Updated, advanced, ahead – it’s a shame that none of those words fit the technological condition of the Philippines. I must say that we are technologically weak.

            One of our mentors at church who works for Fujitsu has a Japanese boss who once said: “Filipino engineers are the best engineers in the world. But the technology in the Philippines is outdated.” Yes, we may have the skills but they are being limited because we don’t have the tools that could be used to enrich those.

Most of our vehicles, especially the public buses and trucks, aren’t really brand new but are “hand-me-downs” from other countries. We still make use of what they consider trash.

Our medical equipment? Incomplete. Some people still have to go abroad just to be able to use the equipment they need.

Telecommunications here may seem to be flourishing since what we know is that a lot of people use it (provided that we are always included in the Texting Champs list), but actually it is still far from being good enough. You see, that’s the problem. There are so many active users that the telecom companies cannot accommodate them all. Their technology is too weak to do that. Plus, there are still places in the Philippines that have bad receptions or no reception at all!

And finally, the internet connection is really really slow, just as I stated in my last blog entry. Turtle-net!

These are just examples of how much we are lagging behind already but I guess the worst of all these is the fact that there are still places in our country that do not have electricity. It was bad enough that the phone reception and internet connection is extra weak, but how much more without it?!

            We all know how behind we are, not just in technology but also in almost everything. I guess it’s because lack of technology slows down our country’s economic growth, too. They go together.

 We can't forever brag about how talented Filipinos are and we can’t forever ride on with the success and pride of others. Instead, we must have our own accomplishments as individuals and also as a whole. Find ways to excel!

(on Is the Philippines Technologically Updated? Is the entire Philippines wired?”)