ECON Class Discussion

[princeelmerlazaro]

if possible, we must focus on our local goods because as far as i'm concerned i haven't heard news about other countries rejecting our own exported products, cause most of our products are composed of natural products not only on food but also in furnitures,etc. and we Filipinos are very strict in the process on making our products. We should be proud of our own products!

[janellamarianocruz]

hi. janella cruz of bamc2b here. for me, we should continue importing products from other countries. patriots may think of this as disregarding our own but in our modern world where economy and money outshines everything, we must be practical. in fact, the trade existing between our country and others provides us with benefits. growing diplomatic relationship. answers scarcity of products we need. and we are also able to export to these countries. also, we enjoy taxes coming from these imports through government projects. importing and exporting is a mutual relationship whereby both countries benefit from each other. if we confine ourselves with just our own, it'll make living a trial for all of us. and i think, there's nothing wrong with patronizing other countries' goods especially because we can't self-rely. there's nothing perfect in this world. cliche. but whether we like it or not, there are needs we can't self-produce simply because we don't have the resources. so what else to have than imported goods? i hope i elucidated my point well. thanks.

[johnreyramirezmc2b]

@jenny , JYE ung spelling ng name kow ... LOLx
^^, ;-)

oo nga, isa din yung fact na yun ... actually yung kahirapan ang nagstart ng lahat ng 'to we .... ayoko din nung katotohanang isa ang pilipinas sa mga bansang may low cost of living .... napakababa na din ng piso vs. dollar .... IMAGINE? yung pag uminom ka ng kape ng starbucks dito, sosyal ka ... sa ibang bansa halos lahat afford yun .... by the way, back to our topic .... kung imported pala halos yung nfa rice, bakit hindi nlang ang gobyerno ang gumawa ng paraan para yung binhi na ginagamit ng vietnam to plant that kind of rice, yun ang mabili nilah ... then, ipatanim dito sa pilipinas sa mga own farmers ... tas sa kanila nalang bibili ng bigas ang pamahalaan, im sure di hamak na mas mababa na yung magugun g price ng nfa rice dbah? at least mababawas na sa orig price yung napakalaking shipping cost .... pero sana wag naman nfa rice ang ilagay nilang name nung rice, kasi NFA(national food authority) parang ang pangit .... yung ganung klase pa ng bigas ang magiging flag bearer ng nfa .... dbah? logo pa ng nfa ang nakalagay dun sa sako ... hay ewan ko ba ..... hahaha! mejo nalalayo na tayo sa topic ng thread. haha! pero yun lang ang sakin, iimport ang binhi kesa sa mismong bigas, then reproduct .... halos pareho lang naman ng temperature ang pilipnas at vietnam ... im sure kaya nating patapusin yung mga bigas sa college .... LOLx!


PS: jenny, super like ko yung color ng hair mo .. haha! sana may ganyan din akong hair ... LOLx! add mo pla ko sa fb ^^,

[agathachua]

I am Agatha Chua of BAMC-IIB. I think it depends to the needs of our country. We may need goods that aren't available here and in that case,we have to import products. But if we have it here, I think we should patronize it.

[johnreyramirezmc2b]

@agoth, yun yun e! haha!

[Earnest James S Nolasco]

Ladies and gentlemen, first of all stop dwelling about NFA rice. As an average filipino citizen, I stand for what I believe, that we should not ban, the importation of imported goods from other countries, first point, is the issue on Needs of this Country (Philippines), we all know that the resources that we have, is not enough for the booming needs of the citizens of this state, therefore we should seek help from other countries, let us concede to the fact that this state won't survive without the help of other countries. As my colleague (Janella Cruz) discussed earlier in this forum, we cannot stand on our own. And even if we assume that we already have everything that we need, still we our not capable to promote mitigation on those things.

China, USA, and other states in this world, cannot stand on their own. Therefore Philippines cannot stand on our own.

Second point, and the last one, History. How can stop something, that is already part of our system. We know for a fact the importing and exporting is already part of our history, it started in the past (the Barter System) and we are just continuing the doings of our great ancestors. I believe by banning importation, we are also starting to forget the teachings of our ancestors (in a way).


We might have real quality resources, but let us concede to the fact, that we are not that capable in developing those resources, and it is not enough.

Earnest James S. Nolasco. BAMC-2B

[mercygalvez]

Yo Mercy Galvez here from BAMC-2B. For me, it's not a bad idea if we focus more on our local goods because if we do, we may be able to gain more profit considering that most of the products that Filipinos buy are imported and this is the reason why most of the Filipino entrepreneurs don't get their businesses on a roll. But still, we should keep in mind that if we don't import products, we may not be able to make a good relationship with other countries regarding the fact that we have to maintain connections with them since we can't really stand on our own (admit it or not) and aside from that, we should also consider that we can not supply every product that every Filipino needs.

So if you're going to ask me if we should ban importation of different goods, i think i'm gonna say we shouldn't

[tricialadiana]

goodevening..im tricia ladiana from BAMC 2-B ..im a regular student and im taking up BSHRM and im already 4thyear..I think we should lessen the imports , it's always a good thing to support our own products. It's good for the economy., It'll be a big way to promote our own resources. And it's less expensive but you can asure a good quality.

[Jheany Garcia2b]

jye thanks.. for that matter about the process vietnam has. they arealready in hand on helpin us to gain thetechnoligy they are using to produce the kind of rice but Filipinosare open mindedenough to accept that sincethey said its like " sinasampal satin un sa atin namn natutunan. " theysaid hindi gnung kagandaang quality , I agree. but due to over population , we need to think of much alternative db

_____ jye ansd Iwere just taking nfa rice as a mere example. we didnt focus on it. We just want asimple examplefor everyone of us to understand. ryt???

andagain itsnot for us to ban theimport process it isfor us toexpand the benefits we couldget...

[Venice Mae S Manalang]

Im Venice Mae Manalang of BAMC II-C. We should not ban the importation of different goods for us to be able to supply the products or goods needed by our increasing population. And importation is what we need to continue having a good relationship to other countries.

[peterbadalagan]

im Peter Benedict A Dalagan of bamc II-C broadcasting. for me, ban importation of different goods will affect our economy, both micro and macro. because there is a large contribution of importing goods such as jobs,taxes. no man is an island. in our case, we Philippines, cannot provide our own without the help of other country.

[hansgeraldselis3a]

Should we ban importation of different goods and focus more on local goods?
I’m BsCrim3a’s Hans Gerald Selis
Ang dapat ay i-“ban” ang mga product mula sa importasyon upang mapagtuonan ng pansin ang mga lokal na produkto sa ating bansa. Dahil ang importasyon ay pansamantala lamang na tumutugon sa kakulangan sa supply at lumalaking demand ng tao sa mga produkto mula sa ibang bansa. Hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay tila na nakadepende na tayo sa importasyon upang matugunan ang pangangailangan ng mamayan ng ating bansa. Mas lalong humihina ang industriya ng lokal na produkto natin. Sa aking palagay, ang dapat gawin hakbang ng gobyerno at dapat mag-enganyo mga mamumuhunan at mga korporasyon sa ating bansa upang makalikha tayo ng lokal na produkto na sasapat sa mga pangngangailangan ng sa supply at at matutugunan na ang demand ng mga mamayan ng ating bansa. Mapapatataas pa natin ang Gross Domestic Product at matutugunan na ang kawalan ng Trabaho ng mga mamayan.

[louisealbert]

Good day!!! Louise Albert Santos po of BAMC-2c. No, because on our present situation, our nation cannot sustain the market's need.

[jeremiahjodloman]

I'm Jeremiah jodloman of BS Crim 3-A. And in my opinion we should not ban importing,but we should rather limit importation because like other countries that are far developed than the Philippines they also import but with limitations.Of course there are certain products that we don't have which are vital to us that we need to import,but there are also products/goods that we can produce locally here.By doing it were supporting our own products.

[johnreyramirezmc2b]

;-) jenny thats true!

;-) earnest, hey! were not dwelling into nfa!,were just going somewhere! haha! somewhere far enough but much close enough ... ü


again for ABMC 2B, esp. me, ja, ernest and teh jenny .... APPLAUSE!