Societal issues

Lack of Jobs/unemployment
One of the major problem of our society today is the lack of jobs many Filipino people
were unemployed. Although many of us finished a degree but Brain drain and lack of
local opportunities to promising graduates were some reasons why some of us dont
have enough work. For decades, the Philippines has always had large populations of
migrant workers abroad. From a purely economic perspective, working elsewhere will
always be more financially rewarding. In fact, many doctors go back to school to study
BS Nursing, hoping to work abroad in a lower level. It is because a lot of opportunities
offer in other countries. In addition, with the advent of the call centers that can pay
higher than some local managerial positions, many college graduates (even the board
passers in nursing, accountancy, and engineering) choose to take a dead-end path.
Other business processes are outsourced here, particularly software, but they may not
be
as
promising
as
the
ones
in
Silicon
Valley
(e.g.,
software
enhancements/maintenance instead of building a new and exciting product from
scratch).
Traffic
1. Why do you think there is traffic particularly in Cabanatuan City?
2. How can we lessen it?
3. As a citizen, what can we do to help with the traffic situations in Cabanatuan City?
Heavy traffic is caused by undisciplined jeepney, bus and tricycle drivers that stop in the
middle of the road to take in passengers. There are bad roads that have to be fixed and
water lines that need to be reconstructed. This happens repeatedly, therefore making
the roads affected a bottleneck. Rush hours traffic is caused by undisciplined jeepney,
bus and taxi drivers that stop in the middle of the road to take in passengers. There are
bad roads that have to be fixed and water lines that need to be reconstructed. This
happens repeatedly, therefore making the roads affected a bottleneck. Rush hours just
contribute to the problem. There are times when the traffic is too heavy that the cars are
completely still for minutes. As a citizen, the best way to help is to be aware of the street
rules and follow them. For the drivers, be a defensive driver, it's best to be safe.
Accidents just worsen everything. It affects your time, your vehicle, the other cars and
most of all it risks your life. there are other ways to help, like donating funds for
development, it is very inconvenient. We know that there is a lot of corruption happening
in the Philippines, therefore your donation will most likely go into the official's "pockets".
Accidents just worsen everything. It affects your time, your vehicle, the other cars and
most of all it risks your life.just contribute to the problem. There are times when the

traffic is too heavy that the cars are completely still for minutes. As a citizen, the best
way to help is to be aware of the street rules and follow them. For the drivers, be a
defensive driver, it's best to be safe. Accidents just worsen everything. It affects your
time, your vehicle, the other cars and most of all it risks your life. there are other ways to
help, like donating funds for development, it is very inconvenient. We know that there is
a lot of corruption happening in the Philippines, therefore your donation will most likely
go into the official's "pockets". Accidents just worsen everything. It affects your time,
your vehicle, the other cars and most of all it risks your life.
ECONOMIC : CHILD LABOUR
MANILA - Over the past decade, the incidence of child labor in the Philippines increased
by almost 30 percent from 4.2 million in 2001 to 5.5 million last year, the 2011 Survey on
Children of the National Statistics Office (NSO) indicate, alarming both the Federation of
Free Workers (FFW) and the International Labor Organization (ILO).
The NSO, which ran a survey on working children last year, also said the number of
children engaged in hazardous work increased by 25 percent from 2.4 million in 2001 to
3 million 2011.
Hazardous child labor was higher among boys, with 66.8 percent as compared to girls
with 33.2 percent. Central Luzon (10.6 percent), Bicol (10.2 percent), Western Visayas
(8.5 percent), Northern Mindanao (8.2 percent) and Central Visayas (7.3 percent) were
the
regions
with
the
highest
incidence
of
hazardous
child
labor.
NSO gave its findings today during the Philippine Celebration of World Day Against
Child Labor in Pasig. The survey was made of the 29 million Filipino children, aged 5-17
years old.
The same survey revealed that farms are the most common place of work (55.4
percent) of children. Some 12 percent work in their own homes as a part of a family
enterprise. Those working in the streets and working at sea similarly account for 9
percent of where working children are found.
Environmental : Alarming Waste Problem In The Philippines
The Philippines is looming with garbage problems despite the passage of the Ecological
Solid Waste Management Act or the Republic Act (RA) 9003
2007 first quarter data from the National Solid Waste Management Commission shows
that there are 677 open dumpsites, 343 controlled dumps, and 21 landfills in the
country. An additional 307 dump sites are subject for closure or rehabilitation plans but
without definite schedules for enforcement. About 215 additional landfills are being
proposed to be set up nationwide.

Environmentalists stress that Republic Act 9003 calls for the adoption of the best
environmental practices in ecological waste management and explicitly excludes waste
incineration as an ecological option. These polluting disposal facilities are major sources
of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere which adds to global warming.
Landfills and open dumps, according to studies, account for 34 percent of humanrelated methane emissions to the atmosphere, a global warming gas that has 23 times
more heat-trapping power than carbon dioxide. These landfills and open dumps are
illegal under RA Incinerators, on the other hand, have significantly higher levels of
greenhouse gas emissions (per kilowatt) than a coal-fired power plant when all of the
carbon coming out of an incinerator stack is measured. Such emissions are banned by
the
countrys
Clean
Air
Act.
Inaction on garbage contributes to the death of at least two persons every minute due to
complications from environmental problems, which could be prevented if the country
only developed a more efficient environmental management program.
Mismanagement of waste has serious environmental consequences: ground and
surface water contamination, local flooding, air pollution, exposure to toxins, and spread
of disease. Many of the disposal sites contain infectious material, thus threatening
sanitation workers and waste pickers.