Sunday, August 10, 2008
MY REACTION: Montalban
Based on the reading selection, I agree about Malthus statement that we should implement a law about the population control on poor people. These people should know the effects if they continue producing life. They should know that many effects will come in their lives including FOOD SHORTAGE which is the primary reason why some people often commit crimes. One effect also is the AIR POLLUTION. If our air will be polluted our environment won't be friendly anymore. Some of us will easily get sick which causes us not to work for a while. It will cause trouble to those who depend to their jobs. We all know that our body is very important, we should know how to take care of it. Lastly, the SPACE SHORTAGE. Some of us are suffering because of space shortage. Some will live under the bridges and others live near the trails which is dangerous especially to the children. To the government, they should act now before our problems will be worsen. Malthus is right in many ways but it's still up to the people if what path they will follow...to the GOOD or BAD...!
MY reaction: Montalban
It is stated in the blog that rapid population is one of the main reasons why a particular country is decreasing its economic status. Yes it is, population growth will always tend to outrun the food supply and shelter. Our basic needs will be reduced if rapid population will increase.
Rapid population growth has several economic consequences. It requires heavier investment in education, health, and transport merely to maintain these services at their previous level; yet, the working population has a higher burden of dependence to support, making both individual and national saving more difficult. Although population growth is not the only problem dividing rich and poor countries, it is one important variable that has widened the gap in growth in per capita income between developed and developing nations.
When it comes to birth control I think it would be a step to minimize and balance our society. Advocates of birth control see it as a means to prevent the personal and social pressures that result from rapid population growth. With this it we would be able to support our family, and even help others also.
We must be aware of what is happening in our society, especially in the matter of increasing population. When it comes to this, we may be able to help each and everyone to cope with this kind of matter. We must balance our population so that we mat be able to have balance and prosperous economy.
Reaction about the Article of Montalvan
This article talks about the reproductive health, population policy and so on. In short this article talks about population control.
Nowadays, the prices of the products are getting higher and higher. And due to this crisis many people needs job to support daily needs. And also many people in this time didn’t mind what kind of jobs there’re in. Even selling there bodies just to live.
Teenagers today are so liberated. They need a sex education to inform them the effects and disadvantage in early pregnancy. This may cause overpopulation, shortage illness to woman and of course poverty.
There are some ways to prevent the population explosion. Just like:
Contraceptives can help in controlling the population explosion.
Sex education – this is very helpful to us students to know the effects and disadvantage of the population explosion.
And most of all self-respect. If you have respect to the opposite sex of course there will be no interaction will occur and it can help the growing of population.
By these ways it can help the society.
Nowadays, the prices of the products are getting higher and higher. And due to this crisis many people needs job to support daily needs. And also many people in this time didn’t mind what kind of jobs there’re in. Even selling there bodies just to live.
Teenagers today are so liberated. They need a sex education to inform them the effects and disadvantage in early pregnancy. This may cause overpopulation, shortage illness to woman and of course poverty.
There are some ways to prevent the population explosion. Just like:
Contraceptives can help in controlling the population explosion.
Sex education – this is very helpful to us students to know the effects and disadvantage of the population explosion.
And most of all self-respect. If you have respect to the opposite sex of course there will be no interaction will occur and it can help the growing of population.
By these ways it can help the society.
reaction: Montalvan
What was Malthus theory? His theory talks about the population explosion.Population explosion is the rapid and dramatic rise of the population. He based his theory on the population explosion that was already becoming evident in the 18th century. and are argued that the number of people would increase than the food supply. Population would eventually reach a resource limit.Any further increase would result in a population crash, caused by famine, disease or war. Malthus was optimistic about the outcome and suggested that only 'moral restraint' could prevent crisis. Montalvan's article was once focus on the population explosion and the decrease of the food supply due to the crisis facing on one's country. We all now that our country, the Philippines is in need in terms of our economic status. Many people are not the the proper profession. In that case how can we progress or support our economic status if we are not doing well in the people that give rise the the economy. Population was exploded nowadays not only in the Philippines but also in different country. There are a lot of people but no food supply. This was cause due the rise of population. Example was NFA rise the government was selling. Many people cannot afford to buy the commercial rise, so they keep in falling line everyday just to but a kilo of rise. If we have a lot of food supply, people wont be falling line. Governmennt must see what was the counry is facing for. There are a lot of thing that can solve the problem of our country. we must just work together to achieve the country's goal and that we may live the life that is full of enjoyment and not on worry to fall in line just to get a kilo of rice.
Population expolsion was not the biggest problem in the country, it's just part of a little.
Population expolsion was not the biggest problem in the country, it's just part of a little.
Reaction about Montalvan
According to Malthus Theory, Projection of population growth, he based his theory on the population explosion that was already becoming evident in the 18th century, and argued that the number of people would increase faster than the food supply. Population would eventually reach a resource limit (overpopulation). Any further increase would result in a population crash. Malthus was not optimistic about the outcome and suggested that only ‘moral restraint’ (birth control) could prevent crisis.
It tells about the population growth here in philippines, the population expansion then goes to abortion. It states that the increase of population will lead to economic problems such as running out food supplies and the basic commodities. It is good that we will control the population growth. But we must put a limitations to the use of reproductive health, artificial contraceptive and etc. because it is simply a catch-all jargon that includes abortion and it may have negative effects to the health of women. And there are some factors that we will include especially the government which is responsible for control. It states also that population is simply not the solution to povety.
Therefore, in the article i have read all of the information stated in the article, can never do a great help and can never be considered as the best solution for rising the economic status here in the Philippines. Economic rise can be achieved if we must start educating the people and disciplining ourselves to become a more responsible citizen. Economic growth and economic status is not only based on the population's growth. The government has the power to control the population but it only depends on how they take actions with that. It also true that our country now is in crisis some of the people hard to find job. And some also are lazy, some are depend on the government. This article is really good to read to know the flow of economical status, the population growth and etc.
Reaction on the Article About Montalvan
I think that Malthus theory, the “moral restraint and vice”, is unacceptable to our society. Late marriage and sexual abstinence could still be considerable. But advocating infanticides, murder, contraception and homosexuality is such a hideous thing. This is totally out of bounds. And it is so degrading that this proposal is only implied for the lower classes. And even countries that are tempted by Malthus suffer from the diminishing human sources and other countries now are encouraging child-bearing to limit population decline. How ironic.
The anti-life and anti-family advocates still pursue the decrease of population, which they think that it’s the solution for economic growth and development. And yes, it questionable that the anti-life and anti-family advocates didn’t give a push to comprise the Senate Bill 319 which seeks to ban abortive drugs and devices if they are really concern of the society. They might want to advocate abortion too.
Everybody should understand that poverty is not only caused by overpopulation and reducing population is not he aid to economic crisis. For an instance, how can you explain the crises that are taking place in some countries that have less population density? Poverty is caused by o lot of issues in the economy. The status economic of a country depends to the continuous economic flow and not just arguments about population. There are so many factors to consider here. Like in our country today, the best thing to pay attention to is the government and their governance. If the graft and corruption would not be aided for as soon as possible, success will remain elusive.
The decline in population can also bring disaster to a country. It may even contribute to poverty because there would be less labor force.
The anti-life and anti-family advocates still pursue the decrease of population, which they think that it’s the solution for economic growth and development. And yes, it questionable that the anti-life and anti-family advocates didn’t give a push to comprise the Senate Bill 319 which seeks to ban abortive drugs and devices if they are really concern of the society. They might want to advocate abortion too.
Everybody should understand that poverty is not only caused by overpopulation and reducing population is not he aid to economic crisis. For an instance, how can you explain the crises that are taking place in some countries that have less population density? Poverty is caused by o lot of issues in the economy. The status economic of a country depends to the continuous economic flow and not just arguments about population. There are so many factors to consider here. Like in our country today, the best thing to pay attention to is the government and their governance. If the graft and corruption would not be aided for as soon as possible, success will remain elusive.
The decline in population can also bring disaster to a country. It may even contribute to poverty because there would be less labor force.
Reaction to the Published Article, "About Montalvan"
About the article posted, it talks about Malthus' theory on how to control a population of a country. He based his theory on the population explosion that was already becoming evident in the 18th century, and argued that the number of people would increase faster than the food supply (stated in the Law of Supply and Demand). This theory supports the famine we are now facing in the Philippines which is the rice and crude oil shortage and also supports the law that implies supply and demand. Population would eventually reach a resource limit. Any further increase would result in a population crash, caused by famine, disease, or war.
Malthus was not optimistic about the outcome and suggested that only ‘moral restraint’ (birth control) could prevent crisis. Recent famines in Ethiopia and other countries, where drought, civil war, and poverty have reduced agricultural output, might suggest that Malthus was correct. In the USA, the UK, and many other countries, the agrarian revolution boosted food production, and contraception led to a decline in birth rate; and in some countries population control policies have been introduced.
To my point of view, I 50% sided to the statement "Increase in population will devastate the economical status of a country" and 50% to the statement "Increase in population will help the economical status of a country".
To further ellaborate (I will only focus here in the Phil.), to the side of devastating the economy, for example here in the Philippines, it's a fact that the greater the population the lower the economical status. Tracing back way in 1990's the Philippine population was more than 66 million, up from 48 million in 1980. This figure represents an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent, down from 2.6 percent in 1980 and from more than 3 percent in the 1960s. And in 1990's we're still progressive at that time. Why the Philippines is in great crisis now is in the leaders itself and the habbit the pinoys have-- poor people always looking up in our government for aid instead of making iniatiative how to survive. We should help our country to solve our problems not contributing! The trend of law of supply and demand states that the higher the population, the higher or even highest the demand exist. About our leaders, money that come from the government which is suppose to be for the people, they're just putting it in their pockets like nothing happens!
Now, to the side of helping the economy. This requires labor force. The more the population, the more the labor force there is. So this would result to progress. Here in the Phil., we have more labor force but not fully used because there are many individuals who are jobless. But it's true that the more people there are the progressive the country will become. If China will continue its 2 child policy well it would lead to less labor force.
I am with Malthus when he said about the usage of contraceptives. In the Phil., it's the major contributor how to lessen population. Especially teens now are so hot, they need to bring pills or condom with them. In these days we cannot stop teens from being so "flitry", so they to bring with them contraceptives.
How can someone say in this IV-Rutherford group that poverty is not the effect of overpopulation? It's always overpopulation...overpopulation! Supply and demand remember? Malthus' theory is the solution now waiting to be seen by the government!
Malthus was not optimistic about the outcome and suggested that only ‘moral restraint’ (birth control) could prevent crisis. Recent famines in Ethiopia and other countries, where drought, civil war, and poverty have reduced agricultural output, might suggest that Malthus was correct. In the USA, the UK, and many other countries, the agrarian revolution boosted food production, and contraception led to a decline in birth rate; and in some countries population control policies have been introduced.
To my point of view, I 50% sided to the statement "Increase in population will devastate the economical status of a country" and 50% to the statement "Increase in population will help the economical status of a country".
To further ellaborate (I will only focus here in the Phil.), to the side of devastating the economy, for example here in the Philippines, it's a fact that the greater the population the lower the economical status. Tracing back way in 1990's the Philippine population was more than 66 million, up from 48 million in 1980. This figure represents an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent, down from 2.6 percent in 1980 and from more than 3 percent in the 1960s. And in 1990's we're still progressive at that time. Why the Philippines is in great crisis now is in the leaders itself and the habbit the pinoys have-- poor people always looking up in our government for aid instead of making iniatiative how to survive. We should help our country to solve our problems not contributing! The trend of law of supply and demand states that the higher the population, the higher or even highest the demand exist. About our leaders, money that come from the government which is suppose to be for the people, they're just putting it in their pockets like nothing happens!
Now, to the side of helping the economy. This requires labor force. The more the population, the more the labor force there is. So this would result to progress. Here in the Phil., we have more labor force but not fully used because there are many individuals who are jobless. But it's true that the more people there are the progressive the country will become. If China will continue its 2 child policy well it would lead to less labor force.
I am with Malthus when he said about the usage of contraceptives. In the Phil., it's the major contributor how to lessen population. Especially teens now are so hot, they need to bring pills or condom with them. In these days we cannot stop teens from being so "flitry", so they to bring with them contraceptives.
How can someone say in this IV-Rutherford group that poverty is not the effect of overpopulation? It's always overpopulation...overpopulation! Supply and demand remember? Malthus' theory is the solution now waiting to be seen by the government!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Reaction to the Article: About Montalvan
We all know that our country or shall i say Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country. And this is
one of the countries which has a lowest status of the economy. I guess everone of us are aware of what is happening in our country now especially the prices increasing. Yah, population growth is one of the cause why our country is affected of the economic status but not totally. Maybe I will agree if I will say it is because of how our government or how we deal this country. It is us why we have this kind of pitiful country. I dont know why they letting on increasing some products if they just noticed the Filipino people now which is getting now poorer... As what I have noticed now some couples or some women now dont want to have more children unlike before..
The article about Montalvan is mainly talking about the population growth that affects the economic growth and development.
Ahmm.. about Malthus' theory introduce the rather pessimistic principle that foresaw the world’s population out running food supply, leading to decrease food per person. His theory is pointing out the economic status. Some filipino people became lazy nowadays because they are just depending on the government which just gave them supplies, thats why they dont look for a job.. Some Filipinos just depend on their plants.. they dont care bout their status/life for as long as they eat three times a day it is ok to them..
Unlike other countries which has lower population and a high economic status, the people there are too busy earning for money and dont have a time to watch their children and no time for themselves. If we compare them to us we are just on the tip of their nails... :D that's why some American people are criticizing us because of our status now.. And in order not to be criticize again we should strive hard in order to have a stable life...
reaction:
We are really aware nowadays of what is happening in our nation. I, myself, could really tell that we have a financial crisis especially today that prices of products are increasing. Based on the article, About Montalvan, there are ways to decrease the rate of population on the country to lessen its poverty level. Some ways are the omnibus law covering reproductive health, population policy, two-child policy and sex education for the youth. Most people say that these are effective ways to control and decrease the growth of population. Some also say that these are also the reason for decrease in labor. There are so many questions that run in our minds that why do we have to have these kind of ways well in fact, base on what I have observed in our society today, there is no change at all even though we go on trying to do these ways.
It was mentioned in the article about the theory of Malthus. Many people knew about the theory of Malthus and most of the cling to it. It says in the article that those who do cling to Malthus’ theory up to this day misinterpret not just for his thought but they do have a successful population program. Japan, Germany and Italy are now in the throes of the so called “demographic winter.” The governments of Russia, Singapore, South Korea, and Bulgaria are now offering incentives to encourage childbearing in the attempt to curb population decline. Yet in the Philippines, many anti-life advocates do not cling to this theory because of the own reasons. This is really one big factor why the country does not rise from the problem in the increase of population. As for these reasons that they have, they have their points being against this theory and influence Philippine legislative efforts so to not follow the theory.
On the other side, for some reasons, the article says that population decrease is not a result to poverty fore in many years ago, the population rate of the country decreased but still many people are in the level of poverty. I should say that a agree with it because though population will decrease, if there is nothing to eat, nothing jobs offered, and nothing less to survive, still poverty will not be gone. There are many side activities why poverty does not decrease like corruption, and more. But in general, decreasing could also help in lowering the level of poverty in any sense. Still it could give more opportunities for many to have a descent job to have a better living.
As for my own point of view, I do not certainly agree about this bill in the case of reproductive health which was mentioned in the article though this really could help in the succession of the country. But we should still have to consider our human rights. Our country is a catholic country. We believe in many things especially God. We have commandments to follow. Though contraceptives do can really help in decreasing population growth, many people will be affected in whatever they believed in. Maybe there are some other ways in preventing the growth of population rather considering this bill as appropriate in our country. Some other countries have a very big rate in population but they are not in the stage where almost all the people die and suffer because of poverty. It is not only the rate of the number of people that we should consider, we should also look at the people who handle the lives of many people, those people who mislead the money given to them to help their own country men, and those who just destroy the name of the country.
It was mentioned in the article about the theory of Malthus. Many people knew about the theory of Malthus and most of the cling to it. It says in the article that those who do cling to Malthus’ theory up to this day misinterpret not just for his thought but they do have a successful population program. Japan, Germany and Italy are now in the throes of the so called “demographic winter.” The governments of Russia, Singapore, South Korea, and Bulgaria are now offering incentives to encourage childbearing in the attempt to curb population decline. Yet in the Philippines, many anti-life advocates do not cling to this theory because of the own reasons. This is really one big factor why the country does not rise from the problem in the increase of population. As for these reasons that they have, they have their points being against this theory and influence Philippine legislative efforts so to not follow the theory.
On the other side, for some reasons, the article says that population decrease is not a result to poverty fore in many years ago, the population rate of the country decreased but still many people are in the level of poverty. I should say that a agree with it because though population will decrease, if there is nothing to eat, nothing jobs offered, and nothing less to survive, still poverty will not be gone. There are many side activities why poverty does not decrease like corruption, and more. But in general, decreasing could also help in lowering the level of poverty in any sense. Still it could give more opportunities for many to have a descent job to have a better living.
As for my own point of view, I do not certainly agree about this bill in the case of reproductive health which was mentioned in the article though this really could help in the succession of the country. But we should still have to consider our human rights. Our country is a catholic country. We believe in many things especially God. We have commandments to follow. Though contraceptives do can really help in decreasing population growth, many people will be affected in whatever they believed in. Maybe there are some other ways in preventing the growth of population rather considering this bill as appropriate in our country. Some other countries have a very big rate in population but they are not in the stage where almost all the people die and suffer because of poverty. It is not only the rate of the number of people that we should consider, we should also look at the people who handle the lives of many people, those people who mislead the money given to them to help their own country men, and those who just destroy the name of the country.
REacTion On The ArTiCle "ABOuT MonTaLvaN". . .
The article that talks about the Montalvan, is merely focusing on their economic point of view. all of their points in their economics is not a valid societal concern into there euphemism. And besides, as what i have observed in our country. when our population growth increases, that demands increases too.
Malthus proposal for the solutions that would apply to the poor, seems to be the hardest solution. It implies that only few have these capabilities, like social responsibility for societal ills. Philippines is experiencing now a low economical status. All of the people's needs are now increasing. Rice, gasolines, Foods and etc. they found out that sex education, two-child policy and the law of covering reproductive health was the best solution to decrease population growth.This way could help a bit in decreasing our population growth but on the other hand, these solution that will be implemented will be the worst way to decrease population growth. Two Child policy: do you think, family that consists of more than two child will agree on these solution? i think they won't. I'm not implying that all of these solution that proposed by the government is not good for our country.
When we tackled about our economy, it would be that the economic status is improving. these facts are the possible output of our economy it can prevail in a certain country wherein some circumstances are must be considered. Some of these includes how government works our country, how they handle the
budget for each projects that must be implied and how sincere they are
in serving our country.
There are some points that could help our country, like family planning, sex education for the youth and promoting contraceptives for women. I strongly believe that, if people will help themselves. There would be a what we called " success ". And we should stop CORRUPTION, that hinders all the plans that should be proposed in our country.
I am really opposing on the article that i have red, about the economic status that they are facing, and all the solutions that they are trying to imply. So, we must strive hard now, to help our country improve as well as other countries did. And we just need to be united as on, and we should work all these together. Cuz' "The Family that prays together, stays together".
Malthus proposal for the solutions that would apply to the poor, seems to be the hardest solution. It implies that only few have these capabilities, like social responsibility for societal ills. Philippines is experiencing now a low economical status. All of the people's needs are now increasing. Rice, gasolines, Foods and etc. they found out that sex education, two-child policy and the law of covering reproductive health was the best solution to decrease population growth.This way could help a bit in decreasing our population growth but on the other hand, these solution that will be implemented will be the worst way to decrease population growth. Two Child policy: do you think, family that consists of more than two child will agree on these solution? i think they won't. I'm not implying that all of these solution that proposed by the government is not good for our country.
When we tackled about our economy, it would be that the economic status is improving. these facts are the possible output of our economy it can prevail in a certain country wherein some circumstances are must be considered. Some of these includes how government works our country, how they handle the
budget for each projects that must be implied and how sincere they are
in serving our country.
There are some points that could help our country, like family planning, sex education for the youth and promoting contraceptives for women. I strongly believe that, if people will help themselves. There would be a what we called " success ". And we should stop CORRUPTION, that hinders all the plans that should be proposed in our country.
I am really opposing on the article that i have red, about the economic status that they are facing, and all the solutions that they are trying to imply. So, we must strive hard now, to help our country improve as well as other countries did. And we just need to be united as on, and we should work all these together. Cuz' "The Family that prays together, stays together".
Reaction to the Published Article: "About Montalvan"
The Malthus theory article states that the increase of population will lead to economic problems such as running out food supplies and the basic commodities.
I agreed that the growth of the population affect the economic status of the country because, when the population of the country increases, the supply and demand also increases. But here in the
But I’m not saying that population control is simply the solution to poverty or economic problem. There are other factors such as graft and corruption in the government. In fact,
Therefore, it is good that we will control the population growth. But we must put a stop to the use of reproductive health, artificial contraceptive and etc. because it is simply a catch-all jargon that includes abortion and it may have negative effects to the health of women. And there are some factors that we will include especially the government which is responsible for control.
reaction to the article about "Montalvan"
Montalvan’s article is mainly about the population and the economic status of a country. As what I observed in my country, the Philippines, population really affects its economy. In the other countries, when the population increases, the supply and demand also increases. But here in the Philippines when the population and demand increases, the supply decreases. The needed supplies, such as food, water, and shelter are not sufficient for the growing population. The population should be controlled by means using contraceptives. Why, because as we all know, Philippines is one of the most populated countries of the world and now encountering such problems as flooding of the population, insufficient supply of food and shelter and education. These are the reasons why Philippines is also one of the countries with the lowest economical rate or status.
Well, I am not saying that the population is the only reason why our economy today is getting worse. The other factors that make our economy fall down are the government and the citizens.I think, the government has the power to control the population growth. But It is a fact that the Philippine government is known to be corrupt, and they keep on promising but they broke all their promises. Another thing, our fellow Filipinos should also take responsibilities since they are citizens of this country, and some of them depend on the government. That’s why they are lazy. We shouldn’t put all the blame of what is happening in our society and in our economy to our government leaders.For me, people should be independent and work for their own future. And remember “Thou shall not disobey the rules.” Because once you’ll disobey, you’ll suffer.
Well, I am not saying that the population is the only reason why our economy today is getting worse. The other factors that make our economy fall down are the government and the citizens.I think, the government has the power to control the population growth. But It is a fact that the Philippine government is known to be corrupt, and they keep on promising but they broke all their promises. Another thing, our fellow Filipinos should also take responsibilities since they are citizens of this country, and some of them depend on the government. That’s why they are lazy. We shouldn’t put all the blame of what is happening in our society and in our economy to our government leaders.For me, people should be independent and work for their own future. And remember “Thou shall not disobey the rules.” Because once you’ll disobey, you’ll suffer.
Reaction: Article about Montalvan
The article, ABOUT MONTALVAN, mainly talks about how
population growth can greatly affect the economic status of a certain country.
Well for me, I strongly disagree that population growth had greatly affect the decline of the
economic status of our country, maybe it contributes, but it doesn't mean that
it is really the main reason why Economic Crisis is prevailing in our country right now..
When we talk of economy, it could be that the economic status is in success
or declining. Either of the two can prevail in a certain country wherein
a lot of factors must be considered. Some of these includes how
government officials govern the country, how they manage the
budget allotment for each projects to be done, and how dedicated they are
in serving the people.
Population growth has nothing to do against the decline of economic
status that the Philippines is experiencing because
when we would look at other country, like China, whose population is greater than
what our population is, we can see that they are not experiencing
a tremendous economic crisis that we are experiencing right now.
So, from that example alone we could clearly see that
population growth can never totally affect the economic status of a certain country.
It's just a matter of how good the governance is
and on how dedicated the officials are in serving the people not minding
of the benefits that they could have.
Also in the article, an English demographer named Thomas Robert Malthus
advocated a solution called the "moral restraint and vice" which
states that in controlling the population growth
is to practice late marriage and sexual abstinence. He also
proposed on the use of infanticide, murder, contraception, and homosexuality.
In his proposal, it is very much horrifying that in controlling
the population, disobeying the Law of God is involved and much worst is that
it must only be applied among people who belongs to the
lower class of the society.
I guess, it is very much unfair since social discrimination
is already involved.
Another thing that is being tackled in the article
are the proposed plans of a two child policy, reproductive health and sex education
for the youth. all of these plans has of it's own advantage
as well as a great disadvantage. Advantage in a sense that it could
give knowledge among the youth and it could also help in preventing the
so called abrupt "population bloom" but when we talk of the
disadvantage it could bring, it would cause
a lesser labor force which then could contribute
to a much declining economic status in the future.
For me, all of the proposed plans stated in the
article, can never do a great help and can never be considered
as the best solution for rising the economic status of the Philippines.
Economic rise can be achieved if WE would start
educating and disciplining ourselves
to become a more responsible citizen.
Economic growth and Economic Status is not merely based on the
population's growth but it's just a matter of
GOOD GOVERNANCE and TRUE SERVICE that our government officials
would render to US.
population growth can greatly affect the economic status of a certain country.
Well for me, I strongly disagree that population growth had greatly affect the decline of the
economic status of our country, maybe it contributes, but it doesn't mean that
it is really the main reason why Economic Crisis is prevailing in our country right now..
When we talk of economy, it could be that the economic status is in success
or declining. Either of the two can prevail in a certain country wherein
a lot of factors must be considered. Some of these includes how
government officials govern the country, how they manage the
budget allotment for each projects to be done, and how dedicated they are
in serving the people.
Population growth has nothing to do against the decline of economic
status that the Philippines is experiencing because
when we would look at other country, like China, whose population is greater than
what our population is, we can see that they are not experiencing
a tremendous economic crisis that we are experiencing right now.
So, from that example alone we could clearly see that
population growth can never totally affect the economic status of a certain country.
It's just a matter of how good the governance is
and on how dedicated the officials are in serving the people not minding
of the benefits that they could have.
Also in the article, an English demographer named Thomas Robert Malthus
advocated a solution called the "moral restraint and vice" which
states that in controlling the population growth
is to practice late marriage and sexual abstinence. He also
proposed on the use of infanticide, murder, contraception, and homosexuality.
In his proposal, it is very much horrifying that in controlling
the population, disobeying the Law of God is involved and much worst is that
it must only be applied among people who belongs to the
lower class of the society.
I guess, it is very much unfair since social discrimination
is already involved.
Another thing that is being tackled in the article
are the proposed plans of a two child policy, reproductive health and sex education
for the youth. all of these plans has of it's own advantage
as well as a great disadvantage. Advantage in a sense that it could
give knowledge among the youth and it could also help in preventing the
so called abrupt "population bloom" but when we talk of the
disadvantage it could bring, it would cause
a lesser labor force which then could contribute
to a much declining economic status in the future.
For me, all of the proposed plans stated in the
article, can never do a great help and can never be considered
as the best solution for rising the economic status of the Philippines.
Economic rise can be achieved if WE would start
educating and disciplining ourselves
to become a more responsible citizen.
Economic growth and Economic Status is not merely based on the
population's growth but it's just a matter of
GOOD GOVERNANCE and TRUE SERVICE that our government officials
would render to US.
Reaction on the article
On the Article that i have read, it talks about the theory of malthus and the contradictions that gave to the country that implied malthus' theory, the effect of massive increasement of population and the agenda for controlling the upsurge of a country's population. Generally it talks about how population affects the economical status of a certain country.
For me, the growth of a population has nothing to do or maybe it has but only a li'l bit. If we were to scale the population of two countries,like Philippines and China, we all know that these two countries have very big populations but when you look at the economical status of these two countries, China still is productive even though they have enormous scale of population while the Philippines is might as well dropping its productivity below its average rate. I assume that the growth of population of each country is little to do with its economical status.the economical status of every country depends on the people in the country its economical balance. And thats what i assume.
Well, I slightly agree with the theory of malthus because it maybe useful that his theory can be beneficial, but the problem is that his theory only implies to the lower class and the mid calss in the society, rich people is not affected by this. The population control strategy called for the late marriage and sexual abstinence also and only implies to the lower and mid class of the society. Well the theory of malthus,uhmm...i might as well say that its not beneficial to such country that does not fit the standards of the theory of malthus, and there are many counrties that does not fit to its standards.
And in the Article, it mentioned about the use of contraceptives, laws and programs to handle population; an example of these are omnibus law covering reproductive health, population policy, two-child policy and sex education for the youth. Instigating laws, programs to manage population, and using contraceptives is not erroneou; this can help rise the economical status of a country and its population, but it must be assured that it will not be the cause of the demise of a country, an example for these situation is the country of China, China implemented the two-child policy, it made accomlishments though when years passed by inconcistency rised, people felt that the country is lack of young adults who could do hard labor for the country. It is not wrong to implement programs, laws, and policies but it must be assured that there would be no flaws.
The scale of population of country does not matter, it is the people of a country that can bring oblivion or truimph.
Friday, August 8, 2008
reaction : Article about Montalvan
Due to these problems,
But, do these really help? Do these increase the development of our country? THINK!
Two-child policy, could also help in decreasing population, but what if the couple already have 3 or 4 or even more? Are they going to kill them? Obviously, that’s not good or even right!
Sex education for the youth, it gives knowledge to students or early youth, it gives knowledge to students to be open-minded about those issues at the very early age. But, does this help? Yes, in decreasing population. But in
Well, though these policies or laws are used today, we still haven’t progress, and the worst, we getting down.
Having a populated country, won’t merely help in developing our country. Though its over populated, as long as we know how to strive and survive, surely, it will soon progress.
Recently, our situation here in the
Though we are too many, too crowded in this country, if we could just unite and cooperate, avoid the grafting and corruption which is mainly why we never progress, be true to everything, helping each other, hand in hand, Philippines will simultaneously progress.
We must also remember the saying, “the merrier the better”, but still, “we need to strive more together”.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Reactin to the Article: About Montalvan
Malthus theory states that food supplies are increased if the population of the country will decrease. His theory highlighted the Filipinos economical status. Instead of following any of Malthus Theory/ westernized standards, the filipinos are still continuing the population growth of the country which pulled it down.
Nowadays, Filipinos are not working and they are contented staying at home. Since they have nothing to do, they would come up to love-making at the end and come up with a children. Unlike those other countries with higher economic rate and low populations. Their parents are usually busy at work and have no time for heating up their bodies. They are being more practical, following Malthus Theory for they have ended up having high ecomonical rate and prosper.
That's why some foreign countries criticize us because were so lazy. And yes, it's true. That's why some families can't eat 3 times a day because of laziness. If we strive our economy will rise or shall I say we can have high economy.
Nowadays, Filipinos are not working and they are contented staying at home. Since they have nothing to do, they would come up to love-making at the end and come up with a children. Unlike those other countries with higher economic rate and low populations. Their parents are usually busy at work and have no time for heating up their bodies. They are being more practical, following Malthus Theory for they have ended up having high ecomonical rate and prosper.
That's why some foreign countries criticize us because were so lazy. And yes, it's true. That's why some families can't eat 3 times a day because of laziness. If we strive our economy will rise or shall I say we can have high economy.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Reaction to the published article: "About Montalvan"
The article is mainly about the proportionality between population and the economy of a certain country, in this case, the Philippines. Does the growth of the population affect the economic status of our country? I strongly believe it does. When you come to think of it, when the population increases, the supply and demand also increases. But here in the Philippines when the population and demand increases, the supply remains stagnant or even worse, decreased. The needed supplies, such as food, water, and shelter are not sufficient for the growing population.
It is presented as an argument whether or not population should be controlled by means of using contraceptives. My idea on this mater is, it should. Why? Because the supply itself (like what I mentioned earlier) is not sufficient, it is having a hard time copping up with the bloated population. Thus it should be controlled, so that the population would equal the supply, and not the other way around, because with today’s economical crisis it is very impractical.
I am not saying that population is the only reason why our economy today is very unstable, but what I am trying to imply is that the growth of a population is one of the main factors why an economy fluctuates. What are the other factors, you ask? I believe that the government and the citizens also have big impacts to our economy.
The government is responsible for control, therefore they are the ones concerned mainly with the development of our country. It is a fact that the Philippine government is known to be corrupt, due to this image, our present leaders should prove to the people that what they believe is wrong, but unfortunately nothing is happening. Another thing, our fellow Filipinos should also take responsibilities since they are citizens of this country. We shouldn’t put all the blame of what is happening in our society and in our economy to our government leaders.
To others, Population may not have any connection with a country’s economical status. But they should always put in mind: “Too much of something is not good and too little of that thing is not enough.”
It is presented as an argument whether or not population should be controlled by means of using contraceptives. My idea on this mater is, it should. Why? Because the supply itself (like what I mentioned earlier) is not sufficient, it is having a hard time copping up with the bloated population. Thus it should be controlled, so that the population would equal the supply, and not the other way around, because with today’s economical crisis it is very impractical.
I am not saying that population is the only reason why our economy today is very unstable, but what I am trying to imply is that the growth of a population is one of the main factors why an economy fluctuates. What are the other factors, you ask? I believe that the government and the citizens also have big impacts to our economy.
The government is responsible for control, therefore they are the ones concerned mainly with the development of our country. It is a fact that the Philippine government is known to be corrupt, due to this image, our present leaders should prove to the people that what they believe is wrong, but unfortunately nothing is happening. Another thing, our fellow Filipinos should also take responsibilities since they are citizens of this country. We shouldn’t put all the blame of what is happening in our society and in our economy to our government leaders.
To others, Population may not have any connection with a country’s economical status. But they should always put in mind: “Too much of something is not good and too little of that thing is not enough.”
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Reaction to the article: "About Montalvan"
The article mainly talks about how population is related to the economic status in which a country, specifically speaking the Philippines, has. For me, it has no relation at all, since some countries have high population structures and still they're very productive in terms of there economic status, such example is China (specifically speaking the kind of situation they have now). The Philippines, as we all know, is a poor country but trust me it has nothing to do with our population, well maybe a little bit, but instead it is affected by how the government is leading this country, for the fluctuation of our economic status is in their hands. The population has very little effect on the economic status we are having now, and the one whom I blame the most is the government, because they are held responsible, for it is there duty to make our country productive with the help of the people, of course.
Well, about Malthus' theory -- in which I consider is negligible -- is so prejudiced because it only implies to those people who are on the lower class, the "commoners" as we may presume, even though the rich and elite people are not affected they must also be accounted for because they are also part of the society.
Another thing that was mentioned in the article was the debated statement about the use of contraceptives and other laws about managing the population; examples of which are two-child policy, population education, etc. Well, there is nothing wrong about implementing such rules and laws because it can truly help in the supervision of population but with these strict regulations it can also affect the economic status, e.g. like when China prompted the two-child policy it was a success at first but after a few years that it has been approved flaws started to appear -- such as the demise of their society because of the decline of the working class or workers. So there really must be a balance in the population and how they control it. I found that the debated statement about the use of contraceptives and birth control programs are both agreeable and displeasing but that is just for my own standards, well that's because if we apply the concept of using contraceptives and birth control programs it is beneficial to the control of having a "population boom" but when the time comes that the country is in need of a labor force we cannot have enough workers; the only thing we just need is balance because too much of a good thing is bad.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
About Montalvan
KRIS-CROSSING MINDANAOThey’re at Malthus again
By Antonio J. Montalvan IILast updated 01:19am (Mla time) 07/10/2006
Published on page A15 of the July 10, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
I AM REFERRING TO THE ANTI-LIFE AND ANTI-family advocates who seem not to run out of clever ways to insert their Western-based agenda into every conceivable legislation they can think of. Now they would have 21 bills of various concerns consolidated into an omnibus law covering reproductive health, population policy, two-child policy and sex education for the youth. Of the bills, at least three promote the use of artificial contraception in the guise of promoting “women’s health.”
These advocates have turned a valid societal concern into a euphemism for their real agenda-population control. If they really want to address women’s health, why is there no attempt to include Senate Bill 319? The bill seeks to ban abortive drugs and devices. The bills exclusion gives away outright the sinister intentions of the advocates.
The basis of their arguments of course, is the erroneous belief that a decline in population means economic growth and development. Thomas Robert Malthus was an English demographer from 1766-1834. It was he who introduce the rather pessimistic principle that foresaw the world’s population out running food supply, leading to decrease food per person.
To check population growth, Mathus advocated, among other solutions, what we called “moral restraint and vice.” This population control strategy called for the late marriage and sexual abstinence; but is also advocated infanticides, murder, contraception and homosexuality. But there’s the catch in the Malthus proposal: these solutions would apply only to the poor and working classes. In the Mathusian argument, only the lower social classes would assume social responsibility for societal ills.
Since then many have misinterpreted Malthus, even overlooking other aspects of his argument. For example, there are those who ignore for the fact that Malthus himself, even as he pressed for population control, stated that we cannot denigrate man’s capacity (he called it power) to increase food supply.
Those who do cling to Malthus’ theory up to this day misinterpret not just for his thought. In there vain desire to adopt the western culture of licentious behavior in the name of freedom and self-determination, they have put up their own smokescreen to keep them from seeing a succession of various scholars and students that have effectively debunked Malthus since 1960’s. At least one such study, published in 1966, was not only a pioneering initiative at that time; it gaves its proponent a Nobel prize honor. Since then, up until 1990’s and the present, a progression of other studies has only pointed to the emerging reality: there just is no population bomb.
Not only that, countries that have been lured by the Malthusian myth into running a “successful” population program now have to address the grim reality of diminishing human resources. Japan, Germany and Italy are now in the throes of the so called “ demographic winter.” The governments of Russia, Singapore, South Korea, and Bulgaria are now offering incentives to encourage childbearing in the attempt to curb population decline.
Yet here in the Philippines, anti-life advocates-usually pikon when criticize despite the fact that they have access to the legislative powers-that-be-cling to an out-of-touch, outdated and archaic thinking that even their Western gods have failed to prove in their respective countries. The advocates seem not to hear the alarm bells ringing in countries where the demographic winter has set in, countries that are now repentant at having toyed with Malthus theory.
Why the recalcitrance on the part of our anti-life advocates? There clearly a colonial agenda here that is tied to Western purse strings. These agenda-makers may not be obtrusive with their presence. It is even possible that some advocates are aware of them or have not yet notice them. But I won’t be surprise if there lurks in the shadows such anti-life giant octopuses as Planned Parenthood, whose tentacles may have spread far and wide to influence Philippine legislative efforts.
Population control is simply not the solution to poverty. The Philippine population control program, in place since the 1970’s and funded by billions of pesos of public money, has brought down the population from 3.08 percent during the period of 1960-1970 to 2.36 percent during the period 1995-2000. Despite the population decline, however, poverty incidence has not been reduce significantly. Clearly then, there are other factors that are not being address. Try curbing graft and corruption, as we expects legislators to do.
The proposed bills are premised on the belief that we are poor because we are too many. Fewer births may (or may not) mean less expense for a family, depending on its priorities. What is certain however, is that less births means less people for the labor force in the next 20 years. Higher population densities do not necessarily translate into lower personal income. We have certainly seen this in thickly populated areas that exhibit higher incomes and greater economic activity (the National Capital Region, Southern Tagalog, Cebu, Davao, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea; as opposed to Bolivia, Kenya, Ethiopia, which have lower density but also lower personal income)
Finally, when must we put a stop to the use of the term “reproductive health” which, in international forums, is simply a catch-all jargon that includes abortion; but which local advocates have repeatedly denied? The attempt to redefine a term that has become part of an all-encompassing political definition is a lame method of deceit and dishonesty.
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By Antonio J. Montalvan IILast updated 01:19am (Mla time) 07/10/2006
Published on page A15 of the July 10, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
I AM REFERRING TO THE ANTI-LIFE AND ANTI-family advocates who seem not to run out of clever ways to insert their Western-based agenda into every conceivable legislation they can think of. Now they would have 21 bills of various concerns consolidated into an omnibus law covering reproductive health, population policy, two-child policy and sex education for the youth. Of the bills, at least three promote the use of artificial contraception in the guise of promoting “women’s health.”
These advocates have turned a valid societal concern into a euphemism for their real agenda-population control. If they really want to address women’s health, why is there no attempt to include Senate Bill 319? The bill seeks to ban abortive drugs and devices. The bills exclusion gives away outright the sinister intentions of the advocates.
The basis of their arguments of course, is the erroneous belief that a decline in population means economic growth and development. Thomas Robert Malthus was an English demographer from 1766-1834. It was he who introduce the rather pessimistic principle that foresaw the world’s population out running food supply, leading to decrease food per person.
To check population growth, Mathus advocated, among other solutions, what we called “moral restraint and vice.” This population control strategy called for the late marriage and sexual abstinence; but is also advocated infanticides, murder, contraception and homosexuality. But there’s the catch in the Malthus proposal: these solutions would apply only to the poor and working classes. In the Mathusian argument, only the lower social classes would assume social responsibility for societal ills.
Since then many have misinterpreted Malthus, even overlooking other aspects of his argument. For example, there are those who ignore for the fact that Malthus himself, even as he pressed for population control, stated that we cannot denigrate man’s capacity (he called it power) to increase food supply.
Those who do cling to Malthus’ theory up to this day misinterpret not just for his thought. In there vain desire to adopt the western culture of licentious behavior in the name of freedom and self-determination, they have put up their own smokescreen to keep them from seeing a succession of various scholars and students that have effectively debunked Malthus since 1960’s. At least one such study, published in 1966, was not only a pioneering initiative at that time; it gaves its proponent a Nobel prize honor. Since then, up until 1990’s and the present, a progression of other studies has only pointed to the emerging reality: there just is no population bomb.
Not only that, countries that have been lured by the Malthusian myth into running a “successful” population program now have to address the grim reality of diminishing human resources. Japan, Germany and Italy are now in the throes of the so called “ demographic winter.” The governments of Russia, Singapore, South Korea, and Bulgaria are now offering incentives to encourage childbearing in the attempt to curb population decline.
Yet here in the Philippines, anti-life advocates-usually pikon when criticize despite the fact that they have access to the legislative powers-that-be-cling to an out-of-touch, outdated and archaic thinking that even their Western gods have failed to prove in their respective countries. The advocates seem not to hear the alarm bells ringing in countries where the demographic winter has set in, countries that are now repentant at having toyed with Malthus theory.
Why the recalcitrance on the part of our anti-life advocates? There clearly a colonial agenda here that is tied to Western purse strings. These agenda-makers may not be obtrusive with their presence. It is even possible that some advocates are aware of them or have not yet notice them. But I won’t be surprise if there lurks in the shadows such anti-life giant octopuses as Planned Parenthood, whose tentacles may have spread far and wide to influence Philippine legislative efforts.
Population control is simply not the solution to poverty. The Philippine population control program, in place since the 1970’s and funded by billions of pesos of public money, has brought down the population from 3.08 percent during the period of 1960-1970 to 2.36 percent during the period 1995-2000. Despite the population decline, however, poverty incidence has not been reduce significantly. Clearly then, there are other factors that are not being address. Try curbing graft and corruption, as we expects legislators to do.
The proposed bills are premised on the belief that we are poor because we are too many. Fewer births may (or may not) mean less expense for a family, depending on its priorities. What is certain however, is that less births means less people for the labor force in the next 20 years. Higher population densities do not necessarily translate into lower personal income. We have certainly seen this in thickly populated areas that exhibit higher incomes and greater economic activity (the National Capital Region, Southern Tagalog, Cebu, Davao, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea; as opposed to Bolivia, Kenya, Ethiopia, which have lower density but also lower personal income)
Finally, when must we put a stop to the use of the term “reproductive health” which, in international forums, is simply a catch-all jargon that includes abortion; but which local advocates have repeatedly denied? The attempt to redefine a term that has become part of an all-encompassing political definition is a lame method of deceit and dishonesty.
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