Do you think the Philippines can still achieve First World Status as a country?

the philippines as a first world? that is very difficult to answer. although there might be a possibility but it will take a lot of hard work. not only should the government aim for that, the whole citizenry should also aim for that in order for it to become a reality. i have my doubts though especially if we look at the trend of our economy and the culture of our people. our economy in the past decades have really plummeted down to the point that majority of the filipinos are poor. on top of that, according to reports, even those unborn filipino children already has a debt to a foreign country. we really are down in debt and that for me is reason enough to believe that it is really impossible for us to be in the ranks of a first world. furthermore, the culture of the filipinos does not indicate that we are ready to be in the first world. we still have the crab mentality and maniana habit which for me are one of the greatest obstacles in achieving that goal. i'm not saying that it is impossible for us to achieve. all i'm saying is that, it is highly unlikely.

I believe Philippines can still achieve that first world status.it will take a lot of major overhaul of our government and discipline from its countrymen.I believe first world countries were like our country once upon a time.what their government did was wake up,plan for their country,and remove graft and corruption.their citizens helped also,for the growth of their beloved country.

We all have to be optimistic if this country is going to progress. for now, we are still progress simply because there are still some walls that still divided the people of these nation. some are not patriotic, others have colonial mentality and others have betrayal syndrome. so, all i can say is it's gonna take alot of work and setting aside self interest if this country is to move forward. we are far away from that.