Philippines is underdeveloped because it is located close to the equator, it is ethnolinguistically heterogeneous, its population has a high Catholic and Muslims proportions, and because it is an interventionist country. Being an ethnoliguistically heterogeneous country is a factor of underdevelopment because diverse societies produce more poor policy management. Because different tribes and different ethnic groups produce competition on who is the better group. And they have different culture. Also, being an interventionist country plays a big role in underdevelopment. Because here, people rely on foreign policies they are dependent to. Such in the Philippines case, it is the United States. Philippines rely on the United States’ alliances, they follow what is asked to them to do, they serve the foreigners, and makes the country open for them without asking for anything. Unlike when going to United States, that U.S Visa is needed by every individual. Church is also a factor that is causing underdevelopment. The church is affecting the economy by intervening with the laws the government pass, such as RH bill, which is really necessary to implement in order to balance and control the population of the country. It is also a big factor because the Church influence Catholic Filipinos, and there are a big percentage of Catholics in the Philippines. Same as with the Muslims, high proportions of the Muslim in the Philippines is also a factor because in this case, Muslims, who do not like the administration, terrorizes the country. They kidnap people, especially foreigners which is affecting the tourism side of the country. Both Catholic and Muslim show poor government performance and low tax rates. And lastly, government is also a factor, because with interventionism, citizens are entrusting the government to hold and control their properties. And this power given to the government, are often keys to temptation that leads to corruption.
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