Project Blue Frog (Rev14)

A Country-Wide Improvement Draft
by Pablo Agsalud Jr.
One Step towards Changing the World

Revision 14
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Contents
The Issues.................................................................................................................. 8
Poverty.............................................................................................................................. 8
Malnutrition......................................................................................................................8
Poor Education..................................................................................................................8
Crime and Corruption........................................................................................................8
Unproductiveness..............................................................................................................8
Population Growth.............................................................................................................9
Improvidence...................................................................................................................9
Unmatched Job-to-Worker Competency................................................................................9
Industrialization.................................................................................................................10
Rural-to-Urban Migration..................................................................................................10
Fading Family Economy....................................................................................................10
Internal Issues within the Government..................................................................................11
Inconsistency..................................................................................................................11
Red Tape........................................................................................................................11
Poor Tax Collection..........................................................................................................11
Poor Ownership...............................................................................................................11
Corruption......................................................................................................................11
Irregular Focus...............................................................................................................12
Weak Political Will............................................................................................................12
Low Resources................................................................................................................12
Proposed Solutions................................................................................................... 13
Public Servants..................................................................................................................13
Unproductive Agencies.....................................................................................................13
Allowance for Materials.....................................................................................................15
Funded Region Balance....................................................................................................15
Registered Farmers..........................................................................................................16
Changing the Way We Vote...............................................................................................18
Safety, Security, and Health.................................................................................................21
Local Employment Age Limits............................................................................................21
Adopt-a-Life...................................................................................................................21
Junior Savings Account.....................................................................................................21
Population Control...........................................................................................................22
Justified Salary Increase...................................................................................................23
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Dealing with Informal Settlers...........................................................................................25

Keeping Kids off the Streets..............................................................................................26
Dealing with Street Children..............................................................................................26
Retirement Benefits.........................................................................................................27
Rescue Vehicles...............................................................................................................27
Family Matters................................................................................................................28
Emergency Flight Plan......................................................................................................29
Media and its Role in Reducing Rape, Violence against Women and Children, and Other Crimes...30
Keeping Local Workers from Dangerous Jobs.......................................................................32
Protective Gears..............................................................................................................32
Fishing Equipment and Safety Gears..................................................................................32
Wireless Fire Alarms........................................................................................................32
Underground Shelter........................................................................................................33
Peace and Order................................................................................................................36
Military Police.................................................................................................................36
Burn Notice....................................................................................................................36
Non-Lethal Mode.............................................................................................................36
West Philippine Sea Patrol and Radar System [WPS-PRS]......................................................37
City Air Assault and Rescue [CAAR]....................................................................................37
Foot Patrols....................................................................................................................38
Foreign Visitor Watch List.................................................................................................38
Illegal Drug Sniffing Unit..................................................................................................39
Local Fishers as Sea Patrol................................................................................................39
Anti-Corruption Campaign................................................................................................40
Subject Profiler and Tracer System [SPATS].........................................................................40
LuzViMinda Defense Command..........................................................................................41
Information Security...........................................................................................................45
A Secured Government Network........................................................................................45
Digital Copies.................................................................................................................46
Internet Filters................................................................................................................47
Environmental Protection....................................................................................................48
Mining Ban.....................................................................................................................48
Eastern Seaboard Reforestation Wall..................................................................................49
Land Conversion Ban.......................................................................................................50
Logging Ban...................................................................................................................53
Fishing Ban....................................................................................................................53
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Protected Zones..............................................................................................................54
Restricted Zones.............................................................................................................54
Livestock Raising.............................................................................................................54
Importation Ban..............................................................................................................55
Man-made Coral Sanctuary...............................................................................................55
Reducing Wastes.............................................................................................................56
Infrastructure....................................................................................................................57
Islands New Face............................................................................................................57
Clustering......................................................................................................................59
Interisland Transport System (ITS)....................................................................................61
Foreign Affairs...................................................................................................................62
Safer Destinations...........................................................................................................62
Foreign Policy.................................................................................................................63
Protection from Death Penalty...........................................................................................63
Tourism............................................................................................................................64
Sports Central.................................................................................................................64
Urban Farms...................................................................................................................64
Linked Ports....................................................................................................................64
Linked Islands.................................................................................................................64
Modern Landmarks: The Freedom Tower.............................................................................65
Sports.............................................................................................................................. 66
Full Support for Athletes and Aspirants...............................................................................66
Sport Clinics...................................................................................................................66
Sports Capital.................................................................................................................66
Summer Camps..............................................................................................................66
Golf Courses...................................................................................................................67
Boxing...........................................................................................................................67
Discounts and Tax Exemptions...........................................................................................67
Education..........................................................................................................................68
Student Health................................................................................................................68
Entrepreneur Fair............................................................................................................68
Junior Savings Account.....................................................................................................68
Field-based Social Studies................................................................................................69
Investing on Education.....................................................................................................70
E-book System...............................................................................................................71
Agriculture........................................................................................................................72
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Rainwater Irrigation.........................................................................................................72
Agri-Tech........................................................................................................................72
Grass as Biofuel Source....................................................................................................72
SouthWest Field..............................................................................................................73
Roof Farms.....................................................................................................................73
Rice Warehouses and Raw Product Depots..........................................................................73
Protecting Agricultural Land from Distribution......................................................................73
Transportation...................................................................................................................74
Reducing Traffic...............................................................................................................74
Alternative Train Coaches.................................................................................................75
Farm-to-Market Road Trolley System..................................................................................75
Point-to-Point Travel........................................................................................................76
Industrial Trains..............................................................................................................77
Driver Standard Salary Wage............................................................................................78
Curved Road Grips...........................................................................................................78
Interisland Transport System (ITS)....................................................................................78
Dedicated Lanes..............................................................................................................79
Energy............................................................................................................................. 80
Solar-powered Villages.....................................................................................................80
Renewable Power Source Loan..........................................................................................80
Grass as Biofuel Source....................................................................................................80
Harnessing Wave Energy..................................................................................................80
Feedback Motors.............................................................................................................81
Saving Electricity.............................................................................................................82
Innovations.......................................................................................................................84
Research and Development...............................................................................................84
Protecting Homes............................................................................................................85
Double Cheeseburger....................................................................................................86
Cleaning Rivers the Natural Way........................................................................................87
Alternative Houses...........................................................................................................87
Floodways......................................................................................................................88
Drones...........................................................................................................................88
Saving on Cost................................................................................................................89
Floating Bridges..............................................................................................................90
Magnetic Handouts..........................................................................................................90
Anti-Weather Device........................................................................................................91
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Wave Turbines................................................................................................................92
Helping Each Other Move Forward........................................................................................94
Two or More Ideas Better than One: The Bayanihan Board...................................................94
A Huge Social Playground.................................................................................................95
Distributed Seats of Power................................................................................................96
Improvement Congress....................................................................................................98
Thinking Global...............................................................................................................98
From Wanted Rebels to Loyal Sentinels...............................................................................99
Bringing Justice Closer...................................................................................................100
DTI Livelihood and Business Equipment Loans....................................................................100
Generating New Jobs........................................................................................................101
Sign-up Booths.............................................................................................................101
Prioritizing What We Need...............................................................................................102
Waste Recycling Facilities................................................................................................103
Water Hyacinth..............................................................................................................103
Government-owned Franchises........................................................................................104
Maintaining Integrity and Discipline.....................................................................................105
EPAL Ban......................................................................................................................105
New Policy for All Election Candidates...............................................................................105
Transparency................................................................................................................105
Finance........................................................................................................................106
Treason........................................................................................................................106
Minimizing the Greed.....................................................................................................107
Feedback Board.............................................................................................................108
Getting Rid of the Torture Training Culture.........................................................................108
Getting Rid of the Secrecy Tradition..................................................................................108
Lockdown.....................................................................................................................109
Building Intrinsic Values in Government Employees and Public Servants...................................110
Bi-monthly Seminars......................................................................................................111
National Tree Planting Week............................................................................................112
Social Trip....................................................................................................................113
Retreat and Team-building Activities.................................................................................113
Productivity Seminars.....................................................................................................114
Reward System.............................................................................................................115
Semi-annual Outstanding Performance Certificates.............................................................115
Employee(s) of the Month...............................................................................................115
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Building Intrinsic Values in Everyone...................................................................................116

Promoting the National Language.....................................................................................116
Promoting our Culture....................................................................................................116
Protecting our Heritage...................................................................................................117
Garbage bins................................................................................................................117
Junior Traffic Management Group.....................................................................................117
Building a Nation through Tax Donations...........................................................................118
Filipiniana Week............................................................................................................118
Respect for Nature.........................................................................................................119
National Day of Family and National Childrens Day.............................................................119
Call for Bayanihan..........................................................................................................119
The Complete Philippine Encyclopedia and History Book......................................................120
Words from the Author........................................................................................... 121
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The Issues
Poverty
Poverty is attributed to various detrimental factors. Poverty also alleviates these factors and
contributes to the steady slow development of a growing nation.
Malnutrition
One of the main reasons why we have malnutrition is because most families are relative poor. These
poor families may be close to plains or shores or agricultural-rich food sources, but they dont have
enough resources to derive food products or maintain a constant and active food production.
Poor Education
Poverty is one of the main reasons why most poor people rarely receive good education. Most poor
families could hardly send their children to school because they cannot afford to pay for tuition fees,
uniforms, school supplies, or even provide their kids with allowances and food.
In the same way, having poor education also leads to poverty. And thus, the cycle almost seemed to
never end. Children with poor education are rarely able to unleash their full potential to become
productive. Students who fail to finish high school or enter college end up with a reduced chance of
getting a self-sustainable job, if not a more decent one.
Crime and Corruption

Poverty is one of the main reasons why people resort to crimes. Being unable to get work, being born
from a generation of poor families, being unskilled and being unable to finish or get a good education
drives most people to resort to different forms of theft and fraud to acquire money. Some people,
women and children mostly, tend to swallow corruption and end up in less decent jobs to come to the
same ends.
Indirectly, poverty breeds corruption, in a way that powerful people are enticed to use poverty as a
means to divert money to themselves. Because most poor people have poor education and are
gullible, powerful people use this opportunity to attain more power, influence, and money.
Unproductiveness
Poverty reduces ones potential to be productive. If one does not have sufficient resources to improve
his own state, then it hinders him from being fruitful. If a fisherman or farmer doesnt have the right
gears, or the technology, or the necessary expertise to propagate his crops, harvest his goods, or
deliver his products, he becomes unproductive and remains to be poor.
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Population Growth
Most poor people think that having more children increases the chances of having one or more of
them actually being productive and eligible for future work. Most poor families believe that having
more children increases the chances of getting better lives in the end.
Most poor people either receive poor education or lack education and have very little knowledge about
family planning and the consequences thereof. Thus, poverty and lack of education contribute directly
to population growth.
In the same way, population growth contributes to poverty as easily as contributing to the numbers of
mouths to be fed and to be supported.
Improvidence
Most poor people dont know how to save for the future. Some rely on luck and miracles and place
their money on lottery, jueteng, and other forms of gambling, where money is both seemingly easy
and evasive. Some people invest their money into businesses they know nothing about. Some people
love to borrow and end up wasting more money in the end because they cant teach themselves how
to save money or allot a portion of their earnings every month to savings.
Many people dont know how to manage their finances that they have given up on saving because
theres too much bills and expenses present and most of these expenses keep soaring because their
value depends upon the price of oil, services, and basic commodities.
Some cannot save anything at all, because there is nothing there left to save.
Unmatched Job-to-Worker Competency

From the middle class to the lower class, employment is weak because some criteria in the
unemployed workforce do not meet the job conditions and work expertise requirements. The narrow
age limit is one of the most common limiting factors.
There are also cases where there were a lot of industrial manpower and medical graduates, but they
only end up in call center agencies because the industrial and medical sector had little or no vacancies
for the given year.
Aside from being unable to properly forecast the most demanded jobs for the next five years, the
government cannot generate new jobs to clear up the old number of unemployed workforce and the
growing number of new graduates demanding new jobs.
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Industrialization
The problem with industrialization is that it transforms the agricultural workforce into industrial
manpower. The bandwagon of globalization and urbanization lured a large percentage of the rural
population into choosing industrial jobs with the hope of coping up with the modernization age brought
by developed countries. The Philippines in made up of a large agriculturally rich land area. However,
industrialization enticed people into giving up on enriching the agricultural sector. If the Philippines
could commercialize agriculture, like New Zealand did, maybe there is still a chance to save more of
our fading agricultural land and workforce.
Rural-to-Urban Migration
Industrialization might bring the social ante gap closer between rural and urban families. However,
rural families are forced to leave the productive agricultural land in an attempt to find greener
grasses by working in the city. This upsets the production of food and minimizes the number of
agricultural workforce needed to sustain the whole growing population. Also, traditional values and
cultural significance are seemingly lost or diminished.
Fading Family Economy

Industrialization upsets the economic activity inside the family. Many families whose members were
born and taught to work the agricultural land or create handicrafts are forced to become workers by
the attractive compensation of the factory. Production moves away from homes to industrial sites,
reducing the family to a merely consuming body. Family members become temporary workers and
short-term managers, instead of being full-time workers and future owners. The transition of business
ownership is lost inside the family and the young generations will have to depend upon new work
ventures and the establishment of new factories.
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Internal Issues within the Government

Inconsistency
The government provides ever-changing and inconsistent policies in areas of trade, finance, and
transportation. Because the seat of government are term-bound, most major projects end up
unfinished and the government fund wind up wasted, just because the new government decided to
change priorities.
Red Tape
One of the reasons why trade and transaction within the government is slow is because the process is
built on a system of bureaucracy, seemingly endless documentation, and costly paperwork. Even with
the availability of modern options to utilize computers to facilitate faster process, the government lack
vision and funds to modernize its old systems.
Poor Tax Collection

Tax collection is poor because the government doesnt have a sound program to encourage citizens to
contribute in nation-building. Furthermore, the presence of rampant and gutless corruption inside the
system exacerbates the weak state of tax collection.
Poor Ownership
The government lacks a sense of responsibility. It cannot protect its own territory. It cannot protect its
own resources. It cannot protect its foreign workers. It claims to be a responsible entity but it neglects
the needs of its own people.
The government officials like entering into contracts, legally and illegally. However, when these
contracts fail to deliver, everyone starts pointing fingers and blames fault to another. Not one would
readily admit his mistake, without making sure he drags the rest with him.
Corruption
Corruption thrives because the government lacks transparency. There are many loopholes in the
system and many officials use this opportunity to work around the system, evade the law, and
facilitate fraud. The system is also built in an old tradition of ill activities. Many are enticed to embrace
the corruption because it was passed unto them by tradition. Most politicians are also driven by
money, thinking that having a certain power or influence allows them to enrich themselves by
acquiring government contracts or by becoming arbitrators and negotiators.
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Irregular Focus
The government has no clear long-term plans for its people. And because the officials are bound by
their own term, only short-term plans receive support and audience. Contrary to private corporations,
the government agencies are not goal-driven. They tend to answer only the recent issues and have no
firm tighter measures to prevent similar future occurrences. They may seem to direct their attention
from time to time to major issues like poverty and corruption, but this happens only when foreign
dignitaries are about to visit the country and only before reelection.
Weak Political Will

The government has a long line of issues to attend to, not to mention the widespread corruption inside
the system it has to deal with. Poverty, malnutrition, and population growth are just a few of these
examples. There is also trade and business to worry about, including slow GDP growth, red tape,
import-dependency, and poor exports. The country faces the aftermath of several typhoons year after
year. And while the victims and survivors continue to be strong, the government continues to be slow
in delivering relief and justice. Passion in most public servants almost immediately die down after the
election. And clearly right before each term end, political will can be seen only to achieve personal
gains.
Low Resources
Having confirmed reports of several hundred million-peso-worth of corruption cases and ghost
projects, the government still insists and claims to be low on budget. The government admits it lacks
materials to provide better education and health services. The government takes pride in the countrys
vast manpower, but the government cannot employ them because it doesnt have enough funds to
compensate them fairly. The government also takes pride in its rice research but the government
cannot deliver these technologies to help its dying farmers.
Basically, the government conserves a portion of these funds to consider emergency cases like
typhoons and calamities, droughts, and energy crisis. However, most of the funds remain scattered to
close political allies and used to sustain repetitions of similar old projects. The fatal drawback of this
move is that funds only end up as Band-aid fixes and temporary reliefs, instead of being used to
achieve a more favorable long-term goal. And worse, a corrupted few sometimes find their way and
get their hands on these funds.
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Proposed Solutions
Public Servants
Unproductive Agencies
The problem with government agencies is that it is trying to solve everything at the same time. Giving
temporary solutions to critical issues only results to wasted funds and wasted efforts.
Term Bound. The government agencies seemingly dont have a concrete long-term plan for these
issues maybe because the officials for the next term may not support the previous agenda. So, for
each transition, the new officials must consider the previous long-term plans firsts and ensure that it is
accomplished within his term so that the next official after him would do the same. All new officials
must put aside politics and division and consider that these projects are meant for the benefit of the
citizens.
Goal Driven. Every year, all government agencies must be given a list of issues to prioritize. Officials
are given a target to deliver solutions and comply. Priority issues must be addressed or eradicated
within the given year.
The President must define a definite target for each relative issue, to all government agencies. The
goal must be adjusted to a higher or tighter level every year so that each branch will continue to think
of better ways to improve its performance. The same goes for every head of each branch. They must
define a definite target and relay the importance of attaining those targets. Provide incentives,
awards, and recognitions as necessary to achieve the goal.
Expelling Non-Performers. All unproductive and poor-performing agencies must be dismantled.
Agencies that repeatedly deliver policies that are not well thought-out or studied must be dismantled.
Agencies that repeatedly deliver ordinances that negatively affect the community and the economy
must be dismantled.
Purging Redundancies. All redundant agencies must be dismantled. Agencies that perform
redundant work or focused on unessential tasks must be dismantled.
Driving Out Wastrels. All agencies that consume too many resources or funds but delivers poorly
must be dismantled. Employees will be compelled to strive harder while saving more resources.
Banishing Ghosts. All agencies that harbor ghost employees must be dismantled. Employees will
then be forced to report ghost employees or they will all lose their jobs.
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Maddening Policies. All agencies that enforce poorly-studied policies and so-called remedies must be
replaced with new management. These agencies that rashly put into action their uncoordinated and
poorly-planned policies results to wasted resources and damage. Some issues involved are:
Destruction of old trees for road-widening efforts without taking into consideration:
its sentimental and ecological value to the locals
its role in the natural world as habitat for animals
its role as food source in the delicate food chain
its importance in thwarting the effects of climate change
its importance in maintaining oxygen levels and minimizing air pollution

Demolition and alteration of buildings and landmarks without taking into consideration its
historical and cultural value
Providing traffic schemes and hot testing policies that doesnt work, creating confusion and
heavier traffic
Imposing more fees over people the agency itself is trying to protect or providing basic
services for
Untimely renovation or rehabilitation of roads during the rainy season, resulting to heavy
traffic, decreased productivity, and delays.
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Allowance for Materials

Teachers in the Philippines are underpaid, if not receiving delayed salaries and allowances.
From the Teachers Pocket. Most public teachers use visual aids and learning materials to deliver
instructions better to their students. But then, teachers have to cut a few savings from their salary to
be able to do so. And what if teachers have to walk for hours, climb mountains, cross the sea, or
traverse dangerous paths to get the school? Does she need to walk halfway to school so that she could
use half of her transportation allowance to be able to spend for visual aids or school supplies?
Visual Aid Allowance. Teachers must be given allowance for creating new learning materials. Young
students learn fast if they can see, hear, or touch what would take several boring hours to discuss.
Although our local teachers are resourceful, there is a limit to what they can give for free.
Materials Department. If these materials cannot be given to teachers, then it must be given to the
school instead so that teachers can withdraw materials without the need for buying from expensive
sources or using personal savings. The Materials Department will handle inventory, procurement,
request, and distribution. If these materials are available in the school, teachers will be less worried
about how to make kids understand what she meant. If these materials are available in the school,
teachers will be more positive and eager to teach. If these materials are available in schools, more
students will have a chance to show their talent and creativity.
Funded Region Balance

The president must not spend an amount costing more than 10% of his/her total infrastructure
projects to his hometown. This is because some presidents put most of their improvement projects in
their hometowns or prioritizing hometown projects even though the area had enough funds and
resources to sustain its own projects. In this way, other regions are assured they are not left behind or
ignored, just because the incumbent president is not from their region. The president must be fair and
distribute equal or justified funding across all regions, while taking into consideration each of their
critical issues.
The president and all government officials who receive funding must take into consideration that there
are still other poorer areas that requires immediate attention and funding.
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Registered Farmers
Rice is an important staple. Our current rice production is slow and it is not sufficient to sustain the
entire country.
One of the main factors why rice production is at its critical point is because the government doesnt
focus its resources on the agricultural sector even if we know that the country is considered an
agricultural land. We have the IRRI and its research studies and yet we could hardly implement these
ideals and these innovations into the actual field across the whole country.
Not only that, the annual occurrence of strong typhoons makes matters even worse. Storms devastate
farm lands and rice fields, which in turn causes abrupt decline in rice production and sudden rise in
rice prices.
The growing population is another factor. A growing population means increasing demand for food,
including rice. All these factors force the government to rely on rice imports, which affects the
government-farmer relationship.
Farmers carry the greater burden and suffer the most. Without adequate funds to have access to
modern farming equipment, they have to work the land and do everything manually as it is done for
centuries. Storms destroy fields, leaving farmers tied to huge loans that was used to buy seedlings
and fertilizers.
After harvest, rice farmers are tied to the low prices dictated by buyers and hoarders. Middle men and
brokers reduce the income deemed for the farmers and benefit the most.
In light of this situation, we must register all rice farmers as public servants. By doing this, they would
be entitled to a regular salary, a life insurance, and some health care options.
By doing this, they will be registered beneficiaries to agricultural funds and directly receive financial
support as needed. They will have all access to agricultural equipment, technology, resources, and
know-how.
The farmers are the lifeline of the entire population because the population relies on food and its
availability. Food is a basic need, and rice is a valuable commodity in every Filipino table. It is rightful
that farmers who work hard for them, who painstakingly begs for loans just to buy seedling,
fertilizers, and equipment, to be considered as someone who offers his service to many. For a small
price to pay for a pack of fruit or kilo of rice or vegetables, the hard labor that the farmers endure is
an added value that we do not pay nor do the famers receive compensation for.
Financial Security. If farmers become government workers, they will receive regular pay and will be
able to send their sons and daughters to better schools. They do not have to worry about borrowing
cash from anywhere else because they are entitled to government loans.
If farmers become regular workers, they will be subject to lower taxes. However, they will be entitled
to annual bonuses as the laws require.
Jobs. If farmers get paid by the government, jobless people (including trained professionals) will have
a viable job option and even poor ones will decide to become farmers.
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Pride. If farming becomes a government profession, then more young students would take pride to
become farmers and agriculturists because the government recognizes its importance, not just in the
economical aspect but their value in the society as well.
Farmers are always treated as someone who belongs to the lower class. If farmers become
government workers, we uplift their state from the traditional caste [social order] and change the
peoples view about farm life.
Productivity. The government can offer farmers to tend unproductive lands for free or for a small
lease, making the empty and unused land productive and useful.
Growth. Since our current farmers are getting old and their numbers isnt growing, making them
regular workers might attract more people to invest in agriculture.
The number of people and students who take the agricultural path is on a continuous decline due to
several factors. Without proper promotion and encouragement and a more positive view about
farming, the numbers will continue to drop.
Farmers are being enticed to enter other fields of work and leave their farms for a chance to a
seemingly more prosperous life. Farmers are tempted to switch to mining and logging or planting
other crops with higher monetary value, including tobacco and marijuana.
Stability. Since the farmers work for the government, the government avails their crops. While the
government has major control of the crops, they control the market prices. Since the government has
price control over these goods, they can lower the price as necessary depending on the market needs
and its availability and initiate a fair trend for others to follow.
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Changing the Way We Vote

All presidential candidates must vote for top two candidates among themselves so that there would
only be two presidential hopefuls to choose from. In this way, the nominations will come from
themselves and each one will debate against the other in the individual elimination rounds. However,
on the final two selections, everyone must defend or support their top two nominations.
Or if the above mentioned case is debatable, the government and the election commission must
reduce presidential candidates and parties down to two. Similar to the US, where they have to choose
between Republicans and Democrats, people wont find it difficult to decide which ones fit for the seat
since there are only two people to choose from. Besides that, if there are only two parties or two
candidates, more people who support them will get to promote how good they really are and even
before the leading candidates are chosen, these would-be leaders will chose among themselves who is
best for the office.
The main reason for this change is that candidates and their supporters spend too much money for
them, yet only one of them will win the seat. Those money and efforts placed into losing candidates in
the third down to the last place is wasted. In fact, with the same amount of money, these contributors
could actually do something without entering politics and facilitate change that goes entirely according
to their will and benevolent intentions.
Assuming all candidates use the same amount of campaign fund (but even in reality, they use much
more than they are allowed to), the percentage of all wasted resources after an election is fixed to a
minimum of 50%, if we only have two candidates to choose from. But if we have five or more
candidates, the percentage of all wasted resources after an election would be greater than 50% even
if one candidate takes a significantly higher number of votes.
P 10 Million
P 10 Million
P 10 Million
P 10 Million
P 10 Million
10% of total votes
15% of total votes
20% of total votes
30% of total votes
25% of total votes
Health Care,
Human Rights
Military
Modernization
Charter Change,
Reforms
Anti-Corruption
Drive
Economic Growth
and Tourism
Figure 1: Multiple Candidates

In the example illustrated above [Figure 1], a total of P 40 million or 80% of campaign funds for
electoral candidates was wasted by both campaign supporters and candidates, who lost to a candidate
who gathered 30% of total votes and promised to fight corruption. Each candidate readily had 20%
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chances of winning from the start, yet that chance varies differently once the voting commenced
depending upon the peoples bet and the issues that greatly move/affect the public.
Based on the example above [Figure 1], only 30% of the major population got the attention to the
specific issues they wanted resolved or improved. Other issues remain secondary to the winning
candidate. After the election, about P50 million worth of funds were wasted on campaign machinery
and only 20% of it will actually bear fruit.
However, if we had only two candidates to choose from [Figure 2], supporters from both sides will not
only get a 20% chance for their efforts to bear fruit, but at least 50%. That percentage of effort
doesnt merely cover the amount of campaign funds used but the reforms and the strategy that the
candidate and its campaign team wishes to push through goes with it.
P 10 Million
P 10 Million
52% of total votes
48% of total votes
Anti-Corruption
Drive, Health
Care, Military
Modernization
Economic Growth
and Tourism,
Charter Change,
Human Rights
In the same example illustrated above [Figure 2], a total of P 10 million or 50% of campaign funds for
electoral candidates was wasted by both campaign supporters and candidates, who lost to a candidate
who gathered 52% of total votes and promised to fight corruption, improve health services, and push
for military modernization projects.
Based on the example above [Figure 2], 52% of the major population got the attention to the specific
issues they wanted resolved or improved. After the same election, only P20 million worth of funds
were wasted on campaign and 50% of it will actually bear fruit.
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The reason why the five candidates have different priorities is because its in their strategy for them to
be known or to be identified as such kind of a leader. Their priorities distinguish them from the other
candidates. For example, a religious-leader-turned-candidate would push for moral reforms
(humanitarian effort, equality, and corruption prevention) than matters about war (military
modernization) and money (economic growth). In the same way, a businessman-turned-candidate
would push for economic growth, import-exports, and foreign trade while a policeman-turnedcandidate would go for anti-crime campaign, anti-corruption drive, and military modernization
projects.
The reason why the two candidates got more priorities is because they are expected to answer more
issues because the people have all eyes on them two. People expect at least one of them to support
the top three issues the public is currently concerned about.
Having five or more candidates could also mean having people to choose which of five issues to
prioritize. Having two candidates allows people to choose more carefully between two major issues to
resolve.
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Safety, Security, and Health

Local Employment Age Limits
Still Got It. For local employment, maximum age requirements are usually limited to around 25 to 35
years. This might be a viable option only for other countries since foreign countries have different life
styles and different life goals, as compared to the Philippines. Aside from that, employers from foreign
countries are far richer and can employ more people and offer employees with better compensation.
(Since when did we start hiring foreigners?) Since that is not the case for most of the employees here,
the age requirement for local employment must be limited to 50 years old so that more jobless people
may have a better chance on getting the job they want.
Wise but Not Weak. Being ten years older doesnt necessarily mean having physically or mentally
degraded since most of the government employees currently employed is beyond 35 years of age and
they adamantly believe that they are still performing their duties well.
Agility burns the youth while old age haunts the wise.
Adopt-a-Life
Extensive Milk and Feeding Program. Encourage each individual to adopt one (1) child from a
poor family. The donor must provide help in the form of giving breastmilk or donating high-protein
milk (Pediasure) and/or supporting feeding programs to fight malnutrition.
Junior Savings Account

People must be encouraged to save for their own future.
At early as high school, teens must be taught how to properly manage their finances and be frugal
when it comes to spending. Basic accounting and budget management must be included in their
courses. Students must also be required to open a junior savings account so that they would learn
how to save money and invest at an early age.
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Population Control
Between 1650 and 1850 the average annual rate of increase of the world's population doubled; it
doubled again by the 1920s, and more than doubled, once more, by the 1970s.
If the time taken to double the world's population over the past 350 years is taken as a measure, then
the doubling time is seen to have been shrinking fast. It took 200 years, to 1825, to double the
world's population from 500 million to 1 billion. It took only 100 years to achieve the next doubling,
bringing the total to 2 billion by 1930; and only 45 years to achieve yet another doubling, to 4 billion
by 1975. There were signs of slowing in the last part of the 20th century; even as some experts
predicted a world population of 8 billion by the early 21st century, the total had reached only 6.5
billion in 2006.
Source: Encyclopdia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite
If we want to raise the level of per capita income, we must increase the rate of production growth or
reduce the population growth rate. To be able to reduce the population growth rate, we must have a
sound population control program that promotes natural birth control methods and family planning.
Information Leaflets. Make free guides about family planning methods available in local
communities. The more people know about the consequences of having a bigger family and the
importance of family planning, the more responsible they become when it comes to securing their
familys future. Make the leaflets available especially during marriage seminars in city halls and
churches, during pregnancy and child care consultation in hospitals and health centers, and in drug
stores and health facilities nationwide. Information about healthy family planning must be always
available to all.
Incentives and Freebies. Entitle families, with three kids or less, to incentives and freebies.
Incentives could mean much lower tax. Freebies could be in the form of transportation discounts
cards, tuition fee discounts, free birthday cakes, free theme park rides, etc. The fewer the kids they
have, the more freebies they are entitled to. The more kids they have, the lesser freebies they
receive.
Free Surgery. Make vasectomy or tubal ligation (laparotomy) free. The person must have at least
one child to be entitled. This will keep the family healthy and sustainable because having fewer
children allows the family to have sufficient food on the table while adequately able to address each
members needs, including financial security and education.
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Justified Salary Increase

How much do we earn each month? And how much of what we earn are we able to save? The most
important question is: are we getting enough to support our daily living?
Lets say Juan dela Cruz works at the orchard by picking mangoes for P20 a day. He works for eight
hours or more, but his employer cant give him more than what he is receiving right now. He then
spends P3 for food and another P2 for transport. He gives his wife P3 for household bills and allots
P3.50 for each of three kids education. That leaves him with only P1.50 savings a day, or roughly
P7.50 saving each week.
Unfortunately, if one member of the family grew sick one day, that will eat up all of Juans week-long
savings in one day. If a typhoon hits his home and his workplace, he turns broke and jobless the next
morning.
How long will Juan be able to keep saving? Every day the price of diesel and oil go up, making Juan
spend P2.25 for transport. The price of basic commodities sky-rockets with gas prices and now Juan
has to allot P3.50 for food. Juan would also have to deal with household bills and electricity and water
distribution fees going up, too. He expects his wife to ask for P3.50 now. But then, tuition fees
increase every year and in order to keep his kids in school Juan has to allocate P4 for each of three
kids.
Now, the familys expenditure amounts to P21.25. Juans employer decided to increase his salary by
P1. But then, Juan would have to figure out where to get the 25 to meet the familys basic needs or
he would have to cut down on one of the allocations or utilize money from his savings.
Juan will be stuck with a very small salary increase for ten years. Now, is his family protected from
inflation? By the time his kids grow ten years older, prices would have been doubled (at least) and
expenditures would have increased by ten folds.
Do you even think that his employer would offer him life insurance and honestly pay SSS premiums?
Do you even think that his employer would treat him as a regular employee or even put his salary into
the minimum level required for everybody or with a little more mercy and respect?
Are we going to pretend were blind and give salary increases that fall below what our workers
needed? Having little is better than none is a poor excuse when you dont understand how hard it is
for poor families to survive. Workers deserve a compensation that is fair and just. For the time and
effort he spent for the company or the government, he deserves more than just a pat in the back.
Everybody deserves an opportunity for growth.
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So, instead of just declaring a minimum wage for workers, the lawmakers must declare a certain
amount of annual and/or monthly salary increase rate. In this way, the workers and the labor groups
wont have to suffer begging for increases every year because the salary increase rate is constant and
the pay system is designed to compensate for inflation and other factors that keep people from saving
enough money for their familys future. The employers will closely work with the government to
determine the inflation rate, which will be the basis for the employers to declare a compensation ratio
that will adjust to compensate for inflation and global market factors.
A justified salary must be greater than the minimum amount to sustain a family of X members. [X
represents the average number of children in a Filipino family, plus parents.]
A justified salary [JS] must be computed as current salary [CS] plus the standard annual increase rate
(global) [SAIR], plus performance rate factor (employer defined) [PRF] based on profit shares [PS],
plus the current inflation rate factor [IRF].
Thus, the equation: JS = CS + (SAIR x CS) + (PRF x PS) + (IRF x CS).
For example, Juan dela Cruz gets a standard 10% salary increase rate [SAIR] every year. His
employee rated his performance at 93% [PRF], meaning he could get an additional 93 if the
employee would generously give P1 profit sharing increase to perfect performance. And since prices of
commodities have risen significantly and inflation rate went up by 2% [IRF], Juan could get an
addition 2% to cope up with current market situations.
If Juans regular salary is P20, then:
JS = CS + (SAIR x CS) + (PRF x PS) + (IRF x CS)
JS = P20 + (10%xP20) + (93%xP1) + (2%xP20)
JS = P20 + P2 + P0.93 + P0.40
JS = P23.33
In the previous example, Juans familys expenditure now amounts to P21.25. If the justified salary
system would be established, Juans salary will now be P23.33, enough to cover the needs of the
entire family [P21.25] and save something for the future [P2.08].
Not only did Juan get the increase he needed, but he was protected from inflation and changes in
market prices.
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Dealing with Informal Settlers

To keep informal settlers from taking shelter in dangerous areas, they must be directed to a safer
dwelling place.
Deportation. If relocation cannot be achieved, they must be deported back to where they came from
or back to where their parents reside. They will be given free transportation allowance and additional
assistance, if necessary.
Livelihood Program. To keep them from coming back to dangerous dwelling areas, the LGU of their
hometown must have a prepared livelihood training program for them (and probably a little financial
assistance). Livelihood center must be available and open at all times to provide support, advice, and
necessary guidelines to ensure that people would have a successful business and/or stable source of
income.
Work Pass. To keep them from straying back into the crowded cities, ports must require local
passports or passes. These passes ensure that they are of legal age, had no criminal records, have a
decent place to stay, and travelling into the city for study, for work, and for a valid reason. Work
passes must be electronic to facilitate fast processing. SSS IDs and all other government electronic
identification cards may have auxiliary functions as work passes.
Work pass verification systems must be linked to the SPATS [Subject Profiler and Tracer System]. This
will ensure easy apprehension of criminal suspects trying to cross between ports.
[see PEACE AND ORDER: SUBJECT PROFILER AND TRACER SYSTEM]
Tenements. For those who are working in the city but doesnt have enough money to own a decent
home, each city must provide tenement houses where non-resident workers can stay for a low or
reasonably fair rent.
Relocation. People living in shanties, bridges, floating villages, and near polluted or dangerous areas
must be relocated into relocation houses and tenements.
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Keeping Kids off the Streets

The rate of juvenile crime is rising. Some teens below 18 lost their way and succumbed to illegal
activities, sometimes through the influence of similar peers engaged in vices, theft, and prohibited
drugs. Some young women are forced into prostitution because of poverty, family problems, and the
lure of easy money. Some children are also fed into child labor when they are supposed to be in
schools.
Free Education. The best way to keep these future leaders and future generations off the streets is
to send them to public schools and put them into public colleges. As mandated by law, the parents (or
the social workers) are obliged to send the kids to school. If the parents cannot financially support
their education, then the government will be compelled to give them for free. In return, the students,
upon finishing their courses must work and use their skills in the country or for the government for
two years.
Social Clubs. The government must encourage each person to be a member, follower, or supporter of
at least one club or organization. These organizations must be either focused on social services,
environmental protection, security, research and development, or fund raising. In this way, more
children will grow up to become volunteers with a sense of nationalism, charity, and love for nature.
Dealing with Street Children

Food, Shelter, and Learning Program. The local government must not conduct so-called rescue
operations only during times when foreign dignitaries are visiting the city or the country, but throughout the whole year. The government must have a concrete program to keep these children off the
streets, support them, and attend to their needs.
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Retirement Benefits
This pertains to retirement benefits that are supposed to be received by pensioners. These people who
have offered their services to the government rely on the government to take care of them as they
age. Most pensioners die before they even get the benefits that were promised to them. Most of them
fall ill and use up their own family savings before they even get to reap the benefit due them.
Pay Now Enjoy Never. The Social Security System (SSS) must lower the retirement age from 60 to
55. The reason is, the average life expectancy of man is around 70 years and because of strong
environmental factors and health worsening conditions caused by it, many people hardly reach that
age and die before they can enjoy or even make good use of their saved contributions. Yes, it might
be true that the family of the deceased get to enjoy the benefits of the deceased. But that is not
acceptable. Does one need to wait that long, sacrifice, or die before his family got what is due him?
Near-Death Experience. Do people really have to wait and grow blind or memory dull or deaf before
they can enjoy such privileges? Do they really have to wait that long and die before they can make
use of them? Does a crazy old man have to find a way to be normal again before he can properly
claim what is really due him?
Does a senior citizen have to borrow some money to get a ride, go through long hours of heavy traffic,
deal with discourteous guard at the door, work around a long line that goes to a wrong booth, and
then climb a steep staircase just to talk to rude, nagging teller who is asking for three or more
identification cards? Does a poor old man, a 72-year old guy with disability, or wounded war veteran
have to suffer all these all the time? Cant we just give a free, child-friendly on-line access for the
hearing impaired? Or a voice-supported automated teller for the blind? Or a handicap-friendly wired
money transfer booth for the cripple and the mentally ill? Or a snail-mail service for the mute, at
least?
In the same way, will war veterans die before their benefits reach their families?
Genuine Social Service. If the Social Security System (SSS) and other agencies can bring the
benefits to the homes of the elderly and his family, then the beneficiaries dont have to suffer the long
lines of the office and deal with red tape and bureaucrats.
Rescue Vehicles
Hovercrafts and Amphibious Vehicles. Instead of using boats and inflatable rafts, the local
government must use hovercrafts and amphibious vehicles so that these vehicles can be used in both
land and water, especially on flood-risk zones.
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Family Matters
The family is the basic structure of the society. The state of the society reflects the state of the family.
If the society is poor or unproductive that is because the family itself is as such.
The government must strive to protect the family as it is the main institution that molds everyone else
in the society.
The government must make sure that the family stays together as a whole, so that the future
generation will not produce weak or corrupt leaders that come from broken homes, had difficult
childhood years, or suffered any form of abuse or neglect while growing up. Undisciplined, abused, or
neglected child sometimes tend to become future abusers or lawbreakers.
Significance of Parental Security. The government and the social welfare agencies must make sure
that at least one (1) parent grow up with the child. Working for food or income must not be in the
expense of families or both parents being physically away from their child. A broken family has
negative impacts on children and individuals, which manifests later in adult life. This sense of lack of
security minimizes ones effectiveness towards work and his degenerates his positive outlook towards
life.
Communication. The government and the social welfare agencies must make sure that family
members stay in constant communication to prevent serious family issues like:
Early pregnancy, which may further lead to poor health, poverty, abortion, rapid population
growth, etc.
Rebellion, which may drive kids to engage in vices, crimes, illegal drugs, bad fraternities, etc.
Poor self-esteem, which may deter the kids talents and potentials
Core Family Values. The government and the social welfare agencies must make sure that would-be
couples are required to attend family seminars that teach them about the importance of
communication and strengthening and developing core values, including, but not limited to:
Modesty and respect

Morals and ethics
Integrity and discipline
Love and charity
Peace and harmonious relationship
Efforts can be done by ads and meaningful commercials that strengthen family core values.
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Emergency Flight Plan

The Philippines is situated above the Ring of Fire, making the land prone to earthquakes and volcano
activities. To prepare each family for disaster, each household must be given (if not, required to have)
an emergency aid kit and encouraged to attend annual disaster preparedness seminars. The
emergency kit must also have:
Whistles, flashlight, radio, local town map

Blood type identification stickers, ID holders
Slots for scanned labels of Social Security ID numbers, phonebooks
A survival booklet and emergency flight plan
The survival booklet must contain step-by-step illustrated guides and details about:
How to signal for help

How to apply first aid treatment, perform CPR, etc
What to do during an earthquake or volcano activity
How to purify water and make it safe for drinking
What to do in case of fire or chemical leak
An emergency flight plan or escape map to the nearest local evacuation area
Emergency contact numbers and hotlines
Flood, typhoon, and storm guidelines
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Media and its Role in Reducing Rape, Violence against Women and Children, and
Other Crimes
One of the main reasons for violence and crime to be introduced to young people is through media. As
television screens grow bigger and better, modern movies get to be more gruesome and exhilarating.
The audience might not be truly aware but the modern films and TV series are attracting viewers
attention using sexy women, plunging necklines, and skimpier outfits. Directors always do away with
art as an alibi while newsmen stand before the lens using right to information as an excuse.
Considering the fact that rape rarely occurs in the Cordillera or Bontoc villages only shows that the
more exposed people are to improperly rated films and shows that illustrate sex and violence, the
more people will come to think that these isolated cases are naturally occurring everywhere.
Social Responsibility. It is true that we have the regulatory board (MTRCB) and a few concerned
watchdogs, but the fact that the producers of these shows have really no legal obligation for the films
effect on their viewers is scary. If a film or news report shows detailed ways to rob a financial
institution by using the sewers and criminals start making copy-cat routines, who are we to blame for?
If shows promote gays and lesbians and those sexy dance moves, dont expect that young kids will
not try to imitate it. What the viewing public doesnt know is that all these things are part of a running
business aside from just a TV station that is broadcasting in the name of public service.
Conveying Unintended Messages. Having bad news all the time sends a different message to the
young kids we are trying to mold and the foreign investors we are trying to attract. Kids might think
that the world is bad, cruel, and bent on evil. Investors might think that the country isnt safe, aside
from having too much of politics.
Yes, we are the best English-speaking country in Asia. And yet, we call murdered people as victims of
salvage rather than salvaged (recovered) victims. Who are we trying to impress? Or are we just
making a side joke out of a bad news report?
Yes, we have G, PG and SPG warning labels. But what are those steamy commercials doing between
cartoon shows and childrens hours? Lets just blame the mothers, keep watching, and enjoy the next
show.
Yes, there are good shows and some really good shows. But where do we draw a line between good
and not so good?
The media is not just a group of men trying to chase the truth or a group of women try to advocate
what is right and just. The media is a learning tool. Freedom or character? Accuracy or decency? Who
can ever tell which weighs more?
The media is a not just group of people working behind a TV station-slash-advertising business. The
media is a tool that shapes society. Who can ever tell which benefits more on free TV? Do viewers gain
more because its free? Or are we just paying it with our lives and our morals in the end?
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Protecting the Next Generation. Well, its not that turning the TV off or disabling the Wi-Fi is
enough to make kids safe. Corporations can protect their investment financially or legally because
they have the capacity and the influence to do so. While producers cant keep the young viewers eyes
closed as much as their parents can, the government must revisit its regulations and begin a thorough
study on media and its ill-effects.
If the government cant protect the volatility of childrens mind with the TV screen on, how can it
protect the kids from the looming darkness of social bullying, exploitation, and pornography on the
internet?
Bad News. Not everyone needs to know that someone died in a car accident. Not everyone needs to
know that someone was shot dead on the street. What the public needs to know is how to keep
themselves ready and informed and how to prevent such things from happening to them.
The economy is down. The prices are up. The officials are corrupt. The entire country is at a loss after
a typhoon and people are getting poorer by the minute. But, why do we have to bring more bad and
depressing news to everybody?
It is true that negativity sells. But what does the viewing public have to gain when there is no positive
encouragement? What does one gain when one could hardly keep himself off the camera while helping
or showing that hes trying to help?
There are a lot more features more entertaining and more informative. But why settle for a show that
does the same old slapsticks routine? Or a show that displays sexy women and sexy scenes?
The government, the film regulating body, the TV stations and its producers, and the news desk must
strive harder to bring more good news to people to lighten their spirit.
More Essence. The government and the film regulating body must strive to prevent violence against
women and children by doing what they can to remind TV stations to be models of modesty and
respect for the endangered Filipina image.
We are what we eat. Its not about carbon-based humans eating carbon-based food. We watch all the
time and what we see, we learn, and what we learn, we do. Everything we swallow from the small
flickering screen becomes a factor that determines the way we walk or talk.
The film regulating body must strive to keep TV stations from showing how competitive they are in
terms of which woman is sexier, who had lesser clothing, or which one showed more skin. The shows
must focus more on showing ones deep character than just the shallow physical aspect.
The film regulating body must strive to make TV stations:
produce more shows that gives positive encouragement,

feature more shows about the Filipino tradition, culture, and heritage, and
promote a good learning atmosphere suited for all ages.
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Keeping Local Workers from Dangerous Jobs

From Danger to Safety. Since local employment rate is low and the number of workers involved in
dangerous work is high, we must transfer these workers into more decent and less dangerous jobs.
Foreign Workers. Since when did we employ foreign workers? Maybe other countries treat us badly
and think lowly of us because we dont hire foreign manpower to do local work. Maybe its time we
hire foreign workers to do the dangerous work for us.
Protective Gears
The local government must be required to provide safety equipment and protective gears to firemen,
garbage collectors, street sweepers, and mosquito-foggers. These items are not limited to face masks,
gloves, and body protection. Since they dont have any insurance, the LGU must make sure that these
people are working with their health and safety in mind. The LGU must also provide free weekly
vitamin rations and free monthly medical check-up and/or consultation.
Fishing Equipment and Safety Gears

The local government must offer cheap, if not free, protective gears to local fishermen. Since these
workers cannot compete with high-volume fishers that utilize large fishing boats, local fishermen must
have access to inexpensive equipment (like boat motors, handheld radios, and freezers) and gears
(like life vests, flashlights, whistles, and goggles) so that they could work safety.
Wireless Fire Alarms

Provide small wireless fire and temperature monitoring systems residential areas in cities. These
individual wireless systems automatically sends an alarm via text message to the nearest fire station.
The local fire station can also monitor temperature changes in each household through this device and
they have the option to call the residence or the closest barangay office to check and confirm if the
alarm is caused by fire.
The temperature monitoring device can be a small device or cheap phone with a temperature
monitoring app that could automatically send emergency text message in case a temperature limit is
reached.
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Underground Shelter
A huge multi-level underground complex must be built for cities frequented by typhoons.
(Towns may also have a smaller version in cases where extraction or evacuation to the main
underground shelter is not possibly safe.)
COMMUNICATION
ANTENNA
HELIPAD
SUBLEVEL 1
Command Center
Hospital
Cafeteria
Supply Rooms
SUBLEVEL 2
Radio and Comm
Sleeping Quarters
GROUND LEVEL
Parking Area
Evac Receiving Area
Supplies Receiving Area
SUBLEVEL 3
Water Facilities
Air Conditioning
Waste Treatment
Power Generators
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At the ground level, it must have:
Several entry points for people, and a big entrance for trucks and other vehicles
A roof made of strong reinforced concrete
A communication antenna
A drainage system to divert heavy rain or flood
Helipads for receiving supplies and air freight
A huge parking space as staging point for rescuers and evacuees
Sub-Level 1 of the underground shelter must have:
medical supplies, hospital beds, and isolation rooms

military command center
a cafeteria and kitchen
a large storage room for food
a supplies room
Sub-Level 2 of the underground shelter will house the:
radio and communication system

sleeping quarters and shower rooms
Sub-Level 3 of the underground shelter will house the:
self-sustaining power generators

water reservoir and water purification system
air conditioning system for distributing clean air
waste treatment facility
Some portions of underground shelter can be regularly used as one-stop shops where there is:
a hardware store
a repair bay
a department store
a grocery store
a library and bookstore
A storage for hard copies of important documents and files
A museum or storage for rare, cultural, and historical artifacts
A storage for rice, corn, and other crops
A storage for canned goods and basic supplies
A storage for medical supplies
A storage for frozen fish and meat
In this way, all the basic necessities and important needs are already in one place and only the people
are only ones that will need to be taken in during an emergency or crisis.
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The facility should be strong enough to withstand strong typhoons and earthquakes, and possible
nuclear or ballistic missile threats.
The facility must have no metal-sheet roofings. Its rooftop must be built on reinforced concrete so that
it could withstand strong hurricanes.
The parking area must be wide and vehicles must have access to all sub-levels.
Ground level entrances must be elevated to prevent flooding.
Future underground access tunnels can be made. The tunnels can connect to strategic positions,
important buildings and special facilities.
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Peace and Order

Military Police
Annually, all police assigned to street work will be sent to a month-long refresher course and rigorous
counter-terrorist training. Temporarily, the military will take over traffic and regular police work.
The military, the army, and the marines are not used to city life. They are gentler, more polite, and
more disciplined than the local police. And because of that, they are not prone to corruption, especially
the young ones, the newly grads, and those in lower ranks. They are also more effective in dealing
with firefights and explosives because they specifically trained for it.
This month-long takeover will be a good way to train them for urban warfare, specifically, urban
chemical warfare. The military will have urban counter-insurgency and counter-terrorist training, too.
This annual month-long presence of the military in the city will help gradually heal the trauma caused
by Martial Law. And hopefully, the public will also be able to understand the needs and grievances of
the military.
With the military on the spotlight, many young individuals will be attracted to join the armed forces
even more. This will generate more jobs and at the same time strengthen our military force.
Burn Notice
Since there are several cases of cop-related crimes, a new branch of National Bureau of Investigations
(NBI) intelligence team must be created to hunt down law-breakers and corrupt men from the police
rank. These mens sole objective is to clean the police ranks of rotten individuals. They must be given
power to conduct random on-site police performance audits, background checks (details personal
character, family, and known associates, etc.) and lifestyle checks. Reports will be submitted to the
National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) for necessary administrative actions.
As an independent body apart from the PNP, the body can perform its task without hindering police
work and without unnecessary influence from the person subject to their investigation. As long as the
investigating body is independent and shielded from influence, the investigation wont be
compromised nor do the data or reports become partial.
Non-Lethal Mode
Non-Lethal Bullets. Instead of using real bullets, police ground units must use pellet-loaded guns
and tazers to immobilize unarmed criminal suspects. Unless the police cannot confirm that the suspect
had a deadly weapon or a firearm, the police can only resort to using non-lethal force.
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West Philippine Sea Patrol and Radar System [WPS-PRS]

The West Philippine Sea is a big area of concern when it comes to territorial waters, specifically, fishing
territories. There are a lot of countries threateningly claiming this oil-rich and vast, fishing territory as
their own.
The best way to monitor these waters is to install a radar system and a stronger maritime law to keep
foreign fishing vessels (and naval ships) from entering these waters.
A naval warship may be good to patrol the waters, but a squadron of armed jets is even better
because it can respond at a moments notice to drive the foreign vessels away. Tactical jets are faster
and can provide aerial surveillance, reconnaissance, and defense. Sea vessels are just slow, easy
targets.
Should a foreign naval ship become hostile, a jet can maneuver back home safely whilst a naval ship
could hardly escape a direct missile or torpedo attack. Also, the casualties for a single, sunken naval
ship would always be greater than a squadron of downed fighter jets.
The jets can immediately reach its target and scour the area. They can easily perform aerial
reconnaissance inspection of the area of concern without suggesting a hostile presence. However, the
jets will need several small air fields on islands situated next to the West Philippine Sea as landing and
refueling zones.
City Air Assault and Rescue [CAAR]

The city is congested and heavy populated. During an accident, the first critical issue is response time.
This is affected directly by the current traffic and/or the heavy traffic caused by the accident or the
onlookers of the accident. The congested streets and the on-looking crowd is a deterrent to the
ground response team. However, a response team using small, fast, and equipped helicopters could
get to the scene on time.
Fire is a big issue in a crowded city. A fire truck cannot save lives in time, if it has to deal with narrow
streets, heavy traffic, and a gather of onlookers. A heavy-duty helicopter with water cannon could be a
good way to stop fire from a blazing building; or one with a rope-ladder to rescue people trapped
inside.
Chasing criminals would be easier if the ground team have eyes in the air and relayed air support.
More lives would be saved during typhoons since victims are usually trapped helplessly without food or
immediate help.
It would be easier to assess the aftermath of a calamity (flood or typhoon) by air.
Drones and unmanned aerial vehicles are the best future way to assess field situations and deliver
help and support.
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Foot Patrols
The Philippine National Police (PNP) must have regular roaming policemen on each block. There must
be at least two (2) patrolling cops on foot for each block, so that:
One can respond to immediately to an emergency while the other provides assistance.
One can provide immediate protection to victims while the other secures the assailant.
One can make tactical offensive positions while the other can take defensive position,
make clear assessment of the situation, provide reconnaissance support, and call for
backup.
One can guard the area while the other is on break or on lunch.
The decision to shoot or impair the suspect relies on the decision of both cops.
One can monitor the performance of the other in the field and report any form of
abuse or misconduct.
One could actually intervene should the other fails to follow certain directives, deviate
from protocols, or goes beyond the law or the task mandated to him.
One could act as a witness in case the suspect tries to bribe the other, manipulate the
situation by destroying evidence, or put the other cop in jeopardy.
One could act as a witness in case the other cop tries to harass the victim, manipulate
the situation by destroying or planting evidence, or put the other victims life in
jeopardy.
One had eyes on the front while the other covers the rear.
If the 2:1 ratio of cops per block cannot be achieved, the team could handle several blocks but must
check-in from time to time and report the status of each block to their respective headquarters.
The team must have a motorcycle so that they could easily chase suspects on foot, on motorcycles, or
on vehicles. Motorcycles can easily get through tight spaces and narrow streets and evade heavy
traffic. Motorcycles can also bang through doors and rough terrain. Motorcycles are a lot cheaper than
patrol cars, which makes it more feasible when there is very little fund to provide vehicles to all cops.
Foreign Visitor Watch List

Foreigners, specifically those from countries with previous significant records involving drugs,
exploitation, and illegal trade in this country, must be automatically placed under close monitoring.
We could assume that we already have data regarding the number of people who do illegal activities
here and from which countries they are coming from. And since the numbers keep rising, the
government must act proactively to protect its people before they do even more harm.
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Illegal Drug Sniffing Unit

Each local barangay, village, or subdivision must have a trained drug-sniffing dog or canine unit. This
will help reduce drug dealers and pushers.
Local Fishers as Sea Patrol

Each local fishermen and registered fishing boat must be equipped with one (1) handheld radio and a
GPS device. With the help of this equipment:
Any reported weather or tide level changes can be relayed to fishermen

Fishermen lost at sea can send distress messages or their last position
Fishermen can report instances of poaching by foreign fishing vessels
Fishermen can report instances of dynamite fishing
With the help of these equipments, the Coast Guard can pinpoint the exact location of foreign ships as
reported by fishermen. They can also pinpoint the exact location of crash sites or sea mishaps or any
other emergencies.
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Anti-Corruption Campaign
Provide monetary rewards to those who will report extortions involving police or traffic management
officers.
Provide monetary rewards and witness protection to those who will report extortion involving
government and public officials.
Provide monetary rewards and witness protection to those who will report corruption involving
government and public officials.
Provide small monetary rewards to those [public, non-police] who will report crimes.
Subject Profiler and Tracer System [SPATS]

Build a software database of all known criminals and law-breakers.
The software must be able to display information about a persons:
recent photos, by-names, aliases, body built, known body markings

job history
travel history
criminal records, case records
character assessment
indirect involvement or unverifiable participation in a crime, scam, scandal, or any
suspicious or illicit activity
medical history (including dental and psychological records)
list of spoken and written languages
list of known associates (including family, friends, and relatives)
list of known affiliations (including foreign organizations)
list of known addresses (including known associates, friends, relatives)
current status (whether the person is wanted, detained, released, deceased, etc.)
personal profile
expertise in chemicals, explosives, etc.
former police, army or marine, and trained for combat
former ally or rebel, and lives by principles or communist ideals, or had leftist or
patriotic intentions
knows how to handle firearms; armed and dangerous
All access to private records and sensitive information must be limited to the police and the armed
forces.
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LuzViMinda Defense Command

A centralized regional defense and monitoring command must be created under the Department of
National Defense to provide direct communication between ground units and support agencies to
provide quick response during crisis.
* Military, Navy, Marines, including the President

** Other government support agencies
The command center must be responsible for coordinating requests to and from various support
agencies.
The LuzViMinda Defense Command will have three headquarters, each to cover for regions in Luzon
[DND-LDC], Visayas [DND-VDC], and Mindanao [DND-MDC], and the President can make direct
evaluations and relay instructions from any command center.
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Having three defense headquarters makes it easier to:
Assume command and control in each region of operation

Monitor movement of police troops, armed forces, allied forces, and neutral forces
Monitor movement of rebels, private armed groups, criminal organizations, and other forces
that cause insurgencies, and terror
Provide communication, assessment, support, and manpower in times of war, calamities and
disasters, or any unforeseen emergency or crisis.
Provide security assessment and monitoring of high security risk areas including government
offices, institutions, and seats of power (the Congress, the Malacaang, the Senate, etc).
[see HELPING EACH OTHER MOVE FORWARD: DISTRIBUTED SEATS OF POWER.]
Each DND Regional Defense Command must have a centralized communication and monitoring system
with:
The capability to have 24-hour real-time monitoring system of all, active or non-active, troops
(combatants, field operators, rescue units) and personnel (non-combatants, admin), including
arms (artillery), equipment, and units (rescue vehicles, personnel carriers, aircrafts, etc).
The capability to have 24-hour real-time monitoring system of all known locations of allied
personnel and neutral support units.
The capability to have 24-hour real-time monitoring system of all known danger zones, critical
areas, hostile areas, and conflict zones.
The capability to have 24-hour real-time traffic monitoring system, equipped with CCTVs.
The capability to have 24-hour real-time GPS monitoring system for tracking vital units, their
exact location, and status.
The capability to assess impending crisis and take preemptive actions.
The capability to assess population densities, effects, and damage control during a crisis.
The capability to communicate directly will all known agencies, ground units, and support units
and also provide immediate assessment, information, advice, recommendations, instructions,
and approval for possible course of action. This is to make sure that all information given by
ground units are not ignored and the ground units get the appropriate clearance, course of
action, advice, and support before taking further action.
The capability to communicate directly with other Defense Command Headquarters and the
President and relay instructions and information directly to ground personnel. This is to make
sure that the President and his support agencies are on top of every critical situation and that
the Chief could direct his instructions immediately to the ground.
Direct communication lines to all known agencies, support units, and field assets. This is to
make sure that ground personnel do not solely rely on multiple-relayed messages and having
to deal with ranks before immediate help is received.
Deployable drones to provide immediate real-time ground assessment.
[see INNOVATIONS: DRONES]
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The DND-LDC will cover operations and monitoring in Luzon, including:
Provide tactical assessment and monitoring of election hotspots, NPA-infested areas.

Provide security assessment and monitoring of major security risk areas including power
plants, financial districts, industrial areas, etc.
Provide security assessment and monitoring of high security risk areas including government
offices and seats of power (the Congress, the Malacaang, the Senate, etc).
The DND-VDC will cover operations and monitoring in Visayas, including:
Provide tactical assessment and monitoring of election hotspots, NPA-infested areas.

Provide security assessment and monitoring of conflict areas and the western seaboard
The DND-MDC will cover operations and monitoring in Mindanao, including:
Provide tactical assessment and monitoring of election hotspots, private armed group-infested
areas, and rebel-controlled areas.
Provide security assessment and monitoring of conflict areas and war-torn areas.
Provide security assessment and monitoring of land-disputed areas in the western seaboard
Under the existing system, the illustration below shows how messages and requests pass through
ranks and several relay reconfirmations before help is received:
In this example, the ground commander on the field sends his notification and request by phone to his
superior (1). Then, if the superior find it necessary to seek further help, he would contact another
superior (2) and request him to provide tactical support (3). But, because the communication system
and crisis management system is not centralized, the tactical support group would have to pass and
relay confirmations back the same way (4, 5, and 6).
You must take note that in the field the ranks will be longer and troublesome. Aside from that, some
agencies are difficult to talk to and may require several protocols before providing authorization or
support. Furthermore, some of these critical messages are passed through text or radio, because
there is inadequate modern communication equipment. In any event that one of these
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communications lines would fail, any information would end up incomplete or misunderstood, and
worse, the requested help will probably be delayed.
Oftentimes, lives are placed at risk and the ability to make quick decisions, relay sound instructions,
and deliver immediate appropriate response is put to the test. That is why the need for a DND-RCD is
imperative for crisis management.
Under the proposed system that each DND-RDC will be using, the traffic is lessened (as illustrated
below) because the DND Command Center provides initial assessment and makes the necessary
coordination to support groups. Thus, the flow of support or instruction will never be delay should any
superior body fails to communicate back. Resident authorized high-level personnel are present at
DND-RDC to give further support as needed. Rest assured, DND-RDC handles all documentation. For
this system to work perfectly, it is important that messages be relayed using both audio and video,
and backed-up by written or text confirmation.
In this example, the ground commander on the field sends his request directly to the DND-RDC (1).
The DND-RDC, then, assesses the situation on the ground based on the request. Then, the DND-RDC,
relays the message to the ground commanders superior for appropriate recommendations or possible
course of action (2) and informs the President and concerned parties as necessary. Should the ground
commanders superior recommend for the request of a certain support agency, the DND-RDC will
coordinate with the superior of the support agency and link them up at the same time (2). The DNDRDC having the approval of both authorities will relay the final course of action and approved request
directly to the tactical support group (3). Finally, the DND-RDC will link both agencies (4) through
communication lines and will consistently monitor and supervise the activity until the request is given
or until the crisis is resolved.
Each DND-RDC center must have the capability to perform assimilated support functions should a
devastating tragedy paralyzes one or more supporting agencies.
The DND-RDC centers must have fast and reliable, if not state-of-the-art, modern communication
equipment to deliver messages and instructions and relay support on time. The DND-RDC must be
connected to a secure government network, a dedicated system that allows for a secured information
transfer between government agencies.
[see SECURED GOVERNMENT NETWORK.]
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Information Security
A Secured Government Network
Primary Network. All government websites and offices must be electronically linked and have its
own secured web network, isolated from the local internet or world wide web. This secured network
will be considered as the primary network and must have the highest broadband internet
(transmission) speed so that all branches of the government could communicate, relay, respond, and
act in real time in any case at all times.
Secondary Network. The secondary network is the one that is locally available for public access. This
will be the virtual face of the offices, where the public can:
Download and print virtual forms

Learn about certain procedures and guidelines
Download learning materials, instruction guides, etc
Check the status of on-going and pending projects, services, loans, cases, etc.
Relay their comments and generate feedback
Automated Tellers. All electronic transactions that require the public to provide social security
numbers, account numbers, identification numbers or personal profiles to transact must be done using
the secured primary network which is available inside the government office only. Instead of having a
long line for irate tellers and slow-moving counters, each office must have several user-friendly
electronic booths to provide a fast and efficient service to the public. Of course, there should still be
customer helpdesks and assistance counters to assist the elderly and the disabled.
Hackers, Spying and Data Theft. The main objective of these separate networks is to protect
essential public information from getting into the wrong hands and to protect vital classified
information from reaching everybody. The probability of a public or government website being hacked
and sensitive information being downloaded is relatively high. The reason why it (hacking) is not
publicly visible or readily occurring is because it is meant to be that way. Hackers can infiltrate
networks undetected. Even if the hackers location or the computers IP address can be traced, there is
no guarantee that the hacker or perpetrator can be easily identified. Apart from the fact that the
country or the government has enemies internally (within the country), the enemies of our foreign
allies could hack into our unsecured network, download sufficient information, and use it for a later
attack. Also, there are those foreign and local individuals who relentless strive to access or download
information for their own agenda and for illegal ways to gain something more. One way or another
someone will try to prove that the system we think safe isnt.
So, as long the primary secured network is electronically isolated from the secondary network, it
should be safe. As long the primary network remains secure, it should be safe.
Unique Software. If the primary secured network really needs to be connected to the web (world
wide web), the government should create its own operating system and software capable of coding
and decoding all information as encrypted data or files. If the data is encrypted, even if remains
available to the public, it wont be readable via any other operating system because it was made by a
different operating system accessible only to the Philippine government. Even if regular operating
systems or software could open the file or read it bit by bit, as long as its encrypted, and as long as
the decoder software remains strictly for government use, all data should be safe.
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Satellite. If the government and the armed forces need to have a wider range of secured
communication, they must launch a new satellite for such use. This will transmit secured data and link
all secured networks together.
Digital Copies
Soft Copies. Scan all government papers, transcripts, and important documents and save them as
digital copies. Original copies will be kept as archives in a secure vault, along with other important
papers and historical documents. Digital copies must be made a priority for all court case files and all
legal documents.
Time and Space Saver. Now that all the documents are saved as digital files, searching for the
articles would be easier and faster. And since digital files dont consume any space, it can be readily
available by storing it in a handheld PC or tablet.
Accessible to Everyone. All non-classified documents or electronic files can also be stored in a
server so that the public can view it via the internet. In this way the public will have more access to
laws, procedures, and transaction records for study, examination, validation and scrutiny.
Still Safe. Storing all these papers in digital media is a good way to protect valuable information even
if the original copies suffer from fire, decay, or further damage.
Save the Paper, Save the Trees. Since all documents have been electronically recorded, some of
these papers can be reused or recycled.
3D Museums. All historical sites and natural wonders must be scanned by a 3D imaging system so
that the public can view a virtual copy of the place even without going there. 3D museums can be
opened up in malls for public viewing.
The Philippines is located inside the Ring of Fire. If a strong sudden earthquake or natural disaster
would come to ruin a heritage site, there would be no other way to immortalize it than storing a
virtual 3D image of it.
Accurate Restoration. With the use of the 3D digital imaging system data, we can compare the
current condition of the historical site or architecture from its original state and perform accurate
restoration actions based on the 3D data.
Digital Replicas. All historical and cultural artifacts must be scan by a 3D imaging system so that the
public can view a virtual copy of the item up close even without touch the actual rare artifacts. And
even if an act of God incident destroys the actual piece, we still have a complete 3D digital
framework and image of the artifact to reconstruct even an exact replica of the lost item using a 3D
printer.
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Internet Filters
Message Filters. An internet anti-crime division must be established and it must act as an observer
and regulator while working together with internet service providers. A message filtering system must
be put in place so that messages, chats, uploads and downloads, and internet searches can be
monitored and screened for possible illicit activities. The system will scan for and check for the
presence of keywords related to bombs, sex, illegal drugs, etc. and other criminally-liable activities
that corresponds to its production, distribution, promotion, or sale.
Flagged. If the system detected such keyword or phrase from a local source, it will declare a yellow
flag, note it down, and mark the source as less probable threats. If the system detected such keyword
or phrase from a foreign source, then it will declare a red flag and mark the source as highly probable
threats. If any of the sources were detected to be linked to a person or group of persons who were
wanted for a crime, then the source will be sent for the National Security Team for further
investigation, and more serious and thorough assessment.
Content Filters. To lessen or eradicate illicit contents, a filter must be installed to get rid of the illegal
or illicit item from the actual webpage, should the website appear promoting sex, violence, or illicit
acts. Since most content filters from computers can be easily turned off, these filters must be installed
directly from the local source or from the ISP. This will hope to prevent proliferation of pornographic
contents and other illicit activities.
The content must be regulated by a body, like the MTRCB that regulates films.
Registered Usage. Internet service providers must require their clients to register their connection
using their valid Social Security Number, and their electronic thumbprint, instead of the usual
usernames and passwords. Using these protocols, anyone, including those who rent from internet
cafes and even those who dont own a computer, can access the internet legally. Once registered, the
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ISP anti-crime division can immediately track any users misdemeanor, give warnings, prevent his
further access to the internet, and relay appropriate sanctions.
Environmental Protection
Mining Ban
Ban mining for twenty (20) or fifty (50) years so that the land could recover from the devastation it
caused. Or better, ban mining totally to preserve the remaining resources for the future generation.
Natures Domino. Mining is might be beneficial to some, but it is detrimental to nature in all points of
view. The Philippines is an archipelago covered with wonderful scenic views and natural wonders. The
islands have numerous waterfalls, forest-covered mountains, and world-awing biodiversity. There are
numerous rock formations and caves, not to mention, a few underwater caves waiting to be explored.
These are not pre-declared mining areas. But even if there are, one domino can topple another.
The country is in a calamity prone area, the Ring of Fire. If the land is cleared of trees which prevent
soil from eroding, chances are, the nearby places will suffer the risk of flashfloods and mudslides.
Then, the flood and the mudslides will contaminate the waterways. Then, the contaminated waterways
will bring about sickness to those communities depending on nearby water sources.
Mining may not have visible direct effects towards the environment, according to those who support it.
However, the indirect ill effects can be seen on the nearby residential and agricultural areas. Clean
water sources soon become murky and toxic. And while the soil and water becomes polluted because
of the mining process, sickness wont be too far behind. Polluted waters reduce fish population, along
with the amount of available food sources in the water. Clearing and water diversion threatens
irrigation. And while the water runs from the mining areas to some agricultural land, the irrigation
water becomes detrimental to the crops due to the presence of foreign elements and compounds. The
problem is, the presence of lead, mercury, and other metals in these areas is difficult to prove that
they come directly from the mining areas nor do the mining firms take responsibility for it.
Lose-Lose Scenario. The resources beneath the earth are not renewable. They cant be grown or
replanted like rice. The minerals mined in our country are processed in foreign countries, like China,
because we cant build our own processing plants (because we dont have funds (because some
corrupt and greedy officials plundered it)). While they are trying to keep their resources intact, they
are trying to harvest ours. They offered us a deal, saying we will profit from it, maybe in a ratio
wherein we are on the lower hand. Then, they employ us temporarily (and without healthcare options)
to build barricades to keep local farmers from passing through. After they have mined our resources,
they will carry them in ships --- along with overfished catch, and slaughtered sea turtles, and other
stolen delicate marine life --- and process the minerals in their own yard. After leaving us with the
environmental ill effects and ecological consequences of their mining activities, they turn them into
toys and cheap electronic products and then sell them back to us. Do we win if mobile phone sales rise
this year?
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Wild Adverse Effects. Land clearing has adverse effect on wildlife.

When land is cleared for mining, the insects (including the locusts, the moths, and the mosquitoes)
move out, along with the frogs that prey on them. Then, the initial instinct of these insects tells them
to find another place (much more like the farmlands and our homes) where they can thrive.
When the animals in the lower food chain move out, it affects the animals at the top. Thus, creating a
drastic change in the volatile natural ecological equilibrium.
When land is cleared for mining, trees are cut down and birds have to find another shelter. This factor
is enough to make the number of birds, like the Philippine eagle, die down. This forces the animals to
put themselves at risk and move to other places or near populated zones. Trying to blend in the
human world, they become an easy prey for other animals, including man. They are trapped,
marketed, and domesticated for their exotic beauty. They are caught, sold, and mutilated for their
meat.
When land is cleared for mining, the field mice move out, along with the snakes that prey on them.
(However, most cities are already teeming with reptiles (or what we call buwaya and ahas) that it
cannot accommodate anymore of its kind). Like other animals, the snakes will move from their natural
habitat to lowland areas, where there is ample shelter and food source.
Ground Instability. When land is cleared for mining, the soil becomes loose. This is critical to a
landslide prone area. This is critical to a country that is prone to storms and typhoons that cause
mudslides and landslides.
Life Hazards. Since all abandoned mining areas are left open to the public after the mining
companies abandoned their post-mining responsibilities, some people are tempted to carry on small
mining operations that endanger their lives.
Eastern Seaboard Reforestation Wall

Every year, typhoons and strong easterlies emanate from the Pacific. This results to massive damages
worth millions of pesos. In order to minimize the devastation caused by these calamities, a nationwide
reforestation project must be made on all islands facing the Pacific. All eastern coastlines must be
planted and covered with trees that will act as a wall which will absorb the strong winds and prevent
soil erosion and landslides. Mangroves and coconut trees are good suggestions.
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Land Conversion Ban

Stop land conversions.
Agricultural Land for Food Source. Conversion of agricultural land and agriculture-feasible areas
into residential and commercial lands must be stopped. Agricultural lands must stay as productive
agricultural lands for it to sustain people with a continuous supply of food and resources.
Food Security. In order for the country to be able to sustain its own population with enough food, a
region must have two separate sources of food: (1) itself, and (2) another region that is not situated
in a typhoon-prone area.
FOOD SOURCE [a]
CITY
FOOD SOURCE [b]
In the same way, each city (if not self-sustaining) must have a designated main food source near or
outside the city, and another one in a farther region as a backup, just in case a storm or flood would
threaten the initial source.
Maximizing Space. Commercial and residential development must be upward, not sideward. The
area of habitable land in the Philippines is fixed. It is not growing. The agricultural land is big but it is
not productive enough to satiate or even sustain the entire country with food.
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
AGRICULTURAL
Figure 1A. Typical Space Distribution and Infrastructure
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
AGRICULTURAL
Figure 1B. The Current Land Allocation
[Pictures from Command & Conquer by Westwood Studios. Copyright 2001 Electronic Arts Inc.]
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COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
AGRICULTURAL
Figure 2A. Ideal Space Distribution and Infrastructure
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
AGRICULTURAL
AGRICULTURAL
Figure 2B. The Ideal Space Allocation

While it is true that with increasing population, the need for residential and commercial space
increases. But that doesnt mean it would be in the expense of more agricultural space. Less
agricultural space would mean less food for the big population. Preserving land and maximizing more
space by building more high-rise residences [Figure 2A], instead of row houses [Figure 1A], will allow
more space for agricultural use. Thus, gaining more agricultural space [Figure 2B] would mean more
food for the ever-growing population.
Level Up. Optimize space by extending office spaces upward [Figure 2B] and make the ground level
spacious for people and for emergencies. For commercial establishments, the ground level must
always be allotted for the elderly and the physically disabled, should an elevator be unavailable.
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Parks. Stop converting lands into unproductive space like golf courses, since golf is not our official
sport and access is entirely limited to but a privileged few. Transforming the land into a park would be
better, since kids can freely roam the park and play sipa or sepak takraw. It could be a venue for
commencement exercises, mass weddings, free concerts, theater plays, and public seminars. It could
be a venue for public protests, community-wide child immunization, feeding programs, medical
missions, and mass indoctrination. It would also be an income-generating nature park or conservation
park if theres wildlife in it. The wide open space would be an ideal temporary evacuation area in times
of unforeseen calamities, a central rescue or extraction area in times of crisis, or a central command
center in times of war. Parks are usually teeming with trees, but if the trees planted in it are fruitbearing ones (like mango, the national fruit), then it would be better, more useful, and more
productive.
Opposite Day. Instead of converting agricultural lands into commercial and residential lands, a small
part of commercial and residential space must be converted to cater more agricultural activity. We
must take into careful consideration that the Philippine population is growing, not shrinking. And for
the country to be able to sustain its growing people, it must allot more space for food production.
Requiring all backyards to have a space for vegetation might help in achieving food sufficiency.
Building green fields on rooftops would help reduce the presence of carbon dioxide and the effects of
climate change.
Having a farm land on commercial buildings would require farmers, would-be farmers, and farmknowledgeable professionals. This will help increase agricultural manpower. Local biodegradable
wastes can also be used as natural fertilizers to reduce commercial waste.
Building more rooftop greenhouses assures us that crops are safe from storms and food will be
available after a typhoon. Also, we are assured that food prices will remain more stable because of
more food sources.
Commercial and residential buildings could adopt informal settlers, former sex workers, and some
unemployed as farmers and workers to cultivate and develop the rooftop farm. This will reduce the
number of jobless people, the number of informal settlers, and the number of less-decent jobs.
Uptown. Instead of converting more agricultural lands into subdivisions, why not push for building
more high-rise residential buildings? In this way, ten or more families would consume a smaller land
area.
Building more residential buildings in the city would lessen the traffic since people can walk to work
instead of travelling back and forth. Making the workers closer to their work area would also increase
their productivity because they have more time for rest and more time for their family.
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Logging Ban
Furniture. Reforestation is a great way to restore natural resources. However, most trees that are
being planted are wood-grade trees. These trees are usually used for general lumber and furniture.
While it is good that the demand for wooden houses decreased because of the availability and strength
of cemented homes, the demand for wood from international markets increased. If logging is banned,
the price of wood would go up and will force people to resort to other environment-friendly materials
aside from wood, like biodegradable forms of plastic.
A Viable Food Source. Instead of investing on trees for wood sources, it is better to invest in fruitbearing trees.
Naturally, a fruit-bearing tree can propagate itself without the need for human intervention.
Once the fruits fall on the ground, the seeds in it will root and grow into a new tree.
Food is a basic necessity. Furniture is not. Since food is much important to us than anything
else, fruit-bearing trees are far better than wood-grade trees.
The coconut tree is a sturdy tree that grows in tropical areas. It is the most useful tree, since
a lot of products can be derived from it. The coconut is the only fruit that can provide man
with both food and water, which is important in a typhoon-prone country.
The mango tree grows into a huge tree. Its fruit is one the best products for export. The
mango is our national fruit. The seeds have the right to be replanted and propagated.
Mangroves are fruit-bearing trees. [Tar and charcoal can also be made from its wood.]
Although its fruit is inedible, the mangroves in swamps serve as a habitat for food sources like
crabs and shrimps. Planting mangroves is one way of propagating crabs and shrimps, another
viable food source.
Fishing Ban
Once a Year. Give fishing areas ample time to recover and help fishes to spawn and crustaceans to
reestablish their colonies. A one-year fishing ban might be understandable.
Theoretically, the effort is worth the wait. Nature has done it, even before man came to reap her of its
resources. Whales travel annually to a certain spot to feed on krill. Dolphins and sharks have the same
behavior. Leaving a wide fishing space free for a year allows young fishes to grow and multiply, leaving
a season with a good catch.
Checkered Zones. To do this, the sea must be divided into imaginary large black and white zones.
The black zones on the checkered map will be protected from fishing for the odd-numbered years,
while the white zones will be current fishing zones. For the even-numbered years, the white zones will
be off-limits and the black zones will be the active fishing zones.
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Protected Zones
Declared protected zones are public areas that are protected from clearings,
commercialization, and any form of modification of its natural structural state.
conversion,
Declare coral-rich and marine biodiversity-rich areas as protected zones.

Declare historically-rich areas as protected zones.
Declare mangrove swamps as protected zones.
Declare all the remaining uninhabited hills and mountains as protected zones.
Declare all waterfalls and caves as protected zones.
Declare forest and rainforests as protected zones.
Declare rice fields and farmlands as protected zones.
Declare scenic spots as protected zones.
Declare tribal and indigenous lands as protected zones.
Declare wildlife conservation areas as protected zones.
Declare waterways, lakes, rivers, and esteros as protected zones.
Restricted Zones
Declared restricted zones are areas detrimental to ones safety or health, Access to restricted zones is
limited to the government and trained professionals. The public is advised against entering or building
homes within the restricted zone.
Declare the perimeter around known active volcanoes as restricted zones.

Declare the flood-prone coastal areas as restricted zones.
Declare the perimeter around sinkholes as restricted zones.
Declare the perimeter around geothermal vents as restricted zones.
Declare the areas under bridges as restricted zones.
Declare the areas near electric or nuclear power plants as restricted zones.
Declare war and conflict areas as restricted zones.
Declare dump sites as restricted zones.
Declare coastal areas directly facing the Pacific Ocean as restricted zones.
Livestock Raising
Ban livestock raising facilities on or near residential areas to prevent contamination of nearby water
sources by wastes. All existing facilities must have sanitation permits renewed every six months.
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Importation Ban
Cheap Toxic Toys. Importation and smuggling of cheap and toxic toys into the country is detrimental
to the public health and local toy industry. They must be banned.
Surplus Goods. While used goods are cheap, they are not thoroughly tested for contamination. They
must be banned. The ukay-ukays are also detrimental to the local clothing and textile industry. Since
they dont generate taxes, they must be banned.
Surplus equipment and appliances are cheap but the country is already overwhelmed by garbage.
Furthermore, these products require a special and proper way of disposal. Safety is another concern,
since the surplus electrical equipment had already outlived its warranty and its life expectancy, it is
doomed to fail. While most of these products have undergone a series of repairs, they are unreliable
and are fire hazards.
August Import Ban. Both the National Heroes Day and the Ninoy Aquino Day falls on this month.
Since the contributions of these heroes are significantly too great, we must at least do our part to
protect or uphold the Filipino way of life. In light of this, we must put our efforts to minimize
importation of goods and maximize exports. This month will become a month-long celebration of
Filipino ingenuity, art, culture, and tradition. A major international trade fair must be held to showcase
the products of the whole country. There will be massive campaign for local products and innovations,
handicrafts, and delicacies. Proudly Philippine Made products will be promoted and the people will be
encourage to buy, patronize, and create more locally-made items.
Man-made Coral Sanctuary

Hard corals in most beaches are harvested to die and be used as aggregates for seawalls or coastal
roads. This action deprives mature fishes a sanctuary for laying their eggs and greatly reduces the fish
population in the vicinity.
To restore these lost havens, we must strive to return the dead corals into the sea so that fishes can
multiply again. The corals must be placed in a loose, stacked oval formation to encourage more hiding
places for small, young, and newly-hatched fishes.
The sanctuary is not limited to returned dead corals. Porous rocks and man-made crevice-filled
cemented blocks can also be added to create bigger habitats.
Regular proper community-wide information dissemination about coral and marine habitat importance
will also be needed to sustain the conservation effort.
[see TOURISM: UNDERWATER PYRAMIDS.]
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Reducing Wastes
Garbage is one of the biggest problems the world has ever known. Plastic, being the most used
container to hold products.
Bag or Bayong. One of the best ways of reducing plastic waste is to use reusable, non-plastic bags
when shopping. This reduces the need to use plastics as disposable bags. Banning the production of
plastic bags (with handles) encourages consumers to use bayongs or other reusable bags instead.
Doing so will create a lively industry for non-plastic bags and create more jobs.
Buy More Save More. One way of reducing plastic waste is to push suppliers to convince consumers
to purchase in larger amounts (or in bulk) to save more on cost. The consumers must be taught that
buying in bulk could save them even more money. Use TV ads and commercials to educate customers.
Ban Sachets. One way of reducing plastic waste is to ban the retailing of most commodities using
plastic. This applies to and is not limited to:
shampoo sachets
powder and liquid detergents
snacks
seasoning powders
powdered milk [and the likes]
cereal drink mixes
fruit drink mixes
Retail Dispensers. Instead of using these sachets that usually end up clogging the drainage systems
and waterways, suppliers must provide retail dispensers for their products. On the other hand, the
consumers must learn to regularly bring their own storage containers when purchasing retail items.
The supplier and the consumer must treat them like rice and grains that need not be stored in
sachets.
The suppliers can save more money from the cost of not using sachets, just as consumers can save
more money because of the lower cost of the retailed product purchased from dispensers.
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Infrastructure
Islands New Face
After typhoon Yolanda struck Leyte and Samar, homes, livelihood, and other infrastructure were
destroyed. In light of this disaster, sudden changes in geographical locations of infrastructure can be
made and put into place and considering modernized city planning measures. This transformation can
be done to other islands as well.
While there is no choice but to rebuild everything from scratch, it is imperative that we:
Move people into high-rise residential buildings.

Build a hospital and a nearby school.
Build a high-rise commercial building for various livelihood.
Build modern structures that can withstand typhoons and earthquakes.
Allow more space for farm lands and agricultural growth.
The advantage of building these structures in clusters are:
Work is closer to homes

School is closer to homes
Hospital is closer to homes
People are moved away from coastal areas and danger-prone areas
Space is maximized to shelter more people
Space is maximized by putting all shops in one place
Space is maximized to give way to more agricultural space
The availability of more farm lands would make food sufficient
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At the same time, it is also important to define and establish protected zones and restricted zones
while enforcing stricter laws.
Aside from giving the island a new start, we could:
Apply striking modern architectural designs that could attract more local and foreign tourism.
Build airports to facilitate access to the island and decongest the international airport in
Manila.
Hire locals to build schools, hospitals, and vital installations
Start reforestation efforts and build a wall made of trees to reduce the effects of future
typhoons.
This island-wide restructuring requires thorough land study and delicate planning. The planners must
take into strict consideration that:
The roads must be five or more times wider than EDSA to prevent similar heavy traffic in the
future.
Large sewers and well-planned drainage systems must be built to prevent future flooding.
Reinforced coastlines and seawalls are capable of withstanding the possibility of a tsunami
incident.
Homes are situated inside residential zones and far from industrial zones or danger zones.
Building materials are not substandard, can last for years, and withstand stronger typhoons
and earthquakes.
All the roads lead to a high ground where the evacuation site is should an extreme emergency
arise.
The location and position of buildings and their shape must redirect strong winds away from
residential areas.
There should be adequate space for more trees to be planted and for trees to grow for
centuries. Trees should be away from roads, or areas where future road-widening could exist
or commercial areas would be built.
There is a space allocated for future railway systems.
Modernizing the urban areas is tedious task and requires a great amount of fund. Since all cities and
towns wants progress and the same thing, the question of which area to modernize first is tough to
decide. But then, if the government cant point out which area gets the next support, then its better
to just casts lots and leave the deciding to PCSO.
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Clustering
School Zones. Move state colleges and medical schools into the
country side, into towns and provinces. The students will learn
the local dialect, its art, culture, and tradition. It will promote
tourism, since parents and friends will come to visit the town.
There is a chance that the students will decide to stay and work
there. There is a chance that the student will promote the art,
the culture, and the tradition he had learned. This would also
lessen heavy traffic and congestion in the crowded city area.
Students will be studying in a country-feel atmosphere away
from the busy noise of the city and its polluted air, heavy traffic,
and flooding and its dangerous streets and vices.
Industrial Zones. Move industrial plants into industrial zones.
In doing this, the security of the area will be restricted to
employees only. Vital facilities and installations would be easier
to protect from terrorist attacks. In case of a fire or chemical
spill, there is no danger of contaminating or affecting the
residential zones. Having industrial trains to transport goods
directly to seaport and airports will further increase efficiency and
foster economic growth.
Residential Zones. Residential zones include subdivisions, row
houses, tenements, and condominium blocks. These residential
zones must be built away from industrial zones. In doing this, the
health of the public will be protected from fumes, toxic chemicals,
and irritants, which are present in heavy volume in factories from
industrial zones. There will be no danger of contaminating water
or food sources, either.
If homes are not built within commercial and industrial areas, there would be milder traffic, and
probably lesser instances of fire spreading from buildings to homes (and vice versa).
Agricultural Zones. Keep industrial plants away from
agricultural zones. In doing this, there will be no danger of
contaminating water or food sources should a contaminant
accidentally leaked into the environment. Carbon-based
emissions could be detrimental to plant growth and could fall out
and become toxic to food crops and the soil.
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Correctional Zones. Penitentiary facilities must be moved to the countryside, close to farmlands,
where they have enough space to stay healthy while they serve their sentences by farming. Because
of the wide, open field sealed with high walls, any chances of escape are futile. And should the
prisoner escape, any damage caused by an armed fugitive will be at a minimum, since the
surrounding area is not densely populated.
The maximum security prison must be built on an island where they can have a chance to roam freely
without endangering public lives. In case all prisoners were able to break from their cells, the
prisoners would find it hard to leave the island and it would be easier for the security team to contain
them.
An island prison will be good enough to provide inmates with fresh air and a nice healthy environment
where they can repent and think about their future plans during their sentence.
Being trapped in an island, the inmates will have lesser chances of smuggling illegal drugs, money,
and liquor into the prison facility.
Once correctional zones are moved into the countryside, crowding and instances of degrading health in
the city penitentiaries will be lessened.
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Interisland Transport System (ITS)

Connect large islands or regions by long suspension bridges or floating bridges making access
available by land between:
Dumaguete and Cebu

Mindoro and Batangas
Sorsogon and Northern Samar
Maasin and Surigao
Iloilo and Bacolod
Smaller islands can be interconnected making tourism more available between:
Guimaras and Iloilo

Biliran and Leyte
Camiguin and Misamis Oriental
Romblon and Aklan
Marinduque and Quezon
Catanduanes and Camarines Sur
Polilio Island and Rizal
Dinagat Island and Surigao del Norte
Siquijor and Negros Oriental
Some of the advantages of this project are:
This will make the larger portion of the country accessible by land especially in times of
calamites where access is limited to boats and planes.
This will improve tourism since more and more parts of the country will be accessible by land.
This will physically unite the islands. This will literally unite the country.
This will make island hopping more affordable to locals and more convenient for tourists.
This will be known as the Great Five Bridges or the Ten Island Bridges of the Philippines
(including the San Juanico Bridge connecting Samar and Leyte) and it will put us on top of the
greatest Asian getaway list.
This will bridge the industrial regions to the undeveloped regions, and the major trade-rich
areas to the low-performing areas.
The building of the bridges will generate new jobs. New transport routes will generate more
transport-related jobs and services.
The building of the bridges might lower air and boat fares.
Interconnected islands will help supplement each others needs in terms of basic resources and
manpower, giving a big boost to the entire regions state of commerce.
Inter-island bridges will serve as sea barricades that will help [1] block the presence of illegal
fishing vessels and [2] detect and monitor the presence of such activities.
Inter-island bridges will serve as sea barricades that will help [1] block the presence of vessels
engaged in smuggling of goods and contraband and [2] detect and monitor the presence of
such activities.
Inter-island bridges may serve as pylons and support for wave turbines that generate
electricity for nearby islands.
Note: The islands and places named here are just examples. The government reserves the right to
conduct further studies and determine which islands are suited for these projects.
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Foreign Affairs
Safer Destinations
Local workers are enticed to work abroad because of the better compensation the other countries are
offering. With their lives and health at risk, the government allowed his own people to work in China
and the Middle East, even if the area has been known for conflicts, extreme laws, and instances of
domestic violence, harassment and discrimination.
Why send people to Libya, or Iraq, or Afghanistan, or Gaza, where there is turmoil, conflict, and civil
unrest? Why send women to the Middle East where they will be ravished and physically and sexually
assaulted?
Why risk workers in the land of extremists and terrorists? Why send skilled manpower in a nation with
a history of communism, dictatorship, and unceasing war?
Why send men to lands where beheading is legal or where death is deemed right as punishment?
Since when did opportunity weigh more than life? Why send them there when we could hardly bail
them out?
Why send a single mom or a would-be dad blind-folded in a cheap, worker-class flight under cut-throat
placement fee and then offer them free wooden cargo return flights?
Why send people to China and foreign lands that treat us as enemies? Why send people to where they
will be like sheep in the company of wolves? Why send people to a land who continuously rape our
own land of its resources and treat us as something who are less than human?
Why send people overseas where they have reduced security, limited rights, or unjust compensation?
Yes, a dictator once ruled here. And yes, this was once a war-torn country. And yes, some lands have
rebels. But, we dont treat foreigners badly like they do.
So, keep these bad lands out of our own work destination lists. For the pride and remittances OFWs
bring into this country and to the government, they have the right to be directed into safer work
destinations.
A P100,000 assistance to a grieving daughter of a beheaded OFW is worthless if the government cant
bring her mother back.
A medal pinned to a dead army mans son cannot make up for the lost future years his father could
have spent with him instead of being sent to a foreign soil to fight another countrys war.
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Foreign Policy
Why are we being undermined by larger countries when we supply the best, the most hard-working
manpower in the world?
The international community set the standards, but that doesnt mean that it would always be that
way. We, too, must set our own standards so that we could keep foreign nationals from bringing their
illicit activities here.
We must bring more effort to protect ourselves and our own interests because we are a small country
who has a lot more internal issues of its own.
When it comes to foreign trade, we must make sure that we sell our products to the highest bidder
and import from the best suppliers who sells at the lowest price.
When it comes to overseas work, we must make sure that the foreign employers understand our
policies and that they will struggle to maintain good relations and keep in mind the welfare of our
workers. We must make sure that we can protect our workers from foreign threat and abuse.
When it comes to territories, we must make sure that we have our safeguards installed and we are
backed by the majority of the international community. It is good that maritime laws be revised to
provide better protection of our waters and the rich natural resources flourishing in them. It is always
best to keep in mind our safety and the security of the whole archipelago. Stricter laws and tougher
punishments balanced with stronger foreign ties will bring about a more secure future for our
countrymen.
When it comes to goods, our native products must set the standards, not succumb from the standards
set by others.
Nobody set the standards for making samurai sword except the Japanese themselves. Likewise, the
foreign adobo must bow down to us or their adobo will never be called adobo at all.
Protection from Death Penalty

For having high regard for human rights and the value of life and for being good trading partners, we
must demand other countries the protection of our workers and our people against the death penalty
and executions in foreign soil.
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Tourism
Sports Central
Designate a city, region, or place for a certain sport so that each region could improve the standings of
that certain sport.
[see SPORTS: SPORTS CAPITAL.]
Urban Farms
Convert urban rooftops into small gardens and miniature green farms. Promote this as an agri-tourism
destination, as a weekend activity for busy urban professionals, and as a field trip site for students.
[see AGRICULTURE: ROOF FARMS.]
Linked Ports
Connect airports to seaports by train.
[see TRANSPORTATION: POINT-TO-POINT TRAVEL.]
Linked Islands
Connect large islands or regions by long suspension bridges or floating bridges, making access
available by land between islands and creating the Great Five Bridges or the Ten Island Bridges of the
Philippines (including the San Juanico Bridge connecting Samar and Leyte) that will put us on top of
the greatest Asian getaway list.
[see INFRASTRUCTURE: INTERISLAND TRANSPORT SYSTEM.]
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Modern Landmarks: The Freedom Tower

Freedom Tower or Kalayaan Tower. This tower will represent
our long history of struggle against invaders and colonists,
dictatorship, oppression, etc., as well as our high regard for
freedom of expression. The tower is built in the center of the
Freedom Plaza where a museum showcasing heroes and other
important personalities and their contribution are on display. Other
spaces may be allotted for souvenir shops, restaurants, and
cinemas, a coliseum, a childrens playground and a theater for the
arts. The souvenir shops should have native products and
handicrafts from all over the country.
From above, the entire complex would seemingly look like a tire.
The inner space will be green, like a wide open park filled with soft
green grass where children can sit and play.
The tower can also be accessed via intricate tire spokes-like
glass-covered bridges or elevated walkways from the Freedom
Plaza. The elevated walkways will provide extra support and greater stability for the eight-story tower.
The walkways are situated on every floor, including the roof deck, and placed at 45 degree intervals
between floors. Machine-operated blinds are hidden underneath the walkways on sunny days. The
blinds spread between walkwalks during rainy days, forming a spiral-shaped shade as the rain flows
like a waterfall towards the side of the walkway at the ground floor where a pond or reservoir collect
and diverts excess water.
The height of the tower may represent the eight rays of the sun in the Philippine flag and can be
extended further to signify the number of regions in the country. The Freedom Plaza must only be
three floors high and will come to represent the three stars in the Philippine flag (Luzon, Visayas, and
Mindanao). A viewing deck must be placed somewhere between the 7 th and 8th floor of the tower or
maybe a little above 71.07% of the towers overall height to represent the 7,107 islands.
At the top of the tower, a machine-operated flag pole must be built. The flag, along with its pole and
pulley can be controlled remotely and lowered to protect the flag from rain.
The Freedom Plaza connects to a train station (or subway) and an underground bus terminal.
Underwater Pyramids
Build marine sanctuaries using hollow blocks, forming a pyramid.
[see ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: MAN-MADE CORAL SANCTUARY.]
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Sports
Full Support for Athletes and Aspirants
Provide training allowances and similar incentives to boost athletes morale and all aspiring athletes.
Provide them with a gym, a suitable training ground, and unrestricted access to training equipment,
trainers, and training materials.
Sport Clinics
Build a small gymnasium or sports clinics in every town and launch a campaign drive to promote more
sports and activities for the young to keep them away from crime, vices, abuse, hazing-based
fraternity, and illegal drugs.
Sports Capital
Designate a city, region, or place for a certain sport so that each region could improve the standings of
that certain sport.
For example, Gensan and Sarangani become the boxing capital of the Philippines. With that said, when
it comes to sports, the region focuses its funding more on boxing, training boxers, and developing the
best boxing athletes. Boxing aspirants and boxers from around the country can travel to this region to
get the best training with undivided attention. All major boxing matches and tournaments will also be
made here.
Each sports capital must clearly reflect a good sports image. A good suggestion also is by making the
hometown of known champions as sports capital. For example, make Paeng Nepomucenos hometown
as the bowling capital and Efren Bata Reyes hometown as the billiard capital. Then, we also have
Chess Grandmasters, Ice Skating Wonders, Archery Masters, Swimming Champs, world-renowned
Olympic Medalist, etc.
Cockfighting is strongly associated to Cebu, some say.
Summer Camps
Summer Sports Camps are good for children. Having them available yearly at every town makes kids
more actively engaged in sports and physical activities rather than keeping them nailed to internet
cafs and network gaming zones at idle times. Summer camp is a god way to keep kids off drugs,
vices, and bad activities.
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Golf Courses
Golf is not a native sport nor is it available for everyone. But then golf courses also consume a
tremendous amount of space, making the beautiful fertile land even less productive.
The government must refrain cities and towns from building new golf courses especially when the land
is fit for agricultural use. However, the government could still support this sport but with the use of
existing golf courses.
Currently, golf is only available to the rich, and to those who could pay for golf equipment or afford to
lease golf courses. But if the golf association could offer free training and open try outs, maybe even
the less fortunate ones could make a good name out of it.
Consider this, we have a world-renowned Ice Skating Wonders even if it doesnt snow here nor do we
have enough ice skating rings. We do have lots of golf courses here, yet we could hardly compete
internationally.
Boxing
Discourage boxing and similar dangerous contact sports among young children. Although we have the
best boxers here, that doesnt mean that the sport will die out if we dont train younger generations at
a very early age.
First, the muscles of young teens are not fully developed nor could they, at their age, cope up with
head, neck, and spine injuries resulting from continuous or repeated blows common in this contact
sport.
Second, there is no assurance that the young teens will not develop brain damage and serious internal
head trauma in the future due to the nature of the sport. There is also no assurance that the
organizers or the association will come to support them for life should such injuries occur.
And lastly, there is no assurance that these same kids will perform or continue to perform nicely as
they are right now until they grow up. There is a chance that future options might trigger them to
change their course of interest and stop becoming fighters.
When it comes to entertainment, the life of a child cannot be weighed on scales and thrown into the
ring. A child is still a child. They have the right to explore and play games, not die early or be crippled
for life.
Discounts and Tax Exemptions

Reward and encourage athletes to perform better by giving tax exemptions and incentives. Offer them
discounted transportation fares, reduced flight fees, and discounted accommodations. Include active
participants and contestants competing internationally in the field of science, arts, music, etc. as a
reward for making the country proud.
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Education
Student Health
Students carry lots of books and notebooks to school every day, not to mention they have to carry
food and water, and probably a set of change of clothes and an umbrella in rainy days. All of these
comprise the contents of a students daily luggage. However, the weight of these school supplies and
the agony of carrying them to school every day come in the expense of the childrens health.
Heavy luggage provides greater stress to their immature spine and young shoulders. Heavy luggage
also change the way they walk and provide unbalanced stress to their hips, ankles, legs, and knees.
Carrying them also tires them easily and drains the morning energy early on before they can use it in
productive school activities.
Lockers. To solve these issues, the government must require all schools to provide adequate lockers
for children to store their articles so that they dont have to bring them to school every day. Lockers
protect workbooks and textbooks from flood and rain.
Detachable Notes and Handouts. Books and reading materials must be detachable so that the
student can bring home only the pages they really need.
[see INNOVATIONS: MAGNETIC HANDOUTS]
Materials Department. Students and teachers can withdraw school supplies from the materials
department for free. Students dont have to carry these materials to school. Students are assured that
the supplies are non-toxic and lead-free. Teachers dont have to spend their personal savings just to
create visual learning aids.
Entrepreneur Fair
People must be encouraged to be future entrepreneurs rather than just workers.
As early as high school, schools must prepare their students for the world through entrepreneur fairs
and livelihood-teaching programs. In this fair, students get to act out or experience being inventors,
investors, CEOs, suppliers, producers, merchandisers, and retailers.
Junior Savings Account

People must be encouraged to save for their own future.
At early as high school, teens must be taught how to properly manage their finances and be frugal
when it comes to spending. Basic accounting and budget management must be included in their
courses. Students must also be required to open a junior savings account so that they would learn
how to save money and invest at an early age.
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Field-based Social Studies

Students must be immersed in several outdoor and field social activities to encourage social
interaction, awareness, and involvement. Encouraging them to be part of a generation that is active in
shaping their own future, molds them to be a confident and compassionate leader that acts in a wellorganized way.
Sign up. To encourage each student to fill in future positions (teachers, policemen, soldiers, doctors,
farmers, etc), we must immerse them into apprenticeship trainings. They will be working as
assistants in the actual field for one week and will be able to experience:
Teaching
Farming
Patrolling the street, or taking police paperwork
Assisting ground commanders
Assisting nurses, doctors, and health workers
[see GENERATING NEW JOBS: SIGN-UP BOOTHS]

Sneak Peek. To help each student to find their own interest, all students must be immersed in several
on-the-job training or company field trips. This will allow them to see the actual field and experience
the actual work before deciding to choose their college courses. It will spark more interest in students
and will make them more eager to study their own chosen fields.
Study and Play. To encourage each student to maintain a more active social role, each student must
be encouraged to join a social group or organization. This will keep them away from vices and joining
fraternities.
[see GENERATING NEW JOBS: SIGN-UP BOOTHS]
[see HELPING EACH OTHER MOVE FORWARD: A HUGE SOCIAL PLAYGROUND]
International Partners. To encourage each student to participate internationally, schools must have
seminars and lectures involving foreign universities and colleges. Each school must have at least one
(1) active international partner (school, university, foundation, organization, social groups, etc).
[see HELPING EACH OTHER MOVE FORWARD: THINKING GLOBAL]
Summer Camps. To encourage each student to engage in sports, each student must have free access
to summer camps and local sports clinics.
[see SPORTS: SUMMER CAMPS]
[see SPORTS: SPORTS CLINICS]
Community Service. Students can choose to perform community service or be part of the Junior
Traffic Management Group. This will teach them and local pedestrians to become more disciplined.
[see BUILDING INTRINSIC VALUES IN EVERYONE: JUNIOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT GROUP]
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Investing on Education
In Luzon and NCR, colleges and universities are in close proximity and have branches in nearby cities.
This causes people from rural areas to migrate to urban areas and into crowded cities, like Manila.
But, if we put branches of these colleges and universities across all provinces, there would be no need
for people to leave their towns and risk ending up in crowded cities. If UP have agri-based branches on
or near agricultural regions, maybe technology and information dissemination to farmers wont be
much of a problem. If medical schools have branches on or near areas that have high health-related
mortality rate, maybe the more future doctors and nurses will come to stay and help out, instead of
finding greener pastures abroad. If colleges that produce teachers have branches in rural areas and
provinces, maybe we will be seeing more teachers than just factory workers. If colleges that produce
entrepreneurs have branches in rural areas and provinces, maybe we will be seeing more selfsustaining, job-generating, business-minded individuals than just contractual employees. And then we
will be seeing more producers rather than just plain consumers.
This country needs lawyers, judges, and law enforcers. But as long as we dont invest in education to
fill this void, we are delaying justice as it is.
This country needs teachers, doctors, and farmers. But as long as we dont invest in education to fill
this void, we are denying people proper education, health services, and food sufficiency.
If rural areas and provinces have good access to better education, growth wont be far behind.
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E-book System
Books are the always damaged during a typhoon because they tend to get wet. This results to wasted
money every year.
To solve this issue, virtual books and learning system must be used instead of books. In this way,
books can be reproduced into infinite number of copies in span of minutes. E-books must be free and
for public use. However, content must be thoroughly edited so that it would be true, clear, concise, and
appropriate to each areas dialect.
For this system to work, it would require students to have a handheld PC or tablet, which will be lent
for free. Tablets must be surrendered at the end of every school year so that the next batch of
students could use it too.
Here are the advantages:
Modern. Employing this system is one step towards modernizing our school system.
Convenient. Teachers can update their kids assignment wirelessly. Students can choose to
take the on-line (with internet) test any time, if they are absent and cant go to school.
Students can study at home and read ahead.
Entertaining. Since students are familiar with computers and are utterly eager to use new
gadgets, this tool can be both encouraging and entertaining. If the school has Wi-Fi, more
students would choose to come and stay in school because there is internet access (limited).
Easy update and transfer. By using e-books, it is easier to modify or update the contents of
a book without the need to spend money on republication. Updated versions of the book can
be downloaded or copied electronically via USB (wired) or Bluetooth (wireless). For those
students living in remote areas, like a far island or hill for instance, it would be easier to
update and add new books via wireless means.
Cost efficient. Publishing or distributing e-books dont cost a thing. Students dont have to
buy a complete volume of encyclopedia or spend a few hours on the internet because the ebooks are readily available and its free.
Back-ache free. Students, even kinders, can carry an unlimited number of virtual books
every day. Book of every subject, an almanac, a dictionary, a thesaurus, and even a set of
encyclopedia could all fit in into the tablet without moms having to worry about their kids
spinal health.
In this way, the government will only spend money one-time for books (that is by purchasing tablets)
and allotting money for maintenance (repair, replacement). This will spare the government from
purchasing costly books every year.
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Agriculture
Rainwater Irrigation
Instead of diverting public funds to dubious non-government organizations (NGOs), the government
must find a way to divert flood and rain water to poorly-irrigated areas. Rainwater collection systems
must be installed in cities while water tunnel systems between cities should direct the rainwater to
several reservoirs where farmlands can extract the water they need during hot days.
Agri-Tech
Water-based Agri-Tech. If a car could run on water, why not use this hydrogen-powered system to
run plowers, tractors, threshers and other agricultural machines? In this way, we can assure farmers
with a technology that relies only on water. Farmers need not worry about having to pay for fuel to be
able to use these machines.
Solar-powered Irrigation System. What if solar panels could power an automated irrigation
system? A system that could irrigate crops at specific time of day without the need for human
intervention. A system that can measure water levels on rice fields and fill it up when it reaches a
certain low. A system that can measure humidity, detect an incoming rain and the presence of such,
drains the excess water, then cancels the next irrigation schedule.
Grass as Biofuel Source

Since grass grows abundantly anywhere throughout the year, let us make use of this as an alternative
source of energy. Taking out all the weeds not only keeps the surrounding clean and pleasant but
these weeds can be fed to digesters in order to make biogas, an alternative to nonrenewable energy
sources like LPG and diesel fuel.
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SouthWest Field
Every year, typhoons devastate farming regions in the Northern Luzon and Eastern Visayas. That is
because the typhoon track passes along these regions after forming in the Pacific.
To prevent similar instances and secure our food source, the government must declare Mindanao and
the southwestern regions of the Visayas as new food baskets. The non-typhoon prone regions will be
called Southwest Fields and the government must strive to make these regions agriculturally
productive in order to secure food sources in times of typhoons.
The agricultural sector is a major component of our economy. However, it contributes only about oneseventh of our gross domestic product (GDP). If more lands are transformed into agricultural lands,
food production and self-sufficiency wont be too far to achieve. If food production is increased it
would have a positive significant effect on the GDP. If the country would become self-sufficient, there
would be lesser imports and greater exports. Being self-sufficient and having food security is one way
to fight poverty.
Roof Farms
Convert urban rooftops into small gardens and miniature green farms. Promote this as an agri-tourism
destination, as a weekend activity for busy urban professionals, and as a field trip site for students.
Rice Warehouses and Raw Product Depots

Assign and provide rice warehouses for farmers. These warehouses are also direct buying stations and
must buy rice from farmers at higher rates (60%-90% of the actual retail selling price).
Protecting Agricultural Land from Distribution

As a growing country with an ever-growing population, we must protect agricultural lands from being
sold or distributed to cater for other means aside from agricultural use. The main reasons why our rice
fields are diminishing is because most farmers or land owners are forced to sell their lands due to
poverty, instead of working it and cultivating it for productive use. We must protect the agricultural
land, help the farmers, and support him in making the land even more productive.
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Transportation
Reducing Traffic
For every minute spent on heavy traffic, the country is losing a huge amount of money. This factor
alone causes downtimes, delays, and underachieved goals leading to inefficiency, unproductiveness,
and wasted time. Because of heavy traffic, basic services that depend on transportation may lead to
poor services.
EDSA 1 and 2. What if we turn the two-way EDSA lanes into single southbound lane (EDSA1) and use
the roads parallel to it as the northbound lanes (EDSA2)? In this way, you have virtually widened the
road without wasting money for another construction project.
ERT. Build a dedicated railway system along EDSA on the outer lane or EDSA Railway Transit. The best
long-term move is to slowly transition into railway systems so that the cities along EDSA and the rest
of Manila will be closed to automobiles. The future cities must be built on faster transport system
(trains) and people must walk to work using mechanical walkways (works like escalators by
transporting people).
EDSA Freedom Park and Bicycle Road. The EDSA highway must be converted into a park and
bicycle road. Bicycles and motorcycles must have dedicated lanes, parallel to the park and pedestrian
lanes. Other electronic vehicles (such as e-jeepneys) may be allowed.
Walk-a-lator. Build a covered pathwalk that runs like a long eletromechanical conveyor to transport
people. These individual transport system runs at walking speed like an escalator so that people could
jump in at anytime without causing injury.
Business Lanes. Trucks and carriers are the lifeline of businesses. They must have a lane of their
own. Vans delivering perishable goods must get to their destination on time. Trucks hauling
construction materials, supplies, and cargo must be not be delayed since many people depend on it.
Tanks carrying hazardous chemicals or fuel must not traverse the same lane as the public vehicles.
These trucks must have a designated route allotted for them.
Going Public. Providing skyways and more multi-level highways wont lessen traffic for as long as
people keep buying or using private vehicles to get from one place to another. The best way to reduce
traffic is to limit the number of private vehicles on the road. But this is close to impossible because the
volume of private vehicles in Metro Manila alone is already too huge to begin with. The best option is
to convince people to use mass transport systems such as trains and buses, use motorcycles (or
bicycles), or travel via ferry service.
Shuttle. Providing shuttle services for employees will help reduce the number of private vehicles on
the road. If every worker can avail of free transport, the workers can put more money on savings.
Having shuttle services on designated loading and unloading terminals would mean less stops and
more fuel and energy saved. Having shuttle service means providing a safer and more convenient
means of transport. Having shuttle service means improving workers efficiency and company
productivity. Having shuttle services mean the employers care for the safety and welfare of their
employees.
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Trains. Trains are fast and fares are cheap. They get you to your destination on time. Japans mass
transport system is built on rails and is efficient. Trains are the best way to travel between cities in
Manila. Subways might be a good future solution for her, but only after the flood issue has been
resolved.
Trains must be connected to airports and seaports and storage facilities and market roads and
transport terminals. In this way goods can be delivered much efficiently from point to point.
[see POINT-TO-POINT TRAVEL]
The train system must also have dedicated industrial trains to carry and transport oil, chemicals, and
heavy machinery and equipment. This will keep dangerous cargoes off the public roads.
[see INDUSTRIAL TRAINS.]
Bikes and Motorcycles. Motorcycles (and scooters) are good for narrow roads and off roads, but
bicycles are even better because they are eco-friendly. India is one of many countries who use
motorcycles as effective means of transport.
Using bicycles and motorcycles is a good way to reduce traffic in islands, such as Boracay. In this age
of ever-changing climate, the use of bicycles and electric-powered bikes are the way to go to help
reduce carbon emissions. The availability of rentable bikes in Japan makes way for a less polluted air,
reduced road traffic, and optimized parking space. Using bicycles is a form of exercise that improves
ones health and keeps the body fit. Bicycle lanes must be provided to cyclist as per EO774.
Ferry service. Ferry service is also a good option for those places near the river. Cities and towns
near the Pasig River, the Manila Bay, and the Laguna Lake can make use of ferry services to reduce
traffic and increase local tourism. Passengers are encouraged to bring and throw live freshwater snails
into the river to help keep the river clean.
Alternative Train Coaches

Instead of purchasing costly second hand train coaches, all unclaimed container at the port or
shipyard can be recycled as train coaches.
Farm-to-Market Road Trolley System

Reuse old, damaged train rails and use them as railway system for trolleys to help farmers transport
their goods from their farm to the nearest road system.
Trolley railway system makes transporting palay easier, from rice fields to the nearest market roads,
mills, and storage depots.
Trolley railway system makes transporting fruits and vegetables easier, from the mountain side to the
nearest market roads, packaging stations, buyers, and transport terminals.
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Point-to-Point Travel
Connect airports to seaports by train.
Tourism is the best way to generate revenue and attract more investments. If people can travel from
one point to another with ease, people have greater chances of exploring other regions, more islands,
and more local products.
With point-to-point travel:
Trains could take people faster to airports and seaports.

More people can get to visit more places in the country, making it more fun to stay in the
Philippines than any other destination in Asia.
Trains provide cheaper and faster mode of transport. Products can be delivered faster at a
cheaper cost.
Train is a mass transport system and it will reduce the volume of road commuters and bus
riders, thus, reducing traffic.
Trains could carry heavier cargo, compared to buses.
Trains could carry more cargo, compared to buses, thus, allowing more small market investors
to transport and deliver more goods
Trains could transport freight directly from airports to seaports and from any port to terminals
Trains could transport people from any port to far-off bus terminals, markets, and hotels.
Extending the PNR Manila-South Railroad system to Sorsogons Matnog port could:
Allow the use of train to transport cargo and reduce the volume of trucks travelling from
Manila to the south.
Make point-to-point travel convenient and cheaper to commuters.
Connect travelers directly to roll-on roll-off ferry systems.
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Industrial Trains
Connect shipyards and airports to industrial zones and oil depot by trains.
All Aboard. By utilizing trains, container vans can be shipped or transported safely and in large
numbers to storage facilities and receiving stations without going to heavy traffic or delay. Trains can
carry more cargoes than truck, thus, it is the most efficient means of land cargo transport.
Safer Roads. By using a dedicated industrial railway line, the number of trucks carrying heavy and
delicate cargo on the road will be minimized. Lesser trucks on the road might lessen road mishaps
involving trucks. Thus, improving traffic.
Cost Efficient. Trucks consume a great deal of fuel. Also, it has to travel back and forth because it
cant carry more like what trains can. This consumes a lot of time and energy. By hauling cargoes by
trains, the shipper will save more on the cost of transporting their goods. This, in turn, lowers the
prices of the transported goods.
Door to Door. People rely on fresh goods and the availability of supplies while industrial
manufacturing companies rely on trucks to deliver these goods. However, trucks would have to
with heavy traffic and traffic policies that varies between cities. Truck drivers would have to deal
corrupt traffic enforcers and hijackers. All these causes delay in the delivery of basic goods
important supplies.
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If goods are shipped by trucks, goods will have to travel longer roads to get to their destination.
Trucks would regularly have to stop due to local traffic and truck drivers would have to pause for food,
fuel, rest, or repairs.
If the industrial zones are connected to shipyards and airports by trains, goods are transported faster.
Trains dont need to stop between intersections. Roads and road vehicles would always give way to
them. As a result, efficiency of transporting goods would rise by more than a hundred percent from its
current state. And relatively, productivity would also increase.
Faster delivery of exported goods means faster growth in exports. Faster delivery of exported goods
means more happy customers and more satisfied clients. More satisfied foreign clients mean more
future foreign investors.
When local goods are delivered on time, needs are address faster. When medicine and supplies are
available, people are assured of immediate relief. When fresh goods are always available, consumers
will spend more.
Port Decongestion. If shipyards are connected to industrial zones and storage yards by trains,
container vans wont congest ports. Since all containers are either shipped directly to industries or
transported to temporary storage compounds, ports will be clear to accept more containers and goods.
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Driver Standard Salary Wage

Define a standard salary wage for bus and taxi drivers.
While the drivers are on commission-based payment schemes, drivers have to driver fast and overload
their vehicles to meet their targets. And since drivers are in a rush to get passengers, they tend to:
go beyond speed limits

race (literally) with other competitors
sacrifice rest or sleep for more earnings
neglect traffic rules, lights, and signs
allow overloading
drive recklessly
bribe traffic officials to allow them to load passengers at certain areas
cheat ticketing
be prone to accidents
Curved Road Grips

All curved roads must have very rough pavement that is designed to keep the vehicles tires parallel to
the lane. This is to prevent accidents, collisions, and slipping when weather is bad. Making the road a
little rougher will force the driver to try to slow down. A rougher road on bad weather will keep even a
bad tire attached to the road and keep it from slipping.
The curved road must be inclined in such a way that the vehicles will not slip towards the edge of the
cliff.
Interisland Transport System (ITS)

Connect large islands or regions by long suspension bridges or floating bridges making access
available by land.
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Dedicated Lanes
If we are going to build future cities, we must construct roads that must answer the growing demand
for efficient transportation schemes.
Truck Lane. Trucks that carry goods and services must have their dedicated lane. Trucks that carry
oil or dangerous chemical or heavy cargo must not use the same lane as smaller or slower vehicles.
Emergency Lane. This lane is exclusively for:
fire trucks, ambulances, traffic patrol cars, police vehicles, and vehicles of Armed forces
armored vehicles and tow vehicles
special vehicles like cranes, bulldozers, mixers, wreckers, etc.
construction and road-clearing vehicles
Presidential convoy vehicles and vehicles for dignitaries and important diplomats
Any public or private vehicle could use this lane as long as it is an extreme emergency or lifethreatening situation.
Private Lanes. This lane is for all vehicles (shuttles, vans, cars) that are going to a single point or
place.
Public Lanes. This lane is for all public vehicles (taxis, jeepneys, buses) that stops between stations
and is bound to several points or destinations.
Bike Lane. This small lane is for motorcycles and bikes to protect the riders from accidents and
collisions with larger vehicles.
Pedestrian Lane. This narrow lane is designed for persons with disabilities and for people that walk
to work or go to places by foot.
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Energy
Solar-powered Villages
Switch to solarpowered systems and start by powering small rural villages. Use solar-powered
induction cookers to reduce LPG consumption, non-renewable petroleum gas dependency, and safety
risks posed by the use of LPG.
Renewable Power Source Loan

The DOST must outsource and sell cheap solar panel systems as a renewable energy and power
source for consumers. Agencies like the SSS, GSIS, Pag-ibig, banks, and others must provide
affordable low-interest loan plans for its clients. The Renewable Power Source Loan is not limited to
solar power producing systems and can be used to purchase power generating systems that are
considered renewable.
Grass as Biofuel Source

Since grass grows abundantly anywhere throughout the year, let us make use of this as an alternative
source of energy. Taking out all the weeds not only keeps the surrounding clean and pleasant but
these weeds can be fed to digesters in order to make biogas, an alternative to nonrenewable energy
sources like LPG and diesel fuel.
Harnessing Wave Energy

The Philippine archipelago is covered by water. If we can convert the waves into energy, then each
island can have an unlimited renewable source of energy. It would also reduce our reliance for coalbased energy source and at the same time minimize carbon emissions and improve air quality.
The wave turbines are placed along pylons, under bridges where cables run to power the nearby
islands.
[see INNOVATIONS: WAVE TURBINES.]
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Feedback Motors
The Feedback Charging System. If two motors, A and B, are connected together back to back
wherein they share a common shaft, it is possible to create a feedback charging system that will
supply enough power to extend the life of the main motor [A]. The output of the charging motor [B]
will be fed to two rechargeable batteries [C and D], and a switching device [E]. At one moment,
battery C will supply power to motor A. All the while, motor A drives motor B which generates enough
power to charge battery D. When battery C become low, the switching device switches the two
batteries so that battery D will start supplying energy while battery C is being charged.
Figure 1: Motor A running on Battery D
Figure 2: Motor A running on Battery C
The range of application for the feedback charging system is almost limitless. It could power
household fans and appliances to save electricity. This system, too, will save cars from using fuel.
Theoretically, this system provides an almost infinite power source, without relying on natural sources.
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Saving Electricity
110V Conversion. Currently, we are applying around 220 Volts to run electrical appliances and
electronic systems. Most of these equipments does not fully make use of these voltages that it still
need to have its own power supply circuits and step-down transformers in order to reduce the applied
voltages to the actual voltage levels needed to make the equipment work. A computer, for example, is
fed with 220 Voltage but the internal circuitry requires several steady 5V, 12V, and 24V sources in
order to run properly. This proves that the power we are supplying to this equipment is much more
than they actually need.
However, if we set the residential voltages to 110V, we could save as much as 50% of our electricity
cost. Sources for industrial and commercial areas need not be changed for they use heavy
equipments. Their bigger and powerful machines require more power. However, we could still set the
general lighting voltages to 110V to save more energy.
Power is directly proportional to Voltage, as in the equation P=VI (where P stands for Power, in
Watts(W); V stands for Voltage, in Volts(V); and I stands for Current, in Amperes(A)). Hence, an
appliance consuming 2A of current at 220V would consume 440W of power. If the appliance is rated
for 110V then it would only consume half the power. Japan is using this type of system.
While this move will save consumable energy, it will also help in reducing the carbon emissions of
electric power plants because of reduction in consumer requirements.
Switching to Low-Power Electronic Devices. Some devices require a lot of power to run. But if we
promote the use of devices that require less power, then we can save more electricity in the long run.
For example, in a home using a 200W amplifier for a stereo for music, one can simple use a 50W
amplified stereo component instead, since people rarely turn the volume dial to maximum.
Switching to LED TVs is also cheaper since its internal circuitry doesnt need more than 1000V to run
that an analog TV would. Using a handheld PC or a laptop consumes a lot less energy than a desktop
computer would. A desktop PC needs a monitor, which is powered separately. Phasing out analog
televisions and monitors and banning the sale of surplus analog CRT sets is a good way to reduce
energy consumption. CRTs emit harmful rays and consumes a lot of power.
DC Powered Homes. Energy distributors must look into distributing DC power supplies that is just
enough to power home devices. Manufacturers must make devices and appliances conform to DC
power.
Provide 5V DC supply source for phones, tablets, etc.

Provide 12V or 24V DC supply source for laptops, computers, fans, etc.
Provide 110V AC only for TV, electric ovens, iron, refrigerators, freezers, and power tools.
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Running on Garbage. The household and industrial sectors generate a lot of wastes. In the future,
homes will be powered by garbage. While the technology still isnt available locally at the moment, it is
best to put our inventors to work and be the first country in the world to develop such technology.
Technically, modern homes need electricity to power necessary devices and this modern lifestyle adds
more load to the current consumer energy demand. Homes also generate wastes and growing waste is
still a big problem to the ever growing population. If homes can be powered by its own wastes,
whether by biogas or by conventional means, more energy will be saved and unrecycled wastes will be
reduced.
Solar-powered Homes. The common household makes up the most number of active electricity
consumers. The greater portion of the energy in this country are used to power homes. However, if
renewable-energy harnessing solutions, like solar panels, were cheap, we could save a huge amount
of energy and reduce carbon emissions in the process.
[see SOLAR-POWERED VILLAGES]
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Innovations
Research and Development
Why are we facing the same issues over and over every year? That is because we are always trying to
solve all the problems all at the same time at once by dividing a small fund equally, hoping to reduce
its ill effects. But then, the result is still the same every year and we never learn. We just wasted a
great deal of public fund just to keep the media off our backs and keep the governments rattled face
off the evening news. We have changed nothing.
If we had focused on one thing for a year, made some thorough research to develop a certain solution
that would drastically reduce the occurrence of such issue, then we could have solved one thing today
and spend the next two years worrying about a different issue.
Where are we on poverty and finding out how to keep the depressed areas from financial and mental
depression? For all we know that the healthy state of the body also depends on the healthy state of
mind. Are the studies going to remain just as it is? A scientific analysis in a book or just another
professional opinion?
The surveys have been made. It is time to analyze the gathered facts and formulate a concrete
solution.
Why are we just watching the fresh grads go abroad, letting the ingenious and the creative take a
part-time job, or making the even bright unprivileged ones to stay leashed? Why are we not
employing their minds and putting their hands into work to help the (incompetent, if not dull) ones in
office?
I mean, where are we on stopping these pests eating our coconut fields? We dont have any
immediate out-of-control action plans. We dont even have damage control. We know what it is were
dealing with, right? So, why is it hard to just make this book?
Issue solved?
Do some research.
NO
Open book or OCAP.

Read and Apply.
Develop a solution.
YES
Print a book or OCAP Distribute. Read. Understand. Memorize.

[Out-of-Control Action Plan].
Is there an issue now?
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Again, where are we on providing cheap, renewable energy? What are we doing with our inventors
and why are we not supporting their inventions or utilizing them at least? I heard someone used water
to power a car. But where is it? I guess the Europeans got hold of the technology.
Where are we on improving our agricultural rice production? The research was done here. Our
neighbors studied here. The study was a success, but were our farmers informed and were the
theories successfully applied across the country?
Do we have research centers? How come we havent heard anything about their research in the news?
How come the general public knew very little about their work, or worse, never even knew where they
are?
Protecting Homes
More than ten typhoons visit this tropical country every year. And every year, homes are destroyed
because of these strong winds and heavy rain.
What if our roofs are aerodynamically shaped and strong enough to sustain heavy winds? Will a lowrise dome-shaped roof able to direct strong winds upwards even if the winds could come from any
direction?
What if huge bolt and nuts are used instead of nails? Nails can be easily pulled from the top because
its body is smooth and it doesnt have threads like a screw does or a securing stopper at the other
end. What if roof nails have threads and can be secured by a locking nut? What if bolts can be driven
into roofs like a nail? What if these nails have supplementary rubber washers on it? Replacing roof
nails with something that resembles bolt and nuts would keep a storm from tearing a poor mans roof
away.
What if bended iron rods are used like staplers to clamp the roof securely to the foundation walls?
Wouldnt this be strong enough to keep walls together during an earthquake?
If we look closer into nature and learn how plants and animals cope up with natural stress, then we
can apply this system into modern living. If we copy the structures of a cellular fiber and utilize its
form and how its structure dissipates physical stress, homes and buildings can be built to stand and
absorb any effects of an earthquake or typhoon.
If all these innovations would be put into place into communities, then there is a chance that the
damage we incur during a typhoon every year will be minimized and the government can put more of
its funds to other priorities like basic services.
The main goal here is make homes situated in typhoon-prone country safer. The only way to do that is
create a research and development team dedicated to study the effects of typhoons, flood, and
earthquakes to building materials and come up with an innovative method or material that is capable
of withstanding even further damage.
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Double Cheeseburger
Double Deck Transport. The problem with transportation is just there is just too many people trying
to go to different places all at the same time and there are too few public vehicles. If buses, jeeps and
trains have twice the capacity, then there would be enough rides for everybody.
If the LRT, MRT, and the PNR could modify existing trains to have second decks, trains could transport
more people from one point to another and there would be enough space to keep the ticketing lanes
and waiting line short. The lower deck must be reserved for men, elderly men, and the handicapped
while the upper deck must be reserved for women, children, and the elderly women.
Double Deck Classrooms. If 30-seater classrooms had ceilings that were just high enough to
accommodate another layer for three rows of ten chairs, then each class can hold up to 60 students,
even if we cant employ more teachers.
Maybe the government can push schools to build classrooms as auditoriums or lecture theaters so that
more students can fit in one room and teachers can make use of digital projectors and tablets
(handheld PCs) as equipments.
Two-Story Housing. The Philippines have problems with housing. Not that theyre pricey to begin
with, but there is not enough land to house everybody. So why not put two or more families to a small
piece of land instead of just one? In this way, everyone has a chance to own a decent home. One
home on top of another.
Agricultural land is turned into residential lands, making shelter compete with food sources for space.
The land are of the Philippines is fixed and its not growing. Its getting smaller too because of growing
population. Instead of promoting house and lots, promote the wide sale of apartments, tenements,
and multi-story residential units. The government must not accept anymore new subdivisions or land
conversions that cater only to building single houses.
Maybe the government can revise building code standards and encourage people to build concrete
roofs that are two-story-ready, instead of using metal sheet roofing that is less sturdy, prone to
corrosion, and tears easily during strong winds.
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Cleaning Rivers the Natural Way

Rivers including the Pasig River are dying because of pollution caused by human activities. Every day
people repeatedly throw garbage into the water. In the same way every year, typhoons and flood
pushes wastes from the inlands into the river causing more pollution.
To protect our water system from repeated abuse as such, the rivers and waterways must be
protected by a concrete barrier to keep the wastes from reaching the water.
Since the damage has already been done, a strong effort must be made to help rejuvenate the dying
waterways. This includes regular dredging using heavy machinery and cleaning by using natural filthfeeding life forms.
Phase One. Aside from regular dredging, cleaning waterways can be achieved naturally by using
freshwater snails.
Freshwater snails are cheap. They are hardy and can tolerate extreme environment, including low
oxygen conditions. They also feed on filth and feed non-stop for 24 hours each day. They multiply fast
and can lay about 100-300 eggs every month. They are also good food sources for fish, shrimps, and
crabs. This makes the snails the best natural way to clean polluted riverbeds and to re-sustain life.
Phase Two. Once the snails have reduced the toxicity of the waterways into acceptable normal levels,
predators can be introduced. Shrimps and crabs are scavengers, too. Introducing them would clean
the riverbeds even more because they are bigger and move faster than snails. These animals would
also prey on snails and the overwhelming presence of snails will sustain them.
Phase Three. Once the shrimps and crabs are teeming and breeding, hardy fishes [like tilapia] and
eels can be introduced.
Phase Four. Introducing mangroves will provide more shelter for the river inhabitants. This will also
act as physical barriers to prevent land wastes from reaching the water. Mangroves will provide more
oxygen into the air and suck nitrogen and animal waste as food.
Alternative Houses
All unclaimed container (confiscated, old, or defective) vans at the port or shipyard must be recycled
as houses.
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Floodways
Construct underground tunnels with width and height that allows a truck or bulldozer to fit through.
These must be required for all major cities and that every decontaminated waste water sewerage line
must be connected to it. The tunnels directly lead to the nearest bay or lake. This will hope to prevent
future scenarios of city flooding. Bulldozers and dump trucks are utilized to maintain the tunnels clean.
The tunnels must be declared as danger zones and the public must be prohibited from entering,
sheltering, or building structures near them.
Drones
Purchasing drones may be seem costly, but using drones to conduct aerial inspection and field
assessment, especially in times of crisis, is imperative when it comes to delivering the appropriate
support needed for the emergency situation.
The DOST can make or develop drones for government and military purposes. The agency could
employ the help of inventors and young enthusiasts to design new drones that would fit the demand of
each agency. The DOST can even host a competition and the winning entry can be employed for
practical use.
Drones are easy to make. Cheap drones can be built using three or more radio-controlled helicopters
symmetrically coupled together to be able to carry loads depending on its intended use. Cheap
cameras that deliver real-time videos can be fitted in to provide eyes in the sky. Also, clamps can be
attached to deliver certain loads, while carrying enough reliable portable power supply to accomplish
its objectives.
F-Drones. The DOST can make fire-proof drones for the Fire Department to aid them in assessing
situations in tight areas where firemen cannot fit in. The fire-proof drones can deliver oxygen supply
and anti-fire agents and provide auditory guidance to trapped earthquake victims.
S-Drones. The DOST can make bullet-proof drones for the Police Department to aid them in
conducting surveillance and assessing ground situations. When equipped with programmable lights, it
can also help the Traffic Management team in controlling the area around a road mishap.
W-Drones. The DOST can make water-proof submersible drones for the Philippine Coast Guard to aid
them in conducting underwater search and rescue operations. Underwater drones can be employed to
verify oil leaks in tankers and ships. They can also be used to constantly monitor water levels and sea
surges in times of flood and typhoon. Solar-powered radar drones can also be used to detect the
presence of hostile Chinese or foreign ships in the land-disputed areas in the western region.
V-Drones. The DOST can make flame-resistant, high-altitude drones for the PhiVolcs team to aid
them in conducting tests and assessing situations in and around the volcano and its danger zones.
M-Drones. The DOST and the Defense Department can make military-grade drones for the Armed
Forces to aid them in conducting reconnaissance missions and aerial surveillance High-altitude drones
are important military air assets that can be used to track the position and movements of hostile
forces. They can also be used to deliver firepower in the form of small bombs and light-weight
precision cannons in tight enemy lines and poor terrain.
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Saving on Cost
Backyard Processing Plants. The government can save more on its infrastructure projects only if
they could have the cheapest main source of materials. This is false.
The prices of the materials are declared by the market. For as long as the government have no control
over the prices of materials they need, the prices will continue to soar.
The government can save more on its infrastructure projects only if they would gather raw materials
and process it themselves. This will be advantage in all aspects since:
People would rather have their lands mined by themselves, materials processed locally, and
used for local purposes.
The government wont have to deal with fluctuating prices of materials if they can process it in
their own yard.
The government wont have to depend on foreign countries for supplies.
Building a processing plant for raw materials will generate more jobs and employ more
workers.
Filipinos can design high-quality products to cater Filipino needs.
The government can sustain its own needs.
The government can even sell these materials as exports.
The government can build its own equipment with the help of local engineers, and inventors.
Filipino inventions and innovators will be more recognized.
The government can mine its own metals and build its own warships and patrol ships.
The government and the Armed Forces can design tougher materials based on their own
specific military requirements.
The government can design and supply its own military with enough guns.
The government can rely on its own arsenal to protect its territories.
The government can build more bridges, roads, and other infrastructure.
Unemployment rate will decline because of new jobs.
More OFWs will decide to stay and work locally.
More skilled professionals, engineers, and students will decide to stay and work locally. Their
knowledge and skills will benefit their home country.
Families will be stronger and livelier, since parent does not need to work abroad or far from
home.
Families will have more on their table and will have more purchasing power.
Lively commerce will bring about improvement on local tax, services, prices of commodities,
etc.
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Phasing Out. Denominations of five-, and ten-centavo coins are now circulating very poorly. Some of
the main reasons why most of the purchasers rarely make use of them are:
Smaller denominations are too bulky to carry.

Almost all of locally sold cheapest products cost one peso or more.
Price of fuel and transportation cost move by increments of 25 centavos or more.
Sellers have rounded up their prices into pesos to facilitate easy trade.
Phasing out these denominations does not necessarily mean we are abandoning its historical value. It
doesnt mean were ditching the importance of coconut trees [P2] just like we layed Melchora [5C] to
rest and killed the pandaka pigmaea [10C].
Physically, the cost of making or producing these denominations costs more than their actual
monetary value. That is like buying silver with more gold. That is not nationalism. That isnt even
culture or tradition. That is general stupidity.
In the case of a developing nation like ours, it is important that we must spend wisely and be thrifty
and utilize our resources properly and apply them first on basic services.
There are unconfirmed reports that some foreign syndicate is illegally gathering these denominations
for its metals. Are these cheap metal tools and padlocks being sold in the street made from our local
coins?
Floating Bridges
Develop wide inter-island bridges with floating columns and base. These bridges are based on the
floating raft concept. These bridges must be able to stand huge waves and strong storms. Use these
bridges to connect islands and the so-called Interisland Transport System (ITS).
Magnetic Handouts
Books and reading materials must be detachable so that the student can bring home only the pages
they really need.
Textbooks and workbooks can be in the form of a string of small booklets (or fillers) containing one or
more small chapters. The booklets have cheap magnetic covers so that they can be easily reattached
to the other booklets (or chapters) and form one complete book.
In this way, students have lighter loads going to school and carries only the necessary reading
materials for the day.
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Anti-Weather Device
Typhoons form in the Pacific and devastate the country every year. This result to damages to property
and loss of lives that adds up to poverty and unstable economic growth.
To prevent strong typhoons from occurring, scientists must study the life cycle and behavior of storms
and cyclones and develop a device that would cancel it out at a very early stage.
According to the laws of physics, opposing forces would tend to cancel each other out. If this theory
can be applied to typhoons, then we could create an energy-dissipating device to cancel the force of
the storm. It could be in the form of a shockwave-generating guided rocket that can be programmed
to detonate in the atmosphere at the center of the storm. Once the rocket reaches the center of the
storm and detonates, it should create an explosion or shockwave that would dispel the force of the
storm.
The age of using military arms against people must come to an end. Instead, these arms must be
used to fight climate change and ensure the preservation of human lives.
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Wave Turbines
The Philippine archipelago is covered by water. If we can convert the waves into energy, then each
island can have an unlimited renewable source of energy. It would also reduce our dependence for
coal-based energy sources and at the same time minimize carbon emissions and improve air quality.
To generate power, the generator [green] must be fed through two separate counter-turning gears
[red and blue], as illustrated below:
One gear [blue] will turn clockwise as the wave advances while the other [red] will turn
counterclockwise as the waves recede. Both gears will take turns making the generator gear [green]
turn and produce power.
The wave turbines are placed along pylons, under bridges where cables run to power the nearby
islands.
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Figure 1. (a) Wave advances and pushes a wall that turns the blue gear clockwise. (b) Wave recedes
and pushes the wall back without dragging the gear in the opposite direction. (c) Receding wave
pushes the wall back into its original position.
Figure 2. (a) Receding wave pushes the wall back into its original position. (b) New wave pushes the
wall forward, turning the red gear in the counterclockwise direction. (c) Wave advances further and
pushes the wall into its terminal point.
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Helping Each Other Move Forward

Two or More Ideas Better than One: The Bayanihan Board
Imagine there is this on-line Bayanihan Board where people of all ages can submit their ideas and pool
all suggestions and proposals in one place.
Then, imagine a kid who had this crazy idea of having a remote operated roof to cover rice fields just
before the tropical storm.
Then, imagine an inventor who has been asking the government for support several times and the
government doesnt seem to want to heed his need or listen to his idea because there wasnt enough
money, or funds, to begin with. He was able to make a cheap prototype of a roof, aero-dynamically
designed to withstand heavy winds. He was also able to make a cheaper version of a solar panel
capable of storing and producing enough power to drive a remote-operated roof. (All he ever wanted
was his name etched on the roof.)
Then, imagine an entrepreneur who had a beautiful mind, a unique product, and a way to generate
enough money to make him rich (and even support the inventor or the kids crazy idea). He just
needed a signature on his loan application.
And finally, imagine a group of people coming together: a teenage-dad, a single-mom, a former
convict, an out-of-school youth, a jobless stranger, an over-aged worker, a gay, an activist, a drugaddict-turned-actor, and a hearing-impaired boy who wants to change the world. All they ever wanted
was a chance to prove other people wrong.
Who said you could jump over the moon like cows? Then, before the end of the 20 th century, Neil took
a step on the moon with his visors on. America did it. They pooled their ideas into one place and sent
the monkeys into space.
Who said you could own a robot? Then, Japan made ASIMO, several decades after Nissan and other
car manufacturers started employing robotic arms to do a mans job.
Everything starts with a dream. Clearly, the kids crazy idea is just as absurd as the real ones we
already had before.
The Bayanihan Board. Imagine how many of those ideas are worth the money and the risk.
Maybe someday, someone would try to make good use of the PAGASA typhoon track history and build
a wind turbine to generate free electricity? Or maybe, someone would look into the Pacific Ocean and
place a line of electrical pylons for wave turbine generators?
Nah. While Germany is trying to unravel the wonders of the cosmos and the secrets of the human
brain, we are still here, wondering who [typhoon name] is the worst [typhoon] coming this year. While
the rest of our Asian neighbors are trying to put their selves at the top, some of us are still busy trying
to drag each other down.
The Bayanihan Board. Imagine if those evil fund scam masterminds put their heads into good use.
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A Huge Social Playground

The government must require each person to be a member, follower, or supporter of at least one club
or organization. These organizations must be either focused on social services, environmental
protection, security, research and development, or sports. In this way, more people will become
citizens with a sense of nationalism, charity, and love for nature.
To start, all organizations must have a public booth where aspiring members can easily apply. Booths
must be all in one place so that each person can have a chance to choose which activity he/she will
support. Booths must be available in the local government level so that more people will be
encouraged to join.
The organization is not limited to:
The Philippine Red Cross

The Boys Scouts of the Philippines
The Girl Scouts of the Philippines
The Rotary Club
Haribon Foundation
Bantay Bata
USAID Philippines
Salvation Army
Give a Life Charity Foundation
ABS-CBN Foundation
Ayala Foundation
Caritas Manila
Childrens Hour
Gawad Kalinga
GMA Foundation
Habitat for Humanity
Ibon Foundation
Jesuit Volunteers Phils
Knights of Rizal
Philippine Society for Training and Development
Local Fire Brigade and Volunteers
Motorcycle Riders Club
League of Inventors
National Chess Federation
Association of Mountain Climbers
Save the Trees Foundation
People for Cancer Awareness
Social Welfare Groups
In this way, more young people will be focused on social activities that are beneficial, especially to
ones social upbringing and uplifting a positive outlook towards life. This will keep people off drugs,
crime, and other forms of abuse. This will keep children from child labor and young women from
prostitution.
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Interaction between people, groups, and languages will bring about camaraderie, social care, learning,
and even new ideas to help each other solve inherent and future issues.
Engaging in socio-economic activities will bring about positive changes. Since the change started from
within and from the younger generation, we can expect a brighter tomorrow with a united response to
future endeavors. There is a chance that they will grow up to be more socially aware and less prone to
corruption.
In this ways, too, the youth has more options. More students will have second thoughts joining frat
groups and more students will be saved from hazing.
Imagine, how do we keep kids away from harm and keep them off the couch and this on-line
socialization? How do we improve their social lives and keep them off the computer screen?
Kids must socialize and interact physically, not electronically. Electronic social media makes them
Bullies and Bullied. Electronic social media makes them feel more sad and insecure because they can
only see what activities others are engaging. They cannot actively and directly participate because
they are stuck with just the computer screen. Thus, being part of this real-life social experience would
bring about feelings of fulfillment and more positive changes into young people.
Distributed Seats of Power

Move the seat of government into the Visayas. Metro Manila is crowded and traffic is heavy. These are
both detrimental to the security of the President. The Senate can be moved to Mindanao. The
Congress can stay in Luzon. These three equal divisions of power will have positive effects:
Modernization and progress will move with the distributed seats of power. While all the seats
are currently situated in Luzon, all towns in Manila grew into cities while other towns in the
rest of the country progressed very slowly.
Attention and focus with regards to infrastructure projects will be directed to the other
regions. While all the seats are currently situated in Luzon, infrastructure projects are made
redundantly. Cities in Luzon have one public hospital and several private hospitals, while most
places in Visayas and Mindanao barely had one. In most cities in Luzon, roads are smoothed
yearly, while most towns and cities in Visayas and Mindanao have to do with what they have.
The distribution of resources will be directed to the other regions. Farmers and fishermen
barely eat what they sell. While all the seats are currently situated in Luzon, most food and
resources of the country are directed to Luzon, while Visayas and Mindanao had too few farmto-market roads.
The prices of products will move. Products from Visayas and Mindanao are currently sold at
low prices while products from Luzon are sold to Visayas and Mindanao at high prices. The
distributed seats of power will bring about changes, including more stable and equally-right
price range of basic commodities.
While the Senate is in Mindanao, the government can have a good birds eye view of its actual
financial state, the state of the war-torn areas, the state of our Muslim brothers and sisters,
their culture, and their heritage. The government will now have the chance to further uplift the
rights and welfare of our Muslim counterparts. This would keep power-hungry forces from
gaining autonomy in the region.
While the President is in Visayas, he can entertain the foreign dignitaries near tourism
hotspots and sandy beaches. This is one way of promoting tourism without the need for
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words. With this concept, the foreign clients will be more attracted to the Philippines because
of the countryside, without the hassle of usual Manila traffic and congested streets.
While the President is in Visayas, he can be anywhere at any given time. Since he is situated
on the middle of the whole country, he could jump from Visayas to Luzon or Mindanao in a
manner of minutes by air, away from the heavy traffic, busy streets, and threat of Manila
protesters.
Candidates and bets from Visayas and Mindanao might get a chance at the presidential and
senatorial seats.
Both the President and the Senators will be able to see the actual state of the rest of the
country and the people, on a daily basis.
The government will take one step towards modern and effective communication by hosting
video conferences nationwide.
Because of the seat of power in each region, the government will be forced to protect the
seats by land and keep a keen eye on rebel groups or avert formation of such.
Because of the seat of power in each region, the government will be forced to protect the
seats by sea and keep a keen eye on our territorial waters.
Because of the seat of power in each region, the government will see the local issues with
their own eyes, hear the peoples grievances with their own ears, and speak based on their
personal experience within the region.
Because of the separate locations of seats of power, the government will not be totally crippled
by a nuclear missile threat or sudden chemical warfare.
The people of Visayas and Mindanao can now actively participate in public gatherings and
personally air their claims and grievances to the government, without the need to travel to
Luzon.
While the Senate is in Mindanao and now had the better view of Muslim affairs, the Muslims
can now convince the Senators and the government to a better peace compromise towards
progress.
Well be seeing more about people from Visayas and Mindanao on TV. People from the whole
country will come to learn more about Visayas and Mindanao, their art, their culture and
tradition, their products, and their way of life. People will travel more to these places and
tourism will bring about progress in sleeping towns.
Visayan and Mindanaoan designs will be more visible in clothing and these will give birth to
more mixed native sophisticated look that might attract foreign attention.
While the seats of power are evenly distributed, the rest of the undeveloped regions will start
growing at the same pace.
The country, made up of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, a group of islands separated by water
and different dialects, will move forward as a one.
These sudden changes in geographical locations must be put in place after a severe typhoon or
calamity where there is no choice but to rebuild everything else from scratch. At the same time, it is
also important to establish protected zones and restricted zones while enforcing strict laws.
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Improvement Congress
How do we rate or improve each others performance? How do we share or standardize best practices?
The best way to tackle similar issues is to solve them together. And in order for all members to
improve, one must make a contribution or share their own ideas, solutions, and innovations.
Teachers Congress. How do we know how rural teachers improve student scores by 20-30%? How
do we speed up the learning process and add more social activities? How do we help children from
rural and poverty-stricken areas cope up with studies?
If teachers have a congress and if all teachers agree to ask the government for a raise, then the
government should recognize their appeal and give what they needed, because their job is hard and
they work in the field.
Monthly LGU Assembly. How do we prepare the whole city or town from a coming typhoon? How do
we prepare people from an earthquake? How do we solve local issues? How do we implement
solutions?
Engineers Congress. How do we make a structurally safe environment safer? How do we remove
redundant pieces without sacrificing safety for cost? How do we prepare the city for future occurrence
of greater flood and stronger typhoons?
Medical Congress. How do proceed when struck with an epidemic, a critical health alert level, or a
life-threatening issue? How do we fill up what others lack? What can we do to make these medicines
and treatments available? How do solve health issues in poverty-stricken areas or deliver the best
treatment in far flung communities?
Thinking Global
Conduct seminars and conferences to solve problems like poverty, hunger, climate change, etc. Invite
young delegates from U.S., Japan, Europe, and Asian countries. Conduct similar activities frequently in
universities so that the younger generation can interact with other countries, learn new methods and
innovations, and think globally.
Hosting these conferences will help promote cooperation between countries and will generate enough
ideas to solve the national issues much faster. Getting ideas and support from neighboring countries
keeps us all in pace with global awareness of these kinds of issues.
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From Wanted Rebels to Loyal Sentinels

Everyone had the capacity and will to change, if given a chance. Everybody wants peace and to live
normal lives.
Talk with rebels and armed radical factions to stop the insurgency and the defiance, and unite for one
common goal. Cease all internal wars and disputes and establish a firm resolution towards defending
common grounds against the possibility of foreign threat.
Instead of confiscating their arms, allow them to register it, make an oath to preserve peace and the
interest of the country and fellowmen. Then, train them and certify them as Sentinels loyal to the
Philippines, the President, and the public. They will be bound by law and will strive to abide by it.
These Sentinels will be our local allies in defending our territories. Should any Sentinel join the
Philippine Army, Navy, or Marines, they will be given a chance to be called as such.
Once a Sentinel, they wont be called rebels anymore or be chased down and labeled as fugitives.
They will be offered one final chance, a clean slate. As transformed men, they will be called Sentinels
who are willing to serve and die for their country.
Rebels and factions with ties to foreign terrorist organizations may not be included. Sentinels who will
commit further crimes or any form of disloyalty or will be dismissed from service and will face trial for
his crimes.
One of the main reasons these people became rebels is because they feel ignored and left out. Like
anyone else, they have principles and have a heart to protect something dear to them. So if we give
them something greater to protect, like the whole country, not just an ethnic division or religious sect,
they will have a greater sense of responsibility. And just by entrusting something valuable to them
means their abilities are recognized and it will be a chance to regain their honor, prove their integrity,
and display their sense of nationalism and pride.
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Bringing Justice Closer

Providing supreme courts and tribunals in Visayas and Mindanao is the best ways to bring justice
closer to everyone.
Providing more judges in each region will make cases run faster. Victims will get justice just as quickly
as suspects will be brought to court.
Providing a separate judge for every police headquarters makes the process of getting warrants easier
and quicker.
Including a judge in the Presidents staff, makes the Presidential decision much manageable in times
of emergencies and when quick military actions are required. The judge will provide check and balance
and legal advice when it comes to cases related to human rights and constitutional boundaries.
DTI Livelihood and Business Equipment Loans

Most people who wants to start a new business or improve their businesses have no choice but to loan
money from five-six loan sharks and loan agencies that offer high interest rates. To help these jobgenerating entrepreneurs, the Department of Trade and Industry [DTI] must give them an opportunity
to purchase business and livelihood equipments at affordable loan plans and at the lowest possible
interest rates.
Farm Equipment Loan. Allow farmers access to farm equipment loan plans so that they could use
and own machines at affordable installment plans.
Fishing Boat Loan. Give fishermen an opportunity to have his own banca or small fishing boat
through a low-interest loan.
Cooks-and-Bakers Loan. Allow cooks, bakers, and foodshop proprietors to avail low-interest loans to
purchase kitchen and baking equipment.
Sewing Machine Loan. Allow men and women to loan and purchase sewing machines at easy
installment plans. This will help promote home livelihood options and revitalize the dying local textile
and clothing industry.
When borrowing from DTI, the borrowers are assured that they are given the best possible options
and high-quality equipments are purchased directly from its manufacturers at very affordable prices.
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Generating New Jobs

Sign-up Booths
The Philippines lack teachers, doctors, agri-professionals, police, and soldiers. But then, there are a lot
of skilled unemployed Filipinos.
One way to address this problem is to build a booth in every public place where people can sign up to
volunteer, to study, or work full-time so that they could fill the void. These booths are public and
anyone can sign up. In this way, more unemployed civilians and unprivileged individuals can join so
that unemployment rate would go down.
College and high school students, or even kids, can take part and have the opportunity to join as:
Volunteers
Temporary Club Member
Trainees. One can sign-up as a trainee if he had decided to study and work full-time.
To lure more unemployed in, there must be a grant or some form of incentive.
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Prioritizing What We Need

The problem with unemployment and education is that the country is overwhelmed by graduates and
professionals that are not what the system needs.
Doctors. Take for example, hospitals. Hospitals are overwhelming with nurses while the real
deficiency lies with doctors and surgeons. All those who took nursing courses have to pay just to
acquire job experiences. If not, they have no choice but to apply abroad as caregivers or locally as call
center agents. Aside from that, most doctors in the country are looking at employment options abroad
because of larger compensation offers. We need these people. We need medical professionals here.
Teachers. The country is in need of more teachers and more technicians to cultivate the agricultural
land. But, the government and colleges are investing and luring students into taking other courses
that does not match with what the countrys requirements are. We need more mentors.
Agriculturists. Rice and food is the basic needs of the public. With the country being mostly an
agricultural land, there is no doubt the country can be self-sufficient, given an effort is put into place
to make it that way. The farmers receive no help from cultivating the land. They have to get a loan
from somewhere and put their own backs into it, employing their wife and their own sons. At the end
of the harvest, the rice is sold at a low price, not enough to cover for the loan or avail a health care
service. In the end, he had to figure something out to buy what his family needs. The rice is taken to
consumers, but it still isnt enough. The population is growing, but the land that grows rice does not.
We need producers and farmers and agri-tech professionals.
Judges. The local prison is overcrowded. And while the criminal cases are pending because of lack of
judges to examine them, most suspects have to stay in jail longer than their sentences. And it is most
unfortunate for those who are really innocent of their crimes and those who cant afford a good lawyer
to protect their rights. While the chase for justice is on, both suspect and victims will have to suffer
physically and emotionally before they could obtain their own justice. As long as the number of judges
is not enough to resolve the pending cases piling up, people will lose their trust in the judiciary and
think that justice will be closer to impossible to achieve. We need people who could deliver justice.
Police. Security is another problem. Crime cannot be prevented if the ratio for police units and the
size of the area of concern is not appropriate. Currently, only one police is assigned to monitor three
or four blocks. In order for a case to push through, investigators must conduct a series of
interrogations and examinations of the facts. Without adequate investigators to resolve these cases,
cases will just keep piling up unresolved. We need people we can trust. We need people who can keep
us and our streets safe.
Soldiers. In times of emergency, which is frequent because we are in a calamity-prone zone, soldiers
are the firsts to respond. With a lot of land and mountain ranges to cover, the number of soldiers in
the barracks is not enough. With rebels trying to threaten the land, not to mention the shores and sea
territories we need to patrol, there is nothing that could make you feel safer than these loyal military
(Army, Navy, and Marine) officers. We need people we can rely on in times of emergency and crisis.
The government must first make sure that the primary needs of the country must be met and
prioritized. These include the need for doctors, teachers, agriculturists, judges, police, and soldiers. In
order to do so, the government must take drastic measures to encourage more students into these
courses by advertising or giving incentives or offering better compensation. Another way is to offer the
graduates leaner tax options.
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Waste Recycling Facilities

Waste problem is one of the toughest concerns that need to be addressed. People and homes generate
new waste everyday and landfills are not enough to hold them. Proper disposal and segregation can be
suggested, but without public discipline anything would be for naught.
The local city government must build a local waste recycling facility to address the garbage issue. This
will provide jobs because the waste recycling facility will need workers who will regularly segregate the
materials and feed them to grinding machines.
The employment of local jobless residents is a good way to minimize unemployment rate in the local
vicinity. Candidates must be given proper education and skills training, if they have none. Age
requirement must be NOT be limited to 35 years old so that those who want to have a job can avail
them.
Waste materials can be turned into fertilizers, if not as additives to building materials and concrete
blocks. Plastic waste can be reprocessed into school chairs. Paper can be recycled as paper bags.
[see ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: REDUCING WASTES]
Water Hyacinth
Water hyacinths clog waterways and esteros. Their fast-spreading presence covers lakeshores and
rivers. These plants are a nuisance and difficult to control.
The DOST must conduct more research and find more usefulness for this plant. If these plants can be
dried to create new and useful products (such as bags, slippers, mats, etc.), we could make use of all
these nuisance to provide an alternative form of livelihood for locals.
We could also use all these unwanted plants as a alternative source of biogas by feeding them into
digesters along with other biodegradable materials.
[see ENERGY: GRASS AS BIOFUEL SOURCE]
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Government-owned Franchises
The local government can invest in a Private-Public venture, such as franchised service from famous
brands (Jollibee, Mercury Drug, etc.) to generate new jobs and local revenue. The government will
invest in private businesses by owning a franchise and collecting revenues from it. It will have no
management function or direct on-site control. It will only have ownership and collection functions.
Addressing Educational Issues. If the government owns a paper factory or a school supply
manufacturing plant, it can supply all public schools with enough school supplies from its income.
Addressing Malnutrition and Hunger. If the local government owns a fast-food chain, it can supply
all local feeding programs with enough food from its income.
Addressing Health Issues. If the local government owns a drug store, it can supply the locals with
cheap and affordable medicine from its income or from its excess supplies.
Addressing Issues about Waste. If the local government owns a recycling plant, it can provide free
[or cheap] natural fertilizers and alternative construction materials, while greatly reducing the waste
products generated by the local community.
Once the local government has acquired additional revenues from these sources, they can:
Provide better local medical services or healthcare

Provide more books or build additional classrooms
Raise compensation of local police, public teachers, and public health workers
Fund an invention or innovation
Fund a free livelihood seminar
Fund a scholarship grant
Fund a local feeding program to fight malnutrition
Fund a local river or waterway conservation drive
Fund a community wide campaign for fire prevention
Fund a community wide campaign for cancer prevention and awareness
Build a recycling facility [if not available]
Raise local calamity funds and purchase emergency response equipments
Build a tenement for local squatters and transfer those living in high-risk areas
Build a large local evacuation facility (for cases like flood, storms, and emergencies)
Purchase solar panels and build a self-sustaining source of renewable energy for the local
community
If the government had franchises in each sector, it could partially control market prices and assimilate
a low price trend in basic commodities.
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Maintaining Integrity and Discipline

It is better to spend money to keep public servants from being corrupt than chasing corrupt public
servants.
EPAL Ban
Everywhere people look theres a face and a name stamp on every arch, tree, pole, or wall. These
sights are an eyesore and it is the result of allowing irresponsible candidates to advertise themselves
in this way. Aside from the fact that the candidates or their supporters ignore an effort to remove
them after the election period, these posters contribute to garbage.
Using posters to advertise their candidacy during campaign elections must be banned since history
had proven it that they cant get rid of it after the election period. Candidates must only be allowed to
print flyers and post their advertisements on designated public boards.
Most project planners like mayors, congressmen, and councilors etch their names on their projects
which utilized public funds. This must be banned. All previous instances must be erased, removed, and
repainted.
Government officials (and public individuals) can (but may be refrained from doing so) stamp their
names or faces only if they have funded a project with their own money. Projects made from personal
donations are allowed (but may be refrained from doing so).
New Policy for All Election Candidates

All aspiring political officials must have no criminal records or any direct or indirect participation to any
previous crime, conspiracy, or scandal.
Transparency
If the government fails to prevent its own officials from misusing public funds, the government must
opt to have all their projects plans and expenses summary submitted to students and the media for
scrutiny. Unlike the Commission on Audit, the students and the media is a foreign body, beyond
government control or influence. It can play a major role in keeping the government in check.
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Finance
Why are public teachers wages too low? Why were their salaries always delayed? Why are teachers
leaving?
Why are weather forecasters and other science and technology professionals leaving? Why are
benefits delivered late?
Are funds for government salaries redirected to something else and used for other priorities?
Private-controlled Finance Department. Since the government is incompetent when it comes to
delivering the salaries and benefits of teachers, health workers, weather forecasters, and other
government employees on time, timekeeping and financial management must be transferred to the
private sector since they have a modernized electronic timekeeping system that uses bank-to-bank
electronic transaction system for faster processing and efficient delivery.
Treason
Misuse of large amounts of public funds threatens national security. Because the funds are intended to
provide services that could have saved lives or improved lives, those who plundered it must be
considered as a threat to national security and must be labeled as traitors, if found guilty.
Because they are wicked and corrupt to begin with, they dont care about putting their name into
shame as long as they get what they want. Since they have lied to the public and used dishonest
means to acquire public funds, they are a traitor to the state and must be labeled as such.
Since they all have a way to bail themselves out, work around the system, bend a few laws, or build a
jail-turned-VIP-room cell beforehand, nothing could hurt them more than being labeled as a traitor to
this country. With this kind of added punishment they would carry for the rest of their lives, it will be a
warning to those who would do the same.
All persons guilty of treason will be denied of any government office for life. They will not receive any
pension or compensation for services rendered when they retire. Their relatives are banned from
entering public office or government positions for fear of similar attempts.
Unless they wanted to spend another year in jail for conspiracy or attempted sabotage, they cannot
engage in talks or dealings with a government official or employee or anything that pertains to
government projects, for the rest of their damned lives.
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Minimizing the Greed

Law-making Lawmakers. It is a mild-boggling trend that lawmakers nowadays are fond of making
projects instead on focusing on making and revisiting laws. In light of such, the lawmakers, and other
public officials as well, must have a strict and definite job description so that they wont focus on a
task that is not their job to begin with.
Flawed Laws. It is in fact true that some clever and nefarious individuals can make their way around
protocols of the system to commit fraudulent transactions and divert funds to hoard money. These
laws and system protocols must be revisited such that a tight security measure must be put into place
to prevent corrupt officials and duly-elected official-turned-thieves from using and gaining public
funds.
For projects or transactions requiring the use of public funds, here are some documentation and
security measures that can be used:
Public Proposals. Proposals must be made public and is reviewed and restudied by an
external body. Then, they are subjected to a voting process prior final approval from the
president.
The problem with old proposals is that although they were public hearings, not
everyone knows about it. And when an anomaly has been found in it later on, the
public only hears about it in the news. These projects and transactions are worth
millions and that it is only fair and appropriate that everyone, not just a handful, had
the right to know what the government is doing.
Secured Documents. Documents, forms, and transaction papers must require fingerprints
aside from signature. The thumb marks are then electronically verified prior processing.
Priority Level. Indicating a priority level makes it easier to approve, stop, or put project
proposals on hold.
Is the official submitting a project only to promote himself?
Is the official trying to manipulate public funds?
Is the project a priority? Is it urgent?

Project Code. This code is used to signify the type of project. Using codes is a way of easily
recognizing the content of the form (if printed on paper) and the type of project (if the details
are on computer or website). In this way too, it would be faster to search, view, archive, or
refer to the details of the project from the government website.
For example the code BR-01-12-XX-XX-XXXX-R4 stands for a bridge (BR) on

priority level 01 for region 12 created on XX-XX-XXXX, that has an immediately notice
for construction. It is not a new bridge (N) but an existing bridge undergoing its fourth
repair (R4).
Pre-approval Assessment. Before the project will be finally signed for the release of its
funds, the project proposal must pass the last rigorous final check under the Commission on
Audit or a foreign body with such powers. If the project is suspicious or anomalous then the
CA has the right to revoke or terminate the project, ban similar-looking projects, and refer the
involved parties for investigation.
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Feedback Board
If the public had a feedback board where they can express their dismay about the quality of public
service they have received from a certain public office, then the employees have a way of gauging
their own performance based on public views.
A simple SATISFIED or NOT SATISFIED questionnaire just before the teller or the exit might be useful
to measure the publics satisfaction.
An on-line feedback board or feedback textline is also useful for those who want to stay anonymous
and report anomalies, harassments, or instances of disrespect or discrimination. Even better,
government employees can anonymously report suspicious, malicious, or illegal actions they have
seen or heard from their co-employees or their boss.
The feedback board is not limited to government employees or the public. Each feedback entry is
categorized based on its content, idea, or nature of the issue. Even a student or tourist can send his
letter about how he feels toward a certain issue. And who knows? The president himself might be
reading their article and their grievances.
Getting Rid of the Torture Training Culture

The Armed Forces and the PNP were trained for withstanding pain and pressure. However, these forms
of little torture had detrimental effect on their principles. Thus, subjecting a trainee to hazing is also a
way of teaching him to do the same to others and be cruel to his future subordinates.
This culture is also practiced in schools and universities, where CAT and ROTC trainings give student
trainees unnecessary training modules that go beyond school policies and even human rights.
In order to stop the torture tradition, hazing must be banned and physical torment must be replaced
by meaningful, body-sculpting, contactless exercises.
Getting Rid of the Secrecy Tradition

They say those who dwell in secrecy dwell in darkness and corruption.
The Armed Forces and the PNP have all sworn to their lips to secrecy. That means that they would
keep any human rights violations inside their camp to themselves. That means they would deny any
involvement in all cases related to corruption and human rights violation. That means all subordinates
must keep their mouths shut about issues inside the corps, because the general or chief ordered so.
We must stop this tradition and instead make the Armed forces and the PNP speak with honestly,
truthfulness and integrity.
If the Armed forces have been more open, then there would be no room for mutiny or rebellion. If the
PNP would have been more truthful, then there would be no room for public doubt or distrust.
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Lockdown
In the first sign of an officials exposed corruption and with sufficient probable cause, the Anti-Money
Laundering Council [AMLC] must automatically lockdown the bank accounts and freeze the assets of
the official in question while a thorough investigation is being undertaken to prevent the official from
diverting or using the assets while the case is being built up against him. The concern official must
also be advised from travelling out of the country and be given a hold departure order, if necessary.
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Building Intrinsic Values in Government Employees and Public

Servants
Private employees are more productive because they are goal driven, well-oriented, and knows the
value of teamwork. This is because they have regular seminars and development trainings that
encourage them to enhance their talent, learn to motivate and discipline oneself, and use what they
have learned in every aspect of their everyday life.
The goal of these programs is to:
Promote and instill good character in public servants

Instill core values that develops ones outlook towards work and life
Develop an assertive and proactive approach in dealing with issues
Maintain discipline
Develop self-awareness and inspire them to be socially aware
Develop teamwork and demonstrate its importance in dealing with issues
Boost employee self-esteem and unleash their hidden potentials
Keep them always occupied to prevent any form of corruption
If these programs are offered to government employees, it would help them to be:
Proactive and systematic approach in dealing with issues

Disciplined and morally adamant, even in times of corrupting circumstances
Positive, happy, and love their work
Goal driven and productive team players
Honest, well-mannered, and courteous
These programs are not limited to ranking employees. All government employees are entitled to these
activities.
In the government, where corruption exists to hinder development and disrupt moral growth, the best
way to dechlorinate the system of its evils is to target its core and work from the inside out. Bringing
all corrupt officials into light and to justice is one thing, but corruption doesnt end as long as someone
comes along to embrace the corrupted seat.
However, if these programs are around, theres a greater chance that employees and officials will be
more preoccupied with self-developing activities rather than self-corrupting ideas. As long as these
people work in a positively rewarding atmosphere, they become like socially self-aware and selfdisciplined individuals that take ownership.
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Bi-monthly Seminars
In order to maintain the integrity of the employees, a bi-monthly seminar is needed to re-strengthen
specific core values. A group of speakers may be invited to give thoughts on:
Time, Productivity, and Efficiency. How to deal with tardiness, orderliness, and attitude
towards meeting specific goals.
Honesty and Transparency. How to maintain values like transparency, truthfulness, and
self-discipline.
Humility and Respect. How to promote values like respect, politeness, kindness towards
everyone.
Confidence. Instituting positive feedbacks and promoting positive thinking; Boosting ones
self-esteem; Discovering and unleashing hidden potentials
Ownership. How to improve the system by owning it, taking full responsibility, and stepping
up to lead others into flawless success
Social Responsibility and Commitment. Give strong emphasis on actual issues faced by
the whole community or the country. Cite examples of what they can do to help.
Nature and Environmental Awareness. Give strong emphasis on actual issues faced by the
whole community or the country. Cite examples of what they can do to help.
A mental and psychological exam may be provided to test both their mental skills and their mode of
reasoning.
A psychological interview may also be conducted to inquire about ones personal needs, interests, and
deficiency. The participant will be asked a series of questions regarding his work, his dealings with
people, and what he can do to maintain honesty in his work.
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National Tree Planting Week

Employees need extra-curricular activities because their line of work might consist of daily repetitive
tasks. While sport is good, competition may not be constructively taken by everyone. Also, it is
imperative to build and strengthen core values rather than physical aspects because the body is just
as strong as their mental state or will.
To help revitalize our forest and promote our national tree, a week-long festival for planting mango
tree seedlings must be held every year. The activitys goal is to continuously increase the number of
newly-planted trees to recover for lost ones. Fruit-bearing trees must be planted, but it is not limited
to mangoes. Mangoes seedlings are used because the fruit is cheap and anyone can participate. Also,
the mango is our national fruit.
Fruit-bearing trees must be planted because:
Fruit-bearing trees increase food production. Increased food production also means more
alternative food sources and economic growth. In a small way, this can help reduce poverty or
fight malnutrition.
It can create jobs. Increased food sources also means increase in raw materials for products.
Thus, many people will tend to make use of the free and available resources (the tree and its
fruit) as a way of making a living.
Planting wood-grade trees would only lure more people to cut more trees
Fruit-bearing trees will attract and sustain more animals. Fruit trees attract more insects and
more insects attract more predators like birds, lizards, monkeys, etc. Thus, creating a suitable,
self-sustaining habitat.
They are forest regenerators. Once the trees bear fruit, there is a big chance that those who
come for its fruit will become carriers and distribute its seed to other places.
Everyone must also be encouraged to contribute to building the Eastern Seaboard Reforestation Wall
to minimize the effects of incoming storms.
[see EASTERN SEABOARD REFORESTATION WALL]
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Social Trip
In order for the employee to understand the scope of his work or his duty as a public servant, a social
trip (also: field trip, ecological trip) to some areas might be an eye-opening, if not, a life-changing
experience to the participant. While it is better for the issue in the area to be related to his line of
work, it is not required that it is so. Some the areas may include:
remote areas and places where food, supplies, or services are scarce.
depressed areas and poor communities
a place for the sick or elderly
rainforest and natural wildlife habitat
museum and historical places
This will help in promoting social awareness, environmental conservation, wildlife protection, and
tourism.
Retreat and Team-building Activities

In order to promote effectiveness, unity, and camaraderie within the office or division, a day must be
allotted for the annual or semi-annual retreat and team-building exercises.
Early in the event, the participants will spend half of the day for the retreat and character-building
seminars. The objective of the exercise is to build their character as good role models and raise their
sense of social responsibility and commitment as future leaders.
For the rest of the day, there will a series of team-building workshops.
Before the end of the event, the participants are to share their experiences, the issues they have
encountered, as well as the future issues they might be facing. Then, as a whole and as equals, they
will formulate solutions to solve the aforementioned issues using what they have learned in the teambuilding exercises.
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Productivity Seminars
Character-building workshops and Team-building seminars are essential. Though these seminars are
provided mostly to private employees, it would also be beneficial to the nurturing of government
employees.
While they are still employed and are providing public service, it is also important to equip employees
with trainings about:
Quality, Total Quality Commitment (TQC)

Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM)
5S, Cleanliness, Maintaining an Organized Workplace
Effective Communication and Skills Training
Effective Listening
Basic Auditing Skills
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
Cost Awareness
Documentation
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Problem Solving Tools and Methodology
Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA)
Out-of-Control Action Plan (OCAP)
Design of Experiments (DOE)
Basic Hand symbols (for those that may need to communicate with the hearing-impaired)
Customer Service, Phone Etiquettes
Basic Accounting Principles
These seminars will help equip employees even when they leave:
Environmental Awareness
Office Software Training
Livelihood Training
Investments and Entrepreneurship
Savings, Loans, Benefits, and Insurances
Emergency Response Training, Emergency Drills, Basic First Aid Application
Basic Safety Training, Fire and Earthquake Drills
Outdoor Survival Training
Chemical Handling, Disposal, and Safety
Water Rescue Techniques
Basic Road Signs, Road Safety
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Reward System
Give employees a reason to work harder by placing them in a positive and life-fulfilling environment.
Most low-ranking employees are happy with certificates. But, dont underestimate what certificates
can do. Most homes are lined with certificates and trophies on their walls, and the typical Filipino
family would always have diplomas and certificates hanged or put on display. Certificates, alone, can
uplift ones character and will serve as both a lifetime proof and a daily reminder of his good will.
Small useful items like pens, umbrellas, bags, or shirts may also be offered as a token of appreciation
for their monthly efficient work contribution or their recognizable act of cleanliness, politeness,
honesty or integrity. While, they might cost a little, they are well worth the spend to keep the
employee at his best.
Semi-annual Outstanding Performance Certificates

Every six months, if an employee had performed very well in maintaining the integrity of his work or
his office, he shall be granted the Certificate of Outstanding Performance.
Employee(s) of the Month

An employee is granted an Employee of the Month certificate for his or her outstanding performance:
In dealing with public, clients, or customers. If the employee or Customer Service

Representative have received the most number of positive feedbacks from the customer or
public.
In putting extra effort to improve public service. If the employee made an initiative to promote
values such as discipline, honesty, consistency, reliability, and transparency.
In providing solutions. If an employee had provided or recommended a solution or an
innovation that is cost-efficient, cost-saving, and time-saving.
In providing positive concrete ideas. If an employee had provided or recommended ideas or
projects that are will help save lives and/or beneficial to nature and the environment.
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Building Intrinsic Values in Everyone

Promoting the National Language
Subtitles. All labels, road signs, warnings, commercial messages, and public notices displayed using a
foreign language, including English, must have a local translation next to or under it.
Feature of the Day. Require all broadcasting stations to feature at least one word from the Tagalog
dictionary, everyday.
Translation Guide Leaflets. Require airports and seaports to sell or give away translation leaflets.
That means anyone, including a foreigner, can easily use the leaflet as a guide to interact with the
locals in their own dialect. For example, a Russian visits Cebu and uses the translation leaflet as a
guide communicate with the Cebuanos in Cebuana.
Promoting our Culture

All commercial stores, establishments, and companies, especially radio and TV stations, can give away
free tickets to local museums or access to libraries and cultural festivals as part of prizes and promos.
Poster-Making Contest. The Post Office, or any government office, can hold a poster-making contest
twice a year. The objective of the contest is to illustrate the Filipino culture and tradition. The winning
entries will be showcased and printed in the local stamps.
Protection. Vote for the cultural protection of jeepneys, sorbetes, bayong, bagoong, bakya,
kulintang, kalesa, and other things that defines our culture, tradition, and heritage and makes the
Philippines unique in Asia and throughout the world.
Feature of the Day. Require all broadcasting stations to feature at least one article everyday about
the Philippines, including our culture, music, art, food, or anything about a certain place or historical
event.
Cultured-Based Themes. Require film makers to include historical sites, cite cultural practices, and
insert traditional characters, items, and customs into their films.
Encourage film makers to produce modern films featuring legends such as Lam-ang, Indarapatra,
Sulayman, etc.
Encourage novelists and comic book writers to produce modern-day heroes based on legends such as
Lam-ang, Indarapatra, Sulayman, etc. and make other storybooks that promote Philippine culture,
tradition, and heritage.
Culture Candy. Print Filipino trivia inside candy wrappers and snacks. Display a small Filipino trivia at
the back of food and product labels.
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Protecting our Heritage

Each city or province must have a heritage protection watchdog. These people includes local
representatives and volunteers who will monitor activities in culturally preserved areas and will
regularly conduct status checks on the heritage site. They will be the one in charge of protecting the
preservation area and will make sure the area remains protected against vandalism, abuse, theft,
conversion, modification, and damage.
Garbage bins
Cleanliness depends on how discipline people are and how trash bins are installed in the area. To
promote discipline, people are encouraged to throw their trash at the nearest bins available to them.
All commercial establishments must have garbage bins.
All mobile food carts must have garbage bins.
All cities must have street garbage bins every 10 to 15 meters.
Each garbage bins must be divided into two sections, one for biodegradable materials and the other
for non-biodegradable materials.
Junior Traffic Management Group

To discipline pedestrians who do not follow traffic rules or signs and teach them to fall in line, we must
employ the aid of students. Students have an option to spend their day as Junior Traffic Management
Group volunteer as part of the community service, instead of the old ROTC or CAT training. Their job is
to:
Direct pedestrians into using pedestrian lanes and foot bridges.

Manage pedestrians and commuters in passenger loading stations and encourage them to fall
in line.
Assist the elderly.
Report accidents.
Monitor road CCTVs.
Create updated traffic reports.
Report kotong activities.
They will be grouped with local traffic enforcers, who will be the one regulating traffic.
They can also fine violating pedestrians and use the collected money to fund their school projects or
community social programs.
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Building a Nation through Tax Donations

Time and time again, the government has been consistent in misusing public funds, and some group
of individuals even using public funds for personal gain after the government declared there is
inadequacy.
Tax-Free. Since public funds consist mostly of public revenue and tax, the government must change
its taxation measures to fight corruption. If the government could do away with taxation and money
matters and stay as a purely governing body, there might be a chance to stop further corruption
since money corrupts the greater population of the governing body. Keeping public servants from
temptation is a step towards supporting the government in fighting corruption and building values like
honesty and integrity.
Tax Donations. To keep people from evading their tax obligations and prevent nefarious public
officials from using or taking public funds, people can choose to donate money or send a greater part
of their income regularly and directly to one or more active and duly-certified non-profit organizations
as tax donations, instead of paying taxes to the government. The government will decide and choose
which sector would need more contributions.
How do you expect people to pay taxes honestly when the TV shows that the government is consistent
in mismanaging public funds and the people see the government as a corrupt entity trying to milk
them? But, by allowing the public to give tax donations freely, they will feel more assured that the
funds would go where it should go, as plain and visible as they are. Until the government is rid off of
its corruption, this way might forge more people to be more charitable, more generous, and more
devoted to his fellowmen and country.
Filipiniana Week
Every year, all Filipinos are required to wear Filipino-inspired attire for one week. This regular working
day festival will be held every August, during or after the Linggo ng Wika celebration. The attire is not
limited to barong and barot saya. Native or region-inspired, cultural or festival-inspired, and precolonial or katipunan-inspired attires are allowed to make the celebration more colorful and exciting.
Anyone caught wearing non-Filipiniana-inspired attires will be fined one peso and will be subjected to
a week-long community service.
This is to foster cultural growth and pride. There is no need to render these dates a week-long holiday
because all workers are allowed to go to work in their Filipiniana uniforms, except those who work in
critical areas where safety gears and special uniforms are required.
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Respect for Nature

Train everyone as environmentalist. Train youth in caring for the environment. Include this in the
curriculum in all levels [Elementary, High School, and College] as mandatory small short courses.
Train nature-dependent professionals as environmentalists. This will hope to instill greater respect and
concern for nature in people who depend on natural resources:
mining enthusiasts, miners, oilers, jewelry craftsmen

loggers, furniture makers, interior designers, architects
fishermen, divers, seafarers
paper millers, office workers
hardware dealers, construction material suppliers, quarry workers
Require these professionals and workers to complete this course and require them to present an
environmental awareness training certificate as a prerequisite prior work.
National Day of Family and National Childrens Day

National Day of Family. The Philippines is built on core values that protect and give importance to
the family. On this day, we must unite to celebrate and uphold the intrinsic Filipino family values, the
roles of the father and mother, the elderly and the extended families, and its contribution to society as
a whole.
National Childrens Day. The Filipinos agree with Rizal and believe that the children are our futures
hope. On this day, we must unite to remember and uphold the rights of a child and his/her big future
role in the society.
Call for Bayanihan

Anyone can request help through the Call for Bayanihan program.
Sowing and Harvesting. During the planting season, people in the community may use Bayanihan
to help farmers sow seeds on their fields. During the harvest season, the people in the community
may again use Bayanihan to help farmers harvest their crops.
Rebuilding Homes. When a family needs help rebuilding their home after a calamity had struck
them, the people in the community may use Bayanihan to help them build their house.
Building Dikes. People in the non-coastal community can come together to help build dikes for the
coastal communities.
Building Classrooms. Students can call on people to help them build classrooms, playgrounds, and
parks.
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The Complete Philippine Encyclopedia and History Book

A complete revised history book must be printed and made available for free and for public use.
The history book must also contain information and details about:
War and pre-colonization era

Famous landmarks, scenic spots, and newly discovered natural wonders
Myths, legends, and folklore
Cultural and historical artifacts
Festival calendar, list of local annual activities
A brief information about the presidents, the constitution, and the laws
History about our language, the native dialects, the baybayin, and the alibata
Maps, geological findings, and details about the available resources
Details about the jeepney, the local sorbetes, and other things that defines the Filipino culture,
tradition, and heritage that makes us unique in Asia
Timeline of special events that happened in Philippine history
Local recipes and native delicacies from all over the country
The autobiography and works of Jose Rizal
Revolutionary heroes and historical places
People who revolutionized our way of life and made a remarkable contribution in the areas of
technology, communication, finance, culture and arts
Trivia, famous speeches
The history book must also be available in CDs or DVDs along with other free educational e-books and
learning encyclopedia.
So, how do we massively make people aware of our history and promote our culture? Hand out free
Philippine History and Philippine Encyclopedia E-books in DVDs.
And where do we get the resources from? Confiscate pirated DVDs and punish the violators by making
them pay by creating copies of a Philippine Encyclopedia equal to twice the number of DVDs they
produced and/or was confiscated from them.
The complete e-book must also be included in learning tablets for children in public and private
schools.
Make the e-book available in tourism hotspots, including the Rizal Park, so that foreign visitors can see
more of what the Philippines can offer by using electronic information booths with user-friendly
interactive screens.
To promote tourism, make the complete e-book DVD as free welcome giveaways to tourists.
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Words from the Author

I feel bad that some things arent getting any better at this side of the planet.
And I feel even worse that I couldnt do anything at this point to change things
or protect what I really care about.
But then, maybe this book could spark a few changes.
Although some of the ideas contained in this book remain absurd, if not impossible to achieve,
I believe that one day someone on earth with a brilliant and open mind would find these thoughts
very interesting and useful.
And I believe that the only thing that keeps these ideas from being a realization
is the lack of sheer will to make them real.
The Man Who Dreams of a World Filled with Trees
pablo.agsalud.jr@gmail.com
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by Pablo Agsalud Jr.

One Step towards Changing the World