Our country has so many needs to spend for. These include roads for efficient transportation, communication, education, health, agriculture, water supply and sanitation, industry, energy, social infrastructure and military expenditures. Why does our country need all these? Basically, all of these are the needs of the people and a country that hopes to develop itself. Efficient transportation and communication, for example, hasten economic growth. How? Going back to the story, Lilia and Delia could have reached the market earlier and they could have sold more of their products if only the road was completed and transportation was available. Our country needs to develop efficient transportation and communication so as not to lag behind

in the global scene. Education and health services, on the other hand, are important because a developing country needs intelligent and healthy citizens to support its growth.

            According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), one of the world’s top creditors, “No country or region has done well in reducing poverty without first providing widespread basic education and health services.” Education helps to empower the poor, enhance their income-earning potential and improve the quality of their lives. It is believed that without basic education, basic skills and knowledge, the poor lack the tools essential for freeing themselves from poverty. People with basic education are more productive and more likely to earn higher incomes.

By: MERIAM T. EDRAD | Teacher I | Antonio G. Llamas Elementary School | Mariveles , Bataan