In search of a future

This is a commentary on Filipino immigrants and overseas workers in their search for a better life. Most of his life, the author searched for the reasons why Filipinos succeed as individuals but fail as a community, as a nation. He scrutinized our traditions, attitudes, character, habits, strength and weaknesses, history and idiosyncrasies and studied which ones bind us together and which ones trigger disunity. He exposed the problems in the hope for solutions. This book carries the vision of the writer to improve our lot and harness the talents and resources of the nearly 100 million Filipinos most specially the 11 million overseas Filipinos. Other communities can learn from our achievements and mistakes. The mainstream can understand us better and be more tolerant of our weaknesses. The youth will understand better where their parents are coming from and be more tolerant. The author has more than 50 years of experiences and observations. He involved himself in community, youth, and civic, political and religious organizations. He is a graduate of Business administration major in management, and marketing.