The Hungry Ghost Month traditionally refers to a month-long observation of Asian belief that dead relatives, wandering souls or vengeful spirits roam the earth
. To appease them, people offer food, prayers and observe caution in business and finances. If most Chinese communities observe the Hungry Ghost Month, Filipinos in turn should observe the same during every election month.
It used to be that the most people could do with their power as barangay officials was to provide employment for their kin, bata-bata or neighbor. You ran for barangay position as a continuation of your now retired career as a professional, or to further your advocacy. But now, barangay affairs is all about business, revenues, political horse trading or plain ego.
“Likewise, if I may also pray for, are there attempts, plans or future inclinations from moneyed minds to go into the local processing of our abundant ores such as nickel, copper, gold, iron, etc. instead of exporting them as cheap raw materials to highly developed markets?” Meanwhile, investors in the local steel industry do not get incentives, tax breaks, no priority assistance for installation of power, water or government ports needed for shipping in raw materials and shipping out finished products. If we are going to develop backbone for different industries, we need to help companies like Steel Asia in building their plants all over the country.
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