If there is anything that the Philippine Government has left unturned, it would most certainly include the moral fiber of the Philippine populace.
On this occasion, I write not about the ability of the Philippine leaders to govern without corrupt practices. I challenge the Government of the Philippines about what I consider to be in their nation’s interest and inarguably the highest social order required as it determines both, their social equilibrium and the quality of life in the Philippines.
Single Mother
What plagues the future of the human resources of the Philippines is the increasing number of single mothers. This excludes the married woman who is estranged from her male spouse. For the divorced I would wish to believe there are laws existing to deal with such cases.
This is about young girls who are either in their teen years or during their early impressionable young adult age who are deserted by their man after being pregnant with his child.
The Philippines has no laws effective enough to mete justice for the new born and for the unsupported single mother, both of whom are abandoned by the irresponsible man.
If it were not for the existence of the Church, charitable organizations, NGO personnel or friends, the plight of the single mother and the newborn child is yet to be considered a matter of serious consequence by the State.
Again and again, I get to know about young single Filipinas who have been left with child and abandoned by their man.
Granted, the views of others will be diverse and perhaps even discriminating when it turns into a blame-game. But I write not about who bears the blame, the man or the young girl. This is about the social responsibility and how it undermines the social nucleus of a Nation. This is within the power of the State to put into practice a deterrent within the ambit of an effective legal system.
For a country that takes great pride in its past and present achievements, this gender inequality when it deals with the sexual promiscuity and irresponsibility of the male populace is not something that is beyond the ability of the lawmakers and guardians of social justice in the land.
Ironically, I recall the the level of outcry for justice and compensation regarding the gross injustice wrought on Filipino sex slaves or comfort women by the Japanese during the latter’s Occupation.
Should not causing one to be a destitute single mother in peace times be more heinous compared to what their historical comfort women endured decades ago? It isn’t the Japs who are doing it now; it is done amongst fellow Filipino citizens and the male perpetrators escape scott free.
Or is the Filipino mindset re-phrasing the idiom that “all is fair in love but not in war?”
What promise does the future of a Nation seek when the moral fiber of the populace disintegrates? Moral decadence besides the ineffectual ability to govern within the natural laws of justice is not a bedrock for nation building.
