This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of poverty and terrorism in the Philippines and give a general idea of poverty is the main cause of terrorism. The study will provide an overview of the current status of Mindanao. Also, this research will provide an idea about terrorism in Mindanao.
Most terrorist activities include bomb-for-hire, bomb-for-sale, extortion, and kidnappings or kidnap-for-ransom is a dreadful activity that can earn money for the protection of their family and self-sustainment. Therefore, poverty is the number one cause of terrorism in the Philippines. The Philippine government must be developing a lot of projects that everyone will benefit, particularly the Filipinos who are living or suffering scarcity to lessen poverty as a result of minimizing the cases of terrorism. Poverty is one of the major problems in the Philippines; it is a scourge that needs the aid of the community and industrialized that should work to reduce it. Terrorism is also a problem in our country; in fact, it is a dilemma in the contemporary world. What is less clear now is whether poverty and low education are the root causes of terrorism.
The problem of terrorism in the Philippines is unfortunately not a new one. Although for some years now the terrorist threat .has spread throughout the world and increased. The armed groups and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have been fighting for decades on the territory of our country. Based on the study of (Boumghar, Ceuppens, and Rajab 2008), those armed groups include a variety of movements: the so-called “leftist” groups advocating for national democracy and economic and social rights (the New People’s Army – NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines); secessionist groups calling for the independence of Mindanao in groups with the unclear objective which appeared more recently (Abu Sayyaf, Jemaah Islamiyah, Rajah Solaiman Movement)and Southern island of the country (the Moro National Liberation Front – MNLF, and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front – MILF). Some of these groups are considered terrorist organizations. Those terrorists have a big impact on Mindanao that causes violence and poverty
The highest among the three islands with four out of the top five poorest regions in the Philippines is Mindanao. Poverty incidence in Mindanao is at 40%. It has one-third of the Philippines' poor but only a quarter of the country’s population. Although Mindanao has the highest poverty incidence, it has received only a 14.5% share of the national budget in the past five years. The poverty in Mindanao has an issue of greater budget and share in national offices is only one dimension of the complex issue of poverty. Poverty is symptomatic and only one of the products of a bigger problem which is injustice. The historical injustice is now commonly regarded as the underlying root of Mindanao's poverty and conflict. Injustice is in various forms: environmental, social, political, cultural, economic, and political.
Terrorism explained the acts of violence carried out in the name of an organization or religion, or against an ideology. It is mostly in the form of kidnapping, shooting, bombing, and any other forms of mass murder. It is one of the major social issues in the Philippines following the long month’s siege of the terrorist group ISIS in the city of Marawi a few months back. Furthermore, it is also one of the world’s top ten problems together with poverty, climate change, and unemployment among others. Also, it brings everyday horror or tragedy to the people not just living in a certain area, but also in the country as a whole. Therefore, it's true that terrorism is not new in the Philippines since attacks have been recorded way back in the ’70s, its impact is undeniably profound.
Save your time!
We can take care of your essay
- Proper editing and formatting
- Free revision, title page, and bibliography
- Flexible prices and money-back guarantee
In 1847, salaries ranged from 300 to 2000 and after years it became 1500 to 1600.
(Paragraph 1, 1st sentence in Philippine History& Constitution p.65 ). It is too little for a growing family. Although the price of basic needs is also not that much, it is still not enough to sustain life. In a family which has 5-7 members, it is hard for them to eat three times a day for a 300 salary.
The government supervises the resolution of conflicting interests, the workings of the political process, the enforcement of law and rights, and the monitoring of national income. ( Paragraph 2, 1st sentence in Philippine History& Government p.223). With the growth of the welfare state, governments began to provide services such as social security and health insurance. But some areas in Mindanao province don’t reach by the government so the benefits are allotted for the Filipinos.
In our country, it is used as a home for many terrorism-related activities that are conducted by Islamic terrorist groups, particularly in the southern area. But these groups have conducted many attacks within the Philippines for almost three decades that have killed hundreds of people, and most of them were civilians. Some of these groups were also involved in many issues of kidnappings (kidnap-for-ransom), extortions, bombings, robbery, piracy, and assassinations. Besides, some group primarily targets the Philippine security forces, politicians, judges, government informers, and former NPA rebels.
The Philippines Government should be having a development project that could be like providing essential government services, building infrastructures, establishments, and schools, and giving more quality education. Having more quality education will lessen poverty and will promote good leadership that will resulting in a more peaceful and unified nation.
As for all the problems that the government faced with terrorism, we should bethink that the most important that for every faced by the country, there should be a solution or needs actions with appropriate solutions, a long-term one.
Stuck on your essay?
