> and besides, yun mga pinoy na magagaling sa programming > ay may dugong chinese.
Just like the fact that the Philippines has a lot of indigenous natural resources but fail to take advantage of them, so I notice that the problem here is not lack of _raw_ intellectual ability (lots of good filipino chess players back in the 70s, weren't there?), but rather the failure to properly harness it in a disciplined, systematic way. That, I believe, is what's lacking. We can, however, take heart with the fact that it is a cultural thing which, just like software, can be refashioned.
Half hearted, wishy-washy, ad-hoc 'educational initiatives' hyped up by grandstanding politicians won't cut it though. The government has to be deadly serious and committed to any such programs, long-term(*). But is the population at large really interested in such a national direction? Doesn't look that way to me...
(*) Otoh, cultures like those in Japan and Korea may be overdoing it to the detriment of their children's emotional health.
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