Unemployed in the Philippines

Being unemployed sucks. Especially if you are in a third world country like mine, the Philippines.

But that statement can be argued. Life is easy if you come from a well-off family. You can choose to not work for months at a time without really experiencing the consequences unlike most of the country's population, who cannot afford to be without a job. Unemployment often branches out to different problems. It may lead to financial problems. Financial problems can cause personal/relationship problems and from there, it may lead to a whole lot of other ones. You can say that unemployment is the root of most evils here in the Philippines. I listed several factors that I believe causes unemployment in this country.

• Education
  Majority of the unemployed in the Philippines are people who did not finish their education or are illiterate.

• Experience
  Most companies demand unreasonable requirements for jobs. 1-2 years experience for an entry-level job?! Hahahahaha wth.

• Too many graduates
  The ratio of graduates to job vacancies is highly unbalanced.

• Discrimination(?)
  Some companies prefer graduates from major schools in the Philippines.

Unemployment directly relates to poverty here in the Philippines. To avoid that, unemployed people take risks like flying to a different country to explore uncertain opportunities, falling victim to pyramid scams, etc. Which is just sad.

Filipinos are generally optimistic. We can only hope and pray that long-standing problem will get better eventually.

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