Reflection Paper (concepts of Development)

Development, as we all know of it, is an event or a series of events which simply tell us whether our country is improving or if it is worsening. Development may depend on a country’s advancement on technology, continuous construction of infrastructure and the like. Furthermore, development has various concepts which were formulated to support its strategies for the good of our country. But with what our country is experiencing right now, do we have to consider the Philippines as a progressive or, as our President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo described it, a STRONG republic? Are these concepts effective?

Despite the fact that those who are in power are continually claiming that our country’s economic status is improving, is this so-called “improvement” prominent? Are our surroundings (particularly our avenues and boulevards) not anymore infested with beggars, squatters or the homeless? Has the number of Filipinos who leave the country every year drastically dropped? The answer is simply palpable.

Moving on to the brighter and more positive side of the concepts of development, indeed, our government