Can a poor Filipino become rich in the Philippines?

Yes definitely! We were dirt poor when I was born. My mother crying often because my parents couldn't afford to pay for hospital bills. I've had deadly diseases when I was young- kawasaki disease, dengue; my sister was born prematurely. read more

There are some poor people who are rich in the Philippines. So they have become rich because of their own efforts to improve their lives. Others are wealthy Filipinos because they work illegally and have the richest begun to give them rich enrichment. read more

From the news stories and opinion pieces they read in the newspapers, and in their conversations with people from different walks of life, the American visitors feel deeply for the Filipino poor. With a population of 100 million, of whom only 38 million have jobs, the Philippines ranked 12th among the most populous and is among the poorest countries in the world. read more