Building trust; power and consciousness sharing

Of the several dramatic events that had happened over the past few decades, the flood control mess could be one of the most devastating in terms of its impact on our social, economic and political life.

- FLORANGEL ROSARIO BRAID

While it is as yet difficult to fully measure it, the average Filipino realizes that the country could have been a leading economy in the region by now if the trillions that had lined the pockets of the perpetrators had been spent in upgrading vital services such as health, education, and the basic social and economic infrastructure. Then we could gradually stop sending our countrymen abroad to work as domestics. We would be enjoying improved health and educational facilities, higher wages and productivity, and an improved livelihood for everyone.