While I was walking, I saw an old friend of mine which lived
in the province and came to visit me. I told her, “O, friend, kamusta naman
buhay probinsya? Musta sina tita at tito, marami bang ani?” She told me, “Oo,
oks naman buhay naming doon. Pero ‘di na magsasaka si papa, si mama na lang
ngayon ang nagtratrabaho bilang mananahi. Kasi yung lupa na pinagtratrabahuhan
ni papa tinaggalan siya ng trabaho. Makina na kasi ang nag-aani ngayon e. Sabi ng may-ari industrialisasyon na raw ang
kailangan para umangat. Sabi ng may-aari maghanap nalang ng trabaho sa pagawaan
sa syudad.” After that conversation of ours, I started thinking, what makes
industrialization better than manpower? What makes it so special that they have
to fire the people that do the job done and replace them with big and bulky
machines? I started to research.
According to Wikipedia, industrialization is a process that happens in countries when they start to use machines to do work that was once done by people. Industrialization changes the society as it happens. During the industrialization of a country people leave farming work to take higher paid jobs in factories in towns.
Industrialization also had a history. Industrialization started in England with the *industrial revolution in the 18th century. It spread first to parts of Europe, and to North America. In the 20th century industrialization spread to most other countries. In the Philippines, according to System Approach for Community Building or SACB the Philippines and its industrial sector had much potential before; they were considered as early leaders in East Asia. However, neither has lived up to initial expectations. A sophisticated manufacturing sector and a prospect of export-oriented industrialization started to bloom in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
After all these research, I believe that industrialization
will surely lead the Philippines to the high economy she has always wanted.
Until now the Philippines is still in the process of industrialization. Primary
exports include semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment,
garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, and fruits. Major
trading partners include the United States,
Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea,
the Netherlands, Hongkong, Germany, Taiwan,
and Thailand. It
has been said that the Philippines is one of Asia’s fastest growing economies. Also,
according to sources, the Economy of the Philippines is
the 40th largest in the world,
according to 2012 International Monetary Fund statistics,
and is also one of the emerging
markets in the world.[26] The
Philippines is considered as a newly industrialized country, which has
been transitioning from being one based on agriculture to one based more on
services and manufacturing. According to the CIA Factbook,
the estimated 2012 GDP (purchasing power parity) was $424.355
billion.
As the Philippines continues to grow in terms of economy and
industrialization, some problems have emerged that needs improvement. One is
that as industrialization expands, more and more workers lose their jobs as
machines replace them. Another is that the government focuses on improving the
‘already improved’ facilities instead of the ones that needs rebuilding such as
poor support facilities. The problem of the highly multiplying density of the
poor is not given much attention to. Another problem is that although many
commercial structures have been built, it lacks the defense or strength to hold
against earthquakes like those of the ones in Bohol and Cebu. Lastly, it is
harmful to the environment. In industrialization, widespread land, water and
air pollution has occurred because of the new manufacturing plants and machines
and the chemicals they exert in the air and water. Land pollution is caused by
the mining companies who get the coal or the gold from the ground and leave the
excess waste piled somewhere. Also, it is also done when the trees in numerous
mountains are cut to make lumber for furniture.
*Industrial Revolution- the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period
from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included
going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and
iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power
and the development of machine tools. It also
included the change from wood and other bio-fuels to coal. It began in Great
Britain and within a few decades had spread to Western Europe and the United
States.
Here is a video about industrialization.
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