Krisis sa ekonomiya ng Pilipinas By: Yumaira U. Panganiban
Korupsy Korupsyon, on, pagnana pagnanakaw kaw,, mga rebeld rebeldeng eng may kanya-ka kanya-kanya nyang ng agenda agenda at paniniw paniniwala ala,, paglobo ng populasyon at tuluyang pagbagsak ng ekonomiya ng Pilipinas…. Ano pa ba ang bago? a ala la na bang nakakagulat? a ala la na bang iba? Palagi na lamang ba tayong na!u!uli pagdating sa pag-unlad? Ang iilang mga paksang ito ay !indi na bago sa pandinig ng iilan satin sapagkat naririnig natin ito ka!it saan pa tayo mapunta. "agkalat sa dyaryo, radyo, at maging sa balita sa mga telebisyon ay makikita natin ang krisis na !ina!arap ng ekonomiya ng Pilipinas. #indi na nakapagtatakang nakapagtatakang nangyayari ito sa ating bansa da!il na rin sa napakarupok na sistema sistema ng gobyerno sa Pilipinas.
Paano nga ba natin maitutuwid ang sistema ng gobyerno sa ating bansa, kailangan pa sigurong magkaroon ulit ng People$s Power %e&olution upang masugpo ang pagdami ng mga tiwaling opisyal na para nga bang mga damong ligaw na kay !irap sugpuin. 'amu$t saring da!ilan ang nasa likod ng pagbagsak ng ating ekonomiya at da!il iba-iba at pagkagulo-gulo ng pagpapaliwanag ng mga kinauukulan tungkol sa krisis na ito ay a y !indi na alam ng mga tao kung k ung ano ano ang ang panin paniniw iwal alaa aan. n. "aka "akakat katak akot ot isip isipin in na !ind !indii na nati natin n alam alam kung kung kani kanino no nga nga ba maniniwala at magtitiwala. #indi na natin alam kung ano ba ang pupwedeng nating maitulong sa pag resolba ng krisis na !ina!arap natin. Pero ang sabi naman ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno ay masosolusyunan nila ito at !indi na natin kailangan pang maba!ala. Pero sa totoo lang, ka!it sila ay wala ring mga mga ideya kung paano masosolusyunan ito kung !indi uutang o di kaya ay !i!ingi ng tulong sa ibang bansa. "gunit, !indi naman sa la!at ng pagkakataon ay matutulungan nila tayo sapagkat itong mga bansang ito ito ay may kanya-kanya rin naming naming krisis na ini!a!arap. ini!a!arap. #indi natin masisisi ang mga bansang ito da!il sa mga oras ng sakuna ay talagang sari-sarili!an ang pakikipaglaban sa ka!irapan.
Kailangan na nating gumising sa katoto!anan at bumangon upang ipagpatuloy ang dati nang nasimulang laban. 'ana ay sa papalapit na eleksyon maiboto natin ang karapat-dapat na maging presidente na alam nating makakatulong sa pagresolba sa krisis ng ekonomiya. Kaya naman talaga nating makipagsabayan sa ibang bansa kung talagang gugustu!in lang natin. Kung kikilos lamang tayo para sa pagbabago. (tong mga krisis na ito, kung tutuusin, ay isang leksyon sa atin at sa ibang bansa na !uwag maging masyadong mapagma!al sa mga makamundong bagay, sa pagpapayaman, sa pera, na !indi naman talaga dapat maging sentro ng bu!ay ng n g bawat tao.
)!inese "ew Year *raditions
+ierent parts o )!ina !a&e &ery dierent traditions. *!e ollowing are t!e most typial: "ew Years /&e +inner *!e "ew Years /&e dinner is t!e most important dinner or t!e )!inese. "ormally, t!is is t!e amily reunion dinner, espeially or t!ose wit! amily members away rom !ome. +uring t!e dinner, normally is! will be ser&ed. +umplings are t!e most important dis! in "ort!ern )!ina. *!ese two dis!es signiy prosperity. 0t!er dis!es are dependent on personal preerene. *!e ma1ority o )!inese will !a&e "ew Years /&e dinner at !ome instead o a restaurant. 2ireworks 2ireworks are used to dri&e away t!e e&il in )!ina. %ig!t ater 34:55P6 on "ew Years /&e, ireworks will be laun!ed to elebrate t!e oming o t!e "ew Year as well as to dri&e away t!e e&il. (t is belie&ed t!at t!e person w!o laun!ed t!e irst irework o t!e "ew Year will obtain good luk. '!ou 'ui '!ou 'ui means 7ater t!e "ew Years /&e dinner7 as amily members will normally stay awake during t!e nig!t. 'ome people 1ust stay up until t!e midnig!t ater t!e ireworks. Aording to tales and legends, t!ere was a myt!ial beast named t!e 7Year7. At t!e nig!t o "ew Years /&e, t!e 7Year7 will ome out to !arm people, animals, and proprieties. 8ater, people ound t!at t!e 7Year7 is araid o t!e olor red, ire, and loud sounds. *!ereore, at t!e "ew Years /&e nig!t, people will laun! ireworks, lig!t ires, and stay awake t!e w!ole nig!t to end o t!e 7Year7. %ed Pakets *!e %ed paket is a red en&elope wit! money in it, w!i! ranges rom one to a ew t!ousand )!inese Yuan. Usually t!e red raket is gi&en by adults, espeially married ouples, and elderly to young !ildren in t!e "ew Year days. (t was belie&ed t!at t!e money in t!e red paket will suppress t!e e&il rom t!e !ildren, keep t!e m !ealt!y, and gi&e t!em a long lie.
"ew Year 6arkets
(n t!e ourse o t!e "ew Years days, a temporary market will be setup to mainly selling "ew Year goods, su! as lot!ing, ireworks, deorations, ood, and small arts. *!e market is usually deorated wit! a large amount o lanterns. 'mall Year 'mall year is t!e 49t! or 4t! o t!e last mont! o t!e year. (t is said t!at t!is is t!e day t!e ood god will lea&e t!e amily in order to go to !ea&en and report t!e ati&ity o amily to t!e /mperor o t!e !ea&en. People will ollow religious eremony to say arewell to t!e ood god, inluding taking down and burning t!e paint o t!e ood god. Ater t!e "ew Years +ay, people will buy new paint o t!e ood god and display it in t!e kit!en. )leaning A ew days beore t!e )!inese "ew Year, people will do a omplete leaning o t!e !ouse and !ouse wares w!i! signiies to remo&e t!e old and welome t!e new. #istorially, w!en bat!ing did not our oten, people would normally take one to welome t!e "ew Year. +eoration Ater t!e leaning, people will deorate t!e !ouse to welome t!e "ew Year. 6ost o t!e deorations are red in olor. *!e most popular "ew Year deorations are upside down u, dui lian, lanterns, year paint, paperutting, door go ds, et. )!inese "ew Year #istory (t is unlear w!en t!e e;at beginning o t!e "ew Year elebration in )!ina is. "ormally, it was said to start rom t!e year end religious eremony during t!e '!ang +ynasty <3=>> B) - 3344 B). A ew belie&e t!at it started rom as early as /mperor Yao and '!un <@4955 B). At t!e beginning, t!e date o elebration &aried rom mid-winter to early spring. it! t!e maturity o t!e solar base alendar, /mperor u <3= B) - = B) o t!e #an +ynasty <45> B) - 445, establis!ed t!e irst day o t!e irst mont! as t!e beginning o t!e year, w!ere it remains. *!e ollowing is a brie list: /mperor Yao and /mperor '!un <@ 4955 B): small sale "ew Year elebration type o ati&ities. '!ang +ynasty <3=>> B) - 3344 B): "ew Year elebration started rom religious eremony. #an +ynasty <45> B) - 445:
"ew Year elebration is oiial at t!e irst day o t!e irst mont! and rak bamboo appeared. <)rak bamboo will reate loud raking sound w!en put on ire. (t is belie&ed t!at t!e sound dri&es away e&il. ei +ynasty <445 - 4> and Cin +ynasty <4> - 45: 2ireworks used in "ew Year elebration. *!e tradition o '!ou 'ui ormed. 'ong +ynasty 5 - 34=D: 2ireworks using gun powder began. Aording to tales and legends, t!e beginning o )!inese "ew Year started wit! t!e ig!t against a myt!ial beast alled t!e 7Year7. *!e 7Year7 looks like an o; wit! a lion !ead and in!abits in t!e sea. At t!e nig!t o "ew Years /&e, t!e 7Year7 will ome out to !arm people, animals, and properties. 8ater, people ound t!at t!e 7Year7 ears t!e olor red, ire, and loud sounds. *!ereore, or sel-protetion, people ormed t!e !abit o posting red +ui 8ian in ront o t!eir !ouse as well as laun!ing ireworks, and !anging lanterns at year end.