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Poverty is the greatest enemy faced by the Filipino people, with over 21 million living in poverty in the Philippines. Poverty is not due to limited resources but political and economic injustice, and environmental damage from climate change affects the poor most. Several solutions can help eradicate poverty, including providing quality education to all children, promoting jobs to allow people to lift themselves out of poverty, and government policies and programs focused on reducing poverty. Poverty need not be the permanent reality for many Filipinos, and the government should act to change this reality through policies and programs to help the poor.

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Poverty Privilege Speech

Poverty is the greatest enemy faced by the Filipino people, with over 21 million living in poverty in the Philippines. Poverty is not due to limited resources but political and economic injustice, and environmental damage from climate change affects the poor most. Several solutions can help eradicate poverty, including providing quality education to all children, promoting jobs to allow people to lift themselves out of poverty, and government policies and programs focused on reducing poverty. Poverty need not be the permanent reality for many Filipinos, and the government should act to change this reality through policies and programs to help the poor.

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Name: JACOB KENNEDY A.

LIPURA Subject: ENGLISH 10


Year & Section: 10-SAPPHIRE
“Poverty as a Reality”
Without doubt, the greatest enemy of the Filipino people is poverty—kahirapan.
While millions enjoy a prosperous style and rich life, more than a tenth of the world’s
population live in extreme poverty today. Poverty is not a consequence of limited global
resources, but of political and economic injustice. However, the poorest people themselves are
almost always at greatest risk from environmental damage, climate change and competition for
resources. The effects of unsustainable population hit the poorest first, and hardest.
For policymakers, poverty is a problem that demands a solution. But for more than 21
million Filipinos, it is a reality—the reality—and perhaps the only one they will ever experience
if it is not eradicated. As an enemy, poverty itself can be very sophisticated. It can hide behind
high growth numbers, behind impressive infrastructure development projects, and even behind
the smiles of people who had neither choice nor capability but to accept to the rule of poverty.
And once its strikes, it can deal lethal and long-lasting effects to unsuspecting lives for
generations.
It is instilled in our social, political, and economic systems, with roots grown so deep that
we are challenged to rethink the fundamentals of our current state of affairs. There are
disturbing trends in income, wealth, and health inequalities. Decreases in income and decline in
standards of living are often accompanied by social problems—malnutrition, drug abuse, and
deterioration of family life as our social fabric. All these takes effect on overall health and life
expectancy. In the end, inequality can reach the point when it can be inefficient and bad for
growth.
For me, various solutions and ways can be done to help eradicate poverty.
First, I myself strongly believe that reducing poverty requires a focus both on what
government needs to do and on what individuals need to do. We need a combination of
responsible policies and responsible behavior. Second, one of the most effective policies we
could put in place would be to provide high-quality education to all children from low-income
families. Third, focus on three priorities: getting a good education, not having children before
you marry, and working full-time. And finally, creating jobs in poverty-ridden communities
allows individuals to pull themselves out of poverty. This solution to poverty is arguably one of
the most effective.
As a reality, poverty can be changed.
It does not have to be the only reality for many of our fellow Filipinos. And this is
precisely the role of the government: To change this reality. This is the change that the Filipinos
themselves want, that the poor people need. And it is necessary upon the government—as their
duly chosen leaders of this room— to act in making this promise of change happen. I call upon
all leaders, do not look the other way, and do not hesitate. Recognize that the people is hungry
for action, not words. Act with courage and vision.
In this new century, growing number of people are imprisoned and enslaved.
They are trapped in the prison of poverty. It is time to set them free. Poverty itself is not
natural. It is a man-made crisis and can be overcome and eliminated by the actions of human
beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection
of fundamental human right, the right of having a decent life. While poverty exists, there is no
true freedom.

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