generation to generation. Nonetheless, poverty is not only the problem of the ones suffering from it, but the problem of the whole community and society. In short, it is everybody’s problem – everybody in the sense that boy or girl, young or old, even rich or poor, poverty will always be one of their problems. According to the United Nations (1990), majority of the Philippine population live below the working class and are unable to sustain for their personal and family needs. However, Philippine society keeps on putting the issue under the rug, denying the fact that they are one of the countries wit...