Corruption breeds Insurgency
Young people are drawn into radical movements due to rotten system ✏️ Glenn Junsay Pansensoy · 📁 National Affairs · ⏱️ 5 min read Hunger, Homelessness, and Uprising in the Philippines In the Philippines, when farmers—who harvest the nation's rice and corn—go hungry themselves... society teeters on the brink of collapse. These contradictions aren't accidents—they're the direct result of a system that rewards exploitation while stripping dignity from the masses. Hunger, Homelessness, and the Simmering Seeds of Uprising in the Philippines MANILA In the shadow of gleaming skyscrapers in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), construction worker Ramon Santos* hunkers down each night in a tarp-covered shack along a polluted estero. By day, he hauls rebar for luxury condos that sell for millions; by evening, he skips meals to stretch his ₱650 daily wage. "We build their dreams, but we can't afford ri...