polarization of the population greatly contributes to this phenomenon...this has been the problem since i came to know of Manila.

ang hirap kasi sa mga tao, nakipagsiksikan sa kalakhang maynila...tinawag tuloy silang squatters...bat ayaw nila bumalik dito sa probinsiya?

they could have at least learn the art of self-reliance...money is earned the hard way coz you need to toil and earn it from the sweat of your brow, but when you compare the cost of living in the province and manila, your money has a stronger purchasing power in the province...

what can we do about it?

haul (as in kung kailangan kaladkarin, kaladkarin niyo na) those idle, homeless probinsiyanos back to the province...place them in a resettlement site where they could start their lives by farming? equip the resettlement area with the basics, i.e. health centers, decent schools, good infra (farm to market roads), good water system, etc...rather than allowing them to lose their self respect in the jungle of manila...

but then again, with our present system???? i wonder how...