By: Amparo Murielle Cadiz
A better question would be: Did the
Philippines achieve independence at
all? It is true that the present Philippines is free from colonial rule however our struggle for stable growth
and development still rely on the help
of other nations. Independence can
mean different things and if we consider how much help we receive from
other countries just to function properly and attend to the needs of every
Filipino we can say that the Philippines still haven’t achieved true independence. This can be seen easily
with the products we import. Our
main import products are: fuel (25
percent), electronic products (25 percent), transport e